1999 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Tennessee State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Jack Harbaugh. The Hilltoppers rejoined the Ohio Valley Conference as a football only member this year; the school left the OVC in 1982 and had been a football independent since.[1] The team's roster included future NFL players Joseph Jefferson, Rod “He Hate Me” Smart, Sherrod Coates, Mel Mitchell, Bobby Sippio, and Ben Wittman, as well as future NFL coach Jason Michael.[2] Patrick Goodman was named to the AP All American team. The All OVC Team included Goodman, Sippio, Smart, Melvin Wisham, Wittman and Mitchell.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Tennessee–Martin | W 34–10 | 5,632 | ||
| September 11 | Cumberland (TN)* | W 55–7 | 7,350 | ||
| September 18 | No. 21 South Florida* |
| L 6–21 | 7,500 | |
| September 25 | Southeast Missouri State |
| W 21–10 | 7,700 | |
| October 2 | Murray State |
| W 21–15 | 9,400 | |
| October 9 | at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky | L 10–31 | 9,080 | ||
| October 16 | at Tennessee Tech | L 10–23 | 4,024 | ||
| October 23 | No. 2 Tennessee State |
| L 21–28 | 13,100 | [4] |
| October 30 | at Eastern Illinois | W 38–15 | 1,082 | ||
| November 13 | at Indiana State* | W 40–34 OT | 3,412 | ||
| November 20 | at Southern Illinois* | L 14–52 | 2,400 | [5] | |
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References
- ^ 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
- ^ Pro Football Reference, retrieved 30 April 2020
- ^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Western barrles,but falls 28–21". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cunningham, Steve (November 21, 1999). "Salukis D-rail Hilltoppers". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.