The 1950 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 3–1–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were Roy Hina and Joe Talley.[1]
| 1950 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–2–2 (3–1–2 OVC) |
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| Captain | Roy Hina, Joe Talley |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Howard (AL)* | Bowling Green, KY | W 13–0 | ||||
| September 30 | at Evansville | Evansville, IN | T 7–7 | ||||
| October 7 | Marshall* | Bowling Green, KY | L 13–47 | ||||
| October 14 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 23–21 | ||||
| October 21 | Georgetown (KY) | Bowling Green, KY | W 41–13 | ||||
| October 15 | at Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, TN | W 21–0 | ||||
| November 4 | at Delta State* | Cleveland, MS | W 26–7 | ||||
| November 11 | Eastern Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 14–13 | ||||
| November 19 | Murray State | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | T 27–27 | ||||
| November 25 | at Stetson* | DeLand, FL | L 14–41 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 175. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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