The 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford Jr. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.
On November 25, head coach Mike Sanford Jr. was fired after only two seasons. He finished at WKU with a record of 9–16.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released John Mackey AwardMik'Quan DeaneTESRWuerffel TrophyJulien LewisDLSR
Preseason media poll Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Hilltoppers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.
East Division 1 Florida Atlantic 2 Marshall 3 Middle Tennessee 4 FIU 5 Western Kentucky 6 Old Dominion 7 Charlotte
Schedule
Schedule source:
Game summaries
At Wisconsin
Maine
At Louisville
At Ball State
Marshall
At Charlotte
Old Dominion
FIU
At Middle Tennessee
At Florida Atlantic
UTEP
At Louisiana Tech
References