1937 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team
American college football team season
The 1937 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 1937 college football season. Led by Carl Anderson in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with marks of 1–0–1 in KIAC play and of 3–0–1 against SIAA opponents.
Team captain Clarence Caple and Joe Cook were named to the All Kentucky Team.
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