2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| year = 2013
| team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| sport= football
| image=WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png
| image_size= 150
| conference= Sun Belt Conference
| short_conf= Sun Belt
| APRank =
| CoachRank =
| record = 8–4
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach= Bobby Petrino
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach= Jeff Brohm
| oc_year = 1st
| def_coach= Nick Holt
| dc_year = 1st
| off_scheme= Multiple
| def_scheme= 4–3
| stadium= Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2013 Sun Belt football standings}}
File:WKU_Hilltoppers_wordmark.png
The 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Bobby Petrino and played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 4–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a four-way tie for second place.[https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2019/7/18//2019_Sun_Belt_Football_Media_Guide.pdf 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020] Despite being bowl eligible, they were not selected to play in a bowl game. This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they moved to Conference USA in the 2014 season.[https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/7/17/2019_WKU_Football_Media_Guide.pdf WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020.]
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2013
| poll = Coaches'
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = LP Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 35–26
| attend = 47,623
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 11:21 a.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| tv = SECTV
| score = 20–52
| attend = 86,783
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = South Alabama
| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–31
| attend = 17,721
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Morgan State
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 58–17
| attend = 20,973
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 19–7
| attend = 19,813
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| site_stadium = Malone Stadium
| site_cityst = Monroe, LA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 31–10
| attend = 16,317
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 20–37
| attend = 16,359
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Troy
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 26–32
| attend = 20,110
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia State
| site_stadium = Georgia Dome
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = Sun Belt Network
| score = 44–28
| attend = 15,212
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 21–17
| attend = 36,276
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas State
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| tv = LHN
| score = 38–7
| attend = 17,051
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 34–31
| attend = 14,417
}}
}}
References
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