1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team information
American college football season
1988Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 24–41 at Eastern Kentucky
Conference
Independent
Record
9–4
Head coach
Dave Roberts (5th season)
Home stadium
L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^
–
9
–
4
–
0
Liberty
–
8
–
3
–
0
Nicholls State
–
7
–
4
–
0
William & Mary
–
6
–
4
–
1
Towson
–
5
–
5
–
0
Arkansas State
–
5
–
6
–
0
James Madison
–
5
–
6
–
0
Louisiana Tech
–
4
–
7
–
0
Northeastern
–
4
–
7
–
0
Youngstown State
–
4
–
7
–
0
Lamar
–
3
–
8
–
0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1988 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Dave Roberts. The team earned their second consecutive NCAA Division I-AA playoff berth, making it to the quarterfinals.[1] The Hilltoppers finished the season ranked 13th in the final national poll.[2]
Western Kentucky's roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Tony Brown, Eddie Godfrey, Anthony Green, Jerome Martin, Xavier Jordan, Dean Tiebout, Jonathan Watts, and Riley Ware. Joe Arnold, Tiebout, and Dewayne Penn were named to the AP All American team.
^"WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^"Final NCAA Division I-AA". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 21, 1988. p. C4. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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