1961 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainWinton Boone
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Middle Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Murray State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
East Tennessee State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, plaching third place in the OVC. The team's captain was Winton Boone.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Southeast Missouri State*Cape Girardeau, MOW 13–04,000
September 24East Tennessee StateBowling Green, KYW 32–144,000
September 30at Middle TennesseeMurfreesboro, TN (rivalry)L 6–146,500–7,000[2]
October 7at Austin Peay*
W 26–64,500
October 14Tennessee TechBowling Green, KYL 12–137,000
October 21at Louisville*
L 0–204,500
October 28at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KY (rivalry)W 16–157,000
November 4Morehead StatedaggerBowling Green, KYW 7–07,000
November 11Murray StateBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 14–64,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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