2010 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

2010 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football

Conference

Sun Belt Conference

2010 record

2–10 (2–6 SBC)

Head coach

Willie Taggart (1st year)

Defensive coordinator

Clint Bowen (1st year)

Home stadium

Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium

Seasons

« 2009

2011 »


2010 Sun Belt football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
FIU §	6	–	2	7	–	6
Troy §	6	–	2	8	–	5
Middle Tennessee	5	–	3	6	–	7
Arkansas State	4	–	4	4	–	8
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	4	5	–	7
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette	3	–	5	3	–	9
North Texas	3	–	5	3	–	9
Western Kentucky	2	–	6	2	–	10

§ – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers were led by 1st year head coach Willie Taggart and played their home games at Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Hilltoppers would finish the season with a 2–10, 2–6 in Sun Belt play which placed them in last place. The 2 wins by the team marked the first and second victories as members of the Sun Belt.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	at #9 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 10–49	85,555^[1]
September 11	6:30 PM	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	CSS	L 28–63	66,584^[2]
September 18	4:00 PM	Indiana*	Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	BTN	L 21–38	20,772^[3]
September 25	6:00 PM	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	Big East Network	L 12–24	40,206^[4]
October 9	2:30 PM	at Florida International	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	CST/CSS	L 21–28	14,335
October 16	6:00 PM	Louisiana-Monroe	Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY		L 30–35	15,142
October 23	4:00 PM	at Louisiana-Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		W 54–21	15,641
October 30	2:00 PM	North Texas	Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY		L 6–33	14,373
November 6	3:30 PM	Florida Atlantic	Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY		L 16–17	10,275
November 13	2:00 PM	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR		W 36–35 ^OT	11,826
November 20	3:15 PM	Middle Tennessee	Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY		L 26–27	12,322
November 27	2:30 PM	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL		L 14–28	16,004
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

References

^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302470158. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Kentucky Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540096. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
^ "Indiana Hosiers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302610098. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. South Florida Bulls Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680058. Retrieved 2010-09-27.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football

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

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

Culture & lore	Big Red "Stand Up and Cheer" Big Red Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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National championship seasons in bold