2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 2008 Western Kentucky 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 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–10 |
| Head coach | |
| Offensive coordinator | T. J. Weist |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Wright |
| Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (22,113) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Indiana | BTN | L 13–31 | 30,067 | |
| September 6 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 22 FCS Eastern Kentucky | W 37–13 | 18,500 | ||
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Alabama | PPV | L 7–41 | 92,138 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Murray State | W 50–9 | 22,297 | ||
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kentucky | WKYT | L 3–41 | 70,731 | |
| October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | L 13–27 | 66,233 | ||
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Ball State |
| L 7–24 | 16,319 | |
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic |
| L 20–24 | 14,171 | |
| November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas |
| Sun Belt Network | L 40–51 | 18,879 |
| November 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at Troy | Sun Belt Network | L 7–17 | 19,066 | |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| Sun Belt Network | L 10–21 | 11,817 |
| December 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida International | L 3–27 | 9,405 | ||
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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 |
| Erik Mathies | Defensive Line | Murray State 1998 |
| Travaris Robinson | Defensive Backs | Auburn 2007 |
| 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 | Belmont 1993 |
| Jami DeBerry | Graduate assistant | WKU 2005 |
| Jamison Link | Student assistant | |
| Nick Uhlenhopp | Director of operations | Graceland 2002 |
| Mark Harris | Dir. of equipment and facility operations | |
| Jim Nowell | Dir. of strength & conditioning | Southern Miss 1990 |
| Duane Hall | Strength & conditioning assistant | WKU 1997 |
| Chris Zuccaro | Video coordinator | Ole 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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