1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1958 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 second-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Rod Bagby and Jim "Yogi" Hardin.

1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–5 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach	Nick Denes (2nd season)
Captain	Rod Bagby, Jim "Yogi" Hardin

1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee Tech +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
East Tennessee State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Murray State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Southeast Missouri State*	Bowling Green, KY	W 12–0	1,196
September 27	at East Tennessee State	Johnson City, TN	L 0–8
October 4	No. 12 Middle Tennessee	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	L 7–10	5,319
October 11	at Youngstown State*	Youngstown, OH	L 6–20
October 18	at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	L 3–7
November 1	Eastern Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 21–14	4,042
November 8	at Morehead State	Morehead, KY	W 14–0
November 15	Austin Peay*	Bowling Green, KY	W 34–16	3,762
November 22	at Murray State	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY (rivalry)	L 7–12
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game