. "6933"^^ . . "football"@en . . "1997"^^ . . . . "The 1997 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by quarterback Willie Taggart and head coach Jack Harbaugh. The team was an independent and earned their first NCAA Division I-AA Playoff berth since 1988, making it to the quarterfinals. The Hilltoppers primarily ran an option offense and were ranked 1st in Rush Offence for NCAA Division I-AA. They finished the season ranked 5th in final I-AA postseason national poll. Western Kentucky's roster included future NFL players Rod \u201CHe Hate Me\u201D Smart and Ben Wittman. Patrick Goodman and Andy Hape were named to All-America teams, while Harbaugh was Division I-AA Independents and AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year. The I-AA Independent All-Star Team included Goodman, Bryan Heyward, Joey Stockton, Hape, Ron Kelly, and Taggart."@en . . . . . . . . "The 1997 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by quarterback Willie Taggart and head coach Jack Harbaugh. The team was an independent and earned their first NCAA Division I-AA Playoff berth since 1988, making it to the quarterfinals. The Hilltoppers primarily ran an option offense and were ranked 1st in Rush Offence for NCAA Division I-AA. They finished the season ranked 5th in final I-AA postseason national poll."@en . "10"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "9"^^ . . . "63585562"^^ . "L 21\u201338 at"@en . "1997 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers"@en . . . "Independent"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "1070733654"^^ . . . "5"^^ .