1987 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team information
American college football season
1987Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 17–40 at Eastern Kentucky
Conference
Independent
Record
7–4
Head coach
Dave Roberts (4th season)
Home stadium
L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^
–
9
–
4
–
0
No. 8 James Madison ^
–
9
–
3
–
0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^
–
8
–
4
–
1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^
–
7
–
4
–
0
Villanova
–
6
–
4
–
0
Northeastern
–
6
–
5
–
0
Nicholls State
–
5
–
5
–
1
William & Mary
–
5
–
6
–
0
Towson
–
4
–
6
–
0
Tennessee State
–
3
–
7
–
1
Lamar
–
3
–
8
–
0
Louisiana Tech
–
3
–
8
–
0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1987 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dave Roberts, the Hilltoppers compiled a 7–4. The team earned the school's first NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoff berth; their previous playoff appearances had been at the NCAA Division II level. Western Kentucky played their home games at L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Lights were installed prior to the season, and Western Kentucky hosted their first night game on September 19, a victory over rival Murray State. The Hilltoppers finished the season ranked No. 11 in final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll.[1]
Western Kentucky's roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Tony Brown, Malcolm Darden, James Edwards, Glenn Holt, David Smith, Steve Walsh, Harold Wright, Xavier Jordan, and Dean Tiebout. Edwards, Walsh, and Dewayne Penn were named to the AP All American team.[2]
^"Final Division I-AA poll". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. November 24, 1987. p. D1. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^"WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 179. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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