The 1968 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by coach Jimmy Feix, in his first season as coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captain was Walt Heath.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Butler*		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 35–0	10,866–15,000
September 28	Austin Peay	No. 14	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 42–0	8,997–12,000
October 5	at East Tennessee State	No. 16	Johnson City, TN	W 23–0	6,500
October 12	at Western Illinois*	No. 10	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 66–0	5,000–6,000
October 19	at Tennessee Tech	No. 4	Cookeville, TN	W 13–0	6,000–6,500
October 26	No. 11 Eastern Kentucky	No. 3	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	L 7–16	20,000–20,428
November 2	at Morehead State	No. 10	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 24–21	6,500
November 9	Middle Tennessee	No. 9	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)	W 43–2	7,493–8,500
November 16	No. 15 Akron*	No. 8	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	T 14–14	7,335–9,000	[2]
November 23	at Murray State	No. 9	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY (rivalry)	L 14–17	8,500–9,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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