1953 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
American college football season
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. The team's captains were Marvin Satterly and Max Stevens.[1]
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 OVC)
Headcoach
- Jack Clayton (6th season)
Captains
- Marvin Satterly
- Max Stevens
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (2–3 OVC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 19 | at Middle Tennessee | Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry) | L 0–13 | |
| September 26 | East Tennessee State* | Bowling Green, KY | W 32–13 | |
| October 3 | at Stetson* | L 7–18 | ||
| October 10 | Morehead State | Bowling Green, KY | W 48–0 | |
| October 17 | at Northeast Louisiana State* | W 28–0 | [2] | |
| October 24 | Tennessee Tech | Bowling Green, KY | L 21–34 | |
| October 31 | at Delta State* | Cleveland, MS | W 21–19 | |
| November 7 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY (rivalry) | W 7–13 | |
| November 14 | Evansville* | Bowling Green, KY | W 26–13 | |
| November 21 | Murray State | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 13–7 | |
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