1993 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1993 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Jack Harbaugh. The team primarily ran an option offense and were ranked 1st in Rush Offence for NCAA Division 1-AA for the season. They missed making the NCAA Playoffs but finished the season ranked 19th in final 1AA postseason national poll.[1] Western Kentucky's roster included future NFL player Robert Jackson.[2]

1993 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 19
1993 record8–3
Head coachJack Harbaugh (5th season)
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Troy State ^ 0 0 0  11 0 1
Youngstown State ^ 0 0 0  10 2 0
UAB 0 0 0  9 2 0
Wagner 0 0 0  9 2 0
No. 12 UCF ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
No. 24 Towson 0 0 0  8 2 0
No. 19 Western Kentucky 0 0 0  8 3 0
Hofstra 0 0 0  6 3 1
Saint Mary's 0 0 0  6 3 1
Davidson 0 0 0  6 4 0
Central Connecticut 0 0 0  5 5 0
Liberty 0 0 0  5 5 0
Marist 0 0 0  5 5 0
Samford 0 0 0  5 6 0
Duquesne 0 0 0  4 6 0
Saint Francis 0 0 0  3 7 0
Charleston Southern 0 0 0  3 8 0
Buffalo 0 0 0  1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 2at No. 10 Eastern KentuckyW 15–10
September 11at D-1A Kansas StateL 13–38
September 18at Austin Peay
W 28–27
September 25UAB
W 40–13
October 2Jacksonville StateNo. 25
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 12–7
October 16at Southern IllinoisNo. 21W 51–24
October 23at Indiana StateNo. 18L 14–41
October 30Western Illinois
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 41–9
November 6at No. 4 Troy StateNo. 24
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 24–31
November 13Eastern IllinoisNo. 25
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 24–21
November 20Murray StateNo. 20
W 44–14

References

  1. "NCAA I-AA". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. December 1, 1993. p. B-4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.

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