1990 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
| 1990 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–8 |
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| Captain | Scott Campbell, Eddie Godfrey, Raji Gordon |
| Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 William & Mary ^ | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UCF ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson State | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by second-year head coach Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 2–8.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Morehead State | W 24–0 | 5,200 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | Illinois State | W 19–9 | 14,500 | [3] | ||
| September 22 | at No. 2 Middle Tennessee | No. 14 | L 7–20 | 14,000 | [4] | |
| September 29 | No. 7 Eastern Kentucky | No. 19 |
| L 12–35 | 18,000 | [5] |
| October 6 | No. T–6 Youngstown State |
| L 14–17 | 14,500 | [6] | |
| October 13 | at Tennessee Tech | L 22–33 | 11,183 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | at Louisville | L 7–41 | 35,122 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Eastern Illinois | L 6–28 | 9,008 | [9] | ||
| November 10 | Indiana State |
| L 27–29 | 3,800 | [10] | |
| November 17 | Chattanooga |
| L 21–22 | 3,900 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Smith carries Western to win". The Paducah Sun. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Kentucky tops Illinois St. 19–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Campbell rushes for 204 yards as Middle Tenn. tops WKU 20–7". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern tops Western 35–12 despite heroics by Donisi". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WKU ends 17–14 loss on 3-yard line". Messenger-Inquirer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hilltoppers suffer fourth straight loss". The Park City Daily News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nagle, Louisville ignore controversy". The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western stumbles in 28–6 loss at Eastern Illinois". The Park City Daily News. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hard-luck WKU 'falls' to Indiana State 29–27". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late UT–C score topples Western". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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