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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

234

Tisdale

RUSH

143

Allen

REC

94

Flowers

Team Rankings

PPG

11.3

168th

OPP PPG

52.3

197th

RUSH YDS/G

113.3

143rd

PASS YDS/G

146.0

171st

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	Kennesaw State	0-0	1-2
7	Missouri State	0-0	1-2
8	New Mexico State	0-0	1-2
9	Sam Houston	0-0	1-3
10	Western Kentucky	0-0	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	MHU	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Thu 10/1	WKU	@	NMSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/8	MOSU	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Wed 10/14	WKU	@	SHSU	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM

Last Game

Western Kentucky

0 - 3

Final

Indiana

3 - 0

Sat 19 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,206

Sayin

1,191

Heintschel

1,173

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

528

Sheppard

458

Baugh

454

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

550

Duff

516

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

13

Heintschel

12

Richter

12

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

9

Knight

8

Baugh

6

Carter

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

259.3

Stockton

228.6

Mensah

215.3

Becht

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

6.0

Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.3

54.0

51.7

49.7

47.7

47.3

Opp PPG Rankings

4.3

7.3

7.7

8.0

8.3

8.5

Total Yards Rankings

594.3

544.7

544.3

539.0

537.0

528.0

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

319.0

281.5

281.3

277.3

Pass Yards Rankings

386.3

368.7

365.3

358.0

347.3

340.7

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

14.0

13.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	3	0	1.000
2	Florida	3	0	1.000
3	Georgia	3	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	3	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	0	1.000
6	Kentucky	3	1	.750
7	Missouri	3	0	1.000
8	Tennessee	3	1	.750
9	Texas	4	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	0	1.000
11	Oklahoma	2	1	.667
12	Auburn	2	1	.667
13	LSU	2	1	.667
14	South Carolina	2	1	.667
15	Texas A&M	2	1	.667
16	Arkansas	1	2	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	0	1.000
2	James Madison	3	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	2	1	.667
4	Georgia State	3	1	.750
5	South Alabama	2	2	.500
6	Marshall	2	1	.667
7	Troy	2	1	.667
8	Arkansas State	1	2	.333
9	Georgia Southern	1	2	.333
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Old Dominion	1	2	.333
12	Southern Miss	1	2	.333
13	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	3	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	2	1	.667
2	Colorado State	2	2	.500
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	1	2	.333
5	San Diego State	1	3	.250
6	Texas State	1	2	.333
7	Washington State	1	2	.333
8	Utah State	0	3	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	3	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	0	1.000
6	Utah	3	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	0	1.000
8	Baylor	3	1	.750
9	Colorado	2	2	.500
10	Iowa State	2	1	.667
11	Oklahoma State	2	1	.667
12	TCU	2	1	.667
13	UCF	2	1	.667
14	Arizona	2	1	.667
15	Houston	2	1	.667
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
2	UMass	3	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	1	.667
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Western Michigan	2	1	.667
6	Akron	1	3	.250
7	Ball State	1	3	.250
8	Buffalo	1	2	.333
9	Kent State	2	2	.500
10	Miami (OH)	1	2	.333
11	Ohio	1	2	.333
12	Bowling Green	0	3	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	4	0	1.000
2	USC	4	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Iowa	3	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	0	1.000
6	Nebraska	3	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	0	1.000
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Illinois	2	2	.500
10	Maryland	2	2	.500
11	Michigan State	2	1	.667
12	Minnesota	2	1	.667
13	Ohio State	3	1	.750
14	Oregon	2	1	.667
15	Wisconsin	2	1	.667
16	Northwestern	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	3	1	.750
2	Delaware	2	1	.667
3	Middle Tennessee	2	1	.667
4	Jacksonville State	2	2	.500
5	Florida International	1	2	.333
6	Kennesaw State	1	2	.333
7	Missouri State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
10	Western Kentucky	0	3	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	3	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	3	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Louisville	2	2	.500
6	Virginia	2	1	.667
7	SMU	2	1	.667
8	California	2	2	.500
9	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	2	.500
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
14	Florida State	1	2	.333
15	NC State	1	2	.333
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	1	.667

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	3	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	2	1	.667
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Tulsa	3	0	1.000
6	Memphis	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	1	2	.333
9	North Texas	1	2	.333
10	Rice	1	2	.333
11	Temple	1	3	.250
12	Tulane	1	2	.333
13	Charlotte	0	3	.000
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	New Mexico	2	1	.667
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	2	.333
7	Wyoming	1	2	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/5	BRY	@	ARMY	3-59
Sat 9/5	CCAR	@	WVU	24-31
Sat 9/5	FOR	@	NDSU	0-38
Sat 9/5	TOWS	@	NAVY	15-42
Sat 9/5	BC	@	CIN	15-34

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	DEL	@	UVA	6:00 PM
Sat 9/26	JMU	@	ODU	6:00 PM
Sat 9/26	IW	@	TXST	6:00 PM
Sat 9/26	LIU	@	FIU	6:00 PM
Sat 9/26	CMU	@	MIA	6:30 PM

Niko Cooper

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234

143

94

CFB 2026 Leaders

1,206

1,191

1,173

528

458

454

617

550

516

13

12

12

9

8

6

7

7

7

259.3

228.6

215.3

7.0

6.0

6.0

CFB 2026 Rankings

CFB 2026 Standings

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