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-
1973 Season Highlights
Jimmy Feix enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Appalachian State
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Austin Peay
28
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. East Tennessee State
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Western Carolina
45
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Tennessee Tech
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Eastern Kentucky
35
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Morehead State
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Middle Tennessee State
42
8
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Butler
48
6
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Murray State
32
27
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs. Lehigh
25
16
W
Sat., Dec. 8 @ Grambling State
28
20
W
Sat., Dec. 15 @
Louisiana Tech
0
34
L
1973 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 430
Scoring Average 33.1
Points Allowed 132
Defense Average 10.2
Opponents Record 19-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 6-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.