Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Conference USA
9-5 (7-2 conf)
SP+ #24
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- 13.3 (#24)
- SP+ Offense
- 40.5
- SP+ Defense
- 28.8
- SRS
- 5.0
- FPI
- 5.9
- Elo
- 1776
- Talent
- 525
- Recruiting
- 50 (#136)
Schedule
2021
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Res | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsUT Martin | H | W | 59-21 |
| 2 | @Army | A | L | 35-38 |
| 4 | vsIndiana | H | L | 31-33 |
| 5 | @Michigan State | A | L | 31-48 |
| 6 | vsUTSA | H | L | 46-52 |
| 7 | @Old Dominion | A | W | 43-20 |
| 8 | @Florida International | A | W | 34-19 |
| 9 | vsCharlotte | H | W | 45-13 |
| 10 | vsMiddle Tennessee | H | W | 48-21 |
| 11 | @Rice | A | W | 42-21 |
| 12 | vsFlorida Atlantic | H | W | 52-17 |
| 13 | @Marshall | A | W | 53-21 |
| 14 | @UTSA | A | L | 41-49 |
| 1 ·P | @App State | N | W | 59-38 |
Quarterbacks · 4
2021 · 64
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Bailey Zappe | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Carson Baker | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Drew Zaubi | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 4th | Chance McDonald | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Jamale Carothers | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 1st | Adam Cofield | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Noah Whittington | SR | 5'8" | 203 | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Kye Robichaux | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Jakairi Moses | — | — | — | ★★ |
Wide Receivers · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Jerreth Sterns | — | — | — | ★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Mitchell Tinsley | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Daewood Davis | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Malachi Corley | — | — | — | ★★ |
| WR | 5th | Craig Burt Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | DeAngelo Wilson | — | — | — | ★★ |
| WR | 7th | Dakota Thomas | SR | 6'0" | 212 | — |
| WR | 8th | Ben Ratzlaff | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Josh Sterns | — | — | — | ★★ |
| WR | 10th | Dalvin Smith | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 11th | Kyle McNamara | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Matthew Smith | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Kendall Abdur-Rahman | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Joey Beljan | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Joshua Simon | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | David Ndukwe | SR | 6'6" | 325 | — |
| OL | — | Colt Jackson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | DeAngelo Malone | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Juwuan Jones | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 3rd | Michael Pitts | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 4th | Marcus Bragg | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Terrion Thompson | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | Darius Shipp | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 2nd | Jeremy Darvin | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 3rd | Brodric Martin | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 4th | Lichon Terrell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DT | 5th | Mike Allen | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Jaden Hunter | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Will Ignont | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Demetrius Cain | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | JaQues Evans | SR | 6'2" | 270 | — |
| LB | 5th | Matthew Flint | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Nick Days | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Malik Staples | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Niko Cooper | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 9th | Christian Gomez | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 10th | Bryson Washington | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Beanie Bishop | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | 1st | Antwon Kincade | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | 2nd | A.J. Brathwaite Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Kahlef Hailassie | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Miguel Edwards | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Kaleb Oliver | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Omari Alexander | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Dominique Bradshaw | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Davion Williams | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 9th | Tre Shaw | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 10th | C.J. Jones | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 11th | Cardavion Myers | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 12th | T.J. Springer | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 13th | Desmond Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Kendrick Simpkins | SR | 6'0" | 199 | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | John Haggerty | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Brayden Narveson | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Cory Munson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
40.597
Off PPA
+0.3698
Pass PPA
+0.4897
Rush PPA
+0.1454
Success
52%98
Explosive
1.2754
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.36 | +0.17 |
| Passing | +0.48 | +0.20 |
| Rushing | +0.14 | +0.15 |
| 1st Down | +0.28 | +0.06 |
| 2nd Down | +0.43 | +0.14 |
| 3rd Down | +0.54 | +0.51 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
43.1
PPG Against
28.7
Differential
+14.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 8-5
- Home
- 4-2
- Away
- 4-3
- Conference
- 7-2
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 0-4
- Avg Margin
- +14.4
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