2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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Bahamas Bowl champion | |
Bahamas Bowl, W 49–48 vs. Central Michigan | |
Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
Record | 8–5 (4–4 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tyson Helton (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Holt (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 23 Marshall x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion* | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented the Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. This was the team's first year as a Conference USA member and playing in the East Division. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.[1]
Schedule
Western Kentucky announced their 2014 football schedule on February 3, 2014. The 2014 schedule consist of 6 home games and 6 away games in the regular season. The Hilltoppers will host CUSA foes Old Dominion, UAB, UTEP, and UTSA, and will travel to Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Louisiana Tech.[2]
The Hilltoppers will play four opponents for the first time this season, Illinois, Old Dominion, UTEP, and UTSA. Western Kentucky will compete for the first time in the East division of Conference USA which has seven schools in total while the West division has six. Due to the two uneven divisions, WKU will only play five schools from the East division and will not play Florida International this season. Western Kentucky will play three teams from the West division, Louisiana Tech, UTEP, and UTSA, which will complete the eight conference games each member of the CUSA has to play.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | CBSSN | W 59–31 | 17,215 | |
September 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at Illinois* | BTN | L 34–42 | 38,561 | |
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | WKU PBS | L 47–50 3OT | 24,911 | |
September 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy* | CBSSN | W 36–27 | 30,537 | |
October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | UAB |
| L 39–42 | 14,923 | |
October 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at Florida Atlantic | ASN | L 38–45 | 10,915 | |
October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| W 66–51 | 17,886 | |
November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | FSN | L 10–59 | 20,011 | |
November 8 | 3:00 p.m. | UTEP† |
| W 35–27 | 18,472 | |
November 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Army* |
| CBSSN | W 52–24 | 16,819 |
November 22 | 11:00 a.m. | UTSA |
| FSN | W 45–7 | 12,518 |
November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Marshall | FS1 | W 67–66 OT | 23,576 | |
December 24 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Central Michigan* | ESPN | W 49–48 | 13,667 | |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Game summaries
Bowling Green
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Fighting Illini | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
Middle Tennessee
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 47 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 50 |
Navy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 3 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
Midshipmen | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
UAB
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blazers | 14 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Hilltoppers | 20 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 39 |
Florida Atlantic
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
Owls | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
Old Dominion
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Monarchs | 3 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 51 |
Hilltoppers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 66 |
Louisiana Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Bulldogs | 10 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
UTEP
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Miners | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Army
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
UTSA
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Marshall
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 28 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 67 |
#19 Thundering Herd | 21 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 66 |
Central Michigan–Bahamas Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chippewas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 48 |
Hilltoppers | 21 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
References
- ↑ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ↑ "Conference USA Announces 2014 Football Schedule" (Press release). Conference USA. February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.