2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJunior Adams (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorClayton White (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Middle Tennessee x   7 – 1     8 – 6  
Marshall   6 – 2     9 – 4  
FIU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Charlotte   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Old Dominion   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Western Kentucky   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
UAB x$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
North Texas   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     6 – 5  
UTSA   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UTEP   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Rice   1 – 7     2 – 11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played 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 were led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford Jr. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.[1]

On November 25, head coach Mike Sanford Jr. was fired after only two seasons.[2] He finished at WKU with a record of 9–16.

Preseason[edit]

Award watch lists[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
John Mackey Award[3] Mik'Quan Deane TE SR
Wuerffel Trophy[4] Julien Lewis DL SR

Preseason media poll[edit]

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Hilltoppers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[5]

East Division
Predicted finish Team
1 Florida Atlantic
2 Marshall
3 Middle Tennessee
4 FIU
5 Western Kentucky
6 Old Dominion
7 Charlotte

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.at No. 4 Wisconsin*
ESPNL 3–3474,145
September 86:30 p.m.No. 22 (FCS) Maine*
ESPN+L 28–3115,178
September 156:30 p.m.at Louisville*
ACCRSNL 17–2054,923
September 222:00 p.m.at Ball State*
ESPN3W 28–2015,873
September 296:30 p.m.Marshall
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
StadiumL 17–2020,811
October 132:30 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN+L 14–4011,610
October 206:30 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN+L 34–3713,269
October 276:30 p.m.FIU
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
beINL 17–3815,138
November 27:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
CBSSNL 10–2916,617
November 104:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
StadiumL 15–3414,400
November 176:30 p.m.UTEP
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
beINW 40–166,221
November 2411:00 a.m.at Louisiana Tech
CBSSNW 30–1511,459
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[6]

Game summaries[edit]

At Wisconsin[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 3 0 3
No. 4 Badgers 7 17 3 7 34
See also: 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Maine[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 (FCS) Black Bears 0 14 14 3 31
Hilltoppers 21 0 0 7 28
See also: 2018 Maine Black Bears football team

At Louisville[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 7 0 3 17
Cardinals 0 3 3 14 20
See also: 2018 Louisville Cardinals football team

At Ball State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 7 7 14 28
Cardinals 7 3 3 7 20
See also: 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team

Marshall[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 3 0 10 20
Hilltoppers 3 7 0 7 17
See also: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

At Charlotte[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 0 0 7 14
49ers 6 3 21 10 40
See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team

Old Dominion[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 14 3 2 18 37
Hilltoppers 7 17 3 7 34
See also: 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

FIU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 14 10 38
Hilltoppers 0 3 0 14 17
See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team

At Middle Tennessee[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 3 0 7 0 10
Blue Raiders 10 10 3 6 29
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

At Florida Atlantic[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 9 0 6 15
Owls 10 0 7 17 34
See also: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

UTEP[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 8 8 16
Hilltoppers 27 13 0 0 40
See also: 2018 UTEP Miners football team

At Louisiana Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 9 0 7 30
Bulldogs 0 12 3 0 15
See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

References[edit]

  1. ^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ "WKU firing Mike Sanford 2 seasons after he replaced Jeff Brohm". November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  6. ^ "2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 4, 2018.


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