C-USAHilltoppers

Western Kentucky

99th of 1306–7

Rank

99th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−9.3

90% range −19.1 to 0.5

Offense

24.6

94th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

33.9

99th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 6–7

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Kentucky W 31–17

Rating change−3.7

Wk 2Sep 9 · 8:00 PM ET at

Illinois L 7–20

Rating change−0.8

Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech L 22–23

Rating change−1.0

Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Ball State W 33–21

Rating change−0.2

Wk 6Oct 7 · 8:00 PM ET at

UTEP W 15–14

Rating change−3.0

Wk 7Oct 14 · 4:30 PM ET vs

Charlotte W 45–14

Rating change+2.3

Wk 8Oct 20 · 6:00 PM ET at

Old Dominion W 35–31

Rating change−0.1

Wk 9Oct 28 · 4:30 PM ET vs

Florida Atlantic L 28–42

Rating change0.0

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET at

Vanderbilt L 17–31

Rating change−1.4

Wk 11Nov 11 · 6:30 PM ET at

Marshall L 23–30

Rating change+1.3

Wk 12Nov 17 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Middle Tennessee W 41–38

Rating change−1.2

Wk 13Nov 24 · 7:00 PM ET at

Florida International L 17–41

Rating change−0.9

PostDec 16 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Georgia StateAUTONATION CURE BOWL L 17–27

Rating change−1.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	C-USA	15 of 128	15.9	43.6	27.7	11–3	—
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