The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. The team's captains were Stan Napper and Ken Waller.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Southeast Missouri State* | Bowling Green, KY | W 14–0 | 7,396 | |
| September 26 | at East Tennessee State | Johnson City, TN | L 9–16 | 6,528 | |
| October 3 | Middle Tennessee | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | L 0–9 | 8,041–8,500 | [2] |
| October 10 | Austin Peay | Bowling Green, KY | T 6–6 | 9,342 | |
| October 17 | at Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, TN | W 19–14 | 6,915–8,000 | |
| October 24 | at Evansville* | Evansville, IN | W 37–0 | 7,932–8,000 | |
| October 31 | Eastern Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 24–0 | 10,041 | |
| November 7 | at Morehead State | | W 9–0 | 5,000–10,000 | |
| November 14 | Olivet* | Bowling Green, KY | W 44–20 | 6,611–6,661 | |
| November 21 | at Murray State | | L 7–14 | 5,000–8,200 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming
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