The 1956 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 1958 college football season. Led by Jack Clayton in his ninth and final year as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. The team's captains were Jim Chambliss and Bill Strawn.[1]
| 1956 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (2–3 OVC) |
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| Captain | Jim Chambliss, Bill Strawn |
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| Middle Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 22 | at East Tennessee State* | Johnson City, TN | W 12–7 | |
| September 29 | Middle Tennessee | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | L 6–7 | |
| October 6 | Youngstown State* | Bowling Green, KY | W 26–9 | |
| October 13 | at Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, TN | L 26–39 | |
| October 20 | Eastern Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 14–6 | |
| October 27 | at Memphis State* | L 0–42 | [2] | |
| November 3 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 9–7 | |
| November 10 | Mississippi College* | Bowling Green, KY | W 14–0 | |
| November 17 | at Murray State |
| L 13–34 | |
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References
edit- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Memphis State deals Hilltoppers third loss, 42–0". The Park City Daily News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.