1989 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team information
American college football season
1989Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference
Independent
Record
6–5
Head coach
Jack Harbaugh (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Bruce Hoffman (1st season)
Captain
Russell Foster, Xavier Jordan, Mark Marsh
Home stadium
L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^
–
9
–
3
–
0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^
–
8
–
3
–
1
Liberty
–
7
–
3
–
0
Western Kentucky
–
6
–
5
–
0
James Madison
–
5
–
4
–
1
Lamar
–
5
–
5
–
0
Arkansas State
–
5
–
6
–
0
Nicholls State
–
5
–
6
–
0
Samford
–
4
–
7
–
0
Northeastern
–
3
–
7
–
0
Fordham
–
2
–
6
–
0
Towson
–
2
–
8
–
0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1989 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by first-year head coach Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 6–5.[1]
^"WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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