Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
FBS
Conference USA · WKU
Team Vitals
+3.5
power · 2026 · #106 D1
+1.6 / +1.8
off / def (higher = better)
9–4
2025 record
104
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Nevada FBS | AWAY | Western Kentucky 57% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Georgia FBS | AWAY | Georgia 77% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Indiana FBS | AWAY | Indiana 84% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Mercyhurst FCS | HOME | Western Kentucky 71% |
| 2026-10-01 | Wk 5 | New Mexico State FBS | AWAY | Western Kentucky 59% |
| 2026-10-08 | Wk 6 | Missouri State FBS | HOME | Western Kentucky 59% |
| 2026-10-14 | Wk 7 | Sam Houston FBS | AWAY | Western Kentucky 67% |
| 2026-10-27 | Wk 9 | Delaware FBS | HOME | Western Kentucky 62% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Middle Tennessee FBS | AWAY | Western Kentucky 62% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Jacksonville State FBS | HOME | Western Kentucky 59% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Liberty FBS | AWAY | Liberty 50% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | Kennesaw State FBS | HOME | Western Kentucky 56% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 2025 | Bowl | Southern Miss @ | W | 27–16 |
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Jacksonville State @ | L | 34–37 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | LSU @ | L | 10–13 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Middle Tennessee vs | W | 42–26 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | New Mexico State vs | W | 35–16 |
| 2025-10-21 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Louisiana Tech @ | W | 28–27 |
| 2025-10-14 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Florida International vs | L | 6–25 |
| 2025-10-03 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Delaware @ | W | 27–24 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Missouri State @ | W | 27–22 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Nevada vs | W | 31–16 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Toledo @ | L | 21–45 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2025 | Wk 1 | North Alabama vs | W | 55–6 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 384 | 297 | +87 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 349 | 345 | +4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 396 | 373 | +23 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 | 510 | 328 | +182 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | 619 | 411 | +208 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 228 | 304 | -76 |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 | 330 | 261 | +69 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 | 253 | 334 | -81 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 331 | 349 | -18 |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | 637 | 344 | +293 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2 | 620 | 363 | +257 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Maynard | P | 84 | #4 | 12 | 51 punts · 48.7 yd avg |
| Jaylen Lewis | DB | 72 | #231 | 12 | 68 tkl · 3 PD · 2 INT |
| Matthew Henry | WR | 72 | #187 | 12 | 48 rec · 762 yds · 6 TD |
| Harper Holloman | DL | 72 | #196 | 12 | 35 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 5.5 TFL |
| Jaylen Wester | LB | 70 | #175 | 12 | 94 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 5.0 TFL |
| Noah Meyers | TE | 70 | #83 | 10 | 30 rec · 292 yds · 3 TD |
| K.D. Hutchinson | WR | 70 | #246 | 12 | 61 rec · 619 yds · 3 TD |
| La'Vell Wright | RB | 69 | #206 | 12 | 460 rush yds · 10 TD · 10 rec |
| Maverick McIvor | QB | 68 | #107 | 7 | 1,863 pass yds · 12 TD · 5 INT |
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | QB | 68 | #112 | 7 | 1,367 pass yds · 9 TD · 6 INT |
| Dave Herard | DB | 64 | #583 | 12 | 55 tkl · 4 PD |
| Marvis Parrish | RB | 63 | #378 | 12 | 511 rush yds · 36 rec |
| Mackavelli Malotumau | DL | 63 | #517 | 11 | 30 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 6.0 TFL |
| John Cannon | K | 63 | #108 | 12 | 13 FG · 43 XP · 82 pts |
| Anthony Brackenridge | LB | 62 | #434 | 12 | 63 tkl · 4.0 TFL |
| Al-Ma'hi Ali | DB | 61 | #789 | 9 | 28 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT |
| Nazir Ward | DB | 60 | #802 | 11 | 33 tkl · 5 PD · 1 INT |
| Marvin Sims | WR | 60 | #660 | 1 | 2 rec · 19 yds · 1 TD |
| Jaden McGill | RB | 59 | #534 | 2 | 63 rush yds · 1 TD · 1 rec |
| Moussa Barry | WR | 57 | #813 | 12 | 32 rec · 456 yds · 1 TD |
| Koron Hayward | LB | 57 | #659 | 8 | 15 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL |
| Rex Robich team-inferred | OL | 56 | #165 | 1 | — |
| Quincy Jenkins team-inferred | OL | 56 | #166 | 1 | — |
| Jairus Mack | WR | 56 | #890 | 7 | 21 rec · 194 yds · 1 TD |
| George Hart III | RB | 56 | #680 | 12 | 272 rush yds · 4 TD · 8 rec |
| Isaiah Myers | WR | 56 | #902 | 1 | 2 rec · 43 yds |
| Dylan Flowers | DB | 55 | #1179 | 11 | 32 tkl · 4 PD |
| Jayden Gray | DL | 55 | #981 | 9 | 18 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL |
| Miller Malone | LB | 55 | #758 | 9 | 37 tkl · 5.0 TFL |
| Jaavan Mack | DB | 54 | #1254 | 9 | 26 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT |
| Rylen Su'a-Filo | DL | 53 | #1140 | 11 | 27 tkl · 3.0 TFL |
| Demarko Williams | DB | 52 | #1432 | 7 | 21 tkl · 2 PD |
| Dominic Oliver | LB | 52 | #923 | 8 | 21 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL |
| Jackson West | TE | 52 | #415 | 5 | 7 rec · 68 yds · 1 TD |
| Jaleel Walker | WR | 51 | #1237 | 1 | 1 rec · 20 yds |
| Jalen Emery | DB | 51 | #1592 | 9 | 15 tkl · 3 PD |
| Joshua Mensah | LB | 51 | #980 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Kelby Williams | WR | 50 | #1317 | 5 | 11 rec · 165 yds |
| Elin Jones | DL | 50 | #1353 | 7 | 12 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Tucker Parks | QB | 49 | #510 | 1 | 0 INT · 6 rush yds |