Conference USA

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Season

Western Kentucky

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 34 119

Points / Game 17.0 59.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 592 979

Plays 156 118

Yards / Play 3.79 8.30

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 79 77

Rushing Yards 274 557

Yards / Attempt 3.47 7.23

Rushing Touchdowns 4 8

Passing

Pass Completions 42 25

Pass Attempts 77 41

Completion % 54.5% 61.0%

Net Passing Yards 318 422

Yards / Attempt 4.13 10.29

Passing Touchdowns 1 7

Interceptions Thrown 2 1

First Downs

First Downs 40 38

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 14 12

3rd Down Attempts 37 22

3rd Down % 37.8% 54.5%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 2 2

4th Down Attempts 3 2

4th Down % 66.7% 100.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 6 3

Fumbles Lost 4 2

Interceptions Thrown 2 1

Fumbles Recovered 2 4

Defense

Sacks 0 5

Tackles for Loss 5 14

Interceptions 1 2

Interception Return Yards 8 70

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 12 11

Penalty Yards 99 106

Possession

Possession Time 63:39 56:21

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 3 5

Kick Return Yards 40 162

Yards / Return 13.33 32.40

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 2 5

Punt Return Yards 20 46

Yards / Return 10.00 9.20

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.50

Success Rate 36.1%

PPA -0.026

Explosiveness 1.109

Opportunities 10

Drives 28

Plays 158

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 22.4%

Power Success 60.0%

Line Yards 2.73

Second-Level Yards 0.87

Open-Field Yards 0.67

Line Yards Total 207

Second-Level Yards Total 66

Open-Field Yards Total 51

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 39.5%

PPA -0.082

Explosiveness 0.614

Play Rate 48.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 33.8%

PPA 0.021

Explosiveness 1.660

Play Rate 50.6%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 43.6%

Standard Downs PPA -0.014

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.949

Standard Downs Rate 59.5%

Passing Downs Success Rate 25.0%

Passing Downs PPA -0.043

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.521

Passing Downs Rate 40.5%

Field Position

Average Start 70.3

Average Predicted Points 1.288

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 16.5%

Front Seven Havoc 12.0%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.4%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.770

Adjusted Success Rate 0.2%

Adjusted PPA -0.098

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.136

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.605

Adjusted Stuff Rate -5.3%

Adjusted Power Success -11.2%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed -2.2%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 6.00

Success Rate Allowed 50.4%

PPA Allowed 0.593

Explosiveness Allowed 1.622

Opportunities Faced 14

Drives Faced 27

Plays Faced 121

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 17.1%

Power Success Allowed 90.0%

Line Yards Allowed 3.59

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.34

Open-Field Yards Allowed 2.75

Line Yards Total Allowed 273

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 102

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 51.3%

PPA Allowed 0.501

Explosiveness Allowed 1.322

Play Rate Faced 62.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 46.3%

PPA Allowed 0.671

Explosiveness Allowed 2.170

Play Rate Faced 33.9%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 53.3%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.501

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.425

Standard Downs Rate Faced 76.0%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 41.4%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.883

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.430

Passing Downs Rate Faced 24.0%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 70.8

Average Predicted Points -1.387

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 10.7%

Front Seven Havoc 8.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 2.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive -1.123

Adjusted Success Rate -14.6%

Adjusted PPA -0.578

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.528

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -2.023

Adjusted Stuff Rate -9.7%

Adjusted Power Success -30.8%

Adjusted Havoc 0.9%