2008 WKU Hilltoppers football team

2008 WKU Hilltoppers football
Conference Independent
2008 record 2–10
Head coach David Elson
Offensive coordinator T. J. Weist
Defensive coordinator Kevin Wright
Home stadium Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (22,113)
2008 Division I FBS independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Navy   –     8 –5  
Notre Dame   –     7 –5  
Army   –     3 –9  
WKU   –     2 –10  
Rankings from AP Poll

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. The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 11:00 a.m. at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana BTN L 13–31   30,067
September 6 5:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky W 37–13   18,500
September 13 6:00 p.m. at No. 11 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama PPV L 7–41   92,138
September 20 6:00 p.m. Murray State Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky W 50–9   22,297
September 27 6:00 p.m. at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky WKYT L 3–41   70,731
October 4 12:30 p.m. at No. 20 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 13–27   66,233
October 11 6:00 p.m. No. 25 Ball Statedagger Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky L 7–24   16,319
October 18 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky L 20–24   14,171
November 1 3:30 p.m. North Texasdagger Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky Sun Belt Network L 40–51   18,879
November 8 2:30 p.m. at Troy Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama Sun Belt Network L 7–17   19,066
November 15 12:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky (100 Miles of Hate) Sun Belt Network L 10–21   11,817
December 6 6:00 p.m. at Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami L 3–27   9,405
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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
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