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1962 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1962 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Tennessee State + 4 2 0 7 3 0
Eastern Kentucky + 4 2 0 6 3 0
Morehead State + 4 2 0 5 3 0
Middle Tennessee + 4 2 0 6 4 0
Western Kentucky 3 3 0 5 3 0
Murray State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Tennessee Tech 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, plaching fifth place in the OVC. The team's captain was Lee Murray.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Southeast Missouri State*Bowling Green, KYW 28–73,500
September 22at East Tennessee StateJohnson City, TNL 7–275,000
September 29Middle TennesseeBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 0–175,000[2]
October 6Austin Peay*Bowling Green, KYW 21–134,500
October 13at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNW 24–78,000
October 27Eastern KentuckydaggerBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 5–67,500
November 3at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 7–05,000
November 10at Murray State
W 16–158,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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