Western Kentucky announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consisted of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Hilltoppers hosted C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas , Old Dominion , and Rice , and traveled to Florida Atlantic , Louisiana Tech , Marshall , and Middle Tennessee .[ 3]
Western Kentucky's four non-conference games included two home games against Houston Baptist from the Southland Conference and Vanderbilt from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and two road games against Alabama from the SEC and Miami (Ohio) from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 p.m. Rice CBSSN W 46–1419,286
September 10 2:30 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama * ESPN2 L 10–38101,821
September 17 2:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) * ESPN3 W 31–2419,822
September 24 3:30 p.m. Vanderbilt * Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY CBSSN L 30–31 OT 23,674
October 1 6:00 p.m. Houston Baptist * Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY CUSA.tv W 50–317,331
October 6 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech CBSSN L 52–5517,978
October 15 1:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 W 44–43 2OT 22,411
October 22 6:00 p.m. Old Dominion Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY ASN W 59–2418,676
October 29 2:30 p.m. at Florida Atlantic ASN W 52–39,338
November 5 4:30 p.m. FIU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY beIN W 49–2115,516
November 12 2:30 p.m. North Texas Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY ESPN3 W 45–716,239
November 26 6:00 p.m. at Marshall ESPNU W 60–617,397
December 3 11:00 a.m. Louisiana Tech ESPN W 58–4413,213
December 20 6:00 p.m. vs. Memphis * ESPN W 51–3124,726
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1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
7
7
0
14
Hilltoppers
16
14
6
10
46
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
3
0
0
7
10
#1 Crimson Tide
10
7
7
14
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
0
14
10
7
31
RedHawks
0
3
14
7
24
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Commodores
0
7
7
10 7
31
Hilltoppers
7
7
0
10 6
30
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
3
0
0
0
3
Hilltoppers
14
16
20
0
50
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
14
10
7
21
52
Bulldogs
21
14
17
3
55
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Hilltoppers
3
17
7
3 7 7
44
Blue Raiders
3
17
0
10 7 6
43
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
14
10
0
24
Hilltoppers
21
31
0
7
59
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
14
10
14
14
52
Owls
0
3
0
0
3
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
7
0
0
14
21
Hilltoppers
14
21
14
0
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Mean Green
0
0
7
0
7
Hilltoppers
17
14
14
0
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
28
13
9
10
60
Thundering Herd
0
0
6
0
6
Vs. Louisiana Tech–C-USA Championship Game
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
17
10
14
3
44
Hilltoppers
24
14
10
10
58
Vs. Memphis–Boca Raton Bowl
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1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
10
7
7
7
31
Hilltoppers
14
14
16
7
51
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