1942 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

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1942 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–4–1 (2–0–1 KIAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →

The 1942 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by Arnold Winkenhofer in his first and only season as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play.[1]

Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 241 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Ole Miss*L 6–391,500[3]
October 3Marshall*Bowling Green, KYW 19–13
October 9at Youngstown State*Youngstown, OHL 6–40
October 17Morehead StateBowling Green, KYW 9–0
October 23at Union (TN)*Jackson, TNL 0–38
October 31at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KY (rivalry)L 0–18
November 7Tennessee Tech*daggerBowling Green, KYT 6–6
November 21at Murray State
W 24–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 174. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss tramples West Kentucky State". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.



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