1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team

The 1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1928 college football season. They were coached by legendary basketball coach Edgar Diddle in his last season as football coach.[1] This team defeated all other Kentucky teams on its schedule and claimed to be state champions. Turner Elrod, Paul Taylor, and Lynn Williams were named to the All Kentucky Team.[2]

1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach
1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 8 1 08 2 0
Mississippi College 6 1 27 1 2
Western Kentucky State Normal 5 1 08 1 0
Florida Southern 4 1 05 2 1
Wofford 5 2 07 2 1
Transylvania 3 1 08 3 0
Furman 3 1 05 4 0
Millsaps 4 2 15 3 1
Howard (AL) 4 2 16 4 1
Centenary 2 1 16 3 2
Louisiana College 2 1 03 5 0
The Citadel 4 3 06 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 2 06 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 2 33 2 4
Mercer 2 2 13 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 3 03 6 0
SW Louisiana 3 4 04 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 3 06 3 0
Stetson 2 3 04 3 0
Newberry 2 3 03 5 0
Spring Hill 2 3 12 5 1
Oglethorpe 1 2 03 5 1
Presbyterian 2 5 04 6 0
Louisiana Normal 1 3 05 4 0
Union (TN) 2 6 03 7 0
Centre 1 3 02 8 0
Louisiana Tech 1 6 02 7 0
Rollins 0 3 00 4 0
Louisville 0 4 01 7 0
Erskine 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29 at Centre Danville, KY W 12–0
October 6 Southwestern (TN) Bowling Green, KY W 18–0
October 13Bethel (TN)Bowling Green, KYW 39–0
October 20 at Middle Tennessee State Teachers Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)W 19–0
October 27 Georgetown (KY)dagger Bowling Green, KYW 19–0
November 3 LouisvilleBowling Green, KYW 20–0
November 10 Kentucky Wesleyan Bowling Green, KYW 13–0
November 16 at Union (TN) Jackson, TNL 6–7
November 24Cumberland (KY)Bowling Green, KYW 25–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020
  2. Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN B00ILIOPAO.


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