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The 2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was David Elson. WKU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent team in 2008 before their move to the Sun Belt Conference in 2009.[1] The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Indiana | | BTN | L 13–31 | 30,067 |
September 6 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 22 FCS Eastern Kentucky | | | W 37–13 | 18,500 |
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Alabama | | PPV | L 7–41 | 92,138 |
September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Murray State | | | W 50–9 | 22,297 |
September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kentucky | | WKYT | L 3–41 | 70,731 |
October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | | | L 13–27 | 66,233 |
October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Ball State | - Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| | L 7–24 | 16,319 |
October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | - Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| | L 20–24 | 14,171 |
November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| Sun Belt Network | L 40–51 | 18,879 |
November 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at Troy | | Sun Belt Network | L 7–17 | 19,066 |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | | Sun Belt Network | L 10–21 | 11,817 |
December 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida International | | | L 3–27 | 9,405 |
|
Name |
Position |
Alma mater
|
David Elson |
Head Coach |
Butler 1994
|
Mike Chism |
Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends |
Kentucky 1990
|
Mike Dietzel |
Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers |
Otterbein 1985
|
Stuart Holt |
Running Backs |
North Carolina 1995
|
Cary Marquell |
Inside Linebackers |
Ball State 1996
|
Erik Mathies |
Defensive Line |
Murray State 1998
|
Travaris Robinson |
Defensive Backs |
Auburn 2007
|
T.J. Weist |
Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator |
Alabama 1988
|
Kevin Wright |
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
WKU 1987
|
Walter Wells |
Running Game Coordinator |
Belmont 1993
|
Jami DeBerry |
Graduate assistant |
WKU 2005
|
Jamison Link |
Student assistant |
|
Nick Uhlenhopp |
Director of operations |
Graceland 2002
|
Mark Harris |
Dir. of equipment and facility operations |
|
Jim Nowell |
Dir. of strength & conditioning |
Southern Miss 1990
|
Duane Hall |
Strength & conditioning assistant |
WKU 1997
|
Chris Zuccaro |
Video coordinator |
Ole Miss 2004
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
7 |
13 |
Hoosiers
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
7
|
9
|
7
|
14 |
37 |
Colonels
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
#11 Crimson Tide
|
17
|
14
|
10
|
0 |
41 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0 |
9 |
Hilltoppers
|
10
|
17
|
16
|
7 |
50 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Wildcats
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
10 |
41 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
7 |
13 |
#20 Hokies
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#25 Cardinals
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
Hilltoppers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Owls
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
3 |
24 |
Hilltoppers
|
3
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mean Green
|
21
|
3
|
7
|
20 |
51 |
Hilltoppers
|
14
|
0
|
20
|
6 |
40 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Trojans
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Raiders
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Hilltoppers
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Florida International
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Golden Panthers
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
14 |
27 |
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