1989 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
American college football season
1989 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 6–5 |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Bruce Hoffman (1st season) |
Captain | Russell Foster, Xavier Jordan, Mark Marsh |
Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
No. 14 Youngstown State ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||
No. T–10 William & Mary ^ | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||
Liberty | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||
Western Kentucky | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||
James Madison | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||
Lamar | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||
Arkansas State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||
Nicholls State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||
Samford | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||
Northeastern | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||
Fordham | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||
Towson | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||
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The 1989 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by first-year head coach Jack Harbaugh , the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 6–5. [1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at Illinois State | W 17–12 | 4,452 | |||
September 9 | at No. 20 Murray State | L 14–17 | 8,575 | |||
September 16 | No. 18 Middle Tennessee | W 31–16 | 14,700 | |||
September 23 | at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky | No. 19 | L 3–24 | 19,200 | ||
September 30 | Austin Peay | No. T–20 |
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W 49–0 | 4,200 | |
October 7 | at Chattanooga | No. 17 | L 7–19 | 6,207 | [2] | |
October 14 | No. 4 Southwest Missouri State |
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W 42–33 | 9,000 | ||
October 21 |
Tennessee Tech
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W 61–14 | 18,000 | ||
October 28 | at No. 14 Youngstown State | No. T–18 | W 41–38 | 9,879 | ||
November 4 | at Louisville | No. 15 | L 7–55 | 36,126 | ||
November 18 | No. 18 Eastern Illinois | No. 15 |
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L 7–10 | 4,000 | |
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References
- ↑ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF) . Bowling Green, Kentucky : Western Kentucky University . p. 180 . Retrieved December 20, 2021 .
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"Chattanooga's punting, trick play beat Western"
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The Courier-Journal
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Louisville, Kentucky
. October 8, 1989. p.
C5
. Retrieved
December 20,
2021
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Newspapers.com
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