1947 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

American college football season

1947 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–4–2 (1–3 KIAC)
Head coach	Jesse Thomas (3rd season)
Captain	Jimmy Haynes
Seasons← 1946 1948 →

The 1947 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by Jesse Thomas in his third and final season as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play. The team's captain was Jimmy Haynes.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 289 out of 500 college football teams.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at Evansville*	Bosse Stadium Evansville, IN	T 0–0	12,000
October 4	Arkansas State*	Bowling Green, KY	T 14–14	3,500
October 11	Tennessee Tech*	Bowling Green, KY	W 13–7
October 18	Bradley*	Bowling Green, KY	W 15–13
October 27	at Louisville	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	L 13–19
November 1	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–39
November 8	Morehead State	Bowling Green, KY	W 20–0
November 15	at Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY (rivalry)	L 7–27
November 22	at Murray State	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY (rivalry)	L 0–20
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

"WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 174. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
"Western Ties Evansville 0-0". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 27, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
Robertson, Bill (September 27, 1947). "Western Battles Evansville To Tie". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 6. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Pickens stars as Western and Arkansas tie". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 5, 1947. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hilltoppers Lose To West Michigan By Score of 38 To 0". The Owensboro Messenger. November 2, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

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