1930 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1–1 (6–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPaul "Burrhead" Vaughn
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Centre 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Spring Hill 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (LA) 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi College 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 3
Chattanooga 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Mercer 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Millsaps 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Stetson 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Southwestern (TN) 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Erskine 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Louisiana Tech 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Union (TN) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Louisiana College 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Rollins 0 – 0 – 2 2 – 1 – 3
Newberry 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 5 – 3
Florida Southern 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1930 college football season. They were led by first-year coach James Elam and team captain Paul "Burrhead" Vaughn. One of the highlights for this team was a victorious season ending trip to Miami. Rupert Cummings and Leroy Elrod were named to the All Kentucky Team.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 at Centre
L 0–31 [2]
October 4 at Transylvania
W 19–0 [3]
October 11Bethel (KY)Bowling Green, KYW 31–0[4]
October 18 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 13–7[5]
October 25 Louisvilledagger Bowling Green, KY W 7–6[6]
November 1 Kentucky Wesleyan Bowling Green, KYW 25–14 [7]
November 15 Georgetown (KY)Bowling Green, KYW 20–0[8]
November 22 at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY (rivalry) W 50–0[9]
November 27 Western State Teachers (MI) Bowling Green, KY T 0–0[10]
December 6 at Miami (FL)
W 19–0[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020
  2. ^ "Centre defeats Western Teachers 31–0". The Messenger and Inquirer. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western defeats Transylvania 19–0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western KY Teachers defeat Bethel College". The Nashville Tennessean. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western Kentucky Teachers win over Middle Tennessee Teachers by 13 to 7". The Messenger and Inquirer. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Toppers upset Louisville 7–6". The Messenger and Inquirer. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western trounces Wesleyan, 25–14". The Lexington Herald. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers lose to Western, 20 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Western tramples Eastern by 50 to 0". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Teachers All Even: Western Kentucky and Kalamazoo Battle To Scoreless Tie". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 28, 1930. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Western wins at Miami, 19–0". The Lexington Herald. December 6, 1930. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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