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: Nick Denes Conference: Ohio Valley- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1957 Season Highlights  
 Nick Denes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.  
    
		
		
1957 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 21   @ Southeast Missouri State  
    
   	 25  
   	 20  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 28   vs. East Tennessee State  
    
   	 10  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 5   @
Middle Tennessee State 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 26  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 12   @ Youngstown State  
    
   	 9  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 19   vs. Tennessee Tech  
    
   	 9  
   	 27  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 2   @ Eastern Kentucky  
    
   	 0  
   	 28  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 9   vs. Morehead State  
    
   	 28  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 16   vs. Wittenberg (OH)  
    
   	 28  
   	 13  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 23   vs. Murray State  
    
   	 7  
   	 7  
     T   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1957 Season Totals  
  Record 5-3
-1
  
  Points Scored 123  
  Scoring Average 13.7  
  Points Allowed 139  
  Defense Average 15.4  
  Opponents Record 10-0
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 3-1
-1
  
  Away Record 2-2
     
  
 
		
1957 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1957 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1957 All Ohio Valley Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.