1991 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 1991 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by third-year head coach Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 3–8. The team's captain was Milton Biggins.^[1]

1991 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Jack Harbaugh (3rd season)
Captain	Milton Biggins
Home stadium	L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Samford ^			–					12	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 James Madison ^			–					9	–	4	–	0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^			–					12	–	3	–	0
Georgia Southern			–					7	–	4	–	0
UCF			–					6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary			–					5	–	6	–	0
Liberty			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Towson State			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 14–18	5,807	[2]
September 14	Murray State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 14–0	12,222	[3]
September 21	Morehead State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 48–21	8,180	[4]
October 5	No. T–12 Middle Tennessee	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 21–23	8,068	[5]
October 12	at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (rivalry)	L 22–37	18,800	[6]
October 19	Troy State	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 23–39	10,980	[7]
October 26	No. 4 Northern Iowa	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 21–49	3,228	[8]
November 2	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 22–26	7,102	[9]
November 9	Eastern Illinois	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 28–26	4,124	[10]
November 16	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 14–31	2,701	[11]
November 23	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 8–31	7,104	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game