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2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Marshall   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Charlotte   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
FIU   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Old Dominion   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UAB xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTSA   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) will represent Western Kentucky University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers will play their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They will be led by first-year head coach Tyson Helton.

Previous season

The Hilltoppers finished the 2018 season 3–9, 2–6 in C–USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[1] Seth Joest C JR
John Mackey Award[2] Kyle Fourtenbary TE JR
Outland Trophy[3] Miles Pate T SR
Wuerffel Trophy[4] Tyler Witt OL JR

Preseason media poll

The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17–18, 2019. The Hilltoppers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the C–USA East Division.[5]

Predicted finish Team (1st Place Votes)
1 Marshall (14)
2 FIU (9)
3 Florida Atlantic (3)
4 Middle Tennessee
5 Western Kentucky
6 Old Dominion
7 Charlotte

Preseason All–Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[6]

All-CUSA Offense[6]
Position Player Class
OL Miles Pate Sr.
All-CUSA Defense[6]
Position Player Class
No players were selected
All-CUSA Special Teams[6]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 296:30 p.m.Central Arkansas*
ESPN+L 28–35
September 76:00 p.m.at FIU
ESPN+
September 143:00 p.m.vs. Louisville*
Stadium
September 286:00 p.m.UAB
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN+
October 55:00 p.m.at Old Dominion
ESPN+
October 126:00 p.m.Army*
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
Stadium
October 193:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN+
October 261:30 p.m.at Marshall
Stadium Facebook
November 23:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN+
November 9at Arkansas*
November 232:30 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN+
November 301:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[7]

Game summaries

Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 0 21 35
Hilltoppers 14 7 7 0 28
See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 Sep. 19, 2019 L, 7–28

at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Panthers 0
See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–6 Oct. 27, 2018 L, 17–38

vs. Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Cardinals 0
See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–20 Sep. 15, 2018 L, 17–20

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0
Hilltoppers 0
See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 Oct. 4, 2014 L, 39–42

at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Monarchs 0
See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 Oct. 20, 2018 L, 34–37

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0
Hilltoppers 0
See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 Nov. 15, 2014 W, 52–24

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0
Hilltoppers 0
See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 Oct. 13, 2018 L, 14–40

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Thundering Herd 0
See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 Sep. 29, 2018 L, 17–20

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Hilltoppers 0
See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 Nov. 10, 2018 L, 15–34

at Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Razorbacks 0
See also: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Golden Eagles 0
See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 Dec. 5, 2015 W, 45–28

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0
Hilltoppers 0
See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–34–1 Nov. 2, 2018 L, 10–29

References

  1. ^ "2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List". July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "C–USA 2019 Preseason Media Poll". ConferenceUSA.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 WKU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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