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1995 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
CaptainStephon Benford, Daryl Houston, Dan McGrath
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Troy State ^   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Hofstra ^   –   10 – 1 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   8 – 2 – 0
Wagner   –   8 – 2 – 0
Hampton   –   8 – 3 – 0
Liberty   –   8 – 3 – 0
Monmouth   –   7 – 3 – 0
Samford   –   7 – 4 – 0
Robert Morris   –   6 – 4 – 0
Towson State   –   6 – 4 – 0
UCF   –   6 – 5 – 0
UAB   –   5 – 6 – 0
Wofford   –   4 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   3 – 8 – 0
Youngstown State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Central Connecticut State   –   2 – 8 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 8 – 0
Davidson   –   1 – 8 – 1
Charleston Southern   –   1 – 10 – 0
Saint Francis   –   0 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by seventh-year head coach Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 2–8. The team's captains were Stephon Benford, Daryl Houston, and Dan McGrath.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Murray State
L 14–3513,200[2]
September 9at Eastern Kentucky
L 14–3818,600[3]
September 16at Austin Peay
L 34–384,117[4]
September 23UAB*
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 32–188,000[5]
September 30at No. 6 Troy State
L 39–5611,600[6]
October 7Jacksonville State
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 17–155,500[7]
October 14No. 25 Eastern Illinoisdagger
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 9–3512,000[8]
October 21at Indiana State
L 6–276,142[9]
November 4at Southern Illinois
L 28–302,400[10]
November 18at Liberty
L 36–491,968[11]

References

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  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "WKU quarterback hurt in 35–14 loss to Murray". The Courier-Journal. September 1, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "WKU close early, out of it late". The Park City Daily News. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Austin Peay nips Western with late TD". The Courier-Journal. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western Kentucky frustrates winless UAB, Brown 32–18". The Tennessean. September 24, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Troy State explodes past WKU". The Dothan Eagle. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. Kentucky gives JSU first defeat". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "EIU's mammoth line ruins Tops' homecoming". The Park City Daily News. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Indiana State topples Toppers 27–6". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Medley, Joe (November 5, 1995). "Hilltoppers' loss at SIU 'toughest one to take'". Park City Daily News. p. 1B. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Western's soft first half leads to season-ending 49–36 loss". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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