The 1962 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
1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach
Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, plaching fifth place in the OVC. The team's captain was Lee Murray.[1]