The 1972 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by head coach Jimmy Feix and finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)after winning the conference championship the previous two years.[1] The team roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Virgil Livers, John Bushong, Clarence "Jazz" Jackson, Brad Watson, and Mike McCoy. Andrew Francis, Jackson, McCoy, and Watson were selected to the All-OVC team.[2] The coaching staff included future NFL coach Romeo Crennel.
| 1972 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee Tech $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Appalachian State* | No. 12 | L 6–7 | 15,200 | [3] | |
| September 16 | at Wittenberg* | Springfield, OH | W 19–7 | 3,000 | ||
| September 23 | Austin Peay |
| W 28–7 | 12,500 | ||
| September 30 | East Tennessee State |
| W 17–7 | 6,932 | ||
| October 14 | at Tennessee Tech | L 10–30 | 12,000 | |||
| October 21 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 10–0 | 15,400 | ||
| October 28 | at Morehead State | W 35–6 | 6,000 | |||
| November 4 | Middle Tennessee |
| L 17–21 | 20,000 | ||
| November 11 | Butler* |
| W 35–6 | 10,400 | ||
| November 18 | at Murray State |
| W 17–6 | 6,000 | ||
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References
edit- ^ 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
- ^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Mistakes abound as Appalachian edges Western 7–6". The Courier-Journal. September 10, 1972. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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