2007 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Wright
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (22,113)
2007 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Western Kentucky   –   7 –5  
North Carolina Central   –   6 –4  
Stony Brook   –   6 –5  
Presbyterian   –   6 –5  
Savannah State   –   1 –9  

The 2007 Western Kentucky 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1at No. 6 Florida
L 3–4990,086
September 8West Virginia Tech
W 87–016,165
September 15Eastern Kentucky
W 26–618,898
September 20at Middle Tennessee State
W 20–1722,086
September 29at Bowling Green
L 21–4220,622
October 13at Ball State
L 12–3515,824
October 20at Indiana State
W 56–75,027
October 27North Carolina Central
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 50–1415,122
November 3at Chattanooga
W 28–215,668
November 10Troydagger
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 17–2116,972
November 17Morehead State
  • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 52–1215,282
November 24at North Texas
L 26–275,027

*Schedule Source:[3]

Coaching staff

NamePositionAlma mater
David ElsonHead coachButler 1994
Mike ChismRecruiting Coordinator/tight endsKentucky 1990
Mike DietzelSpecial teams Coordinator/Outside LinebackersOtterbein 1985
Stuart HoltRunning backsNorth Carolina 1995
Cary MarquellInside LinebackersBall State 1996
Eric MathiesDefensive lineMurray State 1998
T.J. WeistAssistant head coach/Wide Receivers/passing game CoordinatorAlabama 1988
Kevin WrightOffensive coordinator/quarterbacksWKU 1987
Walter WellsRunning Game Coordinator/offensive lineBelmont 1993
Andrew KoonGraduate assistantWKU 2006
Erik LoseyGraduate assistantWKU 2006
Jamison LinkStudent assistant
Nick UhlenhoppDirector of operationsGraceland 2002
Mark HarrisDir. of equipment and facility operations
Bill EdwardsHead athletic trainerWKU 1974
Chris ZuccaroVideo coordinatorOle Miss 2004
Reference:[4]

Game summaries

At Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 3 0 0 3
No. 6 Florida 14 14 7 14 49

West Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Hilltoppers 49 3 28 7 87

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 3 0 3 0 6
Hilltoppers 0 12 7 7 26

At Middle Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 10 3 7 20
Blue Raiders 3 7 7 0 17

At Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 7 14 21
Falcons 7 10 14 10 41

At Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 12 0 0 12
Cardinals 14 0 14 7 35

At Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 21 21 14 0 56
Sycamores 0 0 0 7 7

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 0 14
Hilltoppers 13 13 14 0 40

At Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 7 0 14 28
Mocs 0 14 7 0 21

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 0 7 0 21
Hilltoppers 0 7 7 3 17

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 6 0 0 6 12
Hilltoppers 14 24 14 0 52

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 13 3 3 26
Mean Green 0 7 14 6 27

References

  1. ↑ 2019 MVC Football Records, retrieved 30 April 2020
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "2007 Western Kentucky Football Schedule". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ 2007 Western Kentucky Football Media Guide, p. 58-72
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