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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: E.A. Diddle
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1908  <-- 1921 <- 1922 -> 1923 --> 2024
1922 Season Highlights
 E.A. Diddle enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
 
1922 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Louisville  6   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Middle Tennessee State  31   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13   Cumberland  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21   Tennessee Tech  19   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27   Morton Elliott Academy (KY)  63   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4   Bethel (TN)  19   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 10  @ Eastern Kentucky  47   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18   Vanderbilt JV  6   13   L       
 Fri., Nov. 24   Bryson (TN)  23   12   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30   Rhodes (TN)  21   0   W       
 
1922 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored248
  Scoring Average24.8
  Points Allowed38
  Defense Average3.8
  Opponents Record4-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record2-0
1922 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1922 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 3-45861   Roy W. Johnson
Connecticut 2-6-177108   J. Wilder Tasker
West Virginia 10-0-126734Won  21-13  Clarence W. Doc Spears
Western Kentucky 9-124838   E.A. Diddle
Army 8-0-222827   Charles D. Daly
Notre Dame 8-1-122227   Knute Kenneth Rockne
Pittsburgh 8-219043   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Duke 7-2-115657   Herman Steiner
Arizona 6-310953   James F. Pop McKale
Boston College 6-2-113358   Frank W. Cavanaugh
Central Michigan 6-0-217913   Wallace Parker
New Mexico State 6-221053   Arthur J. Bergman
Penn State 6-4-118562Lost  3-14  Hugo F. Bezdek
San Diego State 6-4190103   C.E. Peterson
Syracuse 6-1-217841   John F. Chick Meehan
Troy 6-4-117792   Professor Campbell
Western Michigan 6-01600   Milton Olander
Marshall 5-4226100   Kemper Shelton
Memphis 5-2-317426   Lester Barnhard
Navy 5-218537   Robert C. Bob Folwell
Nevada 5-3-1165120   R.O. William Courtright
North Texas 5-2-185156   Theron J. Fouts
Rutgers 5-4134117   George Foster Sanford
Jacksonville State 4-47480   C.C. Bush
Michigan State 3-5-2111135   Albert M. Barron
Sam Houston State 3-46783   Mutt Gee
Texas El Paso 3-25382   Jack C. Vowell
Wake Forest 3-5-266144   George Levene
Middle Tennessee State 2-620175   Alfred B. Miles
Southern Mississippi 2-663122   O.V. Spout Austin
Texas Christian 2-5-391167   John McKnight
Buffalo 1-53585   Jim Batterson
Temple 1-4-126123   Francois M. DEliscu
Arizona State 0-3-13174   Ernest C. Wills
Arkansas State 0-70401   Tom Dandelet
Kent State 0-70146   Paul G. Chandler

1922 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1922 All Independent 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.