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- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1971 Season Highlights  
 Jimmy Feix enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.  
 The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.  
    
		
		
1971 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 18   vs. Wittenberg (OH)  
    
   	 33  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 25   @ Austin Peay  
    
   	 46  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 2   vs. East Tennessee State  
    
   	 36  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 9   @
Eastern Michigan 
  
    
   	 14  
   	 17  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 16   vs. Tennessee Tech  
    
   	 15  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 23   @ Eastern Kentucky  
    
   	 16  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 30   @ Morehead State  
    
   	 34  
   	 11  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 6   @
Middle Tennessee State 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 27  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 13   @ Butler  
    
   	 31  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 20   vs. Murray State  
    
   	 24  
   	 10  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1971 Season Totals  
  Record 8-2
  
  Points Scored 262  
  Scoring Average 26.2  
  Points Allowed 100  
  Defense Average 10.0  
  Opponents Record 14-5
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 4-0
  
  Away Record 4-2
     
  
 
		
1971 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1971 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1971 All Ohio Valley Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
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