2007 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 2007 WKU Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team's head coach was David Elson. It was the team’s first and only season as an NCAA Division I FCS independent team as they made the transition from the Gateway Conference[1] of Division I-AA (now FCS) to the Sun Belt Conference of the FBS.[2] The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
| 2007 WKU Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2007 record | 7–5 |
| Head coach | |
| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Wright |
| Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (22,113) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winston–Salem State | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | – | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | at No. 6 Florida | L 3–49 | 90,086 | |
| September 8 | West Virginia Tech | W 87–0 | 16,165 | |
| September 15 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 26–6 | 18,898 |
| September 20 | at Middle Tennessee State |
| W 20–17 | 22,086 |
| September 29 | at Bowling Green | L 21–42 | 20,622 | |
| October 13 | at Ball State | L 12–35 | 15,824 | |
| October 20 | at Indiana State | W 56–7 | 5,027 | |
| October 27 | North Carolina Central |
| W 50–14 | 15,122 |
| November 3 | at Chattanooga | W 28–21 | 5,668 | |
| November 10 | Troy |
| L 17–21 | 16,972 |
| November 17 | Morehead State |
| W 52–12 | 15,282 |
| November 24 | at North Texas | L 26–27 | 5,027 | |
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*Schedule Source:[3]
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Alma mater | |
| David Elson | Head Coach | Butler 1994 | |
| Mike Chism | Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends | Kentucky 1990 | |
| Mike Dietzel | Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers | Otterbein 1985 | |
| Stuart Holt | Running Backs | North Carolina 1995 | |
| Cary Marquell | Inside Linebackers | Ball State 1996 | |
| Eric Mathies | Defensive Line | Murray State 1998 | |
| T.J. Weist | Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator | Alabama 1988 | |
| Kevin Wright | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | WKU 1987 | |
| Walter Wells | Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line | Belmont 1993 | |
| Andrew Koon | Graduate assistant | WKU 2006 | |
| Erik Losey | Graduate assistant | WKU 2006 | |
| Jamison Link | Student assistant | ||
| Nick Uhlenhopp | Director of operations | Graceland 2002 | |
| Mark Harris | Dir. of equipment and facility operations | ||
| Bill Edwards | Head athletic trainer | WKU 1974 | |
| Chris Zuccaro | Video coordinator | Ole Miss 2004 | |
| Reference:[4] | |||
Game summaries
at Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 6 Florida | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
West Virginia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilltoppers | 49 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 87 |
Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonels | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
at Middle Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
at Ball State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Hilltoppers | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 40 |
at Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Mocs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojans | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
at North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
References
- 2019 MVC Football Records, retrieved 30 April 2020
- WKU's move to I-A tops 2006 stories, By OJ STAPLETON and MICHEAL COMPTON, The Daily News, Jan 1, 2007, retrieved 30 April 2020
- "2007 Western Kentucky Football Schedule". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- 2007 Western Kentucky Football Media Guide, p. 58-72
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