2011 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 0     10 3  
Western Kentucky   7 1     7 5  
FIU   5 3     8 5  
North Texas   4 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 5     4 8  
Troy   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   1 2     1 4  
Middle Tennessee   1 7     2 10  
Florida Atlantic   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.

The 2011 WKU Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers were led by 2nd year head coach Willie Taggart and played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. The Hilltoppers finished with a record of 7–5, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. The 7 wins and second place conference finish are the Hilltoppers best results since joining the FBS. Despite being bowl eligible, the Hilltoppers were not invited to a bowl.

Schedule

September 18:15 p.m.vs. Kentucky*

ESPNUL 3–14 24,599 September 106:00 p.m.Navy*

ESPN3L 14–40 19,409 September 176:00 p.m.Indiana State*

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

ESPN3L 16–44 15,793 October 13:00 p.m.Arkansas State

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

Sun Belt NetworkL 22–26 10,813 October 66:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee

ESPNUW 36–33 2OT23,307 October 153:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic

W 20–0 29,103 October 223:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayettedagger

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

W 42–23 15,122 October 292:30 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe

W 31–28 OT13,428 November 53:00 p.m.Florida International

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

W 10–9 15,293 November 126:00 p.m.at No. 1 LSU*

ESPNUL 9–42 92,917 November 193:00 p.m.at North Texas

W 31–21 17,011 November 2612:00 p.m.Troy

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

W 41–18 15,432

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