1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 –0 –09 –2 –1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
Morehead State 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Western Kentucky 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Austin Peay 2 –4 –07 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
Tennessee Tech 0 –5 –11 –8 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 on conference play, placing fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Chattanooga*
L 28–4110,250
September 15Lamar*
L 27–5814,600
September 22at No. 8 Austin Peay
W 24–209,000
October 6Northern Michigan*
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 28–2114,000
October 13Tennessee Tech*
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 49–713,200
October 20at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky
L 6–825,300
October 27Morehead State
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 0–319,800
November 3at Middle Tennessee
W 17–128,000
November 10at Northern Iowa*
W 24–1712,500
November 17No. 2 Murray State
L 20–3015,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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