1955 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1955 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJerry Nassano, Vernon "Tank" Wilson
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
Middle Tennessee 4 1 0 7 2 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 2 0 5 4 1
Murray State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Western Kentucky 1 4 0 3 6 0
Morehead State 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the OVC. The team's captains were Jerry Nassano and Vernon "Tank" Wilson.[1]

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