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-
2003 Season Highlights
David Elson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 28 vs. Union (KY)
51
3
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. West Virginia Tech
67
3
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky
36
3
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Auburn
3
48
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Western Illinois
28
33
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Missouri State
9
6
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Illinois State
27
24
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Indiana State
59
14
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Southern Illinois
24
28
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Northern Iowa
24
3
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @ Youngstown State
37
13
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Jacksonville State
45
7
W
Sat., Dec. 6 @ Wofford
17
34
L
2003 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 427
Scoring Average 32.8
Points Allowed 219
Defense Average 16.8
Opponents Record 16-9
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-3
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2003 Missouri Valley- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Western Kentucky
9-4 427 219 6-2 244 124
David Elson
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 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
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).