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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 7–5 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Zach Azzanni |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Guidry |
Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 8:15 p.m. | vs. Kentucky* | ESPNU | L 3–14 | 24,599 | |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Navy* | ESPN3 | L 14–40 | 19,409 | |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Indiana State* |
| ESPN3 | L 16–44 | 15,793 |
October 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| Sun Belt Network | L 22–26 | 10,813 |
October 6 | 6:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | ESPNU | W 36–33 2OT | 23,307 | |
October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | W 20–0 | 29,103 | ||
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| W 42–23 | 15,122 | |
October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 31–28 OT | 13,428 | ||
November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Florida International |
| W 10–9 | 15,293 | |
November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 1 LSU* | ESPNU | L 9–42 | 92,917 | |
November 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Texas | W 31–21 | 17,011 | ||
November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Troy |
| W 41–18 | 15,432 | |
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References
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