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WKU falls to FAU in battle for bowl eligibility, drops to third in C-USA East Division

The WKU football team (5-4, 4-2 C-USA) ceded even more ground in the Conference USA East Division race against Florida Atlantic (6-3, 4-1 C-USA) on Saturday afternoon, as the Hilltoppers dropped their second straight conference game in Houchens-Smith Stadium.

A win would’ve kept the Hilltoppers in sole possession of first place in the East, but another loss has given both FAU and Marshall (6-3, 4-1 C-USA) head-to-head tiebreakers over WKU and allowed the Owls and Thundering Herd to move into a tie for first place in the division.

“It was a hard-fought battle between two good football teams,” head coach Tyson Helton said postgame.