1927 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainAugust Throgmorton
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi College + 7 0 08 0 0
Chattanooga + 5 0 08 1 0
Centenary + 4 0 010 0 0
Furman + 3 0 010 1 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 01 0 1
Stetson 4 0 16 0 1
Loyola (LA) 1 0 16 2 2
Wofford 2 1 22 4 3
Presbyterian 2 2 13 3 3
Mercer 2 2 05 4 0
Louisville 2 2 04 4 0
Louisiana College 1 1 01 1 0
Union (TN) 2 3 06 4 0
The Citadel 2 3 13 6 1
Centre 2 3 03 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 2 17 2 2
Florida Southern 2 4 12 5 1
Birmingham–Southern 2 4 03 6 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 4 05 4 0
Erskine 1 2 12 4 1
Louisiana Tech 1 3 03 5 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 02 7 1
Millsaps 1 5 03 8 0
Rollins 0 2 01 5 0
Transylvania 0 5 00 9 0
Newberry 0 6 00 8 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 0 00 0 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1927 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1927 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his sixth year.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Chattanooga L 6–44 [2]
October 8at Bethel (TN) McKenzie, TNW 61–0
October 15 Transylvania Bowling Green, KY W 27–0
October 22at Georgetown (KY) Georgetown, KY L 0–6
October 29at Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, KY L 0–19
November 5 Louisvilledagger Bowling Green, KY W 7–6 [3][4]
November 11 Union (TN) Bowling Green, KY L 0–19
November 19at Evansville Evansville, IN W 27–0
November 24 Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) W 12–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN B00ILIOPAO.
  2. "New Stars Appear As U. C. Hands 44-6 Defeat To Normal". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 1, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved November 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Louisville Cardinals Cut By Western Teachers, 7-6". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 6, 1927. p. 65. Retrieved November 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Western Nips Louisville, 7-6 (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 6, 1927. p. 69. Retrieved November 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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