2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

The 2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team will represent Western Kentucky University during the 2021 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 in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team will be coached by third-year head coach Tyson Helton.

2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
2021 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Tyson Helton (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Zach Kittley (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bryan Ellis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Maurice Crum Jr. (2nd season)
Home stadium	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (Capacity: 22,113)

2021 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Charlotte		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					0	–	0
FIU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Old Dominion		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Kentucky		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
UAB		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of February 2, 2021; Rankings from AP Rankings.

Previous season

The Hilltoppers finished the 2020 regular season 5–7 and 4–3 in C–USA play to finish in third in the East Division. They were invited to play in the LendingTree Bowl, which they lost to Georgia State.[1]

Schedule

Western Kentucky announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[2][3] The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	UT Martin*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY
September 11	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY
September 25	Indiana*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY
October 2	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI
October 9	UTSA	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY
October 16	at Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA
October 23	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL
October 30	Charlotte	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY
November 6	Middle Tennessee	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)
November 13	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
November 20	Florida Atlantic	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY
November 27	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game

Schedule Source:[2][4]

References

1. "WKU 2020 football season 'not good enough'". Bowling Green Daily News. December 27, 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
2. "WKU Football release their 2021 schedule". WBKO. January 27, 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
3. "Hilltopper Football 2021 Full Schedule Released". Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
4. "2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 30, 2021.