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C-USAHilltoppers

Western Kentucky

102nd of 1338–5

Rank

102nd

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

−9.5

90% range −18.8 to −0.2

Offense

25.0

75th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

34.5

114th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 2 · 3:30 PM ET vs South Florida W 41–24
Rating change−1.0
Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:00 PM ET vs Houston Christian W 52–22
Rating change−3.0
Wk 3Sep 16 · 4:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1 Ohio State L 10–63
Rating change−2.5
Wk 4Sep 23 · 12:00 PM ET at Troy L 24–27
Rating change+1.0
Wk 5Sep 28 · 7:30 PM ET vs Middle Tennessee W 31–10
Rating change+1.0
Wk 6Oct 5 · 8:00 PM ET at Louisiana Tech W 35–28
Rating change−0.2
Wk 8Oct 17 · 7:30 PM ET at Jacksonville State L 17–20
Rating change−0.9
Wk 9Oct 24 · 7:30 PM ET vs Liberty L 29–42
Rating change−1.1
Wk 10Nov 4 · 9:00 PM ET at UTEP W 21–13
Rating change0.0
Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:30 PM ET vs New Mexico State L 29–38
Rating change−0.7
Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:30 PM ET vs Sam Houston W 28–23
Rating change+0.6
Wk 13Nov 25 · 3:00 PM ET at Florida International W 41–28
Rating change0.0
PostDec 18 · 2:30 PM ET vs Old DominionFamous Toastery Bowl W 38–35
Rating change−0.4

Rating through 2023

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2022C-USA59 of 1312.030.928.99–5—
2021C-USA34 of 1307.537.930.49–5—
2020C-USA102 of 127−10.318.128.45–7—
2019C-USA61 of 1300.324.724.49–4—
2018C-USA106 of 130−13.420.133.53–9—
2017C-USA99 of 130−9.324.633.96–7—
2016C-USA15 of 12815.943.627.711–3—
2015C-USA12 of 12815.944.028.112–2—

Profile

WKU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com