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: Nick Denes Conference: Ohio Valley-
1967 Season Highlights
Nick Denes enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
1967 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Saint Josephs (IN)
47
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @ Austin Peay
31
6
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. East Tennessee State
6
3
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Tennessee Tech
56
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Eastern Kentucky
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Morehead State
30
19
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Middle Tennessee State
14
16
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Butler
36
14
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Murray State
42
19
W
1967 Season Totals
Record 7-1
-1
Points Scored 276
Scoring Average 30.7
Points Allowed 98
Defense Average 10.9
Opponents Record 5-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 3-1
-1
1967 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1967 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1967 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
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.