2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season

The 2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was David Elson. This year was their first year as a member of the Sun Belt Conference following one year as an FBS independent.^[1] The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.^[2]

Schedule

Coaching change

On November 9, 2009, David Elson was officially released as Western Kentucky's head coach. He remained as head coach until the end of the 2009 season. He was replaced by Stanford's running backs coach Willie Taggart, a Western Kentucky University alumnus.^[15]

References

1. 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
2. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
4. "South Florida Bulls vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
5. "Central Arkansas Bears vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
6. "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
7. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
8. "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
9. "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
10. "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
11. "Troy Trojans vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
12. "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
13. "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Florida Atlantic Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
14. "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
15. Graves, Will (November 23, 2009). "WKU Hires Stanford's Taggart as Coach". Associated Press.^{[dead link]}