Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	3	0	.000	10th
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	55 (1925 to present)
Conference	Conference USA
Regular Season	132-146 (.475)
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

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,213

Craig

1,206

Sayin

1,191

Heintschel

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

592

Riley

458

Baugh

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

228.6

Mensah

215.3

Becht

209.1

Stockton

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

6.0

Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

54.0

51.7

49.7

47.7

47.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.3

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.7

Total Yards Rankings

594.3

544.7

544.3

537.0

528.0

526.0

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	4	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	2	.500
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	3	1	.750
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	3	1	.750
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	4	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	0	1.000
8	Baylor	3	1	.750
9	Colorado	2	2	.500
10	Iowa State	2	2	.500
11	Oklahoma State	2	1	.667
12	TCU	2	2	.500
13	UCF	3	1	.750
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	2	.500
6	Akron	1	3	.250
7	Ball State	1	3	.250
8	Buffalo	2	2	.500
9	Kent State	2	2	.500
10	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
11	Ohio	2	2	.500
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	4	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	1	.750
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	3	.250
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	4	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	2	2	.500
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	2	.500

	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	3	1	.750
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	2	.333
7	Wyoming	2	2	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/6	WIS	@	ND	13-41
Sun 9/6	LOU	@	MISS	38-41
Mon 9/7	SMU	@	FSU	27-24
Thu 9/10	FAMU	@	MIA	7-77
Fri 9/11	VILL	@	LOU	13-59

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	TXAM	@	LSU	7:30 PM
Sat 9/26	HCU	@	UNT	7:30 PM
Sat 9/26	ORE	@	USC	7:30 PM
Sat 9/26	TROY	@	USU	7:30 PM
Sat 9/26	APP	@	NCST	7:30 PM