1951 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Ohio Valley Conference
| short_conf = OVC
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Jack Clayton
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Lawrence "Butch" Gilbert
| stadium =
}}
{{1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1951 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the OVC.{{cite web |author= |title=2022 OVC Football Media Guide |url=https://ovcsports.com/news/2022/8/17/2022-ovc-football-media-guide-now-available.aspx |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=August 19, 2022 |page=68 |access-date=March 1, 2024 }} The team's captain was Lawrence "Butch" Gilbert.{{cite web |author= |title=WKU Football 2021 Media Guide |url=https://wkusports.com/documents/2021/8/2/2021_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=Western Kentucky University |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |page=175 |access-date=November 30, 2021 }}
Schedule
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|September 22|||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Bethel Corporals|title=Bethel (TN)}}
|September 29|7:30 p.m.| | Evansville | | Bowling Green, KY | W 41-7 | 3,500 | {{cite news |last=Borrone |first=Bert |title=Saturday Meeting With Aces Is "Big" Game For Tops |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/142436541/ |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=September 28, 1951 |page=11 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Borrone |first=Bert |title=Survivor To (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/142436593 |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=September 28, 1951 |page=14 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Bill |title=Western Scores In Every Quarter To Rout Aces, 41 To 7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press/142436363/ |newspaper=The Sunday Courier and Press |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=September 30, 1951 |page=1C |access-date=March 1, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 6|| at | Marshall | | Huntington, WV | L 21-35| |
|October 13|7:30 p.m.| | Morehead State | | Bowling Green, KY |W 20-7| |{{cite news |author= |title=Toppers Host Revenge-Minded Morehead Tomorrow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/142421414/ |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=October 12, 1951 |page=11 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Western Comes From Behind To Take Morehead 20-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/142421480/ |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=October 14, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Feix Passes (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/142421526/ |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=October 14, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 20|2:00 p.m.| | Tennessee Tech
|October 27|| at | Memphis State
|November 3|| | Delta State
|November 10|| at | Eastern Kentucky | | Richmond, KY (rivalry) | L 7-31 | | {{cite news |author= |title=Second-Half Eastern Surge Buries Western By 31-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/141723188/ |newspaper=The Park City Daily News |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky |date=November 11, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 17|| at | Murray State |Cutchin Stadium | Murray, KY (rivalry) | L 6-23 | 4,000 | {{cite news |author= |title=Murray Conquers Western Kentucky By Score of 23-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91541479/the-owensboro-messenger/ |newspaper=The Owensboro Messenger |location=Owensboro, Kentucky |agency=Associated Press |date=November 18, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/772/stats/13324 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 17, 2022 }}
References
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