1972 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1972

| team = Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Ohio Valley Conference

| short_conf = OVC

| record = 7–3

| conf_record = 5–2

| head_coach = Jimmy Feix

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium

}}

The 1972 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by head coach Jimmy Feix and finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)after winning the conference championship the previous two years.[http://ovcsports.com/documents/2017/8/22//2017_OVC_Football_Media_Guide.pdf?id=6899 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020] The team roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Virgil Livers, John Bushong, Clarence "Jazz" Jackson, Brad Watson, and Mike McCoy. Andrew Francis, Jackson, McCoy, and Watson were selected to the All-OVC team.{{Cite web |url=https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/7/17/2019_WKU_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |title=WKU Football Media Guide retrieved March 31, 2020. |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406163948/https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/7/17/2019_WKU_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |url-status=live }} The coaching staff included future NFL coach Romeo Crennel.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1972

| rankdivision = small college

| poll = UPI

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Appalachian State

| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| score = 6–7

| attend = 15,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90072694/mistakes-abound-as-appalachian-edges-wes/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Mistakes abound as Appalachian edges Western 7–6|date=September 10, 1972|accessdate=December 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Wittenberg Tigers|title=Wittenberg}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Springfield, OH

| score = 19–7

| attend = 3,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}}

| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| score = 28–7

| attend = 12,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN

| score = 17–7

| attend = 6,932

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}

| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium

| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN

| score = 10–30

| attend = 12,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| gamename = Battle of the Bluegrass

| score = 10–0

| attend = 15,400

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}}

| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 35–6

| attend = 6,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| rank =

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| gamename = 100 Miles of Hate

| score = 17–21

| attend = 20,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}

| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| score = 35–6

| attend = 10,400

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}

| site_stadium = Cutchin Stadium

| site_cityst = Murray, KY

| gamename = Battle for the Red Belt

| score = 17–6

| attend = 6,000

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/772/stats/13168 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 17, 2022 }}

References

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