1969 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1969 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from College Division poll

1969 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
1969 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
1969 record	6–3–1 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jimmy Feix (2nd season);
Captain	Romeo Crennel, Bill Rose
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by coach Jimmy Feix, in his second season as coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were Romeo Crennel and Bill Rose.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Indiana State*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	T 7–7	10,832
September 27	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 27–28	6,500
October 4	East Tennessee State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 7–16	7,506
October 11	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 14–12	13,517
October 18	Tennessee Tech	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 42–0	18,516
October 25	at Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	W 27–26	20,500
November 1	Morehead State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 27–2	7,568
November 8	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	W 28–14	4,011
November 15	at No. 4 Akron*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 18–21	4,995	^[2]
November 22	Murray State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 56–14	7,802
*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 8, 2021.
^ "Vance Brilliant in Western's 21-18 Loss to Akron". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 16, 1969. p. C3. 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 8, 2021.

[2] "Vance Brilliant in Western's 21-18 Loss to Akron". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 16, 1969. p. C3. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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National championship seasons in bold

1969 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 20 AP / No. 16 UPI East Tennessee State $	6	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
Western Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Murray State	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Austin Peay	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Middle Tennessee	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll