2013 WKU Hilltoppers football team
# 2013 WKU Hilltoppers football team

The 2013 WKU 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. 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Kentucky* | LP FieldNashville, TN | ESPNews | W 35–26 | 47,623 |
| September 7 | 11:21 a.m. | at Tennessee* | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | SECTV | L 20–52 | 86,783 |
| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 17,721 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State* | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPN3 | W 58–17 | 20,973 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Navy* | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPNews | W 19–7 | 19,813 |
| October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPNU | W 31–10 | 16,317 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPN2 | L 20–37 | 16,359 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Troy | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPN3 | L 26–32 | 20,110 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | Sun Belt Network | W 44–28 | 15,212 |
| November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | W 21–17 | 36,276 |
| November 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | LHN | W 38–7 | 17,051 |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 14,417 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

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