The 1976 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the OVC. The team's captain was David Carter.[1]
| 1976 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–4 OVC) |
| Head coach |
|
| Captain | David Carter |
| Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11 | Troy State* | T 10–10 | 16,750 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | at Chattanooga* | W 10–7 | 8,000 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | Austin Peay |
| W 12–7 | 13,300 | ||
| October 2 | at East Tennessee State | No. 8 |
| L 16–28 | 5,739 | |
| October 16 | at Tennessee Tech | L 12–22 | 15,500 | |||
| October 23 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 10–6 | 18,000 | ||
| October 30 | at Morehead State | L 0–21 | 1,000 | |||
| November 6 | Middle Tennessee |
| W 38–7 | 20,000 | ||
| November 13 | No. 5 Akron* |
| L 16–29 | 11,200 | ||
| November 20 | at Murray State | L 6–16 | 10,300 | |||
| ||||||
References
edit- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 178. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Freshman Estelle shines as Western, Troy State play 10–10 tie". The Courier-Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second-half Western rally nips Chattanooga 10–7". The Park City Daily News. September 19, 1976. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
 | This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |