1965 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1965 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–6–2 (1–5–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainKen Frick
1965 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee $ 7 0 010 0 0
Austin Peay 6 1 08 1 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 2 14 4 1
Morehead State 3 4 03 6 0
Tennessee Tech 3 4 03 7 0
Murray State 1 4 22 6 2
Western Kentucky 1 5 12 6 2
East Tennessee State 1 6 02 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 2–6–2 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, for seventh place in the OVC. The team's captain was Ken Frick.