2007 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 2007 WKU Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team's head coach was David Elson. It was the team’s first and only season as an NCAA Division I FCS independent team as they made the transition from the Gateway Conference[1] of Division I-AA (now FCS) to the Sun Belt Conference of the FBS.[2] The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
2007 WKU Hilltoppers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
2007 record | 7–5 |
Head coach | David Elson |
Offensive coordinator | Kevin Wright |
Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (22,113) |
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | at No. 6 Florida |
| L 3–49 | 90,086 |
September 8 | West Virginia Tech |
| W 87–0 | 16,165 |
September 15 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 26–6 | 18,898 |
September 20 | at Middle Tennessee State |
| W 20–17 | 22,086 |
September 29 | at Bowling Green |
| L 21–42 | 20,622 |
October 13 | at Ball State |
| L 12–35 | 15,824 |
October 20 | at Indiana State |
| W 56–7 | 5,027 |
October 27 | North Carolina Central |
| W 50–14 | 15,122 |
November 3 | at Chattanooga |
| W 28–21 | 5,668 |
November 10 | Troy |
| L 17–21 | 16,972 |
November 17 | Morehead State |
| W 52–12 | 15,282 |
November 24 | at North Texas |
| L 26–27 | 5,027 |
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*Schedule Source:[3]
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Alma mater | |
David Elson | Head Coach | Butler 1994 | |
Mike Chism | Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends | Kentucky 1990 | |
Mike Dietzel | Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers | Otterbein 1985 | |
Stuart Holt | Running Backs | North Carolina 1995 | |
Cary Marquell | Inside Linebackers | Ball State 1996 | |
Eric Mathies | Defensive Line | Murray State 1998 | |
T.J. Weist | Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator | Alabama 1988 | |
Kevin Wright | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | WKU 1987 | |
Walter Wells | Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line | Belmont 1993 | |
Andrew Koon | Graduate assistant | WKU 2006 | |
Erik Losey | Graduate assistant | WKU 2006 | |
Jamison Link | Student assistant | ||
Nick Uhlenhopp | Director of operations | Graceland 2002 | |
Mark Harris | Dir. of equipment and facility operations | ||
Bill Edwards | Head athletic trainer | WKU 1974 | |
Chris Zuccaro | Video coordinator | Ole Miss 2004 | |
Reference:[4] |
Game summaries
at Florida
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 6 Florida | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
West Virginia Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hilltoppers | 49 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 87 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–0 | 2005 | W, 63–3 |
Eastern Kentucky
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colonels | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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44–36–4 | 2006 | L, 21–26 |
at Middle Tennessee State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hilltoppers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Blue Raiders | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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28–30–1 | 1991 | 'L, 21–23 |
at Bowling Green
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Falcons | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Ball State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hilltoppers | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | 1929 | W, 13–0 |
at Indiana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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13–5–1 | 2006 | W, 41–3 |
North Carolina Central
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Hilltoppers | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 40 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Chattanooga
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hilltoppers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Mocs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–8 | 2006 | W, 28–21 |
Troy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–4 | 1995 | L, 39–56 |
Morehead State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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40–7–2 | 1997 | W, 38–24 |
at North Texas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hilltoppers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
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References
- 2019 MVC Football Records, retrieved 30 April 2020
- WKU's move to I-A tops 2006 stories, By OJ STAPLETON and MICHEAL COMPTON, The Daily News, Jan 1, 2007, retrieved 30 April 2020
- "2007 Western Kentucky Football Schedule". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- 2007 Western Kentucky Football Media Guide, p. 58-72
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