1978 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1978 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the inaugural 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Jimmy Feix. The NCAA had formed NCAA Division I-AA for football and Western Kentucky, along with the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), moved up from Division II to I-AA.[1] The Hilltoppers won the OVC championship, but just missed the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.[2] The team finished the season tied for fourth in final national NCAA poll. [3]

1978 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
1978 record8–2 (6–0 OVC)
Head coachJimmy Feix (11th season)
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ 6 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 5 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Tennessee Tech 4 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Austin Peay 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Murray State 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Morehead State 1 –5 –0  2 –6 –1
Middle Tennessee 1 –5 –0  1 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Western Kentucky's roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Carl Brazley, Darryl Drake, Ray Farmer, Ricky Gwinn, Lamont Meacham, Eddie Preston, Phil Rich, Troy Snardon, Brad Todd, Tony Towns, and Pete Walters. Towns was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Football Classic and Coach Feix was named OVC Coach of the Year for the second time. The All-Conference Team included Brazley, John Hall, Reginald Hayden, Preston, and Towns.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 9D-1A Chattanooga*
L 15–42
September 16at Illinois State*
W 28–6
September 23No. 10 Austin Peay
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 17–13
September 30at East Tennessee*
W 27–21
October 7Akron*No. 10
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 21–26
October 14at Tennessee Tech
W 26–20
October 21No. 7 Eastern Kentucky
W 17–16
October 28at Morehead StateNo. 8
W 35–7
November 4Middle TennesseeNo. 7
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 54–0
November 18at Murray StateNo. 4
W 14–6
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References
  1. OVC History, retrieved 30 April 2020
  2. 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
  3. "Division I-AA". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. November 21, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 2019 WKU Football Media Guide retrieved March 31, 2020.
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