1972 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1972 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jimmy Feix (5th season)
Home stadium	L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons ←  1971 1973  →

1972 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Tennessee Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Western Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Morehead State	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Austin Peay	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

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. ^[1] 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. ^[2] The coaching staff included future NFL coach Romeo Crennel.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Appalachian State *	No. 12	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 6–7	15,200	[3]
September 16	at Wittenberg *		Springfield, OH	W 19–7	3,000
September 23	Austin Peay		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 28–7	12,500
September 30	East Tennessee State		Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 17–7	6,932
October 14	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 10–30	12,000
October 21	Eastern Kentucky		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	W 10–0	15,400
October 28	at Morehead State		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 35–6	6,000
November 4	Middle Tennessee		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	L 17–21	20,000
November 11	Butler *		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 35–6	10,400
November 18	at Murray State		Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY (Battle for the Red Belt)	W 17–6	6,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
2. "WKU Football Media Guide retrieved March 31, 2020" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
3. "Mistakes abound as Appalachian edges Western 7–6". The Courier-Journal. September 10, 1972. Retrieved December 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 17, 2022.