2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season

2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–4 (4–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Brohm (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Nick Holt (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Arkansas State $	5	–	2	8	–	5
Western Kentucky	4	–	3	8	–	4
South Alabama	4	–	3	6	–	6
Troy	4	–	3	6	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	3	6	–	6
Texas State	2	–	5	6	–	6
Louisiana–Lafayette *	0	–	2	1	–	4
Georgia State **	0	–	7	0	–	12

$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Bobby Petrino and played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 4–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a four-way tie for second place.^[1] Despite being bowl eligible, they were not selected to play in a bowl game. This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they moved to Conference USA in the 2014 season.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	vs. Kentucky*	LP Field Nashville, TN	ESPNews	W 35–26	47,623
September 7	11:21 a.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECTV	L 20–52	86,783
September 14	6:30 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 24–31	17,721
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	W 58–17	20,973
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Navy*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPNews	W 19–7	19,813
October 3	6:30 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPNU	W 31–10	16,317
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN2	L 20–37	16,359
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Troy	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	L 26–32	20,110
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	Sun Belt Network	W 44–28	15,212
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 21–17	36,276
November 23	6:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	W 38–7	17,051
November 30	3:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	W 34–31	14,417
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[3]

References

^ 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
^ "2013 WKU Hilltoppers Football Schedule". WKU Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2013.

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Venues	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (1968–present)
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