1977 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1977 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1977 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
1977 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
1977 record	1–8–1 (1–5–1 OVC)
Head coach	Jimmy Feix (10th season);
Captain	Chip Carpenter, Biff Madon
Home stadium	L. T. Smith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 1–8–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the OVC. The team's captains were Chip Carpenter and Biff Madon.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Chattanooga*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 3–27	16,500
September 17	at Akron*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 3–24	31,792
September 24	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 3–21	8,600
October 1	East Tennessee State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 33–13	10,500
October 8	at No. 7 Northern Michigan*	Marquette, MI	L 0–39	5,346
October 15	No. T–8 Tennessee Tech	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 20–31	13,500
October 22	at Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	L 10–35	25,000
October 29	Morehead State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	T 20–20	19,750
November 5	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	L 19–21	2,800
November 19	Murray State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle for the Red Belt)	L 13–21	11,700
*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. 178. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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[1] "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 178. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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1977 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Austin Peay $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee Tech	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Murray State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	2
East Tennessee State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Western Kentucky	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion