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Western Kentucky

USA · 2021 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–5
0.643 Win %
Conference
3rd
7–2 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

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7UT Martin SkyhawksUnranked—W 59–21
3Week 3 · Sep 14Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI9–4L 35–38
5Week 5 · Sep 28Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–10L 31–33
6Week 6 · Oct 5Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB1011–2L 31–48
7Week 7 · Oct 12UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA12–2L 46–52
8Week 8 · Oct 19Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HUSA6–7W 43–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)H2HUSA1–11W 34–19
10Week 10 · Nov 2Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)H2HUSA5–7W 45–13
11Week 11 · Nov 9Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA7–6W 48–21
12Week 12 · Nov 16Rice (RICE)H2HUSA4–8W 42–21
13Week 13 · Nov 23Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HUSA5–7W 52–17
14Week 14 · Nov 30Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA7–6W 53–21
15Regular Season Final · Dec 7UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA12–2L 41–49
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HSUN10–4W 59–38

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
2.006
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-20+45
  • App State +10
  • Middle Tennessee +7
  • Marshall +7
  • Old Dominion +6
  • Charlotte +5
  • Florida Atlantic +5
  • Rice +4
  • Florida International +1
  • Michigan State -2
  • UTSA -2
  • UTSA -2
  • Army -4
  • Indiana -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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 41stBetter than 71%

0.643 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#46Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#38Post-Season W4#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
-3
-2
-17
-6
+23
+15
+32
+27
+21
+35
+32
-8
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#142016#912017#1172018#382019#832020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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