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1973 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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Head coach
  
Jimmy Feix (6th year)

1973 record
  
12–1 (7–0 OVC)

Home stadium
  
L.T. Smith Stadium

The 1973 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 56th season of Hilltopper football and their first as members of the reorganized NCAA Division II. The Hilltoppers played their home games in at L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 1973 team came off a 8–2 record from the prior season. The 1973 team was led by coach Jimmy Feix. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the inaugural NCAA Division II playoffs. They made the first NCAA Division II Football Championship Game with a 28–20 win over Grambling State in the Grantland Rice Bowl. However, the Hilltoppers lost to Louisiana Tech 34–0.

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