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1993 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
Record8–3
Head coach
CaptainBen Mooney, Eddie Thompson
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons← 19921994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Troy State ^   –   11 – 0 – 1
Youngstown State ^   –   10 – 2 – 0
UAB   –   9 – 2 – 0
Wagner   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 UCF ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 24 Towson   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Western Kentucky   –   8 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 3 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central Connecticut State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Liberty   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marist   –   5 – 5 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 6 – 0
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Saint Francis   –   3 – 7 – 0
Charleston Southern   –   3 – 8 – 0
Monmouth   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 8–3. They missed the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs but finished the season ranked No. 19 in final NCAA Division I-AA poll.

Western Kentucky primarily ran an option offense and led NCAA Division I-AA team in rushing. The team's captains were Ben Mooney and Eddie Thompson. The roster included future National Football League (NFL) player Robert Jackson.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 10 Eastern KentuckyW 15–1017,200
September 111:10 p.m.at Kansas StateL 13–3829,356
September 18at Austin PeayW 28–276,089
September 25UABW 40–137,000
October 2Jacksonville StateNo. 25
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 12–78,800
October 16at Southern IllinoisNo. 21W 51–247,200
October 23at Indiana StateNo. 18L 14–4110,191
October 30Western Illinois
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 41–94,511
November 6at No. 4 Troy StateNo. 24L 24–315,100
November 13Eastern IllinoisNo. 25
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 24–213,527
November 20Murray StateNo. 20W 44–144,552

References

  1. "NCAA I-AA". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. December 1, 1993. p. B-4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  2. "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. "Toppers roll to 3–1 start, coach's best". The Park City Daily News. September 26, 1993. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Western runs over Southern Illinois". The Courier-Journal. Associated Press. October 17, 1993. p. C10. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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