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Western Kentucky Football Team History


Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Western Kentucky University
 Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1906
Stadium: L.T. Smith Stadium
Capacity: 22,113
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Tyson Helton
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Western Kentucky 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1908  
  2012 - On December 7, prior to their December 26 bowl game, Taggart left WKU to accept the head football coach position at South Florida.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1932, 1952, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975
1978, 1980, 2000, 2002, 2015, 2016
Division Championships
  2015, 2016, 2021
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 618-432-31
 Winning Pct. 59%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 618-432-31
 Winning Pct. 59%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 13
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 108-63-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 340-147-15
 Away Record 244-264-12
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 106
 Winning Seasons (#1) 73
 Losing Seasons (#1)30
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2015)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2009)
 10 Win Seasons 8
 Most Points Scored in a Game 87 (9/8/2007)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 637 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 75 (11/3/1923)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 519 (2014)
 Largest Margin of Victory 87 (9/8/2007)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 75 (11/3/1923)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 133 (11/28/2014)
 Last Shutout 9/7/2024
 Last Time Shutout 8/31/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 166
 Been Shutout All-Time 75
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (11/11/1972-12/8/1973)
 Longest Losing  26 (9/27/2008-10/16/2010)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 9-3-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  39-27
 2010-19  73-55
 2000-09  70-53
 1990-99 52-55
 1980-89 54-54-2
 1970-79 71-32-3
 1960-69 56-32-8
 1950-59 54-37-3
 1940-49 29-28-5
 1930-39 67-20-5
 1920-29 47-32-3
Next Game
 12/18/2024 (Wed)  
 James Madison in Boca Raton Bowl
@ Boca Raton, FL
Last Meeting: Western Kentucky and James Madison have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Alabama  0-63 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Eastern Kentucky  31-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Middle Tennessee State  49-21 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Toledo  26-21 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Boston College  20-21 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 10  vs. Texas El Paso  44-17 W
 Wed., Oct. 16  @ Sam Houston State  31-14 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Wed., Oct. 30  vs. Kennesaw State  31-14 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ New Mexico State  41-28 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Louisiana Tech  7-12 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Liberty  21-38 L
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Jacksonville State  19-17 W
 Fri., Dec. 6  @ Jacksonville State  12-52 L
 Wed., Dec. 18  @ James Madison  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Scoring332-318
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-4
 
2024 Conference USA  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Jacksonville State 9-47-1
Sam Houston State 9-36-2
Western Kentucky 8-56-2
Liberty 8-35-3
Louisiana Tech 5-74-4
Florida International 4-83-5
Texas El Paso 3-93-5
Kennesaw State 2-102-6
Middle Tennessee State 3-92-6
New Mexico State 3-92-6
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Western Kentucky & Eastern Kentucky have played 86 games.
Western Kentucky has won 48 games.
Eastern Kentucky has won 35 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 3-22
 10 or more 179-113
 20 or more  166-72
 30 or more 129-19
 40 or more 80-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 52-0
 10 or more 130-135
 20 or more 72-126
 30 or more 22-91
 40 or more 5-41
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.