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: Jimmy Feix Conference: Ohio Valley-
1980 Season Highlights
Jimmy Feix enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Evansville
40
18
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @ Kentucky State
30
8
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Akron
8
2
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Austin Peay
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Youngstown State
42
17
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Tennessee Tech
28
17
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Eastern Kentucky
13
10
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Morehead State
17
7
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
30
15
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @ Murray State
0
49
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 228
Scoring Average 22.8
Points Allowed 157
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 4-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Ohio Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.