1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 8–1 5–1 Edgar Diddle 7th State champion The 1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1928 college football season. They were coached by legendary basketball coach Edgar Diddle in his last season as football coach.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020 This team defeated all other Kentucky teams on its schedule and claimed to be state champions. Turner Elrod, Paul Taylor, and Lynn Williams were named to the All Kentucky Team. Ruby Earl Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University American National Bank and Trust Co. 1979 B00ILIOPAO Schedule Central y y y September 29 2:30 p.m. at Centre Cheek Field Danville, KY W 12-0 2,000 Colonels Face Real Test In Western Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald/178027851/ The Lexington Herald Lexington, Kentucky September 29, 1928 10 August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com Hoover Frank K. Western Teachers Defeat Centre in Impressive Fashion, 12 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald/178028034/ The Lexington Herald Lexington, Kentucky September 30, 1928 4, 9 August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com Pedagogues Open Season By Defeating Centre Colonels https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-college-heights-herald/178027737/ College Heights Herald Bowling Green, Kentucky October 1, 1928 6 August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 1928 Southwestern Lynx Southwestern (TN) Bowling Green, KY W 18-0 October 13 1928 Bethel Corporals Bethel (TN) Bowling Green, KY W 39-0 October 20 at Middle Tennessee State Teachers Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry) W 19-0 October 27 1928 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY)<hc> Bowling Green, KY W 19-0 November 3 Louisville Bowling Green, KY W 20-0 November 10 1928 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers Kentucky Wesleyan Bowling Green, KY W 13-0 November 16 at 1928 Union University Bulldogs Union (TN) Jackson, TN L 6-7 November 24 1928 Cumberland Indians Cumberland (KY) Bowling Green, KY W 25-0 References Western Kentucky State Normal Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football