1983 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1983 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 2–8–1. The team's captains were Paul Gray and Walter York.[1]

1983 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8–1
Head coach
CaptainPaul Gray, Walter York
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^    9 1 1
No. 17 Tennessee State    8 2 1
No. 7 Colgate ^    8 3 0
Lehigh    8 3 0
Lafayette    6 4 0
Northeastern    6 4 1
Southeastern Louisiana    6 5 0
William & Mary    6 5 0
Nicholls State    5 6 0
Bucknell    4 5 1
Cincinnati    4 6 1
Delaware    4 7 0
Northwestern State    4 7 0
James Madison    3 8 0
Richmond    3 8 0
Western Kentucky    2 8 1
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Louisville*L 22–4131,279
September 17at AkronL 13–148,845
September 24at Austin PeayL 3–137,500
October 1Southeastern Louisiana*L 7–2710,500
October 8at Youngstown State
L 13–246,134
October 15Tennessee Tech
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 17–09,000
October 22at No. 1 Eastern KentuckyT 10–108,700
October 29Morehead Statedagger
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 38–714,500
November 5at No. T–5 Middle TennesseeL 7–265,500
November 12No. 11 Eastern Illinois
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 14–345,000[2]
November 19Murray State
L 3–76,900

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