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1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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.

1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Chattanooga*
L 28–4110,250[1]
September 15Lamar*
L 27–5814,600[2]
September 22at No. 8 Austin Peay
W 24–209,000[3]
October 6Northern Michigan*
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 28–2114,000[4]
October 13Tennessee Tech
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 49–713,200[5]
October 20at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky
L 6–825,300[6]
October 27Morehead State
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 0–319,800[7]
November 3at Middle Tennessee
W 17–128,000[8]
November 10at Northern Iowa*
W 24–1712,500[9]
November 17No. 2 Murray State
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)
L 20–3015,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Toppers drop opener at UT–C 41–28". The Park City Daily News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lamar assults record book, Hilltoppers". The Orange Leader. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "WKU shoots down thriving Peay 24–20". The Tennessean. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western Kentucky downs Wildcats". Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western finds itself thinking of Eastern during 49–7 romp". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eastern hangs on to edge Western by 8–6". The Kentucky Advocate. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Punchless Western falls". Messenger-Inquirer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Western, 17–12". The State Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UNI blows 17–0 lead, falls to W. Kentucky, 24–17". The Des Moines Register. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Murray's got itself an OVC title". Messenger-Inquirer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 2019 WKU Football Media Guide retrieved March 31, 2020.
 

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