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he talked with his players left them a choice: accept defeat and leave, or fight to stay. Now known as the 1992 "Save the Program" team, every player decided to stay, fight, and work to save WKU football. While Harbaugh and the team did their part, former WKU quarterback, coach and athletics director at the time, Jimmy Feix, started an emergency fundraising campaign writing letters and making calls to former WKU players, urging them to buy season tickets. All the efforts paid off and on April 30, 1992, the WKU Board of Regents voted to allow football to stay but with a reduced budget. The Hilltoppers finished the 1992 season with a losing record of 4–6. As the budget remained tight over the next few years WKU managed an 8–3 record in
753:, the Hilltoppers began the transition to NCAA Division I FBS as Independents, considered a reclassifying school for both the 2007 and 2008 seasons due to NCAA rules. The Hilltoppers were not eligible to participate in a Sun Belt Conference Championship or a berth in a bowl game until the 2009 season. Knowing it wasn't going to be easy, and without the motivation of being eligible to compete for a championship, Elson and the Hilltoppers set two team goals that season; to win seven games and to go undefeated at home. Both goals required at least one win over an FBS team. If the Hilltoppers won seven games, they got rings. They were able to accomplish the first of those goals, going 7–5 that season as they beat long-time rival 412:. Diddle, who was a dual-athlete himself, encouraged his players to participate in multiple sports so they could stay in shape. His first team set a school record for wins that would stand for 41 years and his last team claimed to be state champions. When he retired from coaching football in 1928, Diddle posted a record of 38–24–2. The Hilltoppers outscored opponents 171–7 in Diddle's final year of coaching the program. After Diddle left the football program to focus on coaching basketball, WKU football went through a series of instability in coaching but also a series of 9 winning seasons. In 1929, 53: 5862: 6195: 35: 770:. Things only got worse for the Hilltoppers in 2009 after they finally became full members of the Sun Belt Conference. WKU lost every game that season, going 0–12, posting their worst record in school history. Elson was hopeful to survive the transition as he asked for patience in building the program, but on November 9, 2009, prior to the end of the season, athletic director, Wood Selig had enough and fired Elson. The Hilltoppers went 39–44 under Elson, going 9–27 in his final three seasons (1–26 against FBS opponents). 905: 675: 2648:
were at the Division I-AA level. WKU won the Division 1AA NCAA championship in 2002. In 2006 the name of Division I-AA was changed to NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). In 2007, WKU initiated the transition to NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and became ineligible for any further playoff appearances. The Hilltoppers' overall playoff record is 12–9.
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The NCAA began Division II National Football Championship in 1973. WKU played in the NCAA Division II playoff championship game in 1973 and 1975. NCAA Division I-AA was formed for football in 1978, and WKU moved up from Division II to Division I-AA at that time, and all playoff appearances since then
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at home; both of which were FBS schools and members of the Sun Belt Conference. That win over MTSU in 2007 would be the last major win for the Hilltoppers under Elson. The 2008 season shed a truer light to the transition as the Hilltoppers went 2–10 with no wins over FBS opponents, only beating their
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coached on the Hill. In 1992, WKU was on the verge of losing its football program after a state-mandated $ 6.1 million budget cut. Harbaugh was notified of the plans to shut down the program just before spring practice was about to begin. Having already made up his mind that he was not going to quit,
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Traditionally, the logo for Western Kentucky athletics was a diagonal "WKU" lettering. The primary logo was switched in 2003 to a red towel with an embossed "WKU" wordmark in white. Red and white are the primary colors of the football uniforms. Historically, there has also been an occasional gray or
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In 2023, the WKU football program introduced new Nike uniforms, which featured a new, larger but consistent and traditional striping pattern across the helmets (white, black and chrome), jerseys and pants, as well as drop shadow numbers. The football team's helmets added a metallic red facemask and
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Western Kentucky first fielded a football team in 1908 but did not start playing sanctioned games until the 1913 season. M.A. Leiper and Roy Manchester are the first noted coaches for WKU. The two men teamed up to coach the Hilltoppers for their inaugural season which solely consisted of a 20–0 win
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finishing the season 11–3. In his three seasons as head coach Jeff Brohm posted an outstanding 30–10 record, 17–2 at home, and 20–5 against Conference USA opponents. With the bowl win under Coach Holt, that brought their total wins over three years to 31 becoming a dominant force in Conference USA
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On August 13, 2016, WKU released 2 new (red home and white away) jerseys with 3 pants (red, white, and black.) The houndstooth design from legendary coach, Jimmy Feix's fedora is used on team shirts and down the stripe of the helmet. The university's cupola is inscribed on the chest plate and the
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again led the FBS in passing yards with 5,055, and passing touchdowns with 48, but also led in pass completion percentage with 71.9 and total yards per play with 8.7. Doughty was named the C-USA Most Valuable Player for a second straight year becoming the first player in league history to win the
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won Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year while Xavius Boyd won Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year. WKU became the first school in league history to sweep the top three honors with just two players. On January 8, 2014, it was announced that Petrino
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and Eastern Kentucky in every game they played. Terry left the program after the 1941 season following a 4–5–1 record, the Hilltopper's first losing season since 1925. Arnold Winkenhofer took over in 1942 coaching the Toppers for one season before the program was stopped from 1943 to 1945 due to
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was hired as the new head football coach following Taggart's departure. In the news conference announcing Petrino's hiring in December 2012, athletic director Todd Stewart called it a "landmark moment" in the history of WKU football. Keeping the programs momentum going, on April 1, 2013, it was
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31–28 (a game in which WKU had once held a 21–0 lead), WKU limped to a 3–9 finish. Despite winning their final two games, including a road upset of Louisiana Tech, WKU fired Mike Sanford on November 25, 2018. Mike Sanford finished his WKU tenure with a 9–16 record, and a 6–10 record against
4837:. The two programs have met 67 times since the rivalry began in 1931. The Red Belt trophy was introduced to the rivalry series in 1978 when Murray's athletic trainer failed to pack a belt for the Racers' road trip and was loaned one by legendary WKU athletic trainer Bill "Doc E" Edwards. 4084:(1968–1983, head coach; 1957–1967, assistant coach; 1986–1991, athletic director) – Winningest coach in WKU history; 1973, 1978, and 1980 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year; 1973 and 1975 NCAA Division II National Runners-up, and namesake of Feix Field in L.T. Smith Stadium. 3946:– current RBs coach for Baltimore Ravens, former head coach of the FAU Owls, former head coach of the Florida State Seminoles, former head coach of the Oregon Ducks, former South Florida Bulls head coach, and former WKU head coach from 2010 to 2012, and played QB from 1995 to 1998 737:
level (now FCS) where he picked up where Harbaugh left and posted four straight winning seasons, a record of 30–17, and two playoff berths. On November 2, 2006, prior to the end of the season, WKU's board of regents voted in favor of moving from NCAA Division I-AA to
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The Hilltoppers had a long relationship with Russell Athletic, which became the sports program's apperal outfitter in 2007 for all of their team uniforms as the contract was initially renewed through 2016, before the program switched and made
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behind the arm and legs of quarterback Willie Taggart, which started a long series of winning seasons. Jack and his wife Jackie are credited with saving the program which led to being honored in 2012 with naming rights to the stadium club at
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posting a 24–9–3 record with wins over EKU in all four seasons. The Hilltoppers were very successful in this era posting an outstanding a 60–20–4 record. After Anderson left the hill once again, this time to be an assistant coach at
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provided some much-needed stability to the WKU football program where he served as head coach for 9 seasons. In 1949, after losing the first two games to start the season, Clayton started a freshman quarterback by the name of
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Western Kentucky has won 13 conference titles, ten outright and three shared. They were an I-AA football independent from 1982 through 1998 and again in 2007 and 2008 while transitioning from FCS to FBS. Additionally, the
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line from the school's alma mater "We shall never fail thee" is written on the bottom of the jersey. On the pants, visibility of "Hilltoppers" lettering down the side of the pants increases with intensity of the game.
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World War II. In 1946, Jesse Thomas returned to the Hill for his second stint as head coach. Thomas only stuck around WKU two more seasons with much less success than his first go around posting a 5–10–2 record.
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58–44 in a revenge match becoming just the second team to repeat as C-USA champions in back-to-back years and the first team in C-USA to host the championship and win in back-to-back years.
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in all sports by 2009. The move allowed WKU to add 22 scholarships by 2009 and increase the overall football budget by an estimated $ 2.5 million by the time the transition was complete.
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in all sports effective July 1, 2014, the following season. In their first game under Petrino and to start the season, the Hilltoppers won their second straight game over SEC opponent
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larger "WKU" decals than before, including their primary towel logo and β€œTops” script, which appears on two versions of the black and white helmets, which also appears on the pants.
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head coaching job. Though going 16–8 in his last two season, Roberts left with a 26–30–1 record becoming the first Hilltopper coach to leave with a losing record in over 60 years.
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to be the head coach with hopes of continuing what Feix started. Roberts struggled through his first three seasons posting a record 10–22–1 before turning things around. In
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Feix retired as head coach moving to work in Alumni Affairs for two years before taking over as director of athletics in 1986. In his vacancy, the Hilltoppers hired former
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and could rely on his scouting services, deep contacts, and endless high school game footage to help out. Jim set out and started contacting recruits, his first being
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In 2009 WKU completed its transition from Division I-AA/FCS to FBS. All bowl games since then have been at the NCAA Division I FBS level, with a record of 7–3.
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regular season 8–4, posting their best record since 2004, but were once again snubbed from a bowl appearance. In WKU's last season as members of the Sun Belt,
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The Hilltoppers competed in two "College Division" bowl games prior to the NCAA instituting playoffs for lower division teams in 1973, with a record of 2–0.
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No one ever doubted Harbaugh's ability to coach but he clearly needed better players. In 1994, with unwavering faith in their father, both of his sons,
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and 1980 and remains the winningest football coach in WKU history. Feix coached 16 athletes who followed him on the list of WKU football All-Americans.
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over Elizabethtown. J.L. Arthur then took over the program for three years from 1914 to 1916, coaching a total of 14 games, 6 of which were against
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was promoted to head coach. In his 16 seasons at the helm, Feix compiled an impressive 105–56–6 record (.6488). His 14 teams that competed in the
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served as the Hilltoppers head football coach for 14 seasons, compiling a 91–68 record, three 10+ win seasons, two conference championships (OVC
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would be filling in as interim head coach leading into their bowl game. Holt led the Hilltoppers to their 3rd straight bowl victory beating
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is named, coached WKU football for 11 seasons. In his time on the Hill, Denes compiled a 57–39–7 record for a .587 winning percentage. In
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freshman football team. In 1934, Carl Anderson returned for a second stint with the Hilltoppers where he served as head coach through the
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was promoted to head coach where he led the Hilltoppers for seven seasons. Elson's first four seasons as head coach were at the
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as head coach, Helton was able to turn the program around and finished the season 8–4 including a statement 45–19 win over the
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and finished ranked number 1 in both final 1AA national polls that year. They were NCAA Division 2 national runners-up in
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as the new Hilltoppers head coach. Helton came back to WKU after formerly holding the role of OC at WKU in 2014–2015 under
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its official team outfitter the very next year, in 2017. The 2017 Nike brand official uniform reveal, which was hosted by
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was promoted to the program's head football coach, replacing Petrino. In their first season under Brohm and as members of
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On December 7, 2012, prior to their December 26 bowl game, Taggart left WKU to accept the head football coach position at
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to WKU as well as 17 players on the 2002 national championship team. The Hilltoppers went 7–4 in 1996 and returned to the
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took over as head coach leading the Hilltoppers to a 7–3 record before leaving to take the head coach job over the
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to Georgia State, 27–17. After a string of losses to open the 2018 campaign, including a home loss to FCS-level
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about the same time. The name comes from the fact that the two universities are separated by about 100 miles.
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took over the football program for seven seasons leading them to four winning seasons while also coaching the
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went 67–28–2 (.701) in conference play. The Hilltoppers won six Ohio Valley Conference championships between
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On December 5, 2016, it was announced that Jeff Brohm would be leaving to take the head coach position at
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coming up short to rival EKU both years. After the 1988 season, Roberts left Western Kentucky for the
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to lead the program. In their four seasons under Terry, the Hilltoppers went 25–9–3 beating rivals
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In addition to conference championships, Western Kentucky has won 3 conference divisional titles.
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https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history?utf8=βœ“&org_id=772&sport_code=MFB&commit=Search
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team defeated all other Kentucky teams on its schedule and claimed to be state champions.
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Five players have been designated by the NCAA as "Consensus All-Americans" as of 2017.
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45–35, ending the season with a 12–2 record and ranked 24th in the nation. Quarterback
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returned to WKU, this time as head coach, after serving as quarterbacks coach under
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Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University
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in 2007, two of these rivalry games are no longer played on an annual basis.
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Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University
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in 2010. Sanford also served on the same coaching staff as Taggart under
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After serving under Nick Denes as an assistant coach for all 11 seasons,
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The following are the head coaches of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
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with 4,830 yards and 49 touchdowns respectively. Doughty was named 2014
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for wins, and the school's first bowl appearance, winning 34–19 over
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head coach, symbol behind for WKU's red towel logo, and namesake of
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postseason during the 1973 to 1977 timeframe, with a record of 2–2.
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in Lexington in 2012. That was Western Kentucky's first win over a
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Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky
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WKU has several historic rivalries that stem from its time in the
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opponent in program history. Despite the surprising 7–5 record in
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coming up just short and finishing the season 12–1, setting a new
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national champion. The program has 13 conference championships (1
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College football team that represents Western Kentucky University
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WKU won the NCAA Division 1AA football national championship in
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After one season as offensive coordinator for the Hilltoppers,
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winner as well as 2014 Conference USA Most Valuable Player.
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5997:"WKU ATHLETICS – Respect. Defend. Own. on Exposure" 5879:"Division II All-Time Championship Results Bracket" 3977:. More famously known by the nickname "He Hate Me". 845:won Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. 762:two other long-time rivals and FCS-level opponents 404:, the Hilltoppers saw their first success as Coach 334:level and represents the university as a member of 4896: 4203:Western Kentucky has retired four jersey numbers. 5476:"Western Kentucky to Join Conference USA in 2014" 4075:Nick Denes (1957–1967, head coach) – namesake of 4056:L.T. Smith (1920–1921, head coach) – Namesake of 7469: 1096:On November 26, 2018, WKU announced the hire of 41:2024 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team 6936: 5372:"W. Kentucky hires Stanford's Taggart as coach" 3940:– former head coach of the Oakland Raiders 1997 1054: 6074: 6072: 6019: 6017: 5346:"Western Kentucky fires coach amid 0-9 season" 4673:is the name of the long-standing rivalry with 4113:(1942, assistant coach) – former head coach – 1091: 449:winning 5 of the last 7 games that season. By 7180: 6922: 6216: 6117: 4045: 3925: 1762:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1146:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 934:. Please discuss this issue on the article's 773: 757:in Murfreesboro, but were unable to hold off 704:. Please discuss this issue on the article's 1155:Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1059:Leaving his job as offensive coordinator at 891:to accept the head football coach position. 742:football (now FBS) and would be joining the 592: 410:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team 386: 7483:American football teams established in 1908 7194: 6069: 6014: 5959:"FCS All-Time Championship Results Bracket" 5174:"WKU 'Program Savers' re-unite on Saturday" 4317: 2642: 1723: 786:running backs coach, where he served under 621:before having back-to-back losing seasons. 560: 7187: 7173: 7128:List of Western Kentucky University people 6929: 6915: 6223: 6209: 6193: 6155: 6049: 5873: 5871: 1135: 664: 7296:Conference USA Football Championship Game 7071:Western Kentucky University Heating Plant 6023: 5804: 5802: 5800: 5458:"Bobby Petrino is new WKU football coach" 5120:"WKU Alumni Association – Mr. Jimmy Feix" 4901:Announced schedules as of July 24, 2024. 4659: 4142:Head Coach of the Houston Oilers and the 2029: 1663: 1002:45–28. The Hilltoppers went on to defeat 894: 508: 6043: 5928: 5777:"Western Kentucky hires Helton as coach" 5509:"Tops fall victim to bowl circumstances" 4833:WKU has an inactive rivalry with nearby 7025:Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium 6248:Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium 6095: 5939:. American National Bank and Trust Co. 5908:"Western Kentucky University Athletics" 5868: 5534:"Andrews, Boyd get top Sun Belt awards" 5057:WKU Communication & Branding Manual 5010: 4138:(1967, defensive coordinator) – former 4067:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball 4000:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball 1124:. In his first season, Helton won 2019 848: 368:Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium 92:Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium 7470: 7020:Western Kentucky Big Red Marching Band 6064:The apparel company is the connection. 5797: 5601:"Central Michigan vs Western Kentucky" 5506: 5220:"How Jim Harbaugh saved dad's program" 5086:. American National Bank and Trust Co. 374:and the team's head football coach is 7478:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football 7168: 6910: 6899:National championship seasons in bold 6233:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football 6204: 6132:Western Kentucky University Athletics 6125:"2019 WKU Football Media Guide (PDF)" 5752:"Mike Sanford fired after 3-9 season" 5099:"WKU coaching legend Jimmy Feix dies" 2903: 1132:on December 30, 2019, and won 23–20. 479:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball 317:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football 24:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football 6078: 5934: 5243: 5171: 5081: 4065:(1922–1928, head coach) – legendary 2933:Hilltoppers in professional football 898: 668: 581:Roberts took the Hilltoppers to the 471:Northwestern Louisiana State College 143:615–426–30  (.588) 7015:Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network 5075: 4748: 1108:before he was hired by his brother 610:Division I-AA National Championship 13: 6024:Londergan, Joe (August 13, 2017). 5656: 4681:before both became members of the 4198: 2785:42–14; Eastern Washington L 38–21 1019:award in back-to-back seasons. In 497:for wins. Denes retired after the 14: 7499: 6180: 5749: 5507:BISHOP, CHAD (December 9, 2013). 5096: 4759:WKU has an inactive rivalry with 4094:(FCS), 2002 FCS National Champion 4050: 4002:star and current offensive tackle 1171:1999–2000: Ohio Valley Conference 729:'s coaching staff seven seasons, 5860: 4652:. Since WKU's transition to the 4551: 2805:27–0; Appalachian State L 17–14 2763:35–32; Eastern Kentucky L 41–24 1658: 918:to read and navigate comfortably 903: 688:to read and navigate comfortably 673: 51: 33: 7488:1908 establishments in Kentucky 6138: 6103:"New Uniforms for WKU Football" 6026:"WKU Unveils new Nike uniforms" 5989: 5976: 5900: 5831: 5810:"2017 WKU Football Media Guide" 5783: 5769: 5743: 5718: 5693: 5672: 5650: 5625: 5607: 5593: 5579: 5565: 5551: 5526: 5500: 5486: 5468: 5450: 5432: 5414: 5396: 5378: 5364: 5338: 5312: 5291: 5277: 5263: 5237: 5212: 5191: 4897:Future non-conference opponents 4822: 3226:Austin Reed (American football) 1205: 1188:NCAA Division I FBS independent 1182:NCAA Division I FCS independent 1034:and that defensive coordinator 549:for wins that still stands. In 6079:Lind, Andrew (June 26, 2023). 6050:Jason Kirk (August 14, 2017). 5587:"Western Kentucky vs Marshall" 5165: 5151: 5137: 5112: 5090: 5047: 5035: 5017: 4181:and current head coach at the 3969:– former running back for the 3962:Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2689:28–20; Louisiana Tech L 34–0 ( 1167:NCAA Division I-AA independent 870:announced that WKU would join 1: 7238:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 5404:"Welcome Home Willie Taggart" 4493:Defensive Player of the Year 4439:Defensive Player of the Year 4415:Offensive Player of the Year 4131:College Football Hall of Fame 4104: 3354:1974: 16th Rnd, 395th by NYJ 2126: 1112:as the quarterbacks coach at 887:would leave WKU to return to 338:in the Eastern division. The 29: 7258:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 7218:Jacksonville State Gamecocks 6985:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 6105:. Uniswag.com. June 21, 2023 5819:. Western Kentucky Athletics 5271:"Elson hiring shows promise" 4643: 3898:2016: 7th Rnd, 223rd by MIA 3832:2014: 7th Rnd, 247th by OAK 3779:2014: 6th Rnd, 203rd by IND 3758:2013: 5th Rnd, 146th by DEN 3665:2003: 4th Rnd, 118th by CIN 3482:1984: 10th Rnd, 264th by NO 3443:1983: 8th Rnd, 217th by NYJ 3400:1977: 6th Rnd, 165th by HOU 3343:Clarence "Jazz" Jackson Jr. 3118:2018: 5th Rnd, 171st by DAL 3089:2018: 4th Rnd, 115th by CHI 1055:Mike Sanford Jr. (2017–2018) 7: 7274:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 6939:Western Kentucky University 5986:. Retrieved July 23, 2013. 4383:Gateway Football Conference 3952:– former head coach in the 3873:2016: 7th Rnd, 249th by SF 3626:2002: 5th Rnd, 150th by NO 3601:2002: 3rd Rnd, 74th by IND 3375:1975: 4th Rnd, 83rd by CHI 3335:1965: 7th Rnd, 97th by CLE 3217:2023: 3rd Rnd, 96th by DET 3200:2022: 3rd Rnd, 82nd by ATL 3183:2022: 4th Rnd, 137th by NE 3064:2017: 3rd Rnd, 72nd by TEN 3031:2017: 2nd Rnd, 38th by LAC 2978:2016: 4th Rnd, 110th by LA 2719:14–3; N. 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January 10, 2014. 5246:"Club named for Harbaugh" 4921: 4918: 4915: 4912: 4909: 4906: 4685:and then transitioned to 4654:Football Bowl Subdivision 4567: 4564: 4561: 4220: 4217: 4214: 4211: 4208: 3246: 2909:black alternate uniform. 2743:Eastern Kentucky L 40–17 2662: 2659: 2656: 2653: 2390:Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2372: 2369: 2366: 2363: 2360: 2297: 2239: 2148: 2145: 2142: 2139: 2136: 2064: 2061: 2051: 2048: 2045: 2042: 2039: 1750: 1747: 1744: 1741: 1738: 1693: 1690: 1687: 1684: 1681: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1215: 593:Jack Harbaugh (1989–2002) 387:Early history (1908–1967) 332:Football Bowl Subdivision 301: 291: 283: 273: 263: 247: 239: 206: 198: 178: 163: 155: 147: 139: 129: 119: 109: 99: 87: 75: 67: 59: 50: 28: 23: 7056:Henry Hardin Cherry Hall 5561:. ESPN. January 9, 2014. 5513:Bowling Green Daily News 4318:Individual award winners 3960:Champion, member of the 2643:NCAA Playoff appearances 1724:Conference championships 778:WKU Quarterback Legend, 561:Dave Roberts (1983–1988) 481:head coach and for whom 83:5th season, 40–26 (.606) 63:1908; 116 years ago 7243:New Mexico State Aggies 7233:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 6954:Bowling Green, Kentucky 6283:Battle for the Red Belt 6271:Battle of the Bluegrass 5285:"WKU makes move to I-A" 4829:Battle for the Red Belt 4755:Battle of the Bluegrass 3975:Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL) 2289:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 1136:Conference affiliations 1126:C-USA Coach of the Year 665:David Elson (2003–2009) 457:championship, tied the 372:Bowling Green, Kentucky 251:Red and white 240:Consensus All-Americans 164:Claimed national titles 114:Bowling Green, Kentucky 7281:(both joining in 2025) 7051:College Heights Herald 6149:March 2, 2012, at the 5888:. 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Index

2024 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Tyson Helton
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
FieldTurf
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Division I FBS
Conference USA
Div. I FCS
2002
Division II
FCS
FBS
Middle Tennessee
rivalry
Eastern Kentucky
rivalry
Murray State
rivalry
Stand Up and Cheer!
Big Red
Nike
WKUSports.com
college football
Western Kentucky University
NCAA Division I
Football Bowl Subdivision
Conference USA
2002 team
FCS

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