Western Kentucky 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:40 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’ college football schedule for 2024 includes playing Alabama on August 31. See below to check out the full slate.

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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 season (74).
  • In terms of toughness — and using 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 season (46).
  • In 2024, Western Kentucky’s schedule will feature six games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including four games against teams that had nine or more wins and four games against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
  • The Hilltoppers will play six games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Western Kentucky Stat Insights (2023)

  • Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS (419.9 yards allowed per game) last season, the Hilltoppers put up better results offensively, ranking 53rd in FBS by totaling 401.8 yards per game.
  • Western Kentucky totaled 30.5 points per game offensively last season (45th in FBS), and it surrendered 28.7 points per game (93rd) on defense.
  • The Hilltoppers ranked 75th in pass defense last year (229.7 passing yards allowed per game), but they played really well 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 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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