The 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented

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in the

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. The Hilltoppers played their home games at the

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, as members of the East Division of

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(C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach

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Previous season

The Hilltoppers finished the 2018 season 3–9, 2–6 in C–USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason media poll

The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17–18, 2019. The Hilltoppers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the C–USA East Division.

Preseason All–Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA

Schedule

Game summaries

Central Arkansas

At FIU

Vs. Louisville

UAB

At Old Dominion

Army

Charlotte

At Marshall

Florida Atlantic

At Arkansas

At Southern Miss

Middle Tennessee

Vs. Western Michigan (First Responder Bowl)

References

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons First Responder Bowl champion seasons

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