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2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

December 07, 2023

The 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played 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 were led by first-year head coach Tyson Helton.[1]

2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
First Responder Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Ellis (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorClayton White (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
(Capacity: 22,113)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Marshall   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Charlotte   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
FIU   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Old Dominion   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UAB xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTSA   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[2] Seth Joest C JR
John Mackey Award[3] Kyle Fourtenbary TE JR
Outland Trophy[4] Miles Pate T SR
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Tyler Witt OL JR

Preseason media poll edit

The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17–18, 2019. The Hilltoppers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the C–USA East Division.[6]

Predicted finish Team (1st Place Votes)
1 Marshall (14)
2 FIU (9)
3 Florida Atlantic (3)
4 Middle Tennessee
5 Western Kentucky
6 Old Dominion
7 Charlotte

Preseason All–Conference USA teams edit

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[7]

All-CUSA Offense[7]
Position Player Class
OL Miles Pate Sr.
All-CUSA Defense[7]
Position Player Class
No players were selected
All-CUSA Special Teams[7]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:30 p.m.No. 25 (FCS) Central Arkansas*
ESPN+L 28–3517,120
September 76:00 p.m.at FIU
ESPN+W 20–1413,311
September 143:00 p.m.vs. Louisville*
StadiumL 21–3822,665
September 286:00 p.m.UAB
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN+W 20–1320,304
October 55:00 p.m.at Old Dominion
ESPN+W 20–318,405
October 126:00 p.m.Army*
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
StadiumW 17–816,107
October 193:00 p.m.Charlotte 
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN+W 30–1415,816
October 261:30 p.m.at Marshall
Stadium FacebookL 23–2622,099
November 23:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN+L 24–3514,212
November 911:00 a.m.at Arkansas*
SECNW 45–1942,985
November 232:30 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN+W 28–1020,369
November 301:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
ESPN+W 31–267,589
December 3011:30 a.m.vs. Western Michigan
ESPNW 23–2013,164

[8]

Game summaries edit

Central Arkansas edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 0 21 35
Hilltoppers 14 7 7 0 28
See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

At FIU edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 7 3 3 20
Panthers 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

Vs. Louisville edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 7 7 7 21
Cardinals 7 24 7 0 38
See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

UAB edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 7 3 0 13
Hilltoppers 3 10 0 7 20
See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

At Old Dominion edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 10 3 7 20
Monarchs 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Army edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0 0 0 8 8
Hilltoppers 7 0 3 7 17
See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team

Charlotte edit

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 7 7 0 0 14
Hilltoppers 7 10 13 0 30
See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

At Marshall edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 7 6 10 23
Thundering Herd 14 6 3 3 26
See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Florida Atlantic edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 21 7 7 35
Hilltoppers 14 0 7 3 24
See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At Arkansas edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 21 3 7 45
Razorbacks 7 0 0 12 19
See also: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

At Southern Miss edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 14 0 7 28
Golden Eagles 7 0 0 3 10
See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Middle Tennessee edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 10 0 13 26
Hilltoppers 3 7 7 14 31
See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Vs. Western Michigan (First Responder Bowl) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 7 7 3 20
Hilltoppers 0 10 0 13 23
See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team and 2019 First Responder Bowl

References edit

  1. ^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List". July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ . July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "C–USA 2019 Preseason Media Poll". ConferenceUSA.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 WKU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.


 

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The 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team WKU represented Western Kentucky University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season The Hilltoppers played 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 were led by first year head coach Tyson Helton 1 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers footballFirst Responder Bowl championFirst Responder Bowl W 23 20 vs Western MichiganConferenceConference USADivisionEast DivisionRecord9 4 6 2 C USA Head coachTyson Helton 1st season Offensive coordinatorBryan Ellis 1st season Offensive schemeMultipleDefensive coordinatorClayton White 3rd season Base defense4 2 5Home stadiumHouchens Industries L T Smith Stadium Capacity 22 113 Seasons 20182020 2019 Conference USA football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L East DivisionFlorida Atlantic xy 7 1 11 3 Marshall 6 2 8 5 Western Kentucky 6 2 9 4 Charlotte 5 3 7 6 Middle Tennessee 3 5 4 8 FIU 3 5 6 7 Old Dominion 0 8 1 11 West DivisionUAB xy 6 2 9 5 Louisiana Tech x 6 2 10 3 Southern Miss 5 3 7 6 North Texas 3 5 4 8 UTSA 3 5 4 8 Rice 3 5 3 9 UTEP 0 8 1 11 Championship Florida Atlantic 49 UAB 6 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participant Contents 1 Preseason 1 1 Award watch lists 1 2 Preseason media poll 1 3 Preseason All Conference USA teams 2 Schedule 3 Game summaries 3 1 Central Arkansas 3 2 At FIU 3 3 Vs Louisville 3 4 UAB 3 5 At Old Dominion 3 6 Army 3 7 Charlotte 3 8 At Marshall 3 9 Florida Atlantic 3 10 At Arkansas 3 11 At Southern Miss 3 12 Middle Tennessee 3 13 Vs Western Michigan First Responder Bowl 4 ReferencesPreseason editAward watch lists edit Listed in the order that they were released Award Player Position YearRimington Trophy 2 Seth Joest C JRJohn Mackey Award 3 Kyle Fourtenbary TE JROutland Trophy 4 Miles Pate T SRWuerffel Trophy 5 Tyler Witt OL JRPreseason media poll edit The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17 18 2019 The Hilltoppers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the C USA East Division 6 Predicted finish Team 1st Place Votes 1 Marshall 14 2 FIU 9 3 Florida Atlantic 3 4 Middle Tennessee5 Western Kentucky6 Old Dominion7 CharlottePreseason All Conference USA teams edit 2019 Preseason All Conference USA 7 All CUSA Offense 7 Position Player ClassOL Miles Pate Sr All CUSA Defense 7 Position Player ClassNo players were selectedAll CUSA Special Teams 7 Position Player ClassNo players were selectedSchedule editDateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 296 30 p m No 25 FCS Central Arkansas Houchens Industries L T Smith StadiumBowling Green KYESPN L 28 3517 120September 76 00 p m at FIURiccardo Silva StadiumMiami FLESPN W 20 1413 311September 143 00 p m vs Louisville Nissan StadiumNashville TNStadiumL 21 3822 665September 286 00 p m UABHouchens Industries L T Smith StadiumBowling Green KYESPN W 20 1320 304October 55 00 p m at Old DominionS B Ballard 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are in Central time 8 Game summaries editCentral Arkansas edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBears 0 14 0 21 35Hilltoppers 14 7 7 0 28See also 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team At FIU edit 1 2 3 4 TotalHilltoppers 7 7 3 3 20Panthers 7 0 7 0 14See also 2019 FIU Panthers football team Vs Louisville edit 1 2 3 4 TotalHilltoppers 0 7 7 7 21Cardinals 7 24 7 0 38See also 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team UAB edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBlazers 3 7 3 0 13Hilltoppers 3 10 0 7 20See also 2019 UAB Blazers football team At Old Dominion edit 1 2 3 4 TotalHilltoppers 0 10 3 7 20Monarchs 0 3 0 0 3See also 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team Army edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBlack Knights 0 0 0 8 8Hilltoppers 7 0 3 7 17See also 2019 Army Black Knights football team Charlotte edit 1 2 3 4 Total49ers 7 7 0 0 14Hilltoppers 7 10 13 0 30See also 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team At Marshall edit 1 2 3 4 TotalHilltoppers 0 7 6 10 23Thundering Herd 14 6 3 3 26See also 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team Florida Atlantic edit 1 2 3 4 TotalOwls 0 21 7 7 35Hilltoppers 14 0 7 3 24See also 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team At Arkansas edit 1 2 3 4 TotalHilltoppers 14 21 3 7 45Razorbacks 7 0 0 12 19See also 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team At Southern Miss edit 1 2 3 4 TotalHilltoppers 7 14 0 7 28Golden Eagles 7 0 0 3 10See also 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team Middle Tennessee edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBlue Raiders 3 10 0 13 26Hilltoppers 3 7 7 14 31See also 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team Vs Western Michigan First Responder Bowl edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBroncos 3 7 7 3 20Hilltoppers 0 10 0 13 23See also 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team and 2019 First Responder BowlReferences edit WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020 2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List July 19 2019 Retrieved July 24 2019 2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released PDF July 19 2019 Retrieved July 24 2019 2019 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled July 23 2019 Retrieved July 24 2019 2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List July 25 2019 Archived from the original on July 25 2019 Retrieved July 25 2019 C USA 2019 Preseason Media Poll ConferenceUSA com July 16 2019 Retrieved July 24 2019 a b c d FB 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards www conferenceusa com Conference USA July 15 2019 Retrieved July 24 2019 2019 WKU Football Schedule FBSchedules com Retrieved January 11 2019 nbsp This college football 2010s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team amp oldid 1182274176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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