1954 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1954 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–3 (3–2 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJerry Passafiume, Jim Phifer
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Kentucky $ 5 0 0 8 1 1
Western Kentucky 3 2 0 7 3 0
Murray State 3 2 0 5 4 0
Middle Tennessee 2 2 1 4 4 2
Tennessee Tech 1 3 1 4 4 2
Morehead State 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. The team's captains were Jerry Passafiume and Jim Phifer.[1]

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