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The Hilltoppers played their home games at the Houchens Industries\u2013L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C\u2013USA). They were led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford Jr. They finished the season 3\u20139, 2\u20136 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On November 25, head coach Mike Sanford Jr. was fired after only two seasons.[2] He finished at WKU with a record of 9\u201316.Table of ContentsPrevious season[edit]Preseason[edit]Award watch lists[edit]Preseason media poll[edit]Schedule[edit]Game summaries[edit]At Wisconsin[edit]Maine[edit]At Louisville[edit]At Ball State[edit]Marshall[edit]At Charlotte[edit]Old Dominion[edit]FIU[edit]At Middle Tennessee[edit]At Florida Atlantic[edit]UTEP[edit]At Louisiana Tech[edit]References[edit]Previous season[edit]The Hilltoppers finished the 2017 season 6\u20137, 4\u20134 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They received an invite to the Cure Bowl where they lost to Georgia State.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Preseason[edit]Award watch lists[edit]Listed in the order that they were releasedPreseason media poll[edit]Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Hilltoppers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[5]East DivisionPredicted finishTeam1Florida Atlantic2Marshall3Middle Tennessee4FIU5Western Kentucky6Old Dominion7CharlotteSchedule[edit]DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance8:00 p.m.at No.\u00a04 Wisconsin*ESPNL 3\u20133474,145September 86:30 p.m.No.\u00a022 (FCS) Maine*ESPN+L 28\u20133115,178September 156:30 p.m.at Louisville*ACCRSNL 17\u20132054,923September 222:00 p.m.at Ball State*ESPN3W 28\u20132015,873September 296:30 p.m.MarshallHouchens Industries\u2013L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KYStadiumL 17\u20132020,811October 132:30 p.m.at CharlotteESPN+L 14\u20134011,610October 206:30 p.m.Old DominionHouchens Industries\u2013L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KYESPN+L 34\u20133713,269October 276:30 p.m.FIUHouchens Industries\u2013L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KYbeINL 17\u20133815,1387:00 p.m.at Middle TennesseeCBSSNL 10\u20132916,617November 104:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticStadiumL 15\u20133414,400November 176:30 p.m.UTEPHouchens Industries\u2013L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KYbeINW 40\u2013166,221November 2411:00 a.m.at Louisiana TechCBSSNW 30\u20131511,459*Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central timeSchedule Source:[6]Game summaries[edit]At Wisconsin[edit]1234TotalHilltoppers00303No. 4 Badgers7173734Maine[edit]1234TotalNo. 22 (FCS) Black Bears01414331Hilltoppers2100728At Louisville[edit]1234TotalHilltoppers770317Cardinals0331420At Ball State[edit]1234TotalHilltoppers0771428Cardinals733720Marshall[edit]1234TotalThundering Herd7301020Hilltoppers370717At Charlotte[edit]1234TotalHilltoppers70071449ers63211040Old Dominion[edit]1234TotalMonarchs14321837Hilltoppers7173734FIU[edit]1234TotalPanthers77141038Hilltoppers0301417At Middle Tennessee[edit]1234TotalHilltoppers307010Blue Raiders10103629At Florida Atlantic[edit]1234TotalHilltoppers090615Owls10071734UTEP[edit]1234TotalMiners008816Hilltoppers27130040At Louisiana Tech[edit]1234TotalHilltoppers1490730Bulldogs0123015References[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2018-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-football-team\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team"}}]}]