Western Kentucky FBS G5 : C-USA G5

Location Bolwing Green KY Spirit Name Hilltoppers Mascot Big Red

Stadium: LT Smith / FBS Rank 124th Capacity: 22,113 Surface: FieldTurf Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year	Annual Record	Coach	Head Coach Record	Overall Record	Total Win Rank / Winning %	Returning Letterman	Returning Starters	Attendance
2010	0-12	David Elson	@ WKU 9-27 / Winning Percentage 25.25	511-349-30 / Winning Percentage 59.10	Total Win Rank 64 & Winning Percentage Rank 34	Total 33 Offense 17 Defense 15 S.T. 1	Offense 8 Defense 4	14,103 Decrease Rank 112
2010	2-10	Willie Taggart	@ WKU 2-10 / Winning Percentage 16.16	513-359-30 / Winning Percentage 58.54	Total Win Rank 67 & Winning Percentage Rank 36	Total 44 Offense 19 Defense 23 S.T. N2	Offense 9* Defense 9	14,577 Increase Rank 113
2011	7-5	Willie Taggart	@ WKU 9-15 / Winning Percentage 37.50	520-364-30 / Winning Percentage 58.53	Total Win Rank 69 & Winning Percentage Rank 36	Total 47 Offense 20 Defense 24 S.T. 3	Offense 7* Defense 8	16,637 Increase Rank 108
2012	7-6	Willie Taggart	@ WKU 16-21 / Winning Percentage 43.24	527-370-30 / Winning Percentage 58.47	Total Win Rank 69 & Winning Percentage Rank 37	Total 48 Offense 23 Defense 23 S.T. 2	Offense 9* Defense 7	17,415 Increase Rank 104
2013	8-4	Bobby Petrino	@ WKU 8-4 / Winning Percentage 66.67	535-374-30 / Winning Percentage 58.57	Total Win Rank 69 & Winning Percentage Rank 35	Total 39 Offense 16 Defense 17 S.T. 6	Offense 7* Defense 7	18,334 Increase Rank 107
2014	8-5	Jeff Brohm	@ WKU 8-5 / Winning Percentage 61.54	543-379-30 / Winning Percentage 58.57	Total Win Rank 70 & Winning Percentage Rank 36	Total 46 Offense 21 Defense 21 S.T. 4	Offense 8* Defense 4	16,306 Decrease Rank 113
2015	12-2	Jeff Brohm	@ WKU 20-7 / Winning Percentage 74.07 RK 13	555-381-30 / Winning Percentage 58.57	Total Win Rank 68 & Winning Percentage Rank 33	Total 53 Offense 23 Defense 27 S.T. 3	Offense 7* Defense 9	17,960 Increase Rank 110
2016	11-3	Jeff Brohm	@ WKU 31-10 / Winning Percentage 75.61 RK 12	566-384-30 / Winning Percentage 59.29	Total Win Rank 67 & Winning Percentage Rank 31	Total 55 Offense 25 Defense 26 S T 4	Offense 8 Defense 4	17,705 Decrease Rank 110
2017	6-7	Mike Sanford	@ WKU 6-7 / Winning Percentage 46.15 RK 85	572-391-30 / Winning Percentage 59.11	Total Win Rank 67 & Winning Percentage Rank 32	Total 52 Offense 21 Defense 27 S T 4	Offense 4* Defense 6	15,706 Decrease Rank 116
2018	3-9	Mike Sanford	@ WKU 9-16 / Winning Percentage 46.15 RK 85	575-400-30 / Winning Percentage 58.71	Total Win Rank 67 & Winning Percentage Rank 34	Total 53 Offense 23 Defense 26 ST 4	Offense 3 Defense 7	14,231 Decrease Rank 118
2019	9-4	Tyson Helton	@ WKU 9-4 / Winning Percentage 69.23 RK 19	584-404-30 / Winning Percentage 58.84	Total Win Rank 67 & Winning Percentage Rank 34	Total 50 Offense 26 Defense 21 ST 3	Offense 10* Defense 6	15,191 Increase Rank 121
2020	5-7	Tyson Helton	@ WKU 14-11 / Winning Percentage 56.00 RK 49	589-411-30 / Winning Percentage 58.64	Total Win Rank 66 & Winning Percentage Rank 32	Total 43 Offense 20 Defense 21 ST 2	Offense 7 Defense 9	Covid-19
2021	9-5	Tyson Helton	@ WKU 23-16 / Winning Percentage 58.97 RK 41	598-416-30 / Winning Percentage 58.72	Total Win Rank 66 & Winning Percentage Rank 32	Total Offense Defense ST	Offense 6* Defense 4	16,485 Increase Rank 100
2022	9-5	Tyson Helton	@ WKU 32-21 / Winning Percentage 60.38 RK	607-421-30 / Winning Percentage 58.79	Total Win Rank 65 & Winning Percentage Rank 34	Total 41 Offense 17 Defense 23 S.T. 3	Offense 4 Defense 7	15,440 Decrease Rank 112
2023	8-5	Tyson Helton	@ WKU 40-26 / Winning Percentage 60.61 RK 42	615-426-30 / Winning Percentage 58.82	Total Win Rank 64 & Winning Percentage Rank 34	Total 35 Offense 17 Defense 16 S.T. 2	Offense 7* Defense 4	15,710 Increase Rank 112
2024	8-6	Tyson Helton	@ WKU 48-32 / Winning Percentage 60.00 RK 46	623-432-30 / Winning Percentage 58.80	Total Win Rank 65 & Winning Percentage Rank 36	Total 34 Offense 17 Defense 15 S.T. 2	Offense 9* Defense 5	13,828 Decrease Rank 122
2025	0-0	Tyson Helton	@ WKU 48-32 / Winning Percentage 60.00 RK 42	623-432-30 / Winning Percentage 58.80	Total Win Rank 65 & Winning Percentage Rank 36			TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2024)

	Game Date	Home VS Away	Score	Game Stats
	Aug-31 2024	Alabama  -VS-  Western Kentucky	LOSS 63 - 0	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Alabama 7-59 334 266 600 1 13 8 Western Kentucky 4-40 42 103 145 2 18 3
	Sep-07 2024	Western Kentucky  -VS-  Eastern Kentucky	WIN 31 - 0	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Western Kentucky 3-28 116 351 467 1 10 6 Eastern Kentucky 10-102 190 76 266 1 15 4
	Sep-14 2024	Middle Tennessee  -VS-  Western Kentucky	WIN 21 - 49	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Middle Tennessee 7-75 58 456 514 1 8 4 Western Kentucky 3-25 150 481 631 0 10 7
	Sep-21 2024	Western Kentucky  -VS-  Toledo (OH)	WIN 26 - 21	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Western Kentucky 10-104 71 242 313 3 12 3 Toledo (OH) 8-70 125 200 325 4 18 10
	Sep-28 2024	Boston College (MA)  -VS-  Western Kentucky	LOSS 21 - 20	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Boston College (MA) 3-23 117 168 285 2 13 7 Western Kentucky 5-52 123 232 355 3 16 5
BYE WEEK!
	Oct-10 2024	Western Kentucky  -VS-  UTEP (TX)	WIN 44 - 17	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Western Kentucky 5-50 218 264 482 1 14 6 UTEP (TX) 2-13 152 178 330 1 15 8
	Oct-16 2024	Sam Houston (TX)  -VS-  Western Kentucky	WIN 14 - 31	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Sam Houston (TX) 5-55 165 235 400 2 15 6 Western Kentucky 4-35 130 281 411 1 18 11
BYE WEEK!
	Oct-30 2024	Western Kentucky  -VS-  Kennesaw State (GA)	WIN 31 - 14	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Western Kentucky 0-0 191 276 467 0 9 3 Kennesaw State (GA) 5-37 176 96 272 1 15 5
BYE WEEK!
	Nov-09 2024	New Mexico State  -VS-  Western Kentucky	WIN 28 - 41	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions New Mexico State 1-5 331 129 460 5 16 9 Western Kentucky 1-10 116 297 413 2 15 9
	Nov-16 2024	Western Kentucky  -VS-  Louisiana Tech	LOSS 7 - 12	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Western Kentucky 3-35 63 152 215 1 11 3 Louisiana Tech 5-42 209 66 275 0 11 2
	Nov-23 2024	Liberty (VA)  -VS-  Western Kentucky	LOSS 38 - 21	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Liberty (VA) 2-20 419 137 556 1 13 8 Western Kentucky 2-26 106 262 368 4 10 6
	Nov-30 2024	Western Kentucky  -VS-  Jacksonville St (AL)	WIN 19 - 17	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Western Kentucky 10-84 105 321 426 1 20 7 Jacksonville St (AL) 4-40 229 99 328 1 13 2
	Dec-06 2024	Jacksonville St (AL)  -VS-  Western Kentucky	LOSS 52 - 12	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Jacksonville St (AL) 7-85 386 176 562 0 9 4 Western Kentucky 5-49 88 141 229 2 11 4
BYE WEEK!
	Dec-18 2024	James Madison (VA)  -VS-  Western Kentucky	LOSS 27 - 17	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions James Madison (VA) 4-20 212 182 394 0 16 7 Western Kentucky 3-40 16 302 318 3 14 5
Record 2024 Overall: W:8 L:6 T:0 Conf: W:8 L:6 T:0 Division: W:8 L:6 T:0			Totals Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Western Kentucky 58 - 578 Yards 1535 3705 5240 24 188 78 Opponents 70 - 646 Yards 3103 2464 5567 20 190 84

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