The 2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented

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during the

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. The Hilltoppers played their home games at

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, and competed in the East Division of

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(CUSA). The team was coached by third-year head coach

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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

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, which they lost to

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Schedule

Western Kentucky announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

UT Martin

at Army

Indiana

at Michigan State

UTSA

at Old Dominion

at FIU

Charlotte

Middle Tennessee

at Rice

Florida Atlantic

at Marshall

at UTSA (C-USA Championship)

vs. Appalachian State (Boca Raton Bowl)

References

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