1994 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1994 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
1994 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Jack Harbaugh (6th season);
Captain	Sheldon Benoit, Lito Mason
Home stadium	L. T. Smith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 ⊟

1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^		–		11	–	0	–	1
No. 23 Hofstra		–		8	–	1	–	1
Towson		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Troy State ^		–		8	–	4	–	0
Robert Morris		–		7	–	1	–	1
Monmouth		–		7	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		7	–	3	–	0
UAB		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 UCF		–		7	–	4	–	0
Wagner		–		6	–	5	–	0
Liberty		–		5	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		5	–	6	–	0
Central Connecticut State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Samford		–		4	–	6	–	1
Davidson		–		3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo		–		3	–	8	–	0
Saint Francis		–		2	–	7	–	1
Charleston Southern		–		0	–	11	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by sixth-year head coach Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 5–6. The team's captains were Sheldon Benoit and Lito Mason.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Eastern Kentucky		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	W 24–21	12,300
September 8	at Murray State	No. 19	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY (Battle for the Red Belt)	W 39–13	8,161
September 17	Austin Peay	No. 11	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 21–3	10,100
September 24	at No. 13 UCF*	No. 11	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 45–59	24,326
October 1	at UAB*	No. 14	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 31–22	20,237	^[2]
October 8	Portland State	No. 10	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 14–49	8,800
October 15	at Jacksonville State	No. 19	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 22–20	12,077
October 22	Southern Illinois	No. 16	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 7–10	11,900	^[3]
October 29	No. 4 Troy State	No. 25	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 16–38	6,400
November 5	Indiana State		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 16–28	6,000
November 12	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 20–28	1,003
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 180. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
^ "Jewell, Floyd help Western down UAB". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Medley, Joe (October 23, 1994). "SIU spoils Hilltoppers' homecoming, 10-7". Park City Daily News. p. 1B. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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