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The 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Tyson Helton.
| 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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LendingTree Bowl, L 21–39 vs. Georgia State | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| Record | 5–7 (4–3 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bryan Ellis (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Ryan Aplin (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Clayton White (4th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Maurice Crum Jr. (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
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| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UAB xy$ | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To be released
Western Kentucky announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[1] The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 5 away games in the regular season.
The Hilltoppers had games scheduled against Indiana and Old Dominion, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisville* | ACCN | L 21–35 | 11,179 | |
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Liberty* | ESPNU | L 24–30 | 4,276 | |
| October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | W 20–17 | 6,500 | |
| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Marshall |
| Stadium | L 14–38 | 4,428 |
| October 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at UAB | Stadium | L 14–37 | 11,098 | |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Chattanooga* |
| ESPN3 | W 13–10 | 3,905 |
| October 31 | 9:15 p.m. | at No. 11 BYU* | ESPN | L 10–41 | 6,843 | |
| November 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | Stadium | L 6–10 | 5,292 | |
| November 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss |
| CBSSN | W 10–7 | 3,815 |
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | FIU |
| ESPN3 | W 38–21 | 3,823 |
| December 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Charlotte | ESPN3 | W 37–19 | 714 | |
| December 26 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia State* | ESPN | L 21–39 | 5,128 | |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| LOU –13 | 55[7] |
| Statistics | Western Kentucky | Louisville |
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| First downs | 12 | 22 |
| Total yards | 248 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 129 | 343 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:27 | 32:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 10/23, 129 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 17 carries, 68 yards | |
| Receiving | Jahcour Pearson | 5 receptions, 67 yards | |
| Louisville | Passing | Malik Cunningham | 19/34, 343 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Javian Hawkins | 19 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Dez Fitzpatrick | 4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| WKU –14.5 | 51.5[8] |
| Statistics | Liberty | Western Kentucky |
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| First downs | 27 | 19 |
| Total yards | 487 | 291 |
| Rushing yards | 354 | 110 |
| Passing yards | 133 | 181 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 34:59 | 25:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Liberty | Passing | Malik Willis | 13/21, 133 yards |
| Rushing | Malik Willis | 21 carries, 168 yards, 3 TDs | |
| Receiving | CJ Yarbrough | 2 receptions, 53 yards | |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 18/25, 181 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 14 carries, 74 yards | |
| Receiving | Mitchell Tinsley | 6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| WKU –7 | 52.5[9] |
| Statistics | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee |
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| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Total yards | 326 | 319 |
| Rushing yards | 138 | 102 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 217 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 21/36, 188 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 16 carries, 55 yards | |
| Receiving | Xavier Lane | 7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD | |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 23/33, 217 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 25 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 9 receptions, 65 yards |
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| MARSH –6.5 | 43[10] |
| Statistics | Marshall | Western Kentucky |
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| First downs | 17 | 15 |
| Total yards | 343 | 294 |
| Rushing yards | 181 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 162 | 209 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:41 | 25:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 16/22, 162 yards |
| Rushing | Brenden Knox | 15 carries, 107 yards, 3 TDs | |
| Receiving | Broc Thompson | 4 receptions, 94 yards | |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Kevaris Thomas | 9/18, 148 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Kevaris Thomas | 7 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Lane | 4 receptions, 74 yards |
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| UAB –11.5 | 44[11] |
| Statistics | Western Kentucky | UAB |
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| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Total yards | 250 | 358 |
| Rushing yards | 88 | 217 |
| Passing yards | 162 | 141 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:33 | 31:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | Kevaris Thomas | 16/35, 162 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | Jakairi Moses | 6 carries, 41 yards | |
| Receiving | Joshua Simon | 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD | |
| UAB | Passing | Bryson Lucero | 15/31, 141 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 10 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Austin Watkins | 7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| WKU –14 | 53.5[12] |
| Statistics | Chattanooga | Western Kentucky |
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| First downs | 13 | 14 |
| Total yards | 225 | 254 |
| Rushing yards | 135 | 122 |
| Passing yards | 90 | 132 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:21 | 27:39 |
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| Chattanooga | Passing | Drayton Arnold | 9/23, 90 yards |
| Rushing | Ailym Ford | 25 carries, 92 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyron Arnett | 2 receptions, 30 yards | |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 4/8, 73 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Gaej Walker | 17 carries, 88 yards | |
| Receiving | Mitchell Tinsley | 4 receptions, 46 yards |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| BYU –31 | 52.5[13] |
| Statistics | Western Kentucky | BYU |
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| First downs | 12 | 22 |
| Total yards | 248 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 129 | 343 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:27 | 32:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 19/30, 106 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Gaej Walker | 17 carries, 75 yards | |
| Receiving | Xavier Lane | 3 receptions, 31 yards | |
| BYU | Passing | Zach Wilson | 18/22, 224 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Tyler Allgeier | 16 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Dax Milne | 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD |
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| FAU –7 | 38[14] |
| Statistics | Western Kentucky | Florida Atlantic |
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| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Total yards | 257 | 273 |
| Rushing yards | 94 | 165 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 108 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:49 | 26:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 19/39, 163 yards |
| Rushing | Gaej Walker | 17 carries, 78 yards | |
| Receiving | Xavier Lane | 7 receptions, 60 yards | |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Nick Tronti | 7/16, 108 yards |
| Rushing | Javion Posey | 9 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | TJ Chase | 3 receptions, 47 yards |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| WKU –7.5 | 45[15] |
| Statistics | Southern Miss | Western Kentucky |
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| First downs | 13 | 19 |
| Total yards | 221 | 304 |
| Rushing yards | 154 | 121 |
| Passing yards | 67 | 183 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:18 | 34:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Miss | Passing | Trey Lowe | 6/14, 67 yards |
| Rushing | Kevin Perkins | 8 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Antoine Robinson | 2 receptions, 25 yards | |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 19/30, 183 yards |
| Rushing | Jakairi Moses | 12 carries, 40 yards | |
| Receiving | Xavier Lane | 5 receptions, 90 yards |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| WKU –7 | 42[16] |
| Statistics | FIU | Western Kentucky |
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| First downs | 17 | 13 |
| Total yards | 268 | 278 |
| Rushing yards | 121 | 157 |
| Passing yards | 147 | 121 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:51 | 26:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| FIU | Passing | Max Bortenschlager | 8/18, 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | D'Vonte Price | 24 carries, 100 yards | |
| Receiving | JJ Holloman | 2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD | |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 14/25, 121 yards |
| Rushing | Gaej Walker | 17 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Mitchell Tinsley | 3 receptions, 28 yards |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| CHAR –2 | 46[17] |
| Statistics | Western Kentucky | Charlotte |
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| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Total yards | 436 | 308 |
| Rushing yards | 218 | 89 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 219 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:59 | 30:01 |
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| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 18/27, 218 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Gaej Walker | 19 carries, 98 yards | |
| Receiving | Dakota Thomas | 5 receptions, 78 yards | |
| Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 14/34, 205 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Tre Harbison | 16 carries, 80 yards | |
| Receiving | Victor Tucker | 8 receptions, 111 yards |
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
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| GSU –3 | 50[18] |
| Statistics | Georgia State | Western Kentucky |
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| First downs | 27 | 14 |
| Total yards | 484 | 284 |
| Rushing yards | 227 | 104 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 180 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 35:02 | 24:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Georgia State | Passing | Cornelious Brown IV | 16/30, 232 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Destin Coates | 23 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Cornelius McCoy | 5 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD | |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 17/33, 180 yards, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | C. J. Jones | 5 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Joshua Simon | 4 receptions, 84 yards |
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