2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season February 2026 September 2024 football 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 7–6 4–4 Willie Taggart regular season 3rd Lance Guidry interim; bowl game Lance Guidry 2nd West Coast 4–3 Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Central Michigan L 21–24 The 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Willie Taggart and played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place.2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020 They were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, their first bowl appearance since joining FBS in 2007, where they were defeated by Central Michigan.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020. After a three-year record of 16–20, head coach Willie Taggart resigned in December to become the head coach at South Florida. Defensive coordinator Lance Guidry coached the Hilltoppers in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Bobby Petrino was hired as the school's new head coach on December 10, 2012. Schedule 2012 Coaches' Central September 1 6:00 p.m. w y Austin Peay Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky ESPN3 49–10 16,327 September 8 3:30 p.m. l y y Alabama 1 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama SECN 0–35 101,821 September 15 6:00 p.m. w y y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU 32–31 OT 53,980 September 22 6:00 p.m. w y Southern Miss Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky ESPN3 42–17 23,252 September 29 6:00 p.m. w y Arkansas State Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas ESPN3 26–13 25,160 October 11 6:30 p.m. w y Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, Alabama ESPNU 31–26 16,426 October 20 3:00 p.m. l Louisiana–Monroe† Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky ESPN3 42–43 OT 22,323 October 27 6:00 p.m. w y FIU FIU Stadium Miami ESPN3 14–6 12,842 November 1 8:15 p.m. l Middle Tennessee 100 Miles of Hate Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky ESPNU 29–34 17,327 November 10 12:00 p.m. l Florida Atlantic Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky SBN/CSS 28–37 14,185 November 17 6:00 p.m. l y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana ESPN3 27–31 20,314 November 24 12:00 p.m. w North Texas Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky SBN/CSS 25–24 11,074 December 26 6:30 p.m. l y y Central Michigan Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Ford Field Detroit ESPN 21–24 23,310 Game summaries Austin Peay Governors 9 9 7 3 Hilltoppers 14 21 7 7 2012 Austin Peay State Governors football team @ Alabama Hilltoppers 0 0 0 0 #1 Crimson Tide 14 7 7 7 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team @ Kentucky Hilltoppers 3 14 7 0 8 Wildcats 0 10 7 7 7 2012 Kentucky Wildcats football team The win over the Wildcats of the SEC marks the Hilltoppers first ever win over a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference.. Southern Miss Golden Eagles 0 3 7 7 Hilltoppers 14 7 21 0 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team @ Arkansas State Hilltoppers 0 0 14 12 Red Wolves 3 10 0 0 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team @ Troy Hilltoppers 7 7 14 3 Trojans 10 7 9 0 2012 Troy Trojans football team Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks 0 21 0 14 8 Hilltoppers 7 21 0 7 7 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team @ FIU Hilltoppers 7 0 0 7 Panthers 3 0 0 3 2012 FIU Panthers football team Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 10 7 7 10 Hilltoppers 7 10 7 5 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team Middle Tennessee–WKU football rivalry Florida Atlantic Owls 0 14 7 16 Hilltoppers 7 7 0 14 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team @ Louisiana–Lafayette Hilltoppers 0 10 3 14 Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 7 14 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team North Texas Mean Green 7 10 7 0 Hilltoppers 7 3 0 15 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team Central Michigan–Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Hilltoppers 7 7 7 0 Chippewas 14 3 0 7 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl This will be the Hilltoppers first bowl game since becoming a member of the FBS in 2007. References WKU Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football