Western Kentucky

FBS

Conference USA · Bowling Green, Bowling Green, Kentucky

140-147

All-time

0.488

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Western Kentucky's top games of all time by Game Score.

#1 · 2014 · Nov 28, 2014

0.55

Western Kentucky 67-66 #19 Marshall (OT)

Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia

Conf Game

#2 · 2015 · Sep 19, 2015

0.50

Western Kentucky 35-38 Indiana

Bloomington Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

#3 · 2015 · Dec 21, 2015

0.46

Miami Beach Bowl

#25 Western Kentucky 45-35 South Florida

Marlins Park, Miami, Florida

#4 · 2022 · Sep 17, 2022

0.46

Western Kentucky 30-33 Indiana (OT)

Bloomington Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

#5 · 2015 · Sep 10, 2015

0.46

Western Kentucky 41-38 Louisiana Tech

L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Conf Game

#6 · 2021 · Sep 11, 2021

0.42

Western Kentucky 35-38 Army

Michie Stadium, New York, New York

#7 · 2021 · Dec 3, 2021

0.42

C-USA Championship Game

Western Kentucky 41-49 TX-San Antonio

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Conf Title

#8 · 2014 · Sep 6, 2014

0.38

Western Kentucky 34-42 Illinois

Illinois Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

#9 · 2017 · Sep 9, 2017

0.37

Western Kentucky 7-20 Illinois

Illinois Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

#10 · 2015 · Dec 5, 2015

0.36

C-USA Championship Game

Western Kentucky 45-28 Southern Mississippi

L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Conf Title

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Nov 28, 2014	2014		Western Kentucky 67-66 #19 Marshall (OT) Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia Conf Game	Conf Game	0.55
2	Sep 19, 2015	2015		Western Kentucky 35-38 Indiana Bloomington Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana		0.50
3	Dec 21, 2015	2015	Miami Beach Bowl	#25 Western Kentucky 45-35 South Florida Marlins Park, Miami, Florida		0.46
4	Sep 17, 2022	2022		Western Kentucky 30-33 Indiana (OT) Bloomington Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana		0.46
5	Sep 10, 2015	2015		Western Kentucky 41-38 Louisiana Tech L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky Conf Game	Conf Game	0.46
6	Sep 11, 2021	2021		Western Kentucky 35-38 Army Michie Stadium, New York, New York		0.42
7	Dec 3, 2021	2021	C-USA Championship Game	Western Kentucky 41-49 TX-San Antonio Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Conf Title	Conf Title	0.42
8	Sep 6, 2014	2014		Western Kentucky 34-42 Illinois Illinois Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois		0.38
9	Sep 9, 2017	2017		Western Kentucky 7-20 Illinois Illinois Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois		0.37
10	Dec 5, 2015	2015	C-USA Championship Game	Western Kentucky 45-28 Southern Mississippi L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky Conf Title	Conf Title	0.36

Season by season (major seasons)

20260-0

Western Kentucky · Conference USA

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20259-4

Western Kentucky · Conference USA

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20248-6

Western Kentucky · Conference USA

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Boca Raton Bowl

20238-5

Western Kentucky · Conference USA

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Famous Toastery Bowl (W)

20229-5

Western Kentucky · Conference USA

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20219-5

Western Kentucky · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

7-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Boca Raton Bowl (W)

20205-7

Western Kentucky · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

LendingTree Bowl (L)

20199-4

Western Kentucky · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

First Responder Bowl (W)

20183-9

Western Kentucky · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20176-7

Western Kentucky · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Cure Bowl (L)

201611-3

Western Kentucky · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Boca Raton Bowl (W)

201512-2

Western Kentucky · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

8-0

AP final

#24

Coach final

—

AP high

#24

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Miami Beach Bowl (W)

20148-5

Western Kentucky · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Bahamas Bowl (W)

20138-4

Western Kentucky · Sun Belt

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20127-6

Western Kentucky · Sun Belt

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (L)

20117-5

Western Kentucky · Sun Belt

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20102-10

Western Kentucky · Sun Belt

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20090-12

Western Kentucky · Sun Belt

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20082-10

Western Kentucky · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	High	Bowl
2026	Western Kentucky	0-0	Conference USA
2025	Western Kentucky	9-4	Conference USA		6-2					New Orleans Bowl (W)
2024	Western Kentucky	8-6	Conference USA		6-2	✓				Boca Raton Bowl
2023	Western Kentucky	8-5	Conference USA		5-3					Famous Toastery Bowl (W)
2022	Western Kentucky	9-5	Conference USA		6-2					New Orleans Bowl (W)
2021	Western Kentucky	9-5	Conference USA	East	7-2	✓				Boca Raton Bowl (W)
2020	Western Kentucky	5-7	Conference USA	East	4-3					LendingTree Bowl (L)
2019	Western Kentucky	9-4	Conference USA	East	6-2					First Responder Bowl (W)
2018	Western Kentucky	3-9	Conference USA	East	2-6
2017	Western Kentucky	6-7	Conference USA	East	4-4					Cure Bowl (L)
2016	Western Kentucky	11-3	Conference USA	East	7-1	✓	★			Boca Raton Bowl (W)
2015	Western Kentucky	12-2	Conference USA	East	8-0	✓	★	#24	#24	Miami Beach Bowl (W)
2014	Western Kentucky	8-5	Conference USA	East	4-4					Bahamas Bowl (W)
2013	Western Kentucky	8-4	Sun Belt		4-3
2012	Western Kentucky	7-6	Sun Belt		4-4					Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (L)
2011	Western Kentucky	7-5	Sun Belt		7-1
2010	Western Kentucky	2-10	Sun Belt		2-6
2009	Western Kentucky	0-12	Sun Belt		0-8
2008	Western Kentucky	2-10	Independent

Award winners

1 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Cole Maynard2025

Consensus All-AmericanP

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2025	Cole Maynard	P	Consensus All-American