On August 31, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will face 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

• The Hilltoppers are facing the 48th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
• In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Western Kentucky will be facing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
• In terms of difficulty, using their CUSA opponents’ combined win total last season, the Hilltoppers will be facing the 91st-ranked conference schedule this year.
• Western Kentucky has a schedule that features six games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (four of those teams won nine or more games and four of them notched three or fewer wins).
• The Hilltoppers will see six teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.

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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 worse defensively, ranking 23rd-worst with 419.9 yards allowed per game.
• Western Kentucky averaged 30.5 points per game on offense last season, which ranked it 45th in FBS. Defensively, it ranked 93rd, giving up 28.7 points per game.
• The Hilltoppers had the 75th-ranked defense this season in terms of passing yards last season (229.7 allowed per game), and they were better on offense, ranking 15th-best with 296.4 passing yards per game.
• It was a rough campaign for Western Kentucky in terms of running the ball last season, as it ranked 15th-worst in rushing offense (105.4 rushing yards per game) and 11th-worst in rushing defense (190.2 rushing yards per game allowed).
• 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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