2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Sun Belt Conference SBC 0–12 0–8 David Elson 7th Walter Wells 1st Mike Dietzel 3rd Spread 3–4 Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium The 2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was David Elson. This year was their first year as a member of the Sun Belt Conference following one year as an FBS independent.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 2009 Central September 5 11:21 am l y y Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN SEC Network 7–63 98,761https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292482633 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 September 12 6:30 pm l y South Florida Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Big East Network 13–35 20,568https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292550098 South Florida Bulls vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 September 19 6:00 pm l y Central Arkansas 13 FCS Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 7–28 17,295https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292620098 Central Arkansas Bears vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 September 26 2:30 pm l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS 22–38 29,009https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292692426 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 October 10 6:00 pm l Florida International Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 20–37 13,574https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292830098 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 October 17 6:00 pm l Louisiana-Lafayette Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 22–30 11,919https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292900098 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 October 24 2:30 pm l y Middle Tennessee 100 Miles of Hate Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Sun Belt Network 24–62 17,787https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292972393 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 October 31 3:30 pm l y North Texas Fouts Field Denton, TX Sun Belt Network 49–68 11,214https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293040249 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 November 7 4:00 pm l y Troy Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 20–40 16,747https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293110098 Troy Trojans vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 November 14 3:00 pm l y Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium Monroe, LA 18–21 16,229https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293182433 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 November 28 3:00 pm l y Florida Atlantic Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 23–29 14,671https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293322226 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Florida Atlantic Owls Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 December 3 6:00 pm l Arkansas State Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Sun Belt Network 20–24 4,513https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293370098 Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score ESPN.com April 23, 2010 Coaching change On November 9, 2009, David Elson was officially released as Western Kentucky's head coach. He remained as head coach until the end of the 2009 season. He was replaced by Stanford's running backs coach Willie Taggart, a Western Kentucky University alumnus.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hUNtrL9bDdlOFMTZRNrNoq8q7MtwD9C5DJ403 WKU Hires Stanford's Taggart as Coach November 23, 2009 Graves Will Associated PressJune 2024 medicmedic References Western Kentucky Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football