1973 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
| 1973 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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OVC champion | |
Camellia Bowl, L 0–34 vs. Louisiana Tech | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 1973 record | 12–1 (7–0 OVC) |
| Head coach | Jimmy Feix (6th season) |
| Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Western Kentucky $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 56th season of Hilltopper football and their first as members of the reorganized NCAA Division II. The Hilltoppers played their home games in at L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 1973 team came off a 8–2 record from the prior season.[1] The 1973 team was led by coach Jimmy Feix. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the inaugural NCAA Division II playoffs. They made the first NCAA Division II Football Championship Game with a 28–20 win over Grambling State in the Grantland Rice Bowl. However, the Hilltoppers lost to Louisiana Tech 34–0 in the Camellia Bowl.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 8 | at Appalachian State* | Conrad Stadium • Boone, North Carolina | W 42–7 | ||||||
| September 22 | at Austin Peay | Municipal Stadium • Clarksville, Tennessee | W 28–0 | ||||||
| September 29 | East Tennessee State | L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky | W 30-0 | ||||||
| October 6 | Western Carolina* | L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky | W 45–7 | ||||||
| October 13 | Tennessee Tech | L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky | W 41–0 | ||||||
| October 20 | at Eastern Kentucky | Hanger Field • Richmond, Kentucky (Battle of the Bluegrass) | W 35–0 | ||||||
| October 27 | Morehead State | L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky | W 34–7 | ||||||
| November 3 | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee (100 Miles of Hate) | W 42–8 | ||||||
| November 10 | at Butler* | Butler Bowl • Indianapolis | W 48–6 | ||||||
| November 17 | Murray State | L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky (Battle for the Red Belt) | W 32–27 | ||||||
| December 1 | Lehigh | L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky (NCAA Quarterfinal) | W 25–16 | ||||||
| December 8 | vs. Grambling State | BREC Memorial Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Grantland Rice Bowl – NCAA Semifinal)) | W 28–20 | ||||||
| December 15 | vs. Louisiana Tech | Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, California (Camellia Bowl – NCAA Championship)) | L 0–34 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from no. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ http://college-football-results.com/f/wkentuck.htm
- ↑ DeLassus, David (2016). "Western Kentucky Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.