1928_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team

1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football
1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football
State champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (7th season);
	Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team

American college football season

The 1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1928 college football season. They were coached by legendary basketball coach Edgar Diddle in his last season as football coach.^[1] This team defeated all other Kentucky teams on its schedule and claimed to be state champions. Turner Elrod, Paul Taylor, and Lynn Williams were named to the All Kentucky Team.^[2]

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WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020

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

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at Centre	Danville, KY	W 12–0
October 6	Southwestern (TN)	Bowling Green, KY	W 18–0
October 13	Bethel (TN)	Bowling Green, KY	W 39–0
October 20	at Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	W 19–0
October 27	Georgetown (KY)	Bowling Green, KY	W 19–0
November 3	Louisville	Bowling Green, KY	W 20–0
November 10	Kentucky Wesleyan	Bowling Green, KY	W 13–0
November 16	at Union (TN)	Jackson, TN	L 6–7
November 24	Cumberland (KY)	Bowling Green, KY	W 25–0
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1928_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team

1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Mississippi College	6	–	1	–	2	7	–	1	–	2
Western Kentucky State Normal	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Florida Southern	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	1
Transylvania	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wofford	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Furman	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Centenary	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	1	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	2	–	3	3	–	2	–	4
Mercer	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Stetson	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Oglethorpe	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Presbyterian	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Centre	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Rollins	0	–	3	–	0	0	–	4	–	0
Louisville	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Erskine	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

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