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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 616-429-31
 Winning Pct. 59%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 616-429-31
 Winning Pct. 59%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 13
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 104-61-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 339-146-15
 Away Record 243-262-12
 
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  37-24
 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
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
@ New Mexico State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Western Kentucky lost 29-38 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State 0-1-0 0.0% 
 
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  
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Louisiana Tech  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Liberty  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Jacksonville State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Scoring232-171
  Conference Record2-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-2
 
2024 Conference USA  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Florida International 3-62-1
Jacksonville State 5-32-0
Liberty 5-22-1
Louisiana Tech 3-52-1
Sam Houston State 7-22-1
Western Kentucky 6-22-0
Kennesaw State 1-71-1
Middle Tennessee State 3-61-1
New Mexico State 2-61-1
Texas El Paso 1-81-2
 
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 3-21
 10 or more 177-111
 20 or more  165-71
 30 or more 128-19
 40 or more 79-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 52-0
 10 or more 128-132
 20 or more 71-124
 30 or more 22-89
 40 or more 5-40
 
  
 
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.

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