2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 5  
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     9 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
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).

September 17:00 PMRice

CBSSNW 46–1419,286 September 102:30 PMat No. 1 Alabama*

ESPN2L 10–38101,821 September 172:30 PMat Miami (OH)*

ESPN3W 31–2419,822 September 243:30 PMVanderbilt*

  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY

CBSSNL 30–31 OT23,674 October 16:00 PMHouston Baptist*

  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY

CUSA.tvW 50–317,331 October 67:00 PMat Louisiana Tech

CBSSNL 52–5517,978 October 151:30 PMat Middle Tennessee

ESPN3W 44–43 2OT22,411 October 226:00 PMOld Dominion

  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY

ASN   October 292:30 PMat Florida Atlantic

ASN   November 54:30 PMFIU

  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY

beIN   November 122:30 PMNorth Texas

  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY

ESPN3   November 26at Marshall

ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU  

Template:CFB Schedule End

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 4OT Total
Commodores 0 7 7 107 31
Hilltoppers 7 7 0 106 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 4OT2OT Total
Hilltoppers 3 17 7 377 44
Blue Raiders 3 17 0 1076 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
Hilltoppers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 WKU, 55–30

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Owls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2015 WKU, 35–19

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Hilltoppers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–4 2015 WKU, 63–7

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0
Hilltoppers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2015 WKU, 55–28

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Thundering Herd 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2015 WKU, 49–28

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV————
CoachesRVRVRVRV—
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

  1. ^ "WKU Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). [Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 WKU Hilltoppers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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