Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
2025	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	8	4	0	.667	3rd	Won New Orleans Bowl
2024	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	8	5	0	.615	2nd	Lost Boca Raton Bowl
2023	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	7	5	0	.583	4th	Won Famous Toastery Bowl
2022	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	8	5	0	.615	2nd	Won New Orleans Bowl
2021	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	8	5	0	.615	3rd	Won Boca Raton Bowl
2020	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	5	6	0	.455	6th	Lost LendingTree Bowl
2019	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	8	4	0	.667	3rd	Won First Responder Bowl
2018	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	3	9	0	.250	12th
2017	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	6	6	0	.500	10th	Lost Cure Bowl
2016	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	10	3	0	.769	1st	Won Boca Raton Bowl
2015	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	11	2	0	.846	1st	Won Miami Beach Bowl
2014	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	7	5	0	.583	4th	Won Bahamas Bowl
2013	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	8	4	0	.667	2nd
2012	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	7	5	0	.583		Lost Little Caesars Bowl
2011	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	7	5	0	.583
2010	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	2	10	0	.167
2009	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	12	0	.000
2008	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	2	10	0	.167
2007	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	7	5	0	.583
2000	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	1	0	.000
1977	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	1	0	.000
1976	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	1	0	0	1.000
1975	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	3	0	0	1.000
1974	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	1	0	0	1.000
1973	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	1	0	0	1.000
1972	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	1	0	.000
1969	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	1	0	0	1.000
1963	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
1942	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	1	0	.000
1938	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	1	0	.000
1935	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	1	0	0	1.000
1932	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	1	0	.000
1931	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	2	0	.000
1925	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	54 (1925 to present)
Conference	Conference USA
Regular Season	132-143 (.480)
Postseason	9-4 (.692)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

11,909

Brandon Doughty

RUSH YDS

4,542

Bobby Rainey

REC YDS

3,958

Taywan Taylor

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.9

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167