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.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Rimington TrophySeth JoestCJRJohn Mackey AwardKyle FourtenbaryTEJROutland TrophyMiles PateTSRWuerffel TrophyTyler WittOLJR
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.
Preseason All–Conference USA teams 2019 Preseason All-Conference USA
+ All-CUSA Offense Position Player Class OL Miles Pate Sr. + All-CUSA Defense Position Player ClassNo players were selected + All-CUSA Special Teams Position Player ClassNo players were selected
Schedule
Game summaries
Central Arkansas
At FIU
Vs. Louisville
UAB
At Old Dominion
Army
Charlotte
At Marshall
Florida Atlantic
At Arkansas
At Southern Miss
Middle Tennessee
Vs. Western Michigan (First Responder Bowl)
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