1999 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1999 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 175 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 6–5 4–3 Jack Harbaugh 11th L. T. Smith Stadium The 1999 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Jack Harbaugh. The Hilltoppers rejoined the Ohio Valley Conference as a football only member this year; the school left the OVC in 1982 and had been a football independent since.2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020 The team's roster included future NFL players Joseph Jefferson, Rod “He Hate Me” Smart, Sherrod Coates, Mel Mitchell, Bobby Sippio, and Ben Wittman, as well as future NFL coach Jason Michael.Pro Football Reference, retrieved 30 April 2020 Patrick Goodman was named to the AP All American team. The All OVC Team included Goodman, Sippio, Smart, Melvin Wisham, Wittman and Mitchell.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020. Schedule 1999 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 2 w y 1999 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin Graham Stadium Martin, TN 34–10 5,632 September 11 w y 1999 Cumberland Phoenix Cumberland (TN) L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 55–7 7,350 September 18 l y South Florida 21 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 6–21 7,500 September 25 w 1999 Southeast Missouri State Indians Southeast Missouri State L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 21–10 7,700 October 2 w 1999 Murray State Racers Murray State L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Battle for the Red Belt 21–15 9,400 October 9 l y 1999 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 16 Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY Battle of the Bluegrass 10–31 9,080 October 16 l y 1999 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 10–23 4,024 October 23 l y Tennessee State 2 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 21–28 13,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-western-barrlesbut/142539403/ Western barrles, but falls 28–21 The Courier-Journal October 24, 1999 March 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Eastern Illinois O'Brien Field Charleston, IL 38–15 1,082 November 13 w y y 1999 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 40–34 OT 3,412 November 20 l y y Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 14–52 2,400 Cunningham Steve Salukis D-rail Hilltoppers https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92661773/southern-illinoisan/ January 15, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan November 21, 1999 1B Newspapers.com References Western Kentucky Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football