1939_Western_Kentucky_State_Teachers_Hilltoppers_football_team

1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–1–1 (5–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Gander Terry (2nd season);
Captain	Sam Panepinto, Waddell Murphy (alternative)
	Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

American college football season

The 1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gander Terry, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play. Sam Panepinto was the team's captain and Waddell Murphy was the alternate captain.^[1]

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Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 150 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

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"WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 174. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

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E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Ohio Bobcats Beaten, 14-7, By Western Kentucky State". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1939. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Hilltoppers unleash bolt of power in final period to run over Louisiana Tech by 20–7". The Park City Daily News. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Fast-stepping Western backfield defeats West Tennessee 12–0". The Park City Daily News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Hilltoppers Nip Michigan Team By Score 20-14". The Messenger. November 5, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Ohio*	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	W 14–7		^[3]
September 30	at Morehead State	Western Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 2–0
October 7	Louisiana Tech	Western Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 30–7	4,500	^[4]
October 13	at Tennessee Tech	Overhill Field Cookeville, TN	L 0–10
October 21	at West Tennessee State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 12–0		^[5]
October 28	Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Western Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 26–2
November 4	at Western State Teachers (MI)*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 20–14		^[6]
November 11	Eastern Kentucky	Western Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 26–0
November 25	Murray State	Western Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	T 12–12
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Louisiana Normal $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	3	–	0	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Rollins	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	2	–	3
Murray State	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Newberry	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	1	–	4
Presbyterian	3	–	1	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Union (TN)	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Louisville	1	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Union (KY)	1	–	1	–	1	3	–	3	–	1
Oglethorpe	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Centre	1	–	1	–	1	1	–	5	–	2
Centenary	1	–	1	–	0	2	–	9	–	1
Louisiana Tech	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Troy State	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Stetson	2	–	4	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Erskine	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Delta State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Wofford	0	–	2	–	3	1	–	5	–	3
Tampa	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	3	–	1	0	–	8	–	2
Transylvania	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Emory and Henry	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0

$ – Conference champion