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Since 1990, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have the highest point differential by a team in a game, with an 87-point differential against the West Virginia Tech Golden Bears on September 8, 2007.

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Western Kentucky	87	9/8/2007	WKU	vs	WVT	W 87-0
2	Oregon	84	9/18/2026	ORE	vs	PRST	W 84-0	12	43	740	103	78.6	100.0
3	James Madison	84	9/12/2026	JMU	vs	WAG	W 87-3	12	27	588	204	62.5	0.0
4	Oklahoma State	84	9/1/2012	OKST	vs	SAV	W 84-0	12
5	Penn State	81	9/7/1991	PSU	vs	CIN	W 81-0
6	Maryland	79	8/31/2019	MD	vs	HOW	W 79-0	11	24	623	68	46.2	50.0
7	Missouri	79	9/24/2016	MIZ	vs	DSU	W 79-0	11	34	698	140	75.0
8	Michigan	78	10/8/2016	MICH	@	RUTG	W 78-0	11	23	600	39	54.5	100.0
9	South Alabama	77	9/12/2024	USA	vs	NWST	W 87-10	12	22	620	237	57.1
10	Texas Tech	77	9/8/2018	TTU	vs	LAM	W 77-0	11	32	683	182	57.1	100.0
11	Miami	77	9/8/2018	MIA	vs	SAV	W 77-0	11	20	494	78	58.3	50.0
12	Oklahoma	77	11/8/2003	OKLA	vs	TAMU	W 77-0	11	33	639	54
13	Fresno State	77	10/5/1991	FRES	vs	UNM	W 94-17
14	Ole Miss	76	8/31/2024	MISS	vs	FUR	W 76-0	10	37	772	172	61.5	50.0
15	Oklahoma	76	9/11/2021	OKLA	vs	WCU	W 76-0	10	31	624	178	66.7	100.0
16	Boston College	76	9/12/2015	BC	vs	HOW	W 76-0	11	24	483	11	71.4
17	Ohio State	76	9/21/2013	OSU	vs	FAMU	W 76-0	11	41	603	80	58.3	100.0
18	Kansas State	76	9/16/2000	KSU	vs	BALL	W 76-0	11	27	514	51
19	Florida	76	9/6/1997	FLA	vs	CMU	W 82-6			708	280
20	Louisiana Tech	74	9/5/2026	LT	vs	NWST	W 80-6	11	23	528	129	63.6	100.0
21	Florida State	74	9/6/2025	FSU	vs	TXA	W 77-3	11	29	729	197	71.4	100.0
22	Indiana	74	9/6/2024	IND	vs	WIU	W 77-3	11	33	701	121	77.8	50.0
23	Oregon	74	9/2/2023	ORE	vs	PRST	W 81-7	11	38	729	200	42.9	100.0
24	Memphis	74	9/24/2016	MEM	vs	BGSU	W 77-3	11	25	635	294	50.0	100.0
25	North Texas	74	9/20/2014	UNT	vs	NICH	W 77-3	11	20	526	244	71.4

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

857

Tisdale

RUSH

346

Allen

REC

369

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

121st

OPP PPG

30.6

127th

RUSH YDS/G

136.0

117th

PASS YDS/G

217.6

96th

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Jacksonville State	3-0	5-2
2	Liberty	2-0	5-1
3	Western Kentucky	2-1	3-4
4	Florida International	1-1	3-3
5	Middle Tennessee	1-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WKU	@	MTU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	JVST	@	WKU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	WKU	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	KENN	@	WKU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Western Kentucky

3 - 4

Final

Sam Houston

1 - 5

Wed 14 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

2,007

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

867

Roberts

838

Burgess

837

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

784

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

20

Weigman

19

Sayin

Rush TD Leaders

14

Hawkins

13

Baugh

13

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

9

Duff

QB Rating Leaders

203.9

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Stevens

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

48.5

43.0

42.9

42.7

42.2

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

10.5

11.3

12.2

12.9

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

559.5

533.8

527.0

517.7

512.6

Rush Yards Rankings

357.5

343.0

303.5

298.5

272.4

239.8

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

347.0

333.0

329.5

325.2

323.1

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

24.0

22.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	6	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	6	0	1.000
3	Utah	6	0	1.000
4	Houston	6	1	.857
5	Arizona	5	1	.833
6	Baylor	4	2	.667
7	Oklahoma State	4	2	.667
8	Cincinnati	4	2	.667
9	UCF	3	3	.500
10	Kansas State	4	2	.667
11	Arizona State	3	3	.500
12	Iowa State	3	3	.500
13	TCU	3	3	.500
14	West Virginia	4	3	.571
15	Colorado	2	4	.333
16	Kansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	6	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	6	1	.857
4	USC	6	1	.857
5	Iowa	5	1	.833
6	Northwestern	5	1	.833
7	Minnesota	4	2	.667
8	Oregon	4	2	.667
9	Wisconsin	4	2	.667
10	Nebraska	5	2	.714
11	Purdue	3	4	.429
12	Michigan	4	2	.667
13	Illinois	3	3	.500
14	Rutgers	2	4	.333
15	Washington	4	3	.571
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	5	.286

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	1	.857
2	Kentucky	6	1	.857
3	Tennessee	6	1	.857
4	Ole Miss	5	1	.833
5	Alabama	5	2	.714
6	Florida	5	2	.714
7	LSU	5	2	.714
8	Mississippi State	4	2	.667
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Auburn	4	2	.667
11	Oklahoma	3	3	.500
12	Texas	4	2	.667
13	Texas A&M	4	3	.571
14	South Carolina	3	3	.500
15	Arkansas	3	4	.429
16	Vanderbilt	3	4	.429

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	6	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
3	SMU	5	1	.833
4	Clemson	4	2	.667
5	North Carolina	4	2	.667
6	Louisville	4	3	.571
7	Pittsburgh	5	2	.714
8	California	3	4	.429
9	Virginia Tech	5	2	.714
10	Virginia	4	3	.571
11	Georgia Tech	2	4	.333
12	Duke	4	2	.667
13	Boston College	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Florida State	3	4	.429
16	Stanford	3	4	.429
17	Syracuse	2	4	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	5	1	.833
2	North Dakota State	6	1	.857
3	Air Force	5	1	.833
4	Wyoming	4	3	.571
5	San Jose State	4	3	.571
6	UNLV	4	3	.571
7	Nevada	2	4	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	6	.000
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Hawai'i	1	6	.143

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	5	2	.714
2	Western Michigan	5	2	.714
3	Eastern Michigan	4	4	.500
4	Buffalo	4	3	.571
5	Bowling Green	2	5	.286
6	Toledo	5	2	.714
7	Miami (OH)	4	3	.571
8	Kent State	2	5	.286
9	Central Michigan	3	4	.429
10	Ball State	2	5	.286
11	UMass	4	3	.571
12	Akron	1	6	.143
13	Sacramento State	1	6	.143

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	5	2	.714
2	Boise State	5	1	.833
3	San Diego State	3	4	.429
4	Texas State	3	3	.500
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Fresno State	4	3	.571
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	6	.143

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	6	1	.857
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Army	4	2	.667
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	4	2	.667
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Charlotte	1	6	.143
10	Temple	2	5	.286
11	South Florida	5	2	.714
12	Tulsa	4	3	.571
13	Navy	2	4	.333
14	Rice	1	6	.143

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	7	0	1.000
2	Louisiana Tech	4	2	.667
3	South Alabama	4	2	.667
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	Louisiana	5	2	.714
6	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
7	Georgia State	4	2	.667
8	Troy	3	3	.500
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Arkansas State	3	4	.429
11	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
12	Southern Miss	1	5	.167
13	Louisiana-Monroe	0	6	.000
14	Marshall	3	3	.500