1955 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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]

1955 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–6 (1–4 OVC)
Head coach	Jack Clayton (8th season)
Captains	Jerry Nassano Vernon "Tank" Wilson
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	East Tennessee State*	Bowling Green, KY	W 20–7
October 1	at Middle Tennessee	Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	L 13–25
October 8	Morehead State	Bowling Green, KY	W 12–7
October 15	at Northeast Louisiana State*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 9–21		[2]
October 22	Tennessee Tech	Bowling Green, KY	L 7–19
October 29	at Louisville*	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	L 0–20
November 5	at Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY (rivalry)	L 0–7
November 12	Evansville*	Bowling Green, KY	W 46–6		[3]
November 19	Murray State	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	L 12–28	5,000	[4][5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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