1968 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1968 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from College Division poll

1968 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
1968 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
1968 record	7–2–1 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jimmy Feix (1st season);
Captain	Walt Heath
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by coach Jimmy Feix, in his first season as coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captain was Walt Heath.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Butler*		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 35–0	10,866
September 28	Austin Peay	No. 14	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 42–0	8,997
October 5	at East Tennessee State	No. 16	Johnson City, TN	W 23–0	6,500
October 12	at Western Illinois*	No. 10	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 66–0	6,000
October 19	at Tennessee Tech	No. 4	Cookeville, TN	W 13–0	6,000
October 26	No. 11 Eastern Kentucky	No. 3	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	L 7–16	20,428
November 2	at Morehead State	No. 10	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 24–21	6,500
November 9	Middle Tennessee	No. 9	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	W 43–2	7,493
November 16	No. 15 Akron*	No. 8	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	T 14–14	7,335–9,000	^[2]
November 23	at Murray State	No. 9	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY (rivalry)	L 14–17	9,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "Western Ties Akron 14-14". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 17, 1968. p. C2. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1] "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[2] "Western Ties Akron 14-14". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 17, 1968. p. C2. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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Venues	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass Middle Tennessee: 100 Miles of Hate Murray State: Battle for the Red Belt
Culture & lore	Big Red "Stand Up and Cheer" One Second of Laterals
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

1968 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 AP / No. 8 UPI Eastern Kentucky $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 AP / No. 17 UPI Western Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Murray State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Tennessee Tech	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Middle Tennessee	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll