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1926 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1926 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (1–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainUal Killebrew
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centenary + 5 0 0 5 3 0
Chattanooga + 4 0 2 6 2 2
Presbyterian 5 1 0 7 2 0
Furman 3 1 1 8 1 1
Stetson 3 1 0 5 1 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 1 1 6 2 1
Louisiana Tech 3 1 0 5 2 2
Birmingham–Southern 3 1 2 5 3 2
Mercer 3 1 1 4 3 2
Mississippi College 5 2 0 6 3 0
Louisville 2 1 0 6 2 0
Centre 2 1 2 3 4 2
The Citadel 5 3 0 7 3 0
SW Louisiana 2 2 0 6 3 1
Transylvania 1 1 0 4 3 0
Florida Southern 2 2 0 4 4 0
Oglethorpe 3 4 1 3 7 1
Howard (AL) 2 3 1 4 4 1
Western Kentucky State Normal 1 2 1 4 4 1
Newberry 2 4 0 2 5 0
Millsaps 2 6 0 2 8 0
Wofford 1 3 0 2 8 0
Union (TN) 1 4 0 3 6 0
Louisiana College 0 4 0 3 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 4 0 3 6 0
Erskine 0 4 0 1 7 0
Rollins 0 4 0 0 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1926 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1926 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his fifth year.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25 Centre Bowling Green, KY T 0–0
October 3 Bethel (TN) Bowling Green, KY W 21–6
October 16 Western State Normal (MI) Bowling Green, KY L 2–3
October 23 Lambuth Bowling Green, KY W 29–13
October 30 Kentucky Wesleyan Bowling Green, KY W 22–0
November 6at Louisville Louisville, KY L 10–26
November 13 Transylvania Bowling Green, KY L 3–7
November 20 Evansville Bowling Green, KY W 61–0
November 27 Ozarks Bowling Green, KY L 3–14

References

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  1. ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN B00ILIOPAO.