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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: Ernie Miller
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1908 <-- 1931 <- 1932 -> 1933 --> 2024

1932 Season Highlights

Ernie Miller enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.

The Hilltoppers won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.

1932 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Evansville	38	0	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Transylvania (KY)	27	7	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Vanderbilt	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Middle Tennessee State	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Murray State	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Georgetown (KY)	24	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Union (TN)	46	0	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Louisville	58	0	W

1932 Season Totals
Record	7-1
Points Scored	220
Scoring Average	27.5
Points Allowed	40
Defense Average	5.0
Opponents Record	10-16
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	2-1

1932 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1932 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Western Kentucky	7-1	220	40					Ernie Miller
Southern Mississippi	5-4	81	158					Allison T.S. Pooley Hubert
Louisiana Tech	4-4	113	83					George Bohler
Miami	4-3-1	57	39					Thomas Tom McCann
Middle Tennessee State	4-6	70	117					Frank Faulkinberry
Louisiana	3-4	46	53					T.F. Wilbanks
Louisville	0-9	18	392					C.V. Money

1932 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1932 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.