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Western Kentucky Football Team History

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1906
Stadium: L.T. Smith Stadium
Capacity: 22,113
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Jack Harbaugh
Conference: Independent-

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1908 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Jack Harbaugh enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 29	vs. Kentucky Wesleyan	66	0	W
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Murray State	44	41	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Eastern Kentucky	14	7	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Austin Peay	34	2	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Marshall	3	37	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Alabama Birmingham	0	24	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Jacksonville State	20	34	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Liberty	14	23	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Indiana State	27	20	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Southern Illinois	51	37	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Morehead State	31	26	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	304
Scoring Average	27.6
Points Allowed	251
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	26-21
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-3

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	5-6	192	353					Ed Zaunbrecher
Army	10-2	379	224	Lost 29-32				Bob Sutton
Navy	9-3	392	309	Won 42-38				Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo	8-3	271	241					Craig Cirbus
East Carolina	8-3	316	214					Steve Logan
Notre Dame	8-3	407	181					Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky	7-4	304	251					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech	6-5	351	342					Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	266	279					Watson Brown
Central Florida	5-6	277	261					Gene McDowell
Liberty	5-6	250	261					Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana	5-6	304	404					Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State	4-7	272	365					John Bobo
Northern Illinois	1-10	157	400					Joe Novak

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.