C-USAHilltoppers

Western Kentucky

59th of 1319–5

Rank

59th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

+2.0

90% range −7.3 to 11.3

Offense

30.9

38th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.9

81st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 9–5

Schedule

Wk 1Aug 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Austin Peay W 38–27

Rating change−1.4

Wk 1Sep 3 · 11:59 PM ET at

Hawai'i W 49–17

Rating change+1.0

Wk 3Sep 17 · 12:00 PM ET at

Indiana L 30–33

Rating change+1.0

Wk 4Sep 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Florida International W 73–0

Rating change+6.2

Wk 5Oct 1 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Troy L 27–34

Rating change−2.4

Wk 6Oct 8 · 6:00 PM ET at

UTSA L 28–31

Rating change+0.7

Wk 7Oct 15 · 3:30 PM ET at

Middle Tennessee W 35–17

Rating change+2.0

Wk 8Oct 21 · 8:00 PM ET vs

UAB W 20–17

Rating change+0.8

Wk 9Oct 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs

North Texas L 13–40

Rating change−3.7

Wk 10Nov 5 · 12:00 PM ET at

Charlotte W 59–7

Rating change+3.3

Wk 11Nov 12 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Rice W 45–10

Rating change+0.3

Wk 12Nov 19 · 4:00 PM ET at

Auburn L 17–41

Rating change−0.9

Wk 13Nov 26 · 12:00 PM ET at

Florida Atlantic W 32–31

Rating change−2.1

PostDec 21 · 9:00 PM ET vs

South AlabamaR+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl W 44–23

Rating change+2.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	C-USA	34 of 130	7.5	37.9	30.4	9–5	—
2020	C-USA	102 of 127	−10.3	18.1	28.4	5–7	—
2019	C-USA	61 of 130	0.3	24.7	24.4	9–4	—
2018	C-USA	106 of 130	−13.4	20.1	33.5	3–9	—
2017	C-USA	99 of 130	−9.3	24.6	33.9	6–7	—
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