1993 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1993 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
1993 record8–3
Head coach
CaptainBen Mooney, Eddie Thompson
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Troy State ^   –   11 – 0 – 1
Youngstown State ^   –   10 – 2 – 0
UAB   –   9 – 2 – 0
Wagner   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 UCF ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 24 Towson   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Western Kentucky   –   8 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 3 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   5 – 5 – 0
Liberty   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marist   –   5 – 5 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 6 – 0
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Saint Francis   –   3 – 7 – 0
Charleston Southern   –   3 – 8 – 0
Monmouth   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 8–3. They missed the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs but finished the season ranked No. 19 in final NCAA Division I-AA poll.[1]

Western Kentucky primarily ran an option offense and led NCAA Division I-AA team in rushing. The team's captains were Ben Mooney and Eddie Thompson.[2] The roster included future National Football League (NFL) player Robert Jackson.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 10 Eastern Kentucky
W 15–1017,200
September 111:10 p.m.at Kansas State
L 13–3829,356
September 18at Austin Peay
W 28–276,089
September 25UAB
W 40–137,000
October 2Jacksonville StatedaggerNo. 25
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 12–78,800
October 16at Southern IllinoisNo. 21
W 51–247,200[3]
October 23at Indiana StateNo. 18
L 14–4110,191
October 30Western Illinois
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 41–94,511
November 6at No. 4 Troy StateNo. 24
L 24–315,100
November 13Eastern IllinoisNo. 25
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 24–213,527
November 20Murray StateNo. 20
W 44–144,552
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. December 1, 1993. p. B-4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Western runs over Southern Illinois". The Courier-Journal. Associated Press. October 17, 1993. p. C10. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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