The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against Alabama. Keep scrolling for more.

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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 playing the 48th-ranked schedule this year.
• In terms of difficulty — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Western Kentucky will be facing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
• Using their CUSA opponents’ combined win total last year, the Hilltoppers will be playing the 91st-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
• Western Kentucky has six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes four teams that ended with nine or more victories and four squads with less than four wins last season.
• The Hilltoppers have six games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Western Kentucky Stat Insights (2023)

• With 419.9 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 23rd-worst in FBS, the Hilltoppers had to rely on their 53rd-ranked offense (401.8 yards per contest) to keep them competitive last season.
• On offense, Western Kentucky ranked 45th in FBS with 30.5 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 93rd in points allowed (419.9 points allowed per contest).
• Offensively, the Hilltoppers were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 15th-best in FBS by putting up 296.4 passing yards per game. They ranked 75th on defense (229.7 passing yards allowed per game).
• Western Kentucky 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) last season.
• With 26 forced turnovers (seventh in FBS) against 23 turnovers committed (121st in FBS), Western Kentucky (+3) had the 42nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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