2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	2019
Team:	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Conference:	Conference USA
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	C-USA
Record:	9–4
Conf Record:	6–2
Head Coach:	Tyson Helton
Hc Year:	1st
Off Coach:	Bryan Ellis
Oc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Multiple
Def Coach:	Clayton White
Dc Year:	3rd
Def Scheme:	4–2–5
Stadium:	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Champion:	First Responder Bowl champion
Bowl:	First Responder Bowl
Bowl Result:	W 23–20 vs. Western Michigan

The 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2019 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 first-year head coach Tyson Helton.^[1]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Rimington Trophy^[2]	Seth Joest	C	JR
John Mackey Award^[3]	Kyle Fourtenbary	TE	JR
Outland Trophy^[4]	Miles Pate	T	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[5]	Tyler Witt	OL	JR

Preseason media poll

The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17–18, 2019. The Hilltoppers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the C–USA East Division.^[6]

1	Marshall (14)
2	FIU (9)
3	Florida Atlantic (3)
4	Middle Tennessee
5	Western Kentucky
6	Old Dominion
7	Charlotte

Preseason All–Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA^[7]

All-CUSA Offense! Position! Player! Class

OL

Miles Pate

Sr.

All-CUSA Defense! Position! Player! Class

No players were selected

All-CUSA Special Teams! Position! Player! Class

No players were selected

Schedule

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Game summaries

Central Arkansas

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team.

At FIU

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team.

Vs. Louisville

See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team.

UAB

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team.

At Old Dominion

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.

Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team.

Charlotte

See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team.

At Marshall

See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.

At Arkansas

See also: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.

At Southern Miss

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

Vs. Western Michigan (First Responder Bowl)

See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team and 2019 First Responder Bowl.

Notes and References

1. https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/7/17/2019_WKU_Football_Media_Guide.pdf WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. Web site: 2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List. July 19, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
3. Web site: 2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released. July 19, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
4. Web site: 2019 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled. July 23, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
5. Web site: 2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725161232/https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/2019-watch-list. dead.
6. Web site: C–USA 2019 Preseason Media Poll . ConferenceUSA.com . July 16, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
7. Web site: FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards. www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. July 24, 2019.
8. Web site: 2019 WKU Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 11, 2019.