2011 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team information
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2011Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Record
7–5 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Willie Taggart (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Zach Azzanni (1st season)
Offensive scheme
West Coast
Defensive coordinator
Lance Guidry (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Arkansas State $
8
–
0
10
–
3
Western Kentucky
7
–
1
7
–
5
FIU
5
–
3
8
–
5
North Texas
4
–
4
5
–
7
Louisiana–Monroe
3
–
5
4
–
8
Troy
2
–
6
3
–
9
Louisiana–Lafayette *
1
–
2
1
–
4
Middle Tennessee
1
–
7
2
–
10
Florida Atlantic
0
–
8
1
–
11
$ – Conference champion
* – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.
The 2011 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers were led by second-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 finished with a record of 7–5, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place.[1] The 7 wins and second place conference finish were the Hilltoppers best results since joining the FBS, until it was surpassed in 2015 with a perfect 8–0 conference record. Despite being bowl eligible, the Hilltoppers were not invited to a bowl.[2]
^2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
^WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
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