2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
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The 2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
team represented Western Kentucky University
during the 2008 college football season
. The team's head coach was David Elson
. WKU competed as an Independent
team in 2008 before their move to the Sun Belt Conference
in 2009. The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green
, Kentucky
.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football program is a college football team that represents Western Kentucky University. The team is currently a member of the Sun Belt Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
team represented Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....
during the 2008 college football season
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2...
. The team's head coach was David Elson
David Elson
David Elson is the former head coach of the Western Kentucky University American football program. He held the position from 2003 to 2009. Elson oversaw the transition of WKU from a Football Championship Subdivision to a Football Bowl Subdivision program, the highest division in college...
. WKU competed as an Independent
NCAA Division I-A independent schools
NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions whose football programs are not part of an NCAA-affiliated conference. This means that FBS independents are not required to schedule each other for competition like conference schools do...
team in 2008 before their move to the Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...
in 2009. The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
.
Schedule
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Alma mater |
| David Elson David Elson David Elson is the former head coach of the Western Kentucky University American football program. He held the position from 2003 to 2009. Elson oversaw the transition of WKU from a Football Championship Subdivision to a Football Bowl Subdivision program, the highest division in college... |
Head Coach | Butler Butler University Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health... 1994 |
| Mike Chism | Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends | Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky... 1990 |
| Mike Dietzel | Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers | Otterbein 1985 |
| Stuart Holt | Running Backs | North Carolina University of North Carolina Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century... 1995 |
| Cary Marquell | Inside Linebackers | Ball State 1996 |
| Erik Mathies | Defensive Line | Murray State 1998 |
| Travaris Robinson Travaris Robinson Travaris Robinson is an American football coach and former college and professional player. He played college football for Auburn University, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League... |
Defensive Backs | Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... 2007 |
| T.J. Weist | Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... 1988 |
| Kevin Wright | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | WKU 1987 |
| Walter Wells | Running Game Coordinator | Belmont Belmont University Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state, behind nearby Vanderbilt University.-Belmont Mansion:Belmont Mansion... 1993 |
| Jami DeBerry | Graduate assistant | WKU 2005 |
| Jamison Link | Student assistant | |
| Nick Uhlenhopp | Director of operations | Graceland 2002 |
| Mark Harris | Dir. of equipment and facility operations | |
| Jim Nowell | Dir. of strength & conditioning | Southern Miss 1990 |
| Duane Hall | Strength & conditioning assistant | WKU 1997 |
| Chris Zuccaro | Video coordinator | Ole Miss 2004 |