1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Dave Roberts. The team earned their second consecutive NCAA Division I-AA Playoff berth, making it to the quarterfinals. The Hilltoppers finished the season ranked 13th in the final national poll.[1] Western Kentucky's roster included future NFL players Tony Brown, Eddie Godfrey, Anthony Green, Jerome Martin, Xavier Jordan, Dean Tiebout, Jonathan Watts, and Riley Ware. Joe Arnold, Tiebout, and Dewayne Penn were named to the AP All American team.[2]

1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Division I-AA Playoffs, Lost Quarterfinals
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 13
1988 record9–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  10 2 0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^ 0 0 0  9 4 0
Liberty 0 0 0  8 3 0
Nicholls State 0 0 0  7 4 0
William & Mary 0 0 0  6 4 1
Towson 0 0 0  5 5 0
Arkansas State 0 0 0  5 6 0
James Madison 0 0 0  5 6 0
Louisiana Tech 0 0 0  4 7 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  4 7 0
Youngstown State 0 0 0  4 7 0
Lamar 0 0 0  3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 10at Morehead StateNo. 17W 34–0
September 17at No. 15 Middle TennesseeNo. 17L 10–13
September 24No. 8 Eastern KentuckyW 16–14
October 1Austin PeayNo. 14
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 28–3
October 8Illinois StateNo. 10
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 31–16
October 15at Southwest MissouriNo. 8W 21–14
October 22at Tennessee TechNo. 5W 20–17
October 29UT ChattanoogaNo. 5
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 31–29
November 5at Eastern IllinoisNo. 5L 0–6
November 12at D-1A LouisvilleNo. 11L 17–35
November 19North Carolina A&TNo. 16
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 44-0
November 26at No. 3 Western IllinoisNo. 13
W 35–32
December 3at No. 7 Eastern KentuckyNo. 13
L 24–41

References

  1. "Final NCAA Division I-AA". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 21, 1988. p. C4. Retrieved May 4, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
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