2007 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

2007 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
2007 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–5
Head coach	David Elson (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wright (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Springer (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Western Kentucky		–		7	–	5
Stony Brook		–		6	–	5
Presbyterian		–		6	–	5
Savannah State		–		1	–	9

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at No. 6 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 3–49	90,086
September 8	West Virginia Tech	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 87–0	16,165
September 15	Eastern Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass)	W 26–6	18,898
September 20	at Middle Tennessee State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	W 20–17	22,086
September 29	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 21–42	20,622
October 13	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	L 12–35	15,824
October 20	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 56–7	5,027
October 27	North Carolina Central	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 50–14	15,122
November 3	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 28–21	5,668
November 10	Troy	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 17–21	16,972
November 17	Morehead State	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 52–12	15,282
November 24	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 26–27	5,027
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

*Schedule Source:^[3]

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater
David Elson	Head coach	Butler 1994
Mike Chism	Recruiting Coordinator/tight ends	Kentucky 1990
Mike Dietzel	Special teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers	Otterbein 1985
Stuart Holt	Running backs	North Carolina 1995
Cary Marquell	Inside Linebackers	Ball State 1996
Eric Mathies	Defensive line	Murray State 1998
T.J. Weist	Assistant head coach/Wide Receivers/passing game Coordinator	Alabama 1988
Kevin Wright	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	WKU 1987
Walter Wells	Running Game Coordinator/offensive line	Belmont 1993
Andrew Koon	Graduate assistant	WKU 2006
Erik Losey	Graduate assistant	WKU 2006
Jamison Link	Student assistant
Nick Uhlenhopp	Director of operations	Graceland 2002
Mark Harris	Dir. of equipment and facility operations
Bill Edwards	Head athletic trainer	WKU 1974
Chris Zuccaro	Video coordinator	Ole Miss 2004
Reference:^[4]

Game summaries

At Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	3	0	0	3
No. 6 Florida	14	14	7	14	49

West Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Hilltoppers	49	3	28	7	87

Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	3	0	6
Hilltoppers	0	12	7	7	26

At Middle Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	10	3	7	20
Blue Raiders	3	7	7	0	17

At Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	0	7	14	21
Falcons	7	10	14	10	41

At Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	12	0	0	12
Cardinals	14	0	14	7	35

At Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	21	21	14	0	56
Sycamores	0	0	0	7	7

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Hilltoppers	13	13	14	0	40

At Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	7	0	14	28
Mocs	0	14	7	0	21

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	0	7	0	21
Hilltoppers	0	7	7	3	17

Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	6	0	0	6	12
Hilltoppers	14	24	14	0	52

At North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	13	3	3	26
Mean Green	0	7	14	6	27

References

^ 2019 MVC Football Records, retrieved 30 April 2020
^ 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
^ "2007 Western Kentucky Football Schedule". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ 2007 Western Kentucky Football Media Guide, p. 58-72

[1] 2019 MVC Football Records, retrieved 30 April 2020

[2] 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

[2007_Schedule-3] "2007 Western Kentucky Football Schedule". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[a2-4] 2007 Western Kentucky Football Media Guide, p. 58-72

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