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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 1972 UA19/17/1/4 WKU Football Media Guide WKU Athletic Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the African American Studies Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons This Book is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TO MEN OF WORKING PRESS, RADIO, TV 1972 HILLTOPP E R FOOTBALL Here is your copy of the 1972 IIilltopper Football Drochu re INDEX which we hope will supply rou with the basic information needed in your coverage of this year's \\'estern gridders. It is our pleasure to PRESS BOX INF ORMATION . .. ... ... ....... .. .. Ins ide F ront Cover ATHLE TIC STAFF DIRECTORY .... ........ .... .. ............. .. 2 welcome you again to 'Topper games and practice sessions. 1972 SCHEDULE . ... ......... .. ... ...... ...... .. ......... 3; Back Cover 1971 RESULTS, ATTENDANCE . ... .. ........ .. .. ....... ... ... 3 Press coverage at Western games, like the l"nive1·sily's entire PRESS, RADIO. TV OUTLETS . ... ...... .. .. ... ........ ............. 4 football program, entered a new era in 1968 with the opening of WESTERN Dormitory Accommoda tions .......................... 12 19,250-seal L. T. Sr:1ith Stadium. The strncture is topped by a press KENTUCKY General Information ....................... ..... 6, 8-9 box designed to meet the needs of nearly one hundred writers, UNIVERSITY Nickname ....................... ................... 6 broadcasters and photographers. Our press box staff will supply Pages 5-12 Presideqt Der o c;;. Downing ........ .. ........... ...... 7 Stadium Information .............................. 10-11 you with game and player in.formation, quarterly play-by-play, halftime and final statistics and scoring summary. Soft drinks. 1..offee and other refreshments arc also available in the press box All-OVC Team, 1971 ................................. 18 for your convenience. OHIO Champions .......................................... 15 VALLEY History ........... ......................... ....... 14 CONF ERENCE Records ......................... ............ 16-18 PRESS BOX COVERAGE: Admittance to the press box will Pages 13-18 Standings, All-Time .................................. 15 be granted only to authorized persons with press box tickets for Standings, 1971 ................... ... ........ ..... 18 that specific game. Tickets must be secured IX ADVA:\'CE from Assistant Public Relations Director Ed Given. Newspaper press Athletic Director John Oldham ........................ 20 passes and sideline passes will nol be honored. Each ticket will Coaches' Sketches ........................... ..... 21-24 carry a seat or booth assignment and will entitle the authorized P ERSONNEL Depth Chart ........... ................ .... ....... 36 staff member to the full courtesies and complete service of the AND Experience Analysis ................................. 40 PROSPECTS Freshmen ...................................... .... 36 press box. Press box tickets are non-transferable. Pages 19- 40 Outlook, 1972 ........................................ 37 Player Information ....... ........................ 25-35 Pronunciation Guide ....... ................... ... 38 PHOTO COVERAGE: P hotographers requiring press box Roster ................. ......................... 38-39 space will need a press box ticket. Sideline pusses will be issued to authorized personnel representing news media on the f ield ancl must be displayed at all times. OPPONE NTS Opponents' Sketches .................. ............ 42-51 P ages 41-52 Series Records . ..................................... 52 RADIO COVERAGE: Radio broadcast pe1mission should be All- Americans ...... ............................... 56 ohtained in advance, along with press box tickets, from Assistant RECORDS AII -OVC Players . .................. .. •.......... .... 57 Public Relations Director Ed Given. Arrangements for installa AND Lettermen 0914-71 ) .................... .......... 65-71 tion of broadcast loops should be made well in advance with South HIGHLIGHTS Pros from Western ........ ....... ................. 72 Central Bell Telephone Company. P ages53-76 Records .......................................... 58-60 Results, All-Time ................................. 61-64 Sta tistics, 1971 .................................... 54-55 WESTERN UNION SERVICE: Newspapers requiring Western Gnion service should contact Western Union personnel COVER: Left--All-OVC quarte rback Leo Peckenpaugh (JO) heads back into his directly for arrangements. pock et of pass protection. Right--Linebacker Aundra Skiles (58) hasn't really beheaded this Morehead State ball-carrier ; he just wound up with the Eagle helmet in his clutches. I WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 1972 HILLTOPPER SCHEDULE Series Record ATHLETIC STAFF DIRECTORY Date Opponent Sile Time•• w L T (Listed Alphabetically) Sept. 9 Appalachian State Bowling Green l:OOp.m. 0 0 0 Sept. 16 Wittenberg Springfield 12:30p.m. 3 0 0 Sept. 23 • Austin Peay Bowling Green l:OOp.m. 14 2 PHONE (Area 502) Sept. 30 •East Tennessee Johnson City 6:30 p.m. 12 5 2 Name, Position Office Home Oct. 7 Open Date Ralph Baker, Asst. Basketball Coach ....... 745-3542 78 1-4540 Oct. 14 •Tennessee Tech Cookeville 7:30 p.m . 18 16 Jerry Bean, Head Track Coach ............ 745-3347 843-8546 Oct. 21 • Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green l:OOp.m. 28 15 2 Romeo Crennel, Asst. Football Coach ...... 745-3347 745-4287 Oct. 28 •Morehead Slate Morehead l :OO p.m. 25 4 1 Nov. 4 • Middle Tennessee Bowling GrPPn l :OOp.m. 18 19 I Benny Dees, Asst. Basketball Coach ....... 745-3542 842-4219 (Homecoming ) Jimmy Feix, Head Football Coach ...... ... 745-3347 843-9635 Nov. II Buller Bowling Green l:OOp.m. 5 0 Robbie Franklin, Asst. Football Coach ... ... 745-3347 842-2722 Nov. 18 *Murray State Murray l:30p.m. 19 13 6 Butch Gilbert, Asst. Football Coach ....... 745-3347 781-2944 1971 RESULTS and ATTENDANCE Ed Given, Sports Information ............ 745-4295 842-4661 Record: Overall 8-2-0; Ohio Va lley Conference 6-1-0 ( 1st) Frahk Griffin, Golf Coach ........ ...... 745-3347 843-4988 Score Site Crowd Ted Hornback, Tennis Coach ...... .... 745-3347 842-7557 Western 33, Wittenberg 7 at Bowling Green ........... 17,042 Alan Launder, Asst. Track Coach ....... 745-3347 78 J-J 7 I 8 • western 46, Austin Peay 7 al Clarksville . ............. 4,990 Russell Miller, Athletic Trainer .......... 745-3347 781-2610 • western 36, East Tennessee 7 al Bowling Green ........... 16,276 Lee Murray, Asst. Football Coach ....... 745-3347 78 1-2 173 Western 14, Eastern Michigan 17 at Ypsilanti ...... .. .... ... 12,200 • w estern 15, Tennessee Tech 7 al Bowling Gr een . .... .. ... 19,926 John Oldham, Athletic Director ........... 745-3542 843-8793 •western 16, Eastern Kentucky 7 at Richmond ........ ...... 24.500 Jim Pickens, Head Baseball Coach .... ..... 745-2456 843-9749 •western 34, Morehead Stale 11 at Bowling Green ........... 15,762 Bill Powell, Swimming Coach ........ .. 745-3542 842-5 120 •western 13, Middle Tennessee 27 at Murfreesboro ........... 6,500 Jim Richards, Head Basketball Coach .......745-3542 843-1220 Western 31, Buller Oat Indianapolis ... .. .. ...... 7,450 Buck Sydnor, Asst. Baseba ll Coach ...... .. 745-3347 842-6594 • w estern 24. Mur ray State 10 at Bowling Green ... ........ 16,327 Art Zeleznik, Asst. Football Coach ... .. 745-3347 842-3837 262 100 Tota l Attendance 140,973 (Home-85.333) • Ohio Valley Conference game **Central Time 2 3 Area Press, Radio, Television Outlets *CLARK HANES GEORGE HACKETT *CAWOOD LEDFO RD Sports Editor Associated Press Sports Director Park City Da il y News Courier-Jo111nal Bldg. WHAS, Inc. Bowling Green, Ky. 42 10 1 Louisville, Ky. 40202 Louisville, Ky. 40202 UNIVERSITY *SPO RTS O1·.SK SPORTS DESK *ED KALLAY The Courier-Journal United Press International Sports Director Louisville, Ky. 40202 228 Commonwealth Bldg. WAVE-TV Louisville, Ky. 40202 Louisville, Ky. 40200 *SPORTS DESK The Louisville Times DEAN MAGGARD *HOPE HINES Louisville, Ky. 40202 WLBJ Radio Sports Director Bowling Green, Ky. 421 OJ WLAC Television • JOE CA LOWELL Nashville, Tenn. 37219 Nashville Banner WES STRADER 11 00 Broadway Sports Director Nashville, Tenn. 37201 WKCT Radio • PAUL EELLS Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 Sports Director WSM-TV and RADIO *JEFF HANNA BUD T YLER 5700 Knob Road Sport s Department Sports Director Nashville, Tenn. 37209 Nashville Tennessean WBGN Radio 1100 Broadway Bowling Green, Ky. 4210 1 Nashville, Tenn. 3720 I *BOB BELL *JERRY WALLACE Sports Director SPORTS DES K Sports Director WSIX-TV Associated Press WLTV Television 441 M111freesboro Road Box 990 537 E. I 0th St. Nashville, Tenn. 37210 Nashville, Tenn. 37202 Bowling Green, Ky. 4 2101 •ww use photos. DURE N CHEEK, Jr. United Press International Box 2706 Nashville, Tenn. 37219 Radio Play-By-Play of Hill topper Football Games Will be Heard This Season on the Following Stations: Originating S tations Affiliated Network Stations WBGN, Bowling Green WKCT·, Bowling Green .. .. .. .. ...... WAIN, Columbia (Western Kentucky Gas Network) WGGC-f-M, Glasgow WHIC, Hardinsb111g WKAY, Glasgow WKOA, Hopkinsville WLCK, Scottsvi lle WLOC, Munfordville WMS K, Morganfield WNES, Central City WN GO, Mayfield WPKY, Princeton WQXE, Elizabethtown WTCO , Campbellsville