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2011 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
2011 Western 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
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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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:15 p.m.	vs. Kentucky*	LP Field Nashville, TN	ESPNU	L 3–14	24,599
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Navy*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	L 14–40	19,409
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Indiana State*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	L 16–44	15,793
October 1	3:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	Sun Belt Network	L 22–26	10,813
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	ESPNU	W 36–33 ^2OT	23,307
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		W 20–0	29,103
October 22	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 42–23	15,122
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 31–28 ^OT	13,428
November 5	3:00 p.m.	Florida International	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 10–9	15,293
November 12	6:00 p.m.	at No. 1 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 9–42	92,917
November 19	3:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX		W 31–21	17,011
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Troy	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 41–18	15,432
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time