A highlight of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’ 2024 college football schedule is a game against Alabama on August 31 — see below for more information.

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2024 Western Kentucky Game and TV Schedule

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Western Kentucky 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of difficulty, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Hilltoppers will be facing the 48th-ranked schedule this year.
• Western Kentucky is playing the 58th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total 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 will play six teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against four teams that put up nine or more victories and four squads with less than four wins last year.
• The Hilltoppers will play six games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Western Kentucky Stat Insights (2023)

• Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS (419.9 yards allowed per game) last season, the Hilltoppers played better offensively, ranking 53rd in FBS by totaling 401.8 yards per game.
• With 28.7 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 41st-worst in FBS last season, Western Kentucky was forced to rely on its 45th-ranked offense (30.5 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
• The Hilltoppers owned the 75th-ranked defense this year in terms of passing yards last season (229.7 allowed per game), and they were more effective on offense, ranking 15th-best with 296.4 passing yards per game.
• It was a tough 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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