1977 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
| 1977 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–8–1 (1–5–1 OVC) |
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| Captain | Chip Carpenter, Biff Madon |
| Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "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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