Western Kentucky 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’ college football schedule for 2024 includes an attractive matchup versus Alabama on August 31 — see below 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
- Using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Hilltoppers will be playing the 48th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Western Kentucky will be playing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Hilltoppers will face the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their CUSA opponents’ combined win total last year (46).
- Western Kentucky will take on six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes four teams that put up nine or more victories and four squads with less than four wins last season.
- The Hilltoppers will see six teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Western Kentucky Stat Insights (2023)
- The Hilltoppers owned the 53rd-ranked offense last year (401.8 yards per game), and they were worse defensively, ranking 23rd-worst with 419.9 yards allowed per game.
- With 28.7 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 41st-worst in FBS last season, Western Kentucky had to lean on its 45th-ranked offense (30.5 points per contest) to keep it in games.
- The Hilltoppers ranked 75th in pass defense last season (229.7 passing yards allowed per game), but they excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking 15th-best in FBS with 296.4 passing yards per game.
- Western Kentucky ranked 15th-worst in rushing offense (105.4 rushing yards per game) and 11th-worst in rushing defense (190.2 rushing yards per game allowed) last year.
- Western Kentucky ranked 42nd in college football with a +3 turnover margin last season after forcing 26 turnovers (seventh in FBS) and committing 23 (121st in FBS).
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