1980 .. 1980 Hilltopper S Index TimeSeries Record ~ - t..,. - All-Americans ........ .. .. ... 78 One:-Sicfed Games .... .. .... .... 75 Date Opponent Site (Centran w L T AII-OVC Selections (All-Time) . .. .. 80 Opening Game Record . .. ... .. .... 72 Sept. 6 Evansville Bowling Green, Ky. 1:00pm 12 3 2 Al Almond Memorial Award ... .. .... 8 Opponents ('80) ..... .. 47-57 13 Kentucky State Frankfort, Ky. 1:00pm 0 0 0 Athletic Director's Office ... ..... ... 10 Outlook . ..... : ....... .... 45 Athletic Staff Directory ......... .. 11 20 *Akron Akron, Ohio 6:30 pm 0 4 2 Player Sketches .. ... .. .. .... .. 20-38 Basketball Schedules ( 1980-81) .. .... 85 Post Season Appearances . .. ... 79 1:00pm 21 3 27 *Austin Peay Bowling Green. Ky. 1 Birthdays in Season .. ..... .. 27 President Donald W . Zacharias ....... 5 Oct. 4 Open Date Bowl (Post Season) Appearances . .. 79 Press, Radio, TV Outlets . ........... 3 11 Youngstown State Bowling Green, Ky. 1:00pm 2 2 0 Coaches Records .. .. ... .... 70-71 Pronunciation Guide . ..... .. .. .... 43 18 *Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. 1:30pm 22 20 1 Coaching Staff ........ ... 12-17 Records ....... ......... ... .... 62-69 Crowd Records . ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 7 Red Towel . .. ...... .. .... ... .. 8 25 *Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. 1:00pm 33 18 2 Depth Chart . .. ... .. .. ......... 46 Results (All-Time) . ..... .... .. 72-n Nov. 1 * Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 12:30 pm 30 6 2 Feast & Famine ' Results ('79) . ...... Inside Front Cover 8 *Middle Tennessee Bowling Green, Ky . 1:00pm 24 21 1 (Best and Worst Seasons) .. ... 77 Rosters .. .. .. .. .. ..... .... 42-43 (Homecoming) Football Schedules (Future) .... .. ... 85 Schedule (WKU) . .. Inside Front Cover Hilltopper Nickname ......... ... 11 Schedule (Opponents' 15 Open Date Homecoming Record ... .. ... 76 Composite) ........... Back Cover 1:30pm 23 17 22 * Murray State Murray, Ky. 6 Keen Hall, The Hilltoppers' Series Records ... ............. 58 *Ohio Valley Conference game. Home games in boldface type. Campus Home . .. ........ .. .. 7 Signees > •••.••••••••••••• . •••• 37-38 Lettermen (1914-79) . .... 39-41, 44 Smith Stadium .. .. .. .. .•...... 6 Managers (Student) . ... 17 Statistics ('79 Final) .. .. .. ....... 60-61 Media Information . ..... .. .. .... 2 Training Staff ... .. .. .... ..... 18-19 Milestones, WKU Grid . .. ..... .... 73 Travel Plans .. .. .. ......... 46 1979 Results NCAA I-AA Leaders ....... • . .. 78 Western Kentucky University ...... 4 · Ohio Valley Conference ... ...... 81-84 Overall Record: 5-5-0 OVC Record: 3-3-0, Fourth AII -OVC Team ('791 . .... .. 84 All-Sports Champs .... ........ 83 Football Champs ...... .. .. ... 83 Score Players-of-the-Year (WKU) ..... 84 Date Opponent Crowd W-L WK-Opp Standings (All-Time) ........... 83 Sept. 8 at UT-Chattanooga . .. .. ..... 10,250 ..... L. ........ 28-41 Standings ('79) ................ 84 15 Lamar . .... .. ... ....... .. 14,600 ..... L. ...... .. 27-58 22 at Austin Peay* . 9,000 . .. .. W . 24-20 29 Open Date Oct. 6 Northern Michigan . ..... .. 14,000 . .... W. 28-21 13 Tennessee Tech* ......... 13,200 . .... W. 49- 7 20 at Eastern Kentucky* ...... 25,300 ..... L . 6- 8 27 Morehead State* ...... .. 19,800 . .... L. 0- 3 (Homecoming) Nov. 3 at Middle Tennessee* . 8,000 ... W ... .. 17-12 For Information on all Hilltopper 10 at Northern Iowa . ..... .. ... 12,500 . .... W ... ..... 24-17 sports, contact: 17 Murray State* ..... .. .. 15,500 ..... L. ....... 20-30 *Ohio Valley Conference game. Home games in boldface type. Paul Just Sports Information Director About the Cover: Our 1980 cover Attendance: 142,150 (Average --- 14,2151 Office of Public Information features veteran coach Jimmy Feix, Home: n ,100 (Average --- 15,4201** Wetherby Administration Building senior quarterback John Hall, the OVC's Road: 65,050 (Average --- 13,0101 Western Kentucky University 1979 Offensive Player-of-the-Year, and Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101 Smith Stadium, the 19,250-seat home of **Western's average home attendance (15,420) ranked sixth among NCAA Division I-AA Phone: Office --- (502) 745-4295 the Hilltoppers. The artwork, done in Schools. Only Grambling (29,900), Florida A&M (26,217), Jackson State (21 ,391) , Home --- (502) 781-17n paint on canvas, is the creation of Mark Southern U. (19,600), and Boise State (19,419) outdrew the Hilltoppers at home. Rosenthal. Tough Competition: The Hilltoppers ran into some tough opposition during the 1979 season, dropping five games to teams who collectively won 73.7% (40-13-41 of their games. Eastern Kentucky was 11 -2-0; UT-Chattanooga went 9-2-0; Murray State posted a 9-2-1 marl<; Lamer was 6-3-2; and Morehead State WKl,I Sports Information: Director --- Paul Just; Secretary --- Becky Higgs; Graduate Assistant --­ finished &4-1 . Richard Smith; Student Assistants --- Arthur Anderson, Use Grider, Mary Hillebrand, Alan Mattingly and Jim Pick-. 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