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2011 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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2011 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record7–5 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZach Azzanni (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorLance Guidry (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
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 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers were led by second-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.[1] The 7 wins and second place conference finish were the Hilltoppers best results since joining the FBS, until it was surpassed in 2015 with a perfect 8–0 conference record. Despite being bowl eligible, the Hilltoppers were not invited to a bowl.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:15 p.m.vs. Kentucky*ESPNUL 3–1424,599
September 106:00 p.m.Navy*ESPN3L 14–4019,409
September 176:00 p.m.Indiana State*
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN3L 16–4415,793
October 13:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
Sun Belt NetworkL 22–2610,813
October 66:30 p.m.at Middle TennesseeESPNUW 36–33 2OT23,307
October 153:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticW 20–029,103
October 223:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayettedagger
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 42–2315,122
October 292:30 p.m.at Louisiana–MonroeW 31–28 OT13,428
November 53:00 p.m.Florida International
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 10–915,293
November 126:00 p.m.at No. 1 LSU*ESPNUL 9–4292,917
November 193:00 p.m.at North TexasW 31–2117,011
November 2612:00 p.m.Troy
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 41–1815,432

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