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    2022 Schedule

    Regular Season

    vsAPSU
    8/27TBD
    @HAW
    9/3TBD
    @IU
    9/17TBD
    vsFIU
    9/24TBD
    vsTROY
    10/1TBD
    @UTSA
    10/8TBD
    @MTSU
    10/15TBD
    vsUAB
    10/22TBD
    vsUNT
    10/29TBD
    @CLT
    11/5TBD
    vsRICE
    11/12TBD
    @AUB
    11/19TBD
    @FAU
    11/26TBD
    Full Schedule

    Hilltoppers

    NCAAF

      Conference USA preview: UTSA, Western Kentucky and UAB at top of heap

      • 15d
      • Bill Connelly
      DeWayne McBride, UAB
      Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire

      Hilltoppers

      NCAAF

        New England Patriots NFL draft picks 2022: Analysis for every selection

        • 24d
        • Mike Reiss
        Cole Strange
        Charles Mitchell/Icon Sportswire

        Hilltoppers

        NCAAF

          Bailey Zappe's NFL draft profile

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          0:55

            Our 2022 NFL draft All-Outlier team: Why size, speed or production could impact these prospects' stock

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            • Jeff Legwold
            Our 2022 NFL draft All-Outlier team: Why size, speed or production could impact these prospects' stock
            Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire

            Hilltoppers

            NCAAF

              DeAngelo Malone's NFL draft profile

              • 1M
              0:36

              Hilltoppers

              NCAAF

                November Madness? Breaking down a 64-team playoff bracket for the 2022 college football season

                • 2M
                • Chris Low
                November Madness? Breaking down a 64-team playoff bracket for the 2022 college football season
                Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire

                Hilltoppers

                NCAAF

                  College football's 60 best games of the 2000s

                  • 3M
                  • Bill Connelly
                  Boise
                  Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

                    NFL draft buzz from the Senior Bowl: What we heard on the QBs, interesting prospects and teams to watch

                    • 4M
                    • Todd McShay, Jeremy Fowler
                    NFL draft buzz from the Senior Bowl: What we heard on the QBs, interesting prospects and teams to watch
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                      Seven NFL draft risers at the Senior Bowl: Best of Day 3, plus standouts and sleepers from practice

                      • 4M
                      • Jordan Reid
                      Seven NFL draft risers at the Senior Bowl: Best of Day 3, plus standouts and sleepers from practice
                      Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports

                        Best of Senior Bowl Day 2: Standouts, Malik Willis' strong performance, NFL draft sleepers, more

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                        • Jordan Reid
                        Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma Sooners, Senior Bowl, 2022 NFL draft
                        AP Photo/Butch Dill

                          Best QBs, NFL draft standouts from Senior Bowl Day 1: Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett impress

                          • 4M
                          • Jordan Reid
                          Malik Willis, Liberty Flames, Senior Bowl, 2022 NFL draft
                          Photo by Vasha Hunt/USA TODAY Sports

                            NFL draft experts preview the Senior Bowl: Top quarterbacks, prospects and sleepers to watch

                            • 4M
                            • NFL draft experts
                            NFL draft experts preview the Senior Bowl: Top quarterbacks, prospects and sleepers to watch
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                            Hilltoppers

                            NCAAF

                              PFF's All-Bowl Team: Dawgs dominate on D and a surprise at QB

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                              • Anthony Treash
                              PFF's All-Bowl Team: Dawgs dominate on D and a surprise at QB
                              Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire

                              Hilltoppers

                              NCAAF

                                Best of bowl season: Rip-roaring Rose Bowl, Flakes for Chips, Music City mayhem and more

                                • 5M
                                • ESPN Staff
                                Jaxon Smith-Njigba
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                                NCAAF

                                  Ultimate bowl season preview: Players and storylines to watch for every game

                                  • 5M
                                  • ESPN staff
                                  Ultimate bowl season preview: Players and storylines to watch for every game
                                  AP Photo/Matthew Hinton

                                    Ridder, Corral, Pickett, Willis, Howell, Strong: Meet the QBs in the 2022 NFL draft

                                    • 5M
                                    • Jordan Reid
                                    Meet the top QBs in the 2022 NFL draft Illustration
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                                    Hilltoppers

                                    NCAAF

                                      OTD: The 2014 Bahamas Bowl produced one of the worst beats of all time

                                      • 5M
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                                      Hilltoppers

                                      NCAAF

                                        WKU's Zappe breaks passing records in bowl win

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                                        WKU's Zappe breaks passing records in bowl win
                                        Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

                                        Hilltoppers

                                        NCAAF

                                          Zappe gets records, WKU rolls past App St 59-38 in Boca Bowl

                                          — Bailey Zappe capped his record-setting season in style, and Western Kentucky capped a difficult week with a bowl win.
                                          • 5M

                                          Hilltoppers

                                          NCAAF

                                            Bailey Zappe throws 6th TD pass on the day

                                            • 5M
                                            0:27

                                              Most intriguing NFL draft prospects in college football bowl season: 14 to watch, including three QBs

                                              • 5M
                                              • Jordan Reid
                                              Most intriguing NFL draft prospects in college football bowl season: 14 to watch, including three QBs
                                              Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images

                                                The twisting trail that led Bailey Zappe and the perfect offense to Western Kentucky

                                                • 5M
                                                • David M. Hale
                                                The twisting trail that led Bailey Zappe and the perfect offense to Western Kentucky
                                                Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports

                                                Hilltoppers

                                                NCAAF

                                                  Bama QB Young leads AP All-America 1st team

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                                                  Bama QB Young leads AP All-America 1st team
                                                  Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports

                                                  Hilltoppers

                                                  NCAAF

                                                    WKU QB Zappe named MVP of C-USA by coaches

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                                                    WKU QB Zappe named MVP of C-USA by coaches
                                                    Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire

                                                    Hilltoppers

                                                    NCAAF

                                                      WKU record-setting QB Zappe named C-USA MVP by coaches

                                                      — Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe was named MVP of Conference USA on Wednesday after a vote of the 14 league coaches that also tabbed UTSA running back Sincere McCormick as offensive player of the year and Hilltoppers defensive end DeAngelo...
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                                                      2021 C-USA Standings

                                                      EastCONFOVR
                                                      Western Kentucky7-19-5
                                                      Marshall5-37-6
                                                      Old Dominion5-36-7
                                                      Middle Tennessee4-47-6
                                                      Florida Atlantic3-55-7
                                                      Charlotte3-55-7
                                                      Florida International0-81-11
                                                      WestCONFOVR
                                                      UTSA7-112-2
                                                      UAB6-29-4
                                                      North Texas5-36-7
                                                      UTEP4-47-6
                                                      Rice3-54-8
                                                      Southern Miss2-63-9
                                                      Louisiana Tech2-63-9
                                                      Full Standings

                                                      2021 Team Leaders

                                                      Passing Yards

                                                      Bailey Zappe

                                                      Bailey ZappeQB #4

                                                      5,967
                                                      TD62
                                                      QBR81.3

                                                      Rushing Yards

                                                      Noah Whittington

                                                      Noah WhittingtonRB #20

                                                      617
                                                      CAR101
                                                      TD2

                                                      Receiving Yards

                                                      Jerreth Sterns

                                                      Jerreth SternsWR #8

                                                      1,902
                                                      REC150
                                                      TD17
                                                      Full Team Statistics

                                                      2021 Team Stats

                                                      Passing Yards
                                                      433.7
                                                      1st
                                                      Rushing Yards
                                                      102.5
                                                      119th
                                                      Points For
                                                      44.2
                                                      18th
                                                      Points Against
                                                      28.7
                                                      90th
                                                      Full Team Stats

                                                      2022 Recruits

                                                      NamePosStatusGrade
                                                      K.D. HutchinsonATHSigned79
                                                      Caden VeltkampQB-PPSigned76
                                                      Kylan GuidryDESigned75
                                                      Darius ThomasSSigned75
                                                      Wyatt AndersonOCSigned73
                                                      All Recruits

                                                      Awards

                                                      YearPlayerAward
                                                      2003V. HolmanSpecial Teams Player of the Week
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