2007 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team explained

Year:2007
Team:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Conference:Independent
Short Conf:Independent
Record:7–5
Hc Year:5th
Off Coach:Kevin Wright
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Dennis Springer
Dc Year:1st

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

Coaching staff

NamePositionAlma mater
David ElsonHead coach Butler 1994
Mike ChismRecruiting Coordinator/tight ends Kentucky 1990
Mike DietzelSpecial teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Otterbein 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 Coordinator Alabama 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

See also: 2007 Florida Gators football team.

West Virginia Tech

See also: West Virginia Tech.

Eastern Kentucky

See also: Eastern Kentucky Colonels football.

At Middle Tennessee State

See also: Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders football.

At Bowling Green

See also: 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team.

At Ball State

See also: 2007 Ball State Cardinals football team.

At Indiana State

See also: Indiana State Sycamores football.

North Carolina Central

See also: North Carolina Central Eagles football.

At Chattanooga

See also: 2007 Chattanooga Mocs football team.

Troy

See also: 2007 Troy Trojans football team.

Morehead State

See also: Morehead State Eagles football.

At North Texas

See also: 2007 North Texas Mean Green football team.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mvc.org/football/records.pdf 2019 MVC Football Records, retrieved 30 April 2020
  2. https://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wkus-move-to-i-a-tops-2006-stories/article_84ecd7b8-86ea-590c-8787-530ff758f5b6.html 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. Web site: 2007 Western Kentucky Football Schedule. Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. January 1, 2020.
  4. 2007 Western Kentucky Football Media Guide, p. 58-72