1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dave Miller
  • Denny Wedge
1959 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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

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 college 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.