CUSA · 2014 · Final

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 2014

8-54-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#58
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+1.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+10.9
4th in FBS
Defense
-9.7
123rd in FBS
Schedule
-3.2
87th toughest
Preseason
+0.1
rating going in

2014 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+1.2 now, +0.1 preseason · up 7 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#58

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 29vs91Bowling GreenW 59–31+17.6—CBSSN
2Sep 6@84IllinoisL 34–42-10.6—BTN
3Sep 13@81Middle TennesseeCONFL 47–50-4.1—
4—Bye
5Sep 27@55NavyW 36–27+13.0—CBSSN
6Oct 4vs78UABCONFL 39–42-7.3—
7—Bye
8Oct 18@98Florida AtlanticCONFL 38–45-12.2—
9Oct 25vs97Old DominionCONFW 66–51+5.2—
10Nov 1@40Louisiana TechCONFL 10–59-25.2—
11Nov 8vs87UTEPCONFW 35–27+0.5—
12Nov 15vs116ArmyW 52–24+11.4—CBSSN
13Nov 22vs103UT San AntonioCONFW 45–7+18.3—
14Nov 28@11MarshallCONFW 67–66+16.0—FS1
BowlsDec 24vs92Central MichiganNEUTRALW 49–48-4.4—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate53.7%2nd50.4%123rd
Rushing success rate53.3%8th50.1%113th
Passing success rate53.9%1st50.9%127th
Explosive run rate17.4%30th18.7%118th
Explosive pass rate14.7%7th12.3%110th
Line yards / carry3.3219th3.25104th
Opportunity rate40.6%48th43.5%116th
Stuff rate18.0%54th18.1%76th
Sack rate3.4%12th5.2%83rd
3rd-down conversion52.5%6th48.7%120th
Red-zone TD rate74.1%11th61.8%67th
Havoc rate10.0%19th11.3%83rd
Box score · season totals
Points / game44.05th39.9126th
Yards / game534.64th501.8123rd
Yards / play6.924th6.38116th
Pass yards / game374.32nd258.4116th
Yards / pass att.8.7410th8.71125th
Completion %67.9%6th63.7%115th
Rush yards / game160.369th229.7116th
Yards / carry4.8636th5.04102nd
3rd-down conv. %51.1%5th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.4627th1.8384th
Penalty yards / game57.183rd——

Players

58 players who recorded a stat in 2014 (from box scores)

58 players

Final ratings for 2014, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2014 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2014 power rankings →