1976 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1976 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainDavid Carter
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 1 0 8 3 0
Tennessee Tech 5 2 0 8 3 0
Murray State 4 3 0 5 6 0
Austin Peay 3 4 0 5 6 0
Western Kentucky 3 4 0 4 5 1
East Tennessee State 3 4 0 3 7 0
Middle Tennessee 2 5 0 4 7 0
Morehead State 2 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Morehead State record adjusted for forfeit to Marshall
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the OVC. The team's captain was David Carter.[1]

  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 178. Retrieved December 9, 2021.