2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season

2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 0–12 (0–8 SBC)
Head coach|

* David Elson (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Walter Wells (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Mike Dietzel (3rd season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium

Seasons

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2010 →

2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
Troy $  |   | 8  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Middle Tennessee |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 3  |
Louisiana–Monroe |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 6  |
Florida Atlantic |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 6  |
Arkansas State |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
FIU |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
North Texas |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
Western Kentucky |   | 0  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 0  | – | 12  |

* $ – Conference champion

The 2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was David Elson. This year was their first year as a member of the Sun Belt Conference following one year as an FBS independent.[1] The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[2]

## Schedule

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September 5| 11:21 am| at Tennessee*|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| SEC Network| L 7–63| 98,761[3]
September 12| 6:30 pm| South Florida*|

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

| Big East Network| L 13–35| 20,568[4]
September 19| 6:00 pm| No. 13 FCS Central Arkansas*|

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

| | L 7–28| 17,295[5]
September 26| 2:30 pm| at Navy*|

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| CBSCS| L 22–38| 29,009[6]
October 10| 6:00 pm| Florida International|

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

| | L 20–37| 13,574[7]
October 17| 6:00 pm| Louisiana-Lafayette|

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

| | L 22–30| 11,919[8]
October 24| 2:30 pm| at Middle Tennessee|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)

| Sun Belt Network| L 24–62| 17,787[9]
October 31| 3:30 pm| at North Texas|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| Sun Belt Network| L 49–68| 11,214[10]
November 7| 4:00 pm| Troy|

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

| | L 20–40| 16,747[11]
November 14| 3:00 pm| at Louisiana-Monroe|

* Malone Stadium
* Monroe, LA

| | L 18–21| 16,229[12]
November 28| 3:00 pm| at Florida Atlantic|

* Lockhart Stadium
* Fort Lauderdale, FL

| | L 23–29| 14,671[13]
December 3| 6:00 pm| Arkansas State|

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

| Sun Belt Network| L 20–24| 4,513[14]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Coaching change

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On November 9, 2009, David Elson was officially released as Western Kentucky's head coach. He remained as head coach until the end of the 2009 season. He was replaced by Stanford's running backs coach Willie Taggart, a Western Kentucky University alumnus.[15]

## References

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1. ^ 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
2. ^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
4. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
5. ^ "Central Arkansas Bears vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
6. ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
7. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
8. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
9. ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
10. ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
11. ^ "Troy Trojans vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
12. ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
13. ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Florida Atlantic Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
14. ^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
15. ^ Graves, Will (November 23, 2009). "WKU Hires Stanford's Taggart as Coach". Associated Press.[dead link]

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* Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (1968–present)

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* Bowl games
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* Middle Tennessee: 100 Miles of Hate
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