1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 0 0 9 2 1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 1 0 11 2 0
Morehead State 3 2 1 5 4 1
Western Kentucky 3 3 0 5 5 0
Austin Peay 2 4 0 7 4 0
Middle Tennessee 1 5 0 1 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 5 1 1 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 on conference play, placing fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Chattanooga*L 28–4110,250
September 15Lamar*L 27–5814,600
September 22at No. 8
Municipal Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
  • W 24–209,000
    October 6Northern Michigan*
    • L. T. Smith Stadium
    • Bowling Green, KY
    W 28–2114,000
    October 13Tennessee Tech*
    • L. T. Smith Stadium
    • Bowling Green, KY
    W 49–713,200
    October 20at No. 3 Eastern KentuckyL 6–825,300
    October 27Morehead State
    • L. T. Smith Stadium
    • Bowling Green, KY
    L 0–319,800
    November 3at Middle TennesseeW 17–128,000
    November 10at Northern Iowa*W 24–1712,500
    November 17No. 2 Murray State
    L 20–3015,500
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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