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Conference USA

Western Kentucky

2026 Season Performance

#117
Rank
2-4
Record
-21.3
Points
0.584
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
HOT
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #116 Missouri State 34-13
Worst L @ #127 New Mexico State 13-34

Record Splits

Home 2-0
Away 0-4
Conference 1-1
Non-Conf 1-3
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#94.5
avg opponent rank
#33
toughest left
20.24
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-15
@
#122 Sam Houston
1-4
+3.41
9
10-27
vs
#114 Delaware
2-3
+2.39
10
11-07
@
#107 Middle Tennessee
2-3
+3.74
11
11-14
vs
#66 Jacksonville State
4-2
+3.1
12
11-21
@
#33 Liberty
5-1
+5.37
13
11-28
vs
#125 Kennesaw State
1-4
+2.23

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#64
#84
#104
#124
#142
Pre
#69
W3
#132
W6
#117
W9
#117
W12
#119
W15
#119

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
L
NR @ #117 Nevada
14-49
-13.2
-12.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.9 -7.4
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -9.5
Against the Spread (-0.25, -35.25)
-3.0 -12.5
Total -12.5 pts
+0.7
2
09/12
L
#131 @ #78 Georgia
20-70
-8.1
-9.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -1.9
Margin Scaling
-3.7 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Against the Spread (+40.25, -9.75)
-2.4 -9.1
Total -9.1 pts
-1.0
3
09/19
L
#131 @ #53 Indiana
0-38
-4.0
-5.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -2.0
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.7
Against the Spread (+44.75, +6.75)
+1.7 -5.0
Total -5.0 pts
-1.0
4
09/26
W
#132 vs FCS Mercyhurst
52-7
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
5
10/02
L
#122 @ #127 New Mexico State
13-34
-11.8
-12.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -6.7
Loss Record Modifier
-1.0 -7.8
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -9.1
Against the Spread (+1.5, -19.5)
-3.0 -12.1
Total -12.1 pts
-0.3
6
10/08
W
#130 vs #116 Missouri State
34-13
+11.2
+10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.4 4.6
Margin Scaling
+2.7 7.3
Against the Spread (+1.75, +22.75)
+3.0 10.3
Total 10.3 pts
-0.9
Total
2-4 Record
-25.8
-28.3
-2.5

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
72-56
Record
56%
Win Rate
#73
Avg Rank
#9
Best Rank
0.487
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#33
2017
#96
2018
#110
2019
#40
2020
#94
2021
#47
2022
#63
2023
#71
2024
#64
2025
#64
2026
#119

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Conference USA 2-4 (33%) #119 #117 -23.8 0.595 -
2025 Conference USA 7-4 (64%) #64 #45 34.2 0.465 -
2024 Conference USA 8-5 (62%) #64 #34 39.0 0.471 -
2023 Conference USA 7-5 (58%) #71 #38 20.0 0.469 -
2022 Conference USA 8-5 (62%) #63 #9 36.0 0.463 -
2021 Conference USA 8-5 (62%) #47 #46 50.5 0.509 -
2020 Conference USA 5-6 (45%) #94 #64 -11.4 0.497 -
2019 Conference USA 8-4 (67%) #40 #39 57.4 0.486 -
2018 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #110 #94 -52.9 0.441 -
2017 Conference USA 6-6 (50%) #96 #69 -10.9 0.454 -
2016 Conference USA 10-3 (77%) #33 #32 89.9 0.502 Conference USA