1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
OVC co-champion
Refrigerator Bowl champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–1 (4–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainWill Price, Willie Watson
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Kentucky + 4 1 0 9 1 0
Tennessee Tech + 4 1 0 9 2 0
Murray State 3 2 0 4 4 0
Middle Tennessee 2 2 0 6 5 0
Eastern Kentucky 0 3 1 3 4 1
Morehead State 0 4 1 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1952 college football season. They were coached by Jack Clayton and shared their first Ohio Valley Conference football championship and won their first bowl game, the Refrigerator Bowl.[1] The team was led by college division AP All-American and All-OVC Quarterback Jimmy Feix and matched the school record for most wins set in 1922.[2] R. E. Simpson, Marvin Satterly, Gene McFadden, and Max Stevens were also named to the All-OVC team. The team's captains were Dave Miller and Denny Wedge.[3]

  1. ^ 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
  2. ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN B00ILIOPAO.
  3. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.