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Western Kentucky Football Team History

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1906
Stadium: L.T. Smith Stadium
Capacity: 22,113
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Jesse Thomas
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1908 <-- 1932 <- 1933 -> 1934 --> 2024

1933 Season Highlights

Jesse Thomas enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.

1933 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Middle Tennessee State	32	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Tennessee Tech	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Murray State	6	20	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Louisville	45	0	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Memphis	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Georgetown (KY)	24	0	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Illinois Wesleyan	0	7	L
Thu., Nov. 30	vs. Transylvania (KY)	48	6	W

1933 Season Totals
Record	6-2
Points Scored	181
Scoring Average	22.6
Points Allowed	39
Defense Average	4.9
Opponents Record	9-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	4-0

1933 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana	7-2	128	33					T.F. Wilbanks
Western Kentucky	6-2	181	39					Jesse Thomas
Miami	5-2-1	203	53					Thomas Tom McCann
Southern Mississippi	3-5-2	67	180					Allison T.S. Pooley Hubert
Louisiana Tech	1-7	32	143					George Bohler
Louisville	1-7	26	214					Ben Cregor
Middle Tennessee State	1-7-1	44	193					E.M. Waller

1933 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1933 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.