1956 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team information
American college football season
1956Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
Record
5–4 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach
Jack Clayton (9th season)
Captain
Jim Chambliss, Bill Strawn
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Middle Tennessee $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Murray State
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Western Kentucky
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Tennessee Tech
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Eastern Kentucky
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Morehead State
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion
The 1956 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Jack Clayton in his ninth and final year as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. The team's captains were Jim Chambliss and Bill Strawn.[1]
^"WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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