Western Kentucky 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 9:46 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against Alabama. Keep scrolling for more.
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2024 Western Kentucky Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Alabama | August 31 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | September 7 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
| @ Middle Tennessee | September 14 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
| Toledo | September 21 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ Boston College | September 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| UTEP | October 10 | 8:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ Sam Houston | October 16 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Kennesaw State | October 30 | 7:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ New Mexico State | November 9 | 6:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Louisiana Tech | November 16 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ Liberty | November 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Jacksonville State | November 30 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
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Western Kentucky 2024 Strength of Schedule
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Hilltoppers will be facing the 48th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- Western Kentucky will face the 58th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (66).
- The Hilltoppers are facing the 91st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their CUSA opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Western Kentucky has six games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including four teams that had nine or more wins and four with less than four wins last season.
- The Hilltoppers will have six teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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Western Kentucky Stat Insights (2023)
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS (419.9 yards allowed per game) last season, the Hilltoppers played better on offense, ranking 53rd in FBS by totaling 401.8 yards per game.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 41st-worst in FBS last season (28.7 points allowed per game), Western Kentucky played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 45th in FBS by averaging 30.5 points per game.
- On the offensive side of the ball, the Hilltoppers were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 15th-best in FBS by putting up 296.4 passing yards per game. They ranked 75th on defense (229.7 passing yards allowed per game).
- With 105.4 offensive rushing yards per game (15th-worst) and 190.2 rushing yards allowed per game on defense (11th-worst), Western Kentucky played poorly on both sides of the ball in the running game last season.
- Western Kentucky forced 26 total turnovers (seventh in FBS) last season and turned it over 23 times (121st in FBS) for a turnover margin of +3, 42nd-ranked in college football.
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