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The 2009 WKU Hilltoppers football]team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team’s head coach was David Elson. WKU was an NCAA Division I FBS independent team in 2008 before their move to the Sun Belt Conference in 2009. 2009 was the first season where the Hilltoppers were eligible for a Sun Belt Conference championship and a postseason bowl game. The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T.
