Western Kentucky 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will begin 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
- The Hilltoppers will face the 48th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (74).
- In terms of difficulty — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Western Kentucky will be playing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Hilltoppers are playing the 91st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their CUSA opponents’ combined win total last year).
- In 2024, Western Kentucky will face six teams that had winning records last season, including four that won nine or more games, while facing four squads that picked up three or fewer wins a season ago.
- The Hilltoppers will go toe-to-toe with six teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Western Kentucky Stat Insights (2023)
- With 419.9 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 23rd-worst in FBS, the Hilltoppers were forced to rely on their 53rd-ranked offense (401.8 yards per contest) to keep them in games last season.
- 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 competitive.
- The Hilltoppers had the 75th-ranked defense this year in terms of passing yards last season (229.7 allowed per game), and they were better offensively, ranking 15th-best with 296.4 passing yards per game.
- It was a hard campaign for Western Kentucky in terms of running the ball last season, as it 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).
- 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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