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Western Kentucky

USA · 2017 Season · Final

Failing
Record
6–7
0.462 Win %
Conference
10th
4–4 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
20
2007–2026
All-Time Record
130–117
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2015
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 17 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Western Kentucky head-to-head · History & Eras

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Eastern Kentucky ColonelsUnranked—W 31–17
3Week 3 · Sep 12Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–10L 7–20
4Week 4 · Sep 19Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HUSA7–6L 22–23
5Week 5 · Sep 26Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC2–10W 33–21
7Week 7 · Oct 10UTEPH2HUSA0–12W 15–14
8Week 8 · Oct 17Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)H2HUSA1–11W 45–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HUSA5–7W 35–31
10Week 10 · Oct 31Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HUSA11–3L 28–42
11Week 11 · Nov 7Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–7L 17–31
12Week 12 · Nov 14Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA8–5L 23–30
13Week 13 · Nov 21Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA7–6W 41–38
14Week 14 · Nov 28Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)H2HUSA8–5L 17–41
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 19Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)H2HSUN7–5L 17–27

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.484
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-26
-41+15
  • Middle Tennessee +7
  • Old Dominion +5
  • Ball State +2
  • Charlotte +1
  • UTEP 0
  • Florida Atlantic -3
  • Marshall -5
  • Florida International -5
  • Georgia State -5
  • Louisiana Tech -6
  • Vanderbilt -7
  • Illinois -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.462 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84Post-Season W1#94Post-Season W2#94Post-Season W3#91Post-Season W4#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-13
-1
+12
+1
+31
+4
-14
-14
-7
+3
-24
-10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#702012#572013#502014#92015#142016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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