1940 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

1940 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (1–0–1 KIAC, 4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumWestern Stadium
1940 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre $ 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 1 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Morehead State 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Murray State 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Newberry 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SW Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Murray State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Centre 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Presbyterian 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Wofford 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Tampa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Stetson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Troy State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Erskine 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Delta State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Gander Terry, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with marks of 1–0–1 in KIAC play and 4–1–1 against SIAA opponents.[1][2]

Howard "Tip" Downing, Vernon Dulaney, Johnny Taylor, and Leslie Van Meter were named to the All-Kentucky Team.[3] Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 147 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Bradley*Peoria, ILW 13–0
October 52:30 p.m.Presbyterian
W 26–7[5][6]
October 11at Louisiana Tech
L 6–7[7]
October 19Tennessee Tech
  • Western Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 6–0[8]
October 26Middle Tennessee State TeachersBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 13–0
November 2Western State Teachers*Bowling Green, KYW 25–6
November 9at Morehead StateMorehead, KYT 0–02,500[9]
November 16Austin Peay*Bowling Green, KYW 20–0
November 23Murray StateMurray, KY (rivalry)W 6–05,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "Colonels Make Strong Bid For K.I.A.C. Crown". Danville Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. December 2, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Football Standings". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. pp. 146, 174. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Wallace, Herb (October 4, 1940). "Western To Meet Presbyterian In First Home Game of Season Tomorrow". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. p. 6B. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ Wallace, Herb (October 6, 1940). "Western Displays Ground Power In Beating Presbyterian, 26-7". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. pp. 6, 8. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Tech rallies to beat Hilltoppers". The Shreveport Journal. October 12, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Wallace, Herb (October 20, 1940). "Western Turns Back Tennessee Tech 6 To 0 In Dad's Day Tilt". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. pp. 6, 8. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ Jones, Jimmy (November 10, 1940). "Morehead, Western In 0-0 Tie". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 4, section 5. Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ Paxton, E. J. Jr. (November 24, 1940). "Western Aerial Attack Downs Thoroughbreds 6-0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
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