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2023 SEASON DATABASE
Western Kentucky football
Record: 8–5 (Schedule & Results)
Conference: Conference USA
Players: 64
Points For: 396
Points/Game: 30.5
Points Against: 373
Opp. Points/Game: 28.7
2023 SEASON
LIVE SCOREBOARD →Schedule & results
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TEAM PRODUCTION
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2023 SEASON TOTALS
ALL GAMESOffense at a glance
| PASS CMP | PASS ATT | PASS YDS | PASS % | PASS AVG | PASS TD | PASS INT | PASS RTG | SACK | RUSH ATT | RUSH YDS | RUSH AVG | RUSH TD | REC | REC YDS | REC AVG | REC TD | PTS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | 539 | 3,837 | 63.6 | 7.1 | 38 | 14 | 141.5 | 0 | 347 | 1,398 | 4.0 | 12 | 343 | 3,837 | 11.2 | 38 | 30.5 |
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PLAYER PROFILES →Individual player statistics
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Passing
| PLAYER | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. ReedQB | 289 | 470 | 3324 | 61.5 | 7.1 | 31 | 11 | 138.0 | — |
| C. VeltkampQB | 41 | 54 | 387 | 75.9 | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 163.0 | — |
| T. HeltonQB | 11 | 12 | 97 | 91.7 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 170.4 | — |
| D. SmithWR | 1 | 1 | 32 | 100.0 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 | 698.8 | — |
| B. BarronQB | 1 | 2 | -3 | 50.0 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 | -62.6 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 343 | 539 | 3,837 | 63.6 | 7.1 | 38 | 14 | 141.5 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. YoungRB | 104 | 490 | 4.7 | 64 | 3 | — |
| M. SteppRB | 69 | 310 | 4.5 | 56 | 3 | — |
| D. Ervin-PoindexterRB | 63 | 241 | 3.8 | 18 | 1 | — |
| L. SandersRB | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 56 | 0 | — |
| A. ReedQB | 42 | 100 | 2.4 | 26 | 4 | — |
| C. VeltkampQB | 23 | 76 | 3.3 | 28 | 0 | — |
| D. SmithWR | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | — |
| K. HutchinsonWR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 23 | 1 | — |
| E. MesserWR | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | — |
| M. CorleyWR | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | — |
| X. ShawDB | 0 | -3 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| B. BarronQB | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T. HeltonQB | 4 | -19 | -4.8 | 5 | 0 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 347 | 1,398 | 4.0 | 64 | 12 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. CorleyWR | 79 | 984 | 12.5 | 75 | 11 |
| D. SmithWR | 50 | 513 | 10.3 | 45 | 6 |
| E. MesserWR | 42 | 484 | 11.5 | 35 | 4 |
| J. HolidayWR | 20 | 326 | 16.3 | 39 | 2 |
| R. HelmsTE | 22 | 289 | 13.1 | 63 | 3 |
| C. Burt Jr.WR | 28 | 233 | 8.3 | 32 | 3 |
| E. YoungRB | 20 | 231 | 11.6 | 72 | 3 |
| K. HutchinsonWR | 18 | 182 | 10.1 | 45 | 2 |
| D. Ervin-PoindexterRB | 21 | 148 | 7.0 | 18 | 1 |
| M. BarryWR | 9 | 145 | 16.1 | 51 | 1 |
| B. SmithWR | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 21 | 1 |
| M. SteppRB | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 26 | 0 |
| L. SandersRB | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Z. CapersWR | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| A. KeyLB | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| D. AlleyneWR | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 |
| M. SimsWR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| T. BorlandTE | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| B. BarronQB | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 343 | 3,837 | 11.2 | 75 | 38 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Defense
| PLAYER | TOT | SOLO | AST | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. SimpkinsS | 50 | 33 | — | 12 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — |
| K. GuidryLB | 48 | 26 | — | 6.0 | 3 | — | 0 | — |
| T. AllenDB | 48 | 30 | — | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| D. BakerLB | 41 | 22 | — | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| T. WilliamsDB | 41 | 24 | — | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| H. WheelerDL | 40 | 20 | — | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| N. CooperLB | 38 | 25 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| A. Johnson Jr.DB | 36 | 24 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | — |
| D. McCrayDL | 36 | 16 | — | 4.5 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| J. LovingDL | 32 | 13 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| J. EvansLB | 30 | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| A. KeyLB | 28 | 17 | — | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| D. WilliamsDB | 27 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| K. DavisDL | 26 | 14 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | — |
| S. BenjaminLB | 25 | 13 | — | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 | — |
| U. StoutDB | 24 | 15 | — | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 8 | — |
| V. MarshallDB | 24 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| D. LynchLB | 23 | 14 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| A. BrackenridgeLB | 22 | 13 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| R. HodgeLB | 22 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| T. ThompsonDL | 21 | 14 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| R. WeberDB | 19 | 12 | — | 0.5 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
| B. WashingtonLB | 16 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| T. SpringerDB | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| D. Walker IVDL | 9 | 2 | — | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| K. HaywardLB | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| D. SmithWR | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| L. RiceLB | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| N. WardDB | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| A. FordDB | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| M. PattersonDL | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| R. WilliamsDL | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| T. NaughtonLS | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| E. MesserWR | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| K. LawDT | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| B. SmithWR | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| C. VeltkampQB | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| D. GoodrumDT | 1 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | — |
| D. Ervin-PoindexterRB | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| E. YoungRB | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| E. WibberleyOL | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. HolidayWR | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| M. CorleyWR | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| M. MossDB | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| M. BarryWR | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| R. Davis Jr.DB | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| W. HortonOL | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| X. ShawDB | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 788 | 457 | 0 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 39 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Kicking & Scoring
| PLAYER | FGM | FGA | FG% | XPM | XPA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. CarneiroPK | 9 | 12 | — | 47 | 49 | 74 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 47 | 49 | 74 |
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NATIONAL UPDATE
Delaware vs.
Delaware vs. Western Kentucky odds, college football picks: Back Hilltoppers to win Conference USA shootout. It's essentially a Conference USA eliminator in the first game of a doubleheader tonight when Delaware visits Western Kentucky . Bet on college football at DraftKings, where new users get $200 in bonus bets and three free months of NBA League Pass when they spend $5+: , and the forecast looks fine: Partly cloudy skies during the evening will give way to cloudy skies overnight. Decent leans on Western Kentucky ATS and, to no surprise, the Over. You can try college football betting on the best sports betting apps , but first you should check out the SportsLine Projection Model for picks on games from both the simulations and our experts . We have a strong play here for those who want to get into parlay betting for Delaware vs. Western Kentucky. DraftKings price: +154 (subject to change)
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEHoosiers Daily News: Indiana rises in latest AP top-25 poll.
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana rises in latest AP top-25 poll. From Indiana football’s last-second win over Michigan to men’s basketball’s revealing exhibition against WKU.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEMissouri State visits Western Kentucky in Conference USA action on CBS Sports Netw…
Missouri State visits Western Kentucky in Conference USA action on CBS Sports Network on Thursday We have a quartet of college football games around the country tonight, although no power conferences are in action. It's a 7 ET kick and already nearly a must-win game for the hosts as one of the preseason conference favorites. Bet on college football at DraftKings, where new users get $150 when they spend $5+: The weather looks good in Bowling Green , Ky. Over 56.5 is seeing 86% of money and 55% of bets. You can try college football betting on the best sports betting apps , but first you should check out the SportsLine Projection Model for picks on games from both the simulations and our experts . We have a strong play here for those who want to get into parlay betting for Missouri State vs. Western Kentucky.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEWestern Kentucky: The Aggies host the Hilltoppers in a Conference USA matchup to k…
The Aggies host the Hilltoppers in a Conference USA matchup to kick off college football Week 5 on Thursday night The Aggies (1-3) also cruised past Mercyhurst, 51-14, but have losses to Florida State , Hawaii and state rival New Mexico . We are looking deep into the Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State odds to highlight some college football bets you can make at top sports betting apps for this C-USA battle. Bet on Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State and college football Week 5 at DraftKings and get $150 in bonus bets when you spend $5+: ET on Thursday, Oct. 1 at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The latest Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State odds at DraftKings Sportsbook have the Aggies favored by 2.5 points at home, and the Over/Under for total points is set at 55.5. Anybody following its picks on college football betting sites could have seen strong returns. The Hilltoppers are hoping an ambitious non-conference schedule puts them in good position heading into Conference USA play.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEWestern Kentucky: Karsten Upchurch injury updates: WKU OT placed on stretcher afte…
Karsten Upchurch injury updates: WKU OT placed on stretcher after taking hit to head. Karsten Upchurch was injured after taking a hit to the head vs. Indiana and eventually left the game on a stretcher.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEGunner Stockton leads Georgia in 70-20 win over Western Kentucky.
Gunner Stockton leads Georgia in 70-20 win over Western Kentucky. Gunner Stockton threw five touchdowns as Georgia dominated Western Kentucky in a decisive out of conference win.
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