2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 8–4 (4–3 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Brohm (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Holt (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State $ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette * | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State ** | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Bobby Petrino and played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 4–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a four-way tie for second place.[1] Despite being bowl eligible, they were not selected to play in a bowl game. This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they moved to Conference USA in the 2014 season.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Kentucky* | ESPNews | W 35–26 | 47,623 | |
September 7 | 11:21 a.m. | at Tennessee* | SECTV | L 20–52 | 86,783 | |
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 17,721 | |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State* |
| ESPN3 | W 58–17 | 20,973 |
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Navy* |
| ESPNews | W 19–7 | 19,813 |
October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPNU | W 31–10 | 16,317 | |
October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| ESPN2 | L 20–37 | 16,359 |
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPN3 | L 26–32 | 20,110 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | Sun Belt Network | W 44–28 | 15,212 | |
November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | W 21–17 | 36,276 | |
November 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas State | LHN | W 38–7 | 17,051 | |
November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 14,417 |
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