1984 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1984 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
1984 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Dave Roberts (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Don Powers (1st season)
Home stadium	L. T. Smith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Roberts, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 2–9.^[1]

1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tennessee State		–		11	–	0	–	0
Georgia Southern		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Holy Cross		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Delaware		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Richmond ^		–		8	–	4	–	0
Eastern Washington		–		7	–	2	–	1
James Madison		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M		–		3	–	6	–	1
Northeastern		–		3	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Appalachian State*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 16–17	14,000	^[2]
September 15	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–42	23,984
September 22	UCF*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 34–35	8,500
September 29	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 0–28	5,500
September 10	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 17–45	24,468
October 13	Southwest Missouri State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 10–25	6,500
October 20	Eastern Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	W 17–10	13,000	^[3]
October 27	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 33–31	3,500
November 3	No. 14 Middle Tennessee	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	L 24–45	16,500
November 10	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 19–50	10,864
November 17	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY (Battle for the Red Belt)	L 16–17	7,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 179. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "Appalachian State tips Western 17–16 in last five seconds". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western upsets Eastern 17–10". The State Journal. October 21, 1984. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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