2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) will represent Western Kentucky University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers will play their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They will be led by second-year head coach Tyson Helton.
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Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
2020 record | 0–0 (0–0 C-USA) |
Head coach | Tyson Helton (2nd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Bryan Ellis (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Ryan Aplin (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Clayton White (4th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Maurice Crum Jr. (1st season) |
Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (Capacity: 22,113) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 5, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Hilltoppers finished the 2019 regular season 9–4, 6–2 in CUSA which they tied for second in the West Division with Marshall. The team was invited to play in the First Responder Bowl against Western Michigan, where the Hilltoppers took their ninth win of the season.[1]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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TBD |
CUSA media days
The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[2]
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Preseason All-CUSA teams
To be released
Schedule
Western Kentucky announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[3] The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 3[lower-alpha 1] | Chattanooga* | |||||||
September 12 | at Indiana* | |||||||
September 19 | Liberty* |
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September 26 | at Louisville* | |||||||
October 3 | at Middle Tennessee | |||||||
October 10 | Marshall |
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October 17 | at UAB | |||||||
October 31 | Old Dominion |
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November 7 | at Florida Atlantic | |||||||
November 14 | Southern Miss |
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November 21 | FIU |
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November 28 | at Charlotte | |||||||
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- Game originally scheduled for Saturday, September 5.[4]
Game summaries
Chattanooga
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mocs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–8 | Nov. 3, 2007 | WKU, 28–21 |
at Indiana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hoosiers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–3 | Sept. 19, 2015 | UI, 38–35 |
Liberty
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–2 | Oct. 19, 1996 | LU, 23–14 |
at Louisville
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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12–21 | Sept. 14, 2019 | UofL, 38–21 |
at Middle Tennessee
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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33–36–1 | Nov. 29, 2019 | WKU, 31–26 |
Marshall
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–7 | Oct. 26, 2019 | Marshall, 26–23 |
at UAB
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–3 | Sept. 28, 2019 | WKU, 20–13 |
Old Dominion
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–1 | Oct. 5, 2019 | WKU, 20–3 |
at Florida Atlantic
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–8 | Nov. 2, 2019 | FAU, 35–24 |
Southern Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–0 | Nov. 23, 2019 | WKU, 28–10 |
FIU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–6 | Sept. 7, 2019 | WKU, 20–14 |
at Charlotte
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | Oct. 19, 2019 | WKU, 30–14 |
References
- "Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19". ktsm.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- "Hilltopper Football 2020 Schedule Features 6 Home Games, 9 Bowl Teams". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- Wilmer, Brian (12 June 2020). "Chattanooga-WKU football game moved up to September 3". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "2020 WKU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.