| 1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Murray State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jimmy Feix, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 on conference play, placing fourth in the OVC.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | at Chattanooga* | L 28–41 | 10,250 | |
| September 15 | Lamar* | L 27–58 | 14,600 | |
| September 22 | at No. 8 Austin Peay | W 24–20 | 9,000 | |
| October 6 | Northern Michigan* |
| W 28–21 | 14,000 |
| October 13 | Tennessee Tech* |
| W 49–7 | 13,200 |
| October 20 | at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky | L 6–8 | 25,300 | |
| October 27 | Morehead State |
| L 0–3 | 19,800 |
| November 3 | at Middle Tennessee | W 17–12 | 8,000 | |
| November 10 | at Northern Iowa* | W 24–17 | 12,500 | |
| November 17 | No. 2 Murray State |
| L 20–30 | 15,500 |
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