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
	  
 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.