2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season May 2020 noref (GreenC bot) February 2026 August 2023 2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Independent Independent 2–10 David Elson 6th Kevin Wright 2nd Spread 3–4 Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium 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 2009.2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020 The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020. Schedule 2008 Central August 30 11:00 a.m. l y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN BTN 13–31 30,067 September 6 5:00 p.m. w y Eastern Kentucky 22 FCS Battle of the Bluegrass Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY 37–13 18,500 September 13 6:00 p.m. l y Alabama 11 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL PPV 7–41 92,138 September 20 6:00 p.m. w 2008 Murray State Racers Murray State Battle for the Red Belt Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 50–9 22,297 September 27 6:00 p.m. l y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY WKYT 3–41 70,731 October 4 12:30 p.m. l y Virginia Tech 20 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA 13–27 66,233 October 11 6:00 p.m. l Ball State 25 Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 7–24 16,319 October 18 6:00 p.m. l Florida Atlantic Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 20–24 14,171 November 1 3:30 p.m. l y North Texas Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Sun Belt Network 40–51 18,879 November 8 2:30 p.m. l y Troy Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL Sun Belt Network 7–17 19,066 November 15 12:00 p.m. l Middle Tennessee 100 Miles of Hate Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Sun Belt Network 10–21 11,817 December 6 6:00 p.m. l y Florida International FIU Stadium Miami, FL 3–27 9,405 Coaching staff NamePositionAlma materDavid 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 1996Erik Mathies Defensive Line Murray State 1998Travaris Robinson Defensive Backs Auburn 2007 T.J. Weist Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator Alabama 1988 Kevin Wright Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks WKU 1987Walter Wells Running Game Coordinator Belmont 1993Jami DeBerryGraduate assistant WKU 2005Jamison Link Student assistantNick Uhlenhopp Director of operations Graceland 2002Mark Harris Dir. of equipment and facility operationsJim Nowell Dir. of strength & conditioning Southern Miss 1990Duane Hall Strength & conditioning assistant WKU 1997Chris Zuccaro Video coordinator Ole Miss 2004 Game summaries Indiana Hilltoppers 0 0 6 7 Hoosiers 10 7 7 7 Eastern Kentucky Hilltoppers 7 9 7 14 Colonels 3 10 0 0 Alabama Hilltoppers 0 7 0 0 #11 Crimson Tide 17 14 10 0 Murray State Racers 0 6 3 0 Hilltoppers 10 17 16 7 Kentucky Hilltoppers 0 3 0 0 Wildcats 3 14 14 10 Virginia Tech Hilltoppers 0 3 3 7 #20 Hokies 10 10 7 0 Ball St #25 Cardinals 0 7 7 10 Hilltoppers 0 0 0 7 Florida Atlantic Owls 0 21 0 3 Hilltoppers 3 14 3 0 North Texas Mean Green 21 3 7 20 Hilltoppers 14 0 20 6 Troy Hilltoppers 0 0 7 0 Trojans 7 7 3 0 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 7 7 0 7 Hilltoppers 0 3 0 7 Florida International Hilltoppers 3 0 0 0 Golden Panthers 0 7 6 14 References Western Kentucky Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football