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1962 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–3 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainLee Murray
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
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

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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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References

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  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved December 3, 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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