2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team will represent Western Kentucky University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers will play their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and will compete members of Conference USA. They will be led by fifth-year head coach Tyson Helton.
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 4–4 (2–2 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Drew Hollingshead (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tyson Summers (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (capacity: 22,113) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty y | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State* | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston* | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 16,036 |
| November 4 | 8:00 p.m. | at UTEP | ESPN+ | |||
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | New Mexico State |
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| November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Sam Houston |
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| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at FIU | ESPN Networks | |||
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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
- 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.
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