1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team information
American college football season
1958Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
Record
4–5 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
Nick Denes (2nd season)
Captain
Rod Bagby, Jim "Yogi" Hardin
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Tennessee Tech +
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
East Tennessee State
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Eastern Kentucky
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Western Kentucky
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Murray State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Morehead State
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
8
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll
The 1958 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 second-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Rod Bagby and Jim "Yogi" Hardin.[1]
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