2016 WKU Hilltoppers football team

2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football

C-USA champion C-USA East Division co-champion
Conference USA Championship, W 58–44 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2016 record	9–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Brohm (3rd as HC; 4th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Brohm (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Holt (4th year)
Home stadium	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (Capacity: 22,113)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
WKU xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
Old Dominion x		7	–	1		9	–	3
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	4
FIU		4	–	4		4	–	8
Charlotte		3	–	5		4	–	8
Marshall		2	–	6		3	–	9
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6		3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
UTSA		5	–	3		6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	4		6	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5		5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6		4	–	8

Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 WKU Hilltoppers football team represents Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers play their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and compete in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by third year head coach Jeff Brohm.

Schedule

Western Kentucky announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Hilltoppers will host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Rice, and will travel to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, and Middle Tennessee.^[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Houston Baptist from the Southland Conference and Vanderbilt from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and two road games against Alabama from the SEC as well and Miami (Ohio) from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Rice	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	CBSSN	W 46–14	19,286
September 10	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 10–38	101,821
September 17	2:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 31–24	19,822
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	CBSSN	L 30–31 ^OT	23,674
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	CUSA.tv	W 50–3	17,331
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	CBSSN	L 52–55	17,978
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	ESPN3	W 44–43 ^2OT	22,411
October 22	6:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ASN	W 59–24	18,676
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ASN	W 52–3	9,338
November 5	4:30 p.m.	FIU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	beIN	W 49–21	15,516
November 12	2:30 p.m.	North Texas	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	W 45–7	16,239
November 26	6:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPNU	W 60–6	17,397
December 3	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana Tech	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (C–USA Championship Game)	ESPN	W 58-44
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game notes

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	7	0	14
Hilltoppers	16	14	6	10	46

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	WKU, 49–10

at Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	3	0	0	7	10
#1 Crimson Tide	10	7	7	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2012	BAMA, 35–0

at Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	14	10	7	31
RedHawks	0	3	14	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	WKU, 56–14

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Commodores	0	7	7	10	7	31
Hilltoppers	7	7	0	10	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2015	WKU, 14–12

Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	0	0	3
Hilltoppers	14	16	20	0	50

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	14	10	7	21	52
Bulldogs	21	14	17	3	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2015	WKU, 41–38

at Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Hilltoppers	3	17	7	3	7	7	44
Blue Raiders	3	17	0	10	7	6	43

Further information: 100 Miles of Hate

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–33–1	2015	WKU, 58–28

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	14	10	0	24
Hilltoppers	21	31	0	7	59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	WKU, 55–30

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	14	10	14	14	52
Owls	0	3	0	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2015	WKU, 35–19

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	0	14	21
Hilltoppers	14	21	14	0	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2015	WKU, 63–7

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	7	0	7
Hilltoppers	17	14	14	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2015	WKU, 55–28

at Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	28	13	9	10	60
Thundering Herd	0	0	6	0	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2015	WKU, 49–28

vs. Louisiana Tech–C-USA Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	17	10	14	3	44
Hilltoppers	24	14	10	10	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	10/6/16	LT, 55–52

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released

References

↑ "WKU Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). [Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ "2016 WKU Hilltoppers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football

Venues	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass Middle Tennessee: 100 Miles of Hate Murray State: Battle for the Red Belt

Culture & lore	Big Red "Stand Up and Cheer" Big Red Marching Band One Second of Laterals

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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