Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Team

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG	SCK	SCKY	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PASS 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	PEN	PEN YDS
Team	14	349	5,235	910	5.8	1,530	440	3.5	3,705	470	7.9	26	150	270	89	161	20	58	578
Team Rank		72nd	51st	31st	72nd	104th	82nd	117th	16th	20th	33rd	68th	75th	56th	100th	17th	86th	12th	34th
Opponent	14	345	5,562	962	5.9	3,097	619	5.0	2,465	321	7.7	22	116	282	163	104	15	71	628
Opponent Rank		85th	123rd	116th	90th	133rd	134th	111th	29th	9th	95th	85th	24th	115th	134th	19th	13th	90th	87th
Net		+4	-327	-52	-0.2	-1,567	-179	-1.5	+1,240	+149	+0.2	+4	+34	-12	-74	+57	+5	-13	-50
Net Rank		80th	98th	88th	89th	132nd	133rd	123rd	10th	4th	63rd	87th	44th	90th	133rd	7th	32nd	28th	50th

Player Stats

Passing	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY
Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	13	258	389	66.3	29.9	3,108	8.0	239.1	25	10	149.5	6.4	2.6	139	24	130
TJ Finley	3	48	74	64.9	24.7	490	6.6	163.3	1	2	119.5	1.4	2.7	42	2	20
Dalvin Smith D. Smith	14	3	4	75.0	0.3	107	26.8	7.6	2	0	464.7	50.0	0.0	51	0	0
Elijah Young E. Young	14	0	1	0.0	0.1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

Rushing	GP	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YDS/G	TD	LNG	PLY SCM	YDS SCM
Elijah Young E. Young	14	201	14.4	883	4.4	63.1	3	47	248	1,267
Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	13	113	8.7	156	1.4	12.0	7	27	113	156
George Hart III G. Hart III	14	43	3.1	206	4.8	14.7	2	34	50	240
L.T. Sanders	9	21	2.3	103	4.9	11.4	1	31	24	110
Jalen Hampton J. Hampton	7	11	1.6	57	5.2	8.1	0	14	11	57
TJ Finley	3	11	3.7	20	1.8	6.7	0	8	12	13
Easton Messer E. Messer	14	9	0.6	37	4.1	2.6	0	13	64	830
K.D. Hutchinson	14	8	0.6	51	6.4	3.6	0	42	33	434
Michael Mathison M. Mathison	13	7	0.5	34	4.9	2.6	1	12	20	177
Kisean Johnson K. Johnson	14	3	0.2	14	4.7	1.0	0	8	78	939
Bryce Childress B. Childress	13	2	0.2	3	1.5	0.2	0	3	8	76
Dalvin Smith D. Smith	14	1	0.1	-11	-11.0	-0.8	0	0	32	395

Receiving	GP	REC	TRG	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	LNG	PLY SCM	YDS SCM
Kisean Johnson K. Johnson	14	75	112	5.4	925	12.3	66.1	7	87	78	939
Easton Messer E. Messer	14	55	83	3.9	793	14.4	56.6	4	94	64	830
Elijah Young E. Young	14	47	61	3.4	384	8.2	27.4	2	42	248	1,267
Dalvin Smith D. Smith	14	31	53	2.2	406	13.1	29.0	4	103	32	395
K.D. Hutchinson	14	25	30	1.8	383	15.3	27.4	3	85	33	434
River Helms R. Helms	7	19	28	2.7	228	12.0	32.6	2	33	19	228
Michael Mathison M. Mathison	13	13	29	1.0	143	11.0	11.0	2	47	20	177
Moussa Barry M. Barry	6	10	15	1.7	100	10.0	16.7	1	31	10	100
Noah Meyers N. Meyers	8	7	14	0.9	123	17.6	15.4	1	24	7	123
George Hart III G. Hart III	14	7	14	0.5	34	4.9	2.4	0	21	50	240
Bryce Childress B. Childress	13	6	8	0.5	73	12.2	5.6	0	19	8	76
Demick Starling D. Starling	8	3	3	0.4	56	18.7	7.0	0	27	3	56
L.T. Sanders	9	3	4	0.3	7	2.3	0.8	0	4	24	110
Koy Moore K. Moore	3	2	3	0.7	27	13.5	9.0	0	20	2	27
Elvin Fofanah E. Fofanah	4	2	2	0.5	9	4.5	2.3	0	8	2	9
Trevor Borland T. Borland	11	2	2	0.2	8	4.0	0.7	2	5	2	8
Cameron Flowers C. Flowers	5	1	1	0.2	13	13.0	2.6	0	13	1	13
TJ Finley	3	1	1	0.3	-7	-7.0	-2.3	0	0	12	13

Defense	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Devonte' Mathews D. Mathews	14	56	44	100	0	0.0	2	2	0	0	0
Hosea Wheeler H. Wheeler	14	36	36	72	3	2.0	0	0	0		0
Keyshawn Swanson K. Swanson	14	45	19	64	1	0.0	0	0	0		0
Darius Thomas D. Thomas	14	41	18	59	5	4.0	0	0	0		0
Chandler Matthews C. Matthews	14	35	24	59	3	0.0	0	0	0		0
Deante McCray D. McCray	14	23	33	56	2	2.5	0	0	0		0
Upton Stout U. Stout	13	34	20	54	6	1.0	1	1	24	24	24
Sebastian Benjamin S. Benjamin	13	29	25	54	4	3.0	0	0	0		0
Anthony Johnson Jr. A. Johnson Jr.	12	35	14	49	4	0.0	2	2	22	11	22
Dallas Walker IV D. Walker IV	14	23	26	49	4	0.0	1	1	2	2	2
Terreance Ellis T. Ellis	14	28	19	47	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Kylan Guidry K. Guidry	13	29	16	45	6	3.0	0	0	0		0
Demarko Williams D. Williams	13	23	16	39	1	0.0	2	2	38	19	38
Kent Robinson K. Robinson	14	27	5	32	3	2.0	1	1	0	0	0
Terrion Thompson T. Thompson	14	16	14	30	2	2.0	0	0	0		0
Anthony Brackenridge A. Brackenridge	11	17	6	23	1	0.0	0	0	0		0
Devon Lynch D. Lynch	14	12	10	22	2	1.0	0	0	0		0
Marcus Patterson M. Patterson	14	16	5	21	4	0.5	0	0	0		0
Dave Herard D. Herard	12	14	3	17	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Alexander Ford A. Ford	12	11	5	16	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Keondre Williams K. Williams	13	10	4	14	0	0.0	1	1	23	23	23
Zach Edwards Z. Edwards	12	7	4	11	1	1.0	0	0	0		0
Jayden Loving J. Loving	5	5	4	9	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Harper Holloman H. Holloman	8	3	6	9	1	0.0	0	0	0		0
Tutu Griffin T. Griffin	5	4	2	6	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Nazir Ward N. Ward	4	4	2	6	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Jaymar Mundy J. Mundy	4	5	0	5	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Lofton Howard L. Howard	10	3	2	5	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Jalil Rivera-Harvey J. Rivera-Harvey	4	2	3	5	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Miller Malone M. Malone	14	0	4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Jai Eugene Jr. J. Eugene Jr.	10	3	0	3	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Dalvin Smith D. Smith	14	3	0	3	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Virgil Marshall V. Marshall	4	1	2	3	1	0.0	0	0	0		0
Demick Starling D. Starling	8	2	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Koron Hayward K. Hayward	4	1	1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
TJ Finley	3	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Ki'Shawn Harvey K. Harvey	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Michael Mathison M. Mathison	13	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Easton Messer E. Messer	14	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Marvelous Owens M. Owens	4	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	13	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Evan Wibberley E. Wibberley	14	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Lataj Wright L. Wright	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Jalen Hand J. Hand	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0
Joshua Mensah J. Mensah	3	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0

Scoring	GP	RUSH	REC	TOT	FGM	XPM	SFTY	PTS
Lucas Carneiro L. Carneiro	14	0	0	0	18	41	0	95
Kisean Johnson K. Johnson	14	0	7	7	0	0	0	42
Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	13	7	0	7	0	0	0	42
Elijah Young E. Young	14	3	2	5	0	0	0	30
Easton Messer E. Messer	14	0	4	4	0	0	0	24
Dalvin Smith D. Smith	14	0	4	4	0	0	0	24
K.D. Hutchinson	14	0	3	3	0	0	0	18
Michael Mathison M. Mathison	13	1	2	3	0	0	0	18
Trevor Borland T. Borland	11	0	2	2	0	0	0	12
George Hart III G. Hart III	14	2	0	2	0	0	0	12
River Helms R. Helms	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	12
Moussa Barry M. Barry	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
Noah Meyers N. Meyers	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
L.T. Sanders	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	6
Devon Lynch D. Lynch	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Returns	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR LNG
Easton Messer E. Messer	14	19	457	24.1	0	0		0
K.D. Hutchinson	14	1	-3	-3.0	15	47	3.1	13
George Hart III G. Hart III	14	1	24	24.0	0	0		0
Trevor Borland T. Borland	11	1	10	10.0	0	0		0
Cameron Flowers C. Flowers	5	1	10	10.0	0	0		0
Nathan Griffin N. Griffin	14	1	0	0.0	0	0		0
Lofton Howard L. Howard	10	1	0	0.0	0	0		0
Chandler Matthews C. Matthews	14	1	-4	-4.0	0	0		0

	Kicking	GP	FGM	FGA	FG%	FG 1-19	FG 20-29	FG 30-39	FG 40-49	FG 50+	XPM	XPA	XP%	PTS
	Lucas Carneiro L. Carneiro	14	18	19	94.7	0-0	4-4	5-6	3-3	6-6	41	41	100.0	95

	Punting	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
	Cole Maynard C. Maynard	14	55	2,350	42.7	107	0

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