On August 31, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will play Alabama — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is in this article.

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2024 Western Kentucky Game and TV Schedule

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Western Kentucky 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Hilltoppers will be playing the 48th-ranked schedule this year.
• According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (66), Western Kentucky has the 58th-ranked schedule in college football.
• The Hilltoppers will face the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their CUSA opponents’ combined win total last season (46).
• Western Kentucky will play six games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes four teams that ended with nine or more victories and four squads with three or fewer wins last year.
• The Hilltoppers will have six games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Western Kentucky Stat Insights (2023)

• The Hilltoppers had the 53rd-ranked offense last year (401.8 yards per game), and they were less effective on defense, ranking 23rd-worst with 419.9 yards allowed per game.
• Offensively, Western Kentucky ranked 45th in FBS with 30.5 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 93rd in points allowed (419.9 points allowed per contest).
• The Hilltoppers ranked 75th in pass defense last year (229.7 passing yards allowed per game), but they excelled on offense, ranking 15th-best in FBS with 296.4 passing yards per game.
• With 105.4 offensive rushing yards per game (15th-worst) and 190.2 rushing yards allowed per game on defense (11th-worst), Western Kentucky struggled on both sides of the ball in the running game last season.
• Western Kentucky owned the 42nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +3, forcing 26 turnovers (seventh in FBS) while turning it over 23 times (121st in FBS).

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