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-
2005 Season Highlights
David Elson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 1 vs. West Virginia Tech
63
3
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Eastern Kentucky
23
21
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Auburn
14
37
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Indiana State
38
28
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @ Illinois State
37
34
W (OT)
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Missouri State
37
28
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Western Illinois
42
7
W
Thu., Oct. 27 vs. Southern Illinois
20
31
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Northern Iowa
20
23
L (2OT)
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Youngstown State
10
42
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Florida International
35
38
L
2005 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 339
Scoring Average 30.8
Points Allowed 292
Defense Average 26.5
Opponents Record 14-9
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-3
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2005 Missouri Valley- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Western Kentucky
6-5 339 292 4-4 239 231
David Elson
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.