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: David Elson Conference: Missouri Valley-
2004 Season Highlights
David Elson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
2004 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Kansas State
13
27
L
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Concord
58
0
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Eastern Kentucky
21
8
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Youngstown State
44
19
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Northern Iowa
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Southern Illinois
10
38
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Indiana State
31
9
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Illinois State
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Missouri State
28
24
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Western Illinois
45
3
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Florida International
35
14
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Sam Houston State
24
54
L
2004 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 350
Scoring Average 29.2
Points Allowed 227
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 18-17
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-3
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2004 Missouri Valley- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Western Kentucky
9-3 350 227 7-1 220 132
David Elson
2004 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2004 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.