1953 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1953 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainMarvin Satterly, Max Stevens
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 5 0 0 7 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 1 0 8 2 0
Middle Tennessee 3 2 0 7 4 0
Western Kentucky 2 3 0 6 4 0
Murray State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Morehead State 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. The team's captains were Marvin Satterly and Max Stevens.[1]

  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 175. Retrieved November 30, 2021.