1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Dave Roberts. The team earned their second consecutive NCAA Division 1-AA Playoff berth, making it to the quarterfinals. The Hilltoppers finished the season ranked 13th in the final national poll.[1] Western Kentucky's roster included future NFL players Tony Brown, Eddie Godfrey, Anthony Green, Jerome Martin, Xavier Jordan, Dean Tiebout, Jonathan Watts, and Riley Ware. Joe Arnold, Tiebout, and Dewayne Penn were named to the AP All American team.[2]
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Division I-AA Playoffs, Lost Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
FCS Coaches | No. 13 |
1988 record | 9–4 |
Head coach | Dave Roberts (5th season) |
Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 10 | at Morehead State | No. 17 |
| W 34–0 |
September 17 | at No. 15 Middle Tennessee | No. 17 |
| L 10–13 |
September 24 | No. 8 Eastern Kentucky |
| W 16–14 | |
October 1 | Austin Peay | No. 14 |
| W 28–3 |
October 8 | Illinois State | No. 10 |
| W 31–16 |
October 15 | at Southwest Missouri | No. 8 |
| W 21–14 |
October 22 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 5 |
| W 20–17 |
October 29 | UT Chattanooga | No. 5 |
| W 31–29 |
November 5 | at Eastern Illinois | No. 5 |
| L 0–6 |
November 12 | at D-1A Louisville | No. 11 |
| L 17–35 |
November 19 | North Carolina A&T | No. 16 |
| W 44-0 |
November 26 | at No. 3 Western Illinois | No. 13 |
| W 35–32 |
December 3 | at No. 7 Eastern Kentucky | No. 13 |
| L 24–41 |
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References
- "Final NCAA Division I-AA". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 21, 1988. p. C4. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
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