2008 WKU Hilltoppers football team

The 2008 WKU Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was David Elson. WKU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent team in 2008 before their move to the Sun Belt Conference in 2009.[1] The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[2]

2008 WKU Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
2008 record2–10
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorT. J. Weist
Defensive coordinatorKevin Wright
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (22,113)
2008 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Navy       8 5  
Notre Dame       7 6  
Army       3 9  
WKU       2 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3011:00 a.m.at IndianaBTNL 13–3130,067
September 65:00 p.m.at No. 22 FCS Eastern KentuckyW 37–1318,500
September 136:00 p.m.at No. 11 AlabamaPPVL 7–4192,138
September 206:00 p.m.Murray StateW 50–922,297
September 276:00 p.m.at KentuckyWKYTL 3–4170,731
October 412:30 p.m.at No. 20 Virginia TechL 13–2766,233
October 116:00 p.m.No. 25 Ball State
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 7–2416,319
October 186:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 20–2414,171
November 13:30 p.m.North Texas
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
Sun Belt NetworkL 40–5118,879
November 82:30 p.m.at TroySun Belt NetworkL 7–1719,066
November 1512:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
Sun Belt NetworkL 10–2111,817
December 66:00 p.m.at Florida InternationalL 3–279,405

Coaching staff

NamePositionAlma mater
David ElsonHead CoachButler 1994
Mike ChismRecruiting Coordinator/Tight EndsKentucky 1990
Mike DietzelSpecial Teams Coordinator/Outside LinebackersOtterbein 1985
Stuart HoltRunning BacksNorth Carolina 1995
Cary MarquellInside LinebackersBall State 1996
Erik MathiesDefensive LineMurray State 1998
Travaris RobinsonDefensive BacksAuburn 2007
T.J. WeistAssistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers/Passing Game CoordinatorAlabama 1988
Kevin WrightOffensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksWKU 1987
Walter WellsRunning Game CoordinatorBelmont 1993
Jami DeBerryGraduate assistantWKU 2005
Jamison LinkStudent assistant
Nick UhlenhoppDirector of operationsGraceland 2002
Mark HarrisDir. of equipment and facility operations
Jim NowellDir. of strength & conditioningSouthern Miss 1990
Duane HallStrength & conditioning assistantWKU 1997
Chris ZuccaroVideo coordinatorOle Miss 2004

Game summaries

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 6 7 13
Hoosiers 10 7 7 7 31

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 9 7 14 37
Colonels 3 10 0 0 13

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 7 0 0 7
#11 Crimson Tide 17 14 10 0 41

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 6 3 0 9
Hilltoppers 10 17 16 7 50

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 3 0 0 3
Wildcats 3 14 14 10 41

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 3 3 7 13
#20 Hokies 10 10 7 0 27

Ball St

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Cardinals 0 7 7 10 24
Hilltoppers 0 0 0 7 7

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 21 0 3 24
Hilltoppers 3 14 3 0 20

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 21 3 7 20 51
Hilltoppers 14 0 20 6 40

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 7 0 7
Trojans 7 7 3 0 17

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
Hilltoppers 0 3 0 7 10

Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 3 0 0 0 3
Golden Panthers 0 7 6 14 27

References

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