1977 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
American college football season
1977 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 1–8–1 (1–5–1 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Chip Carpenter, Biff Madon |
Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 1–8–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the OVC. The team's captains were Chip Carpenter and Biff Madon.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Chattanooga* |
| L 3–27 | 16,500 | [2] |
September 17 | at Akron* | L 3–24 | 31,792 | ||
September 24 | at Austin Peay | L 3–21 | 8,600 | ||
October 1 | East Tennessee State |
| W 33–13 | 10,500 | |
October 8 | at No. 7 Northern Michigan* | Marquette, MI | L 0–39 | 5,346 | |
October 15 | No. T–8 Tennessee Tech |
| L 20–31 | 13,500 | |
October 22 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 10–35 | 25,000 | ||
October 29 | Morehead State![]() |
| T 20–20 | 19,750 | |
November 5 | at Middle Tennessee | L 19–21 | 2,800 | ||
November 19 | Murray State |
| L 13–21 | 11,700 | |
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References
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 178. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Chattanooga's Smith, Durden ruin Western Ky.'s opener 27–3". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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