| 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. |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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None
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| Conference Championships |
1932, 1952, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975
1978, 1980, 2000, 2002, 2015, 2016
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| Division Championships |
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2015, 2016, 2021
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 14 (11/11/1972-12/8/1973) |
| Longest Losing |
26 (9/27/2008-10/16/2010) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 9-3-0
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| Rose | 0-0-0 |
| Cotton | 0-0-0 |
| Orange | 0-0-0 |
| Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
| Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2020-29 | 39-27 |
| 2010-19 | 73-55 |
| 2000-09 | 70-53 |
| 1990-99 | 52-55
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| 1980-89 | 54-54-2
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| 1970-79 | 71-32-3
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| 1960-69 | 56-32-8
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| 1950-59 | 54-37-3
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| 1940-49 | 29-28-5
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| 1930-39 | 67-20-5
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| 1920-29 | 47-32-3
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| 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. |
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| 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
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| 2024 Season Totals |
| Record | 8-5
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| Scoring | 332-318 |
| Conference Record | 6-2 |
| Home Record | 5-1
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| Away Record | 3-4
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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