1967 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1967 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–1–1 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Wes Simpson
  • Bill Taylor
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5/11 Eastern Kentucky $ 5 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 2
Western Kentucky 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Tennessee Tech 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morehead State 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Murray State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1967 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Nick Denes in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled and overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC.[1]

Assistant coach Jimmy Feix succeeded Denes as head coach after the season.[2] Also on the coaching staff were future National Football League (NFL) head coaches Jerry Glanville and Joe Bugel. The team roster included future NFL players Roy Bondurant, Lawrence Brame, and Bill "Jelly" Green, as well as future NFL coach Romeo Crennel.[3] Dickie Moore was named to the AP All-American team and was Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year. The All-OVC team included Bondurant, Jim Garrett, Walt Heath, Allan Hogan, Moore, Larry Watkins, Brame, Bill Hape, Johnny Jaggers, and Fred Snyder.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Saint Joseph's (IN)*
W 47–73,500–4,500
September 23at Austin Peay
W 31–64,500–6,500
September 30East Tennessee StateBowling Green, KYW 6–37,500–8,003
October 14Tennessee TechBowling Green, KYW 56–08,000–8,506
October 21at No. 4 Eastern Kentucky
T 14–1415,000
October 28Morehead StatedaggerBowling Green, KYW 30–1913,000–13,059
November 4at Middle Tennessee
L 14–167,000–8,353[4]
November 11at Butler*
W 36–142,000
November 18Murray StateBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 42–197,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN B00ILIOPAO.
  3. ^ Pro Football Reference Romeo Crennal, retrieved 30 April 2020
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.


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