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Western Kentucky Football Team History


Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Western Kentucky University
 Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1906
Stadium: L.T. Smith Stadium
Capacity: 22,113
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Jeff Brohm
Conference: Conference USA-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1908  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 Jeff Brohm enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.
 The Hilltoppers won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 The Hilltoppers won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 1  vs. Rice  46   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Alabama  10   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Miami Ohio  31   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Vanderbilt  30   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Houston Baptist  50   3   W       
 Thu., Oct. 6  @ Louisiana Tech  52   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Middle Tennessee State  44   43   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Old Dominion  59   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Florida Atlantic  52   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Florida International  49   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. North Texas  45   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Marshall  60   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 3   Louisiana Tech  58   44   W    @ Bowling Green, KY   
 Tue., Dec. 20   Memphis  51   31   W    @ Boca Raton, FL   Boca Raton Bowl
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record11-3
  Points Scored637
  Scoring Average45.5
  Points Allowed344
  Defense Average24.6
  Opponents Record88-81
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-2
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2016 Conference USA-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Western Kentucky 11-3637344Won  51-317-1407173  Jeff Brohm
Old Dominion 10-3456354Won  24-207-1313217  Bobby Wilder
Florida International 4-8306418 4-4234269  Ron Turner
Charlotte 4-8302415 3-5202246  Brad Lambert
Florida Atlantic 3-9317477 2-6235315  Charlie Partridge
Marshall 3-9317423 2-6162256  John Holliday

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.