1940 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Gander Terry, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play. Howard "Tip" Downing, Vernon Dulaney, Johnny Taylor, and Leslie Van Meter were named to the All-Kentucky Team.[1]

1940 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Newberry 4 0 0 7 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 0 5 1 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 0 0 8 0 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 1 1 7 1 1
Louisiana Normal 4 1 1 6 3 1
SW Louisiana 4 1 0 6 3 1
Union (TN) 3 1 0 6 3 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 0 5 3 2
Murray State 4 2 1 4 3 2
Centre 2 1 0 3 6 0
Miami (FL) 2 1 0 3 7 0
Presbyterian 5 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Southern 3 2 0 7 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 6 4 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 3 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 1 1 2 3 3 2
Wofford 2 2 1 3 4 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 4 0 4 4 0
Tampa 2 4 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 2 4 0 2 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 2 0 2 6 0
Transylvania 1 2 1 5 3 1
Stetson 2 5 1 2 5 1
Troy State 1 3 0 3 6 0
Louisiana College 1 4 2 2 5 2
Union (KY) 0 1 1 5 1 1
Centenary 0 2 0 3 7 0
Louisville 0 2 0 3 5 1
Jacksonville State 0 2 0 3 5 0
Erskine 0 5 0 1 8 0
Delta State 0 5 1 0 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion

Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 147 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Bradley*Peoria, ILW 13–0
October 5PresbyterianBowling Green, KYW 26–7
October 11at Louisiana Tech
L 6–7[3]
October 19Tennessee TechBowling Green, KYW 6–0
October 26Middle Tennessee State TeachersBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 13–0
November 2Western State Teachers (MI)* Bowling Green, KYW 25–6
November 9at Morehead StateMorehead, KYT –-0
November 11Austin Peay*Bowling Green, KYW 20–0
November 23Murray StateBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 6–0
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. pp. 146, 174. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech rallies to beat Hilltoppers". The Shreveport Journal. October 12, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.