1986 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
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| 1986 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–6–1 |
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| Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee State ^ | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 William & Mary ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Dave Roberts, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 4–6–1.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Gardner–Webb | W 35–13 | 11,000 | [2] | |
| September 13 | Livingston |
| L 21–23 | 7,500 | [3] |
| September 20 | at Louisville | L 6–45 | 34,144 | [4] | |
| September 27 | at Murray State | T 10–10 | 8,875 | [5] | |
| October 4 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 24–10 | 9,300 | [6] |
| October 18 | at Tennessee State | L 3–25 | 26,684 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at Austin Peay | W 34–20 | 3,117 | [8] | |
| November 1 | No. 9 Georgia Southern dagger |
| L 32–49 | 13,000 | [9] |
| November 8 | Boston University |
| W 28–7 | 1,500 | [10] |
| November 15 | at No. 4 Eastern Illinois | L 18–35 | 6,020 | [11] | |
| November 22 | Chattanooga |
| L 17–21 | 4,000 | [12] |
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References
[edit ]- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 179. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "I-AA Western sharpens up on NAIA team". Messenger-Inquirer. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Li'l Livingston plays big, tips Western". The Courier-Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisville destroys Western Kentucky". The Paducah Sun. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western ties Murray State". The Tennessean. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Kentucky upsets Eastern". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State lands 25–3 de-feet on Western". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fourth-quarter explosion spurs Western Kentucky". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Not to be: Ham won't let Western pull off upset". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toppers throw Boston massacre". The Park City Daily News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois wins 10th straight". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mocs' rally stops WKU 21–17". The Tennessean. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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