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Niko Cooper

Overall

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Career	46	41	14	55	4	1.0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0

Team

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
NEB	7	3	0	3	0	0.0	0						0
WKU	39	38	14	52	4	1.0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0

Location

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Home	21	15	3	18	1	0.0	0						0
Road	25	26	11	37	3	1.0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0

Result

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Wins	28	28	9	37	2	0.0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0
Losses	18	13	5	18	2	1.0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Month

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	INT	YDS	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
August	1	2	0	2	0	0.0					0
September	11	20	7	27	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
October	13	7	2	9	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November	15	8	4	12	0	0.0					0
December	6	4	1	5	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Conference

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
American Athletic	1	7	0	7	1	0.0	0					0
Big 10	11	7	2	9	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conference USA	23	14	7	21	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Independent	1
Mountain West	1	3	0	3	0	0.0	0					1	0
Southeastern	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0					0
Sun Belt	5	6	4	10	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Opponent

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
APP	1	3	0	3	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ARMY	1
AUB	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0					0
CHAR	2
FAU	1
FIU	3	5	2	7	0	0.0	0					0
HAW	1	3	0	3	0	0.0	0					1	0
HCU	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0					0
ILL	1
IND	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IOWA	1
JVST	1	4	0	4	0	0.0	0					0
LIB	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0					0
LT	1	2	2	4	0	0.0	0					0
MINN	1
MRSH	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0					0
MSU	1
MTSU	3	0	1	1	0	0.0	0					0
NMSU	1
NW	1
ODU	2	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSU	1	4	2	6	0	0.0	0					0
PEAY	1	2	0	2	0	0.0	0					0
PSU	1	2	0	2	0	0.0	0					0
PUR	1
RICE	2
RUTG	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0					0
SHSU	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0					0
TROY	2	3	3	6	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
UAB	1
UNT	1
USA	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
USF	1	7	0	7	1	0.0	0					0
UTEP	1	1	1	2	0	0.0	0					0
UTM	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0					0
UTSA	2

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,039

Glenn

RUSH

535

Allen

REC

523

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

107th

OPP PPG

33.3

139th

RUSH YDS/G

158.0

72nd

PASS YDS/G

225.2

89th

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Florida International	2-3	4-5
6	New Mexico State	2-3	3-6
7	Western Kentucky	2-3	3-6
8	Missouri State	2-3	3-6
9	Kennesaw State	2-3	3-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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 - 6

Final

Middle Tennessee

5 - 4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.0

516.6

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333