1951 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
| 1951 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–4 OVC) |
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| Captain | Lawrence "Butch" Gilbert |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the OVC. The team's captain was Lawrence "Butch" Gilbert.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Bethel (TN)* | Bowling Green, KY | W 56–0 | ||||
| September 29 | Evansville | Bowling Green, KY | W 41–7 | ||||
| October 6 | at Marshall | Huntington, WV | L 21–35 | ||||
| October 13 | Morehead State | Bowling Green, KY | W 20–7 | ||||
| October 20 | Tennessee Tech | Bowling Green, KY | L 7–14 | ||||
| October 27 | at Memphis State* | L 0–38 | [2] | ||||
| November 3 | Delta State* | Bowling Green, KY | W 46–6 | ||||
| November 10 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY (rivalry) | L 7–31 | ||||
| November 17 | at Murray State |
| L 6–23 | 4,000 | [3] | ||
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References
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 175. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Western falls to Memphis". The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray Conquers Western Kentucky By Score of 23-6". The Owensboro Messenger. Owensboro, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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