The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Rod Bagby and Jim "Yogi" Hardin.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | Southeast Missouri State* | Bowling Green, KY | W 12–0 | 1,196 |
| September 27 | at East Tennessee State | Johnson City, TN | L 0–8 | |
| October 4 | No. 12 Middle Tennessee | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | L 7–10 | 5,319 |
| October 11 | at Youngstown State* | Youngstown, OH | L 6–20 | |
| October 18 | at Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, TN | L 3–7 | |
| November 1 | Eastern Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 21–14 | 4,042 |
| November 8 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 14–0 | |
| November 15 | Austin Peay* | Bowling Green, KY | W 34–16 | 3,762 |
| November 22 | at Murray State | | L 7–12 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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