1974 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1974 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 7–3 5–2 Jimmy Feix 7th L. T. Smith Stadium The 1974 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Coming off a 12-1 and NCAA Playoff Runners-up season the previous year, WKU started the season ranked number 1 in both the APAP Small-College Football Poll Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 19, 1974 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11215142/poll_1974_0919_small_ap/ Newspapers.com May 24, 2017 and UPISmall College Football Poll Waukesha Daily Freeman Waukesha, Wisconsin September 18, 1974 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10648620/poll_1973_0920_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 24, 2017 national polls. They ended up losing their last two games, finished tied for 2nd in the conference, and missed the NCAA Playoffs.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020. The team's roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Virgil Livers, John Bushong, David Carter, Rick Caswell, and Biff Madon. Livers and Bushong were named to the AP All-American team, and Livers was also named OVC Defensive Player of the Year. The All OVC team included Livers, Bushong, Rick Green, David Carter, John Humphrey, and Keith Tandy.2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020 The coaching staff included future NFL coach Romeo Crennel. Schedule 1974 small college AP September 14 w y 1 1974 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 48–0 13,300 September 28 w 2 1974 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 35–7 13,400 October 5 w 2 East Tennessee State Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 24–0 5,213 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-western-wallops-et/207136690/ Kingsport Times-News Western wallops ET, 24–0 October 6, 1974 October 1, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 w y y 3 Dayton L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 32–15 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-tomek-defense-lead/181517890/ The Courier-Journal Tomek, defense lead Western by Dayton October 13, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com October 19 l y 2 1974 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 6–10 12,000 October 26 w 7 1974 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 15 Battle of the Bluegrass L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 34–24 18,880 November 2 w y 7 1974 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY 36–0 8,000 November 9 w 7 Middle Tennessee L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 100 Miles of Hate 36–10 13,300 November 16 l y 8 1974 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 11 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 2–20 11,300 November 23 l y 13 1974 Murray State Racers Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY Battle for the Red Belt 7–9 15,200 Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Western Kentucky) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/772/stats/13016 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Western Kentucky Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football