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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 2017

6-74-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#105
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-7.5
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-3.1
97th in FBS
Defense
-4.4
99th in FBS
Schedule
-8.9
128th toughest
Preseason
+6.2
rating going in

2017 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-7.5 now, +6.2 preseason · down 91 spots since preseason
-10-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#105

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 2vsEastern Kentucky FCSW 31–17-8.1—
2Sep 9@113IllinoisL 7–20-21.0—BTN
3Sep 16vs68Louisiana TechCONFL 22–23-4.0—
4Sep 23vs128Ball StateW 33–21-8.5—
5—Bye
6Oct 7@130UTEPCONFW 15–14-16.7—
7Oct 14vs127CharlotteCONFW 45–14+6.3—
8Oct 20@114Old DominionCONFW 35–31-5.0—CBSSN
9Oct 28vs31Florida AtlanticCONFL 28–42-9.6—
10Nov 4@87VanderbiltL 17–31-15.2—ESPNU
11Nov 11@70MarshallCONFL 23–30-5.1—
12Nov 17vs93Middle TennesseeCONFW 41–38-4.0—CBSSN
13Nov 24@102Florida IntlCONFL 17–41-28.6—
BowlsDec 16vs109Georgia StateNEUTRALL 17–27-18.8—CBSSN

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 rate46.0%27th42.8%75th
Rushing success rate44.9%53rd41.3%42nd
Passing success rate46.7%15th44.5%98th
Explosive run rate8.1%129th11.6%22nd
Explosive pass rate10.1%75th8.6%21st
Line yards / carry2.62114th2.8549th
Opportunity rate31.8%124th35.7%43rd
Stuff rate21.5%103rd21.5%35th
Sack rate6.6%81st2.5%126th
3rd-down conversion44.6%37th45.9%106th
Red-zone TD rate58.3%92nd60.0%56th
Havoc rate13.0%70th13.1%56th
Box score · season totals
Points / game25.594th26.959th
Yards / game395.969th——
Yards / play5.0799th——
Pass yards / game335.07th——
Yards / pass att.7.5553rd——
Completion %66.0%8th——
Rush yards / game60.9130th——
Yards / carry2.02130th——
3rd-down conv. %44.0%28th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)3.62127th——
Penalty yards / game48.746th——

Players

55 players who recorded a stat in 2017 (from box scores)

55 players

Final ratings for 2017, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2017 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 2017 power rankings →