1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
American college football season
1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 5–5 (3–3 OVC) |
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Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Murray State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 on conference play, placing fourth in the OVC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | at Chattanooga* |
| L 28–41 | 10,250 |
September 15 | Lamar* | L 27–58 | 14,600 | |
September 22 | at No. 8 Austin Peay | W 24–20 | 9,000 | |
October 6 | Northern Michigan* |
| W 28–21 | 14,000 |
October 13 | Tennessee Tech* |
| W 49–7 | 13,200 |
October 20 | at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky | L 6–8 | 25,300 | |
October 27 | Morehead State |
| L 0–3 | 19,800 |
November 3 | at Middle Tennessee | W 17–12 | 8,000 | |
November 10 | at Northern Iowa* | W 24–17 | 12,500 | |
November 17 | No. 2 Murray State |
| L 20–30 | 15,500 |
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References
- ^ 2019 WKU Football Media Guide retrieved March 31, 2020.
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