C-USAHilltoppers

Western Kentucky

15th of 12811–3

Rank

15th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+15.9

90% range 6.1 to 25.6

Offense

43.6

5th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.7

50th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 11–3

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Rice W 46–14

Rating change+1.2

Wk 2Sep 10 · 3:30 PM ET at#1

Alabama L 10–38

Rating change+0.6

Wk 3Sep 17 · 3:30 PM ET at

Miami (OH) W 31–24

Rating change−1.6

Wk 4Sep 24 · 4:30 PM ET vs

Vanderbilt L 30–31

Rating change−0.3

Wk 5Oct 1 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Houston Christian W 50–3

Rating change−0.5

Wk 6Oct 6 · 8:00 PM ET at

Louisiana Tech L 52–55

Rating change−0.4

Wk 7Oct 15 · 2:30 PM ET at

Middle Tennessee W 44–43

Rating change+0.4

Wk 8Oct 22 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Old Dominion W 59–24

Rating change+3.8

Wk 9Oct 29 · 3:30 PM ET at

Florida Atlantic W 52–3

Rating change+2.4

Wk 10Nov 5 · 5:30 PM ET vs

Florida International W 49–21

Rating change+0.5

Wk 11Nov 12 · 3:30 PM ET vs

North Texas W 45–7

Rating change+1.2

Wk 13Nov 26 · 7:00 PM ET at

Marshall W 60–6

Rating change+3.7

Wk 14Dec 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech W 58–44

Rating change+0.3

PostDec 20 · 7:00 PM ET vs

MemphisBOCA RATON BOWL W 51–31

Rating change+1.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	C-USA	12 of 128	15.9	44.0	28.1	12–2	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

WKU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles