1949 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the OVC.[1]

1949 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach
1949 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Marshall 4 0 06 4 0
Louisville 3 0 08 3 0
Evansville $ 3 1 17 2 1
Morehead State 3 3 06 3 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 2 14 4 1
Western Kentucky 2 3 05 4 0
Murray State 1 6 01 7 1
Tennessee Tech 0 3 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Evansville declared champion because Marshall and Louisville did not play required games in 1949

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Louisville* Bowling Green, KY L 7–47
October 1 Evansville Bowling Green, KY L 0–20
October 8 Morehead State Bowling Green, KY W 19–0
October 15 at Union (TN)* Jackson, TN W 20–7
October 22 Howard (AL) Bowling Green, KY W 20–0
October 29 at Georgetown (KY)* Georgetown, KY W 13–7
November 5 Delta State*dagger Bowling Green, KY L 7–13
November 12 at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY (rivalry) L 7–20
November 19 at Murray State
W 10–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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