1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Dave Roberts. The team earned their second consecutive NCAA Division I-AA playoff berth, making it to the quarterfinals. The Hilltoppers finished the season ranked 13th in the final national poll.[1]

1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record9–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^    10 2 0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^    9 4 0
Liberty    8 3 0
Nicholls State    7 4 0
William & Mary    6 4 1
Towson    5 5 0
Arkansas State    5 6 0
James Madison    5 6 0
Louisiana Tech    4 7 0
Northeastern    4 7 0
Youngstown State    4 7 0
Lamar    3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Western Kentucky's roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Tony Brown, Eddie Godfrey, Anthony Green, Jerome Martin, Xavier Jordan, Dean Tiebout, Jonathan Watts, and Riley Ware. Joe Arnold, Tiebout, and Dewayne Penn were named to the AP All American team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Morehead StateNo. 17W 34–0
September 17at No. 15 Middle TennesseeNo. 17L 10–13
September 24No. 8 Eastern KentuckyW 16–14
October 1Austin PeayNo. 14
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 28–3
October 8Illinois StateNo. 10
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 31–16
October 15at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 8W 21–14
October 22at Tennessee TechNo. 5W 20–17
October 29ChattanoogaNo. 5
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 31–2918,200
November 5at Eastern IllinoisNo. 5L 0–6
November 12at LouisvilleNo. 11L 17–3531,636
November 19North Carolina A&TNo. 16
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 44-0
November 26at No. 3 Western IllinoisNo. 13W 35–326,000[3]
December 3at No. 7 Eastern KentuckyNo. 13
L 24–41

References

  1. "Final NCAA Division I-AA". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 21, 1988. p. C4. Retrieved May 4, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. Branch, Bruce W. (November 27, 1988). "6th interception does it as Western survives Western Illinois comeback". The Courier-Journal. p. C5. Retrieved November 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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