| 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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Famous Toastery Bowl champion | |
Famous Toastery Bowl, W 38–35 OT vs. Old Dominion | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 8–5 (5–3 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Drew Hollingshead (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Tyson Summers (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Liberty y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State y | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State* | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston* | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and competed members of Conference USA. They were led by fifth-year head coach Tyson Helton.
Schedule
Western Kentucky and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.[1][2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | South Florida* | CBSSN | W 41–24 | 15,438 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston Christian* |
| ESPN+ | W 52–22 | 20,712 |
| September 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Ohio State* | FOX | L 10–63 | 100,217 | |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | at Troy* | ESPNU | L 24–27 | 26,124 | |
| September 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| CBSSN | W 31–10 | 14,712 |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | ESPN | W 35–28 | 13,014 | |
| October 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at Jacksonville State | ESPNU | L 17–20 | 17,977 | |
| October 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Liberty |
| ESPNU | L 29–42[3] | 16,036 |
| November 4 | 8:00 p.m. | at UTEP | ESPN+ | W 21–13 | 11,111 | |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN+ | L 29–38 | 16,319 |
| November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Sam Houston |
| ESPN+ | W 28–23 | 11,041 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at FIU | ESPN+ | W 41–28 | 12,724 | |
| December 18 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Old Dominion* | ESPN | W 38–35 OT | 5,632 | |
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Game summaries
at Jacksonville State
Game Seven – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-2) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-2) – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Western Kentucky | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jacksonville State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, Alabama
- Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Clear, 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 17,977
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Derek Mason (analyst)
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| Statistics | WKU | JVST |
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| First downs | 16 | 27 |
| Total yards | 72–339 | 95–484 |
| Rushing yards | 24–89 | 55–262 |
| Passing yards | 250 | 222 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–48–1 | 23–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:56 | 33:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | Austin Reed | 24/48, 250 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Elijah Young | 10 carries, 39 yards | |
| Receiving | K.D. Hutchinson | 4 receptions, 52 yards | |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Zion Webb | 22/39, 218 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Zion Webb | 28 carries, 146 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | P.J. Wells | 5 receptions, 53 yards |
References
- ↑ "Tops announce 2023 football schedule". The Daily News. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ↑ Whaley, Will (January 10, 2023). "WKU announces 2023 football schedule". WBKO. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ↑ Nations, Jeff (October 26, 2023). "Liberty's punishing ground game helps Flames pull away in second half". Bowling Green Daily News. pp. 1B, 3B.
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