1951 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainLawrence "Butch" Gilbert
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Bethel (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 Techdagger 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]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[4]

References

  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 175. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Western falls to Memphis". The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.


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