1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season

1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 4–5 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach|

* Nick Denes (2nd season)

Captains|

* Rod Bagby
* Jim "Yogi" Hardin

Seasons

← 1957

1959 →

1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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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

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.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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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

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## References

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1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1958 Western Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

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* Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (1968–present)

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* Bowl games
* Eastern Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass
* Middle Tennessee: 100 Miles of Hate
* Murray State: Battle for the Red Belt

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* Big Red
* "Stand Up and Cheer"

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