1983_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team

1983 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
1983 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8–1
Head coach	Jimmy Feix (16th season);
Captain	Paul Gray, Walter York
Home stadium	L. T. Smith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season

The 1983 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 2–8–1. The team's captains were Paul Gray and Walter York.^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 22–41	31,279
September 17	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 13–14	8,845
September 24	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 3–13	7,500
October 1	Southeastern Louisiana*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 7–27	10,500
October 8	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 13–24	6,134
October 15	Tennessee Tech	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 17–0	9,000
October 22	at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	T 10–10	8,700	^[2]
October 29	Morehead State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 38–7	14,500
November 5	at No. T–5 Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	L 7–26	5,500
November 12	No. 11 Eastern Illinois	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 14–34	5,000	^[3]
November 19	Murray State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle for the Red Belt)	L 3–7	6,900
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

1983 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^		–		9	–	1	–	1
No. 17 Tennessee State		–		8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Colgate ^		–		8	–	3	–	0
Lehigh		–		8	–	3	–	0
Lafayette		–		6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	4	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	5	–	1
Delaware		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern State		–		4	–	7	–	0
James Madison		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		3	–	8	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	8	–	1

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll