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1990 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Morehead State
W 24–05,200[2]
September 15Illinois State
W 19–914,500[3]
September 22at No. 2 Middle TennesseeNo. 14
L 7–2014,000[4]
September 29No. 7 Eastern KentuckyNo. 19
L 12–3518,000[5]
October 6No. T–6 Youngstown Statedagger
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 14–1714,500[6]
October 13at Tennessee Tech
L 22–3311,183[7]
October 27at Louisville
L 7–4135,122[8]
November 3at Eastern Illinois
L 6–289,008[9]
November 10Indiana State
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 27–293,800[10]
November 17Chattanooga
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 21–223,900[11]

References

  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Smith carries Western to win". The Paducah Sun. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western Kentucky tops Illinois St. 19–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Eastern tops Western 35–12 despite heroics by Donisi". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "WKU ends 17–14 loss on 3-yard line". Messenger-Inquirer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hilltoppers suffer fourth straight loss". The Park City Daily News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nagle, Louisville ignore controversy". The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Western stumbles in 28–6 loss at Eastern Illinois". The Park City Daily News. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hard-luck WKU 'falls' to Indiana State 29–27". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late UT–C score topples Western". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.