1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Dave Miller and Denny Wedge.

1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
  • Nick Denes (3rd season)
CaptainDave Miller, Denny Wedge
1959 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Middle Tennessee + 5 0 110 0 1
Tennessee Tech + 5 0 17 2 2
East Tennessee State 4 2 07 3 0
Western Kentucky 3 3 05 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 4 03 6 0
Morehead State 1 5 03 6 0
Murray State 0 6 00 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll
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