2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Conference USA East Division C-USA 8–5 4–4 Jeff Brohm 1st Tyson Helton 1st Nick Holt 2nd Multiple 4–3 Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bahamas Bowl champion Bahamas Bowl W Won 49–48 vs. Central Michigan The 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented the Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. This was the team's first year as a Conference USA member and playing in the East Division. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020. Schedule Western Kentucky announced their 2014 football schedule on February 3, 2014. The 2014 schedule consist of 6 home games and 6 away games in the regular season. The Hilltoppers will host CUSA foes Old Dominion, UAB, UTEP, and UTSA, and will travel to Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Louisiana Tech.http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020314aad.html Conference USA Announces 2014 Football Schedule Conference USA February 3, 2014 November 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141102100249/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020314aad.html November 2, 2014 dead mdy-all The Hilltoppers will play four opponents for the first time this season, Illinois, Old Dominion, UTEP, and UTSA. Western Kentucky will compete for the first time in the East division of Conference USA which has seven schools in total while the West division has six. Due to the two uneven divisions, WKU will only play five schools from the East division and will not play Florida International this season. Western Kentucky will play three teams from the West division, Louisiana Tech, UTEP, and UTSA, which will complete the eight conference games each member of the CUSA has to play. 2014 AP Central August 29 7:00 p.m. w y Bowling Green Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY CBSSN 59–31 17,215 September 6 11:00 a.m. l y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN 34–42 38,561 September 13 6:00 p.m. l y Middle Tennessee 100 Miles of Hate Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN WKU PBS 47–50 3OT 24,911 September 27 2:30 p.m. w y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN 36–27 30,537 October 4 6:00 p.m. l UAB Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 39–42 14,923 October 18 11:00 a.m. l y Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ASN 38–45 10,915 October 25 3:00 p.m. w Old Dominion Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 66–51 17,886 November 1 2:00 p.m. l y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA FSN 10–59 20,011 November 8 3:00 p.m. w UTEP† Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 35–27 18,472 November 15 11:00 a.m. w y Army Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY CBSSN 52–24 16,819 November 22 11:00 a.m. w UTSA Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY FSN 45–7 12,518 November 28 11:00 a.m. w y Marshall 19 Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV FS1 67–66 OT 23,576 December 24 11:00 a.m. w y y Central Michigan Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas ESPN 49–48 13,667 Schedule source:http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/conf-usa/2014-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-football-schedule.php 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedule FB Schedules February 3, 2014 Game summaries Bowling Green Falcons 0 10 14 7 Hilltoppers 14 17 14 14 Illinois Hilltoppers 3 14 10 7 Fighting Illini 7 7 7 21 Middle Tennessee Hilltoppers 3 21 0 10 7 3 3 Blue Raiders 14 10 0 10 7 3 6 Middle Tennessee–WKU football rivalry Navy Hilltoppers 3 10 9 14 36 Midshipmen 7 6 0 7 20 UAB Blazers 14 0 21 7 42 Hilltoppers 20 7 12 0 39 Florida Atlantic Hilltoppers 17 14 7 0 38 Owls 7 7 14 17 45 Old Dominion Monarchs 3 27 21 0 51 Hilltoppers 21 21 14 10 66 Louisiana Tech Hilltoppers 7 3 0 0 10 Bulldogs 10 21 21 7 59 UTEP Miners 17 3 7 0 27 Hilltoppers 7 7 7 14 35 Army Black Knights 7 3 14 0 24 Hilltoppers 14 10 14 14 52 UTSA Roadrunners 0 0 0 7 7 Hilltoppers 14 14 7 10 45 Marshall Hilltoppers 28 21 0 10 8 67 #19 Thundering Herd 21 21 7 10 7 66 Central Michigan–Bahamas Bowl Chippewas 7 7 0 34 Hilltoppers 21 21 7 0 References WKU Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Category:Bahamas Bowl champion seasons Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football