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1990 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1990 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
CaptainScott Campbell, Eddie Godfrey, Raji Gordon
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^     11 1 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^     10 2 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^     9 3 0
No. 18 UCF ^     9 3 0
Liberty     7 4 0
Samford     6 4 1
James Madison     5 6 0
Nicholls State     5 6 0
Arkansas State     3 7 1
Western Kentucky     2 8 0
Towson     2 9 0
Northeastern     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by second-year head coach Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 2–8.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Morehead StateW 24–05,200
September 15Illinois StateW 19–914,500
September 22at No. 2 Middle TennesseeNo. 14L 7–2014,000
September 29No. 7 Eastern KentuckyNo. 19
L 12–3518,000[2]
October 6No. T–6 Youngstown Statedagger
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 14–1714,500
October 13at Tennessee TechL 22–3311,183
October 27at LouisvilleL 7–4135,122
November 3at Eastern IllinoisL 6–289,008
November 10Indiana State
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 27–293,800
November 17Chattanooga
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 21–223,900

References

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  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Eastern tops Western 35–12 despite heroics by Donisi". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.