1972 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1972 record7–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRomeo Crennel
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
1972 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 9Appalachian State*No. 12L 6–7
September 16at Wittenberg*Springfield, OHW 19–7
September 23Austin Peay
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 28–7
September 30East Tennessee State
W 17-7
October 14at Tennessee TechL 10–30
October 21Eastern Kentucky
W 10–0
October 28at Morehead StateW 35–6
November 4Middle Tennessee
L 17–21
November 11Butler*
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 35–6
November 18at Murray StateW 17–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

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