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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 2015

12-28-0 in conference
Final TDC rank
#20
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+9.7
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+11.0
4th in FBS
Defense
-1.3
74th in FBS
Schedule
-3.8
94th toughest
Preseason
+1.2
rating going in

2015 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+9.7 now, +1.2 preseason · up 33 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#20

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 3@84VanderbiltW 14–12+1.0—SEC Network
2Sep 10vs53Louisiana TechCONFW 41–38+4.0—FS1
3Sep 19@76IndianaL 35–38-1.7—ESPNEWS
4Sep 26vs114Miami (OH)W 56–14+15.2—CBSSN
5Oct 3@106RiceCONFW 49–10+21.4—
6Oct 10vs73Middle TennesseeCONFW 58–28+23.1—
7Oct 15@128North TexasCONFW 55–28+8.1—CBSSN
8Oct 24@14LSUL 20–48-11.9—ESPNU
9Oct 31@117Old DominionCONFW 55–30+13.1—
10Nov 7vs101Florida AtlanticCONFW 35–19+4.3—
11—Bye
12Nov 21@100Florida IntlCONFW 63–7+29.8—
13Nov 27vs47MarshallCONFW 49–28+22.8—FS1
14Dec 5vs54Southern MississippiW 45–28+17.6—ESPN2
BowlsDec 21vs49South FloridaNEUTRALW 45–35+13.8—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 rate52.6%1st40.4%49th
Rushing success rate52.1%6th41.8%54th
Passing success rate52.9%2nd39.0%46th
Explosive run rate15.0%55th17.8%113th
Explosive pass rate14.8%11th14.0%119th
Line yards / carry3.1926th2.9255th
Opportunity rate43.6%13th39.9%86th
Stuff rate17.0%37th20.3%46th
Sack rate2.3%7th4.7%88th
3rd-down conversion50.0%10th37.1%38th
Red-zone TD rate74.2%9th61.1%68th
Havoc rate8.2%2nd13.8%36th
Box score · season totals
Points / game44.35th25.942nd
Yards / game526.49th——
Yards / play7.123rd——
Pass yards / game372.24th——
Yards / pass att.9.415th——
Completion %71.8%1st——
Rush yards / game154.190th——
Yards / carry4.6450th——
3rd-down conv. %47.6%12th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.1413th——
Penalty yards / game57.984th——

Players

59 players who recorded a stat in 2015 (from box scores)

59 players

Final ratings for 2015, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2015 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 2015 power rankings →