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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: Carl Swede Anderson
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1908  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 Carl Swede Anderson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. West Liberty State  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Tennessee Tech  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Xavier  7   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Middle Tennessee State  0   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Oglethorpe (GA)  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Samford  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Eastern Kentucky  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Murray State  14   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  @ Tampa  23   20   W       
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored123
  Scoring Average13.7
  Points Allowed55
  Defense Average6.1
  Opponents Record7-1
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-1
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Middle Tennessee State 7-111265   Johnny Red Floyd
Southern Mississippi 7-2-113754   Allison T.S. Pooley Hubert
Louisiana Tech 6-2-115347   Eddie McLane
Miami 6-2-212939   Irl I. Tubbs
Western Kentucky 6-312355   Carl Swede Anderson
Louisville 4-488134   Laurie Apitz
Louisiana 2-7-154225   T.F. Wilbanks
Memphis 0-913282   Zach Curlin

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 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

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.