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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record6-2
  Points Scored181
  Scoring Average22.6
  Points Allowed39
  Defense Average4.9
  Opponents Record9-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-0
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 7-212833   T.F. Wilbanks
Western Kentucky 6-218139   Jesse Thomas
Miami 5-2-120353   Thomas Tom McCann
Southern Mississippi 3-5-267180   Allison T.S. Pooley Hubert
Louisiana Tech 1-732143   George Bohler
Louisville 1-726214   Ben Cregor
Middle Tennessee State 1-7-144193   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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.