No. 4 Indiana routs Western Kentucky 38-0
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No. 4 Indiana routed Western Kentucky 38-0. Share this game
We had Indiana favored. It won.
Top comment in the game thread
The Charlie Becker Heisman campaign is still on
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Indiana a 92% chance, and the closing betting line (Indiana was a 44.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Indiana led by 14 at the half.
Indiana · Q3 10:43Indiana 38-0 Western Kentucky
Indiana wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Western Kentucky 0-38 IndianaWestern Kentucky lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
What fans said, play by play
The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.
- Q2 9:51Indiana scores on Chandler pass as fans criticize Beebe running game
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r/CFB game threadJFC. We should be running all over these turds.
r/CFB game thread - Q2 1:07Indiana fans celebrate Jones interception and Beebe touchdown as they take 14-0 lead
Lee Beebe is a better runner than he’s shown today.
r/CFB game threadgeorgia literally allowed WKU to score 6 points in the first half last week. soft.
r/CFB game thread - Q3 10:55Indiana fans celebrate Becker's touchdown but criticize Hoover's underthrown passQuoted at the top of the page.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Indiana -44.5), at 100% for Indiana (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. The gray band is r/CFB game-thread activity, its loudest stretches in gold. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.Watch the plays
The bar and the arrow show Indiana’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.
- Q1, 12:40Glenn sacked for a 10-yd lossfumblesQ1, 12:40 · Indiana 0, Western Kentucky 00-0score after the play0-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig Ten Football
- Q2, 15:00Hoover sacked for a 3-yd lossQ2, 15:00 · Indiana 0, Western Kentucky 00-0score after the play0-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig Ten Football
- Q2, 9:51Hoover 26-yd TD pass to ChandlerIndiana goes ahead 7-0Q2, 9:51 · Indiana 7, Western Kentucky 07-0score after the play7-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig Ten Football
- Q2, 1:07Glenn intercepted by Jones at the WKU24returned 21 yardsQ2, 1:07 · Indiana 7, Western Kentucky 07-0score after the play7-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig Ten Football
- Q2, 0:37Beebe 1-yd TD runIndiana leads 14-0Q2, 0:37 · Indiana 14, Western Kentucky 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig Ten Football
- Q3, 10:43Hoover 79-yd TD pass to BeckerIndiana leads 24-0Q3, 10:43 · Indiana 24, Western Kentucky 024-0score after the play24-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig Ten Football
- Q3, 4:45Hoover 12-yd pass to MarshfumbledQ3, 4:45 · Indiana 24, Western Kentucky 024-0score after the play24-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig Ten Football
- Q4, 7:10Richard 25-yd TD runIndiana leads 38-0Q4, 7:10 · Indiana 38, Western Kentucky 038-0score after the play38-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig Ten Football
Every drive
Indiana scored on 6 of its 12 drives; Western Kentucky on 0 of its 12.
Indiana’s drives are teal, Western Kentucky’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
“People gotta stop calling us Indy. Indy is an hour up the road”
How fans reacted
Steady
The loudest stretch came in the second quarter.
The jump was steady; the crowd was steady.
What it cost
Indiana’s chance to make the playoff rose from 16% to 23%.
Make the playoff
Win the conference
Before the game (September 18, 2026) → after this result, in our model.
Box score
Indiana 38, Western Kentucky 0
Western Kentucky covered +44.5 by 6.5. The total, 38, stayed under 59.5.
| Team totals | Western Kentucky | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 186 | 513 |
| Passing | 17 of 32, 120 yds | 19 of 25, 280 yds |
| Rushing | 29 for 66 yds | 41 for 233 yds |
| First downs | 10 | 24 |
| Third down | 4 of 15 | 2 of 10 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 2 for 15 yds | 2 for 15 yds |
| Time of possession | 25:09 | 34:51 |
Western Kentucky leaders
- Passing Brock Glenn 17 of 32, 120 yds, 1 INT
- Rushing Brock Glenn 11 for 30 yds; Ajay Allen 10 for 22 yds
- Receiving CC Ezirim 2 for 30 yds; Jonathan Stafford Jr. 6 for 27 yds
Indiana leaders
- Passing Josh Hoover 18 of 24, 273 yds, 2 TD
- Rushing Turbo Richard 15 for 149 yds, 1 TD; Lee Beebe 17 for 50 yds, 2 TD
- Receiving Charlie Becker 5 for 127 yds, 1 TD; Nick Marsh 7 for 81 yds
No rain and calm
86° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 4 mph from the north-northeast, gusts to 12
Warmer than 9 in 10 of the 63 other games played at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window). The usual here around this date is 70°, with about 7 in 10 games between 59° and 84°.
September game-day temperatures at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Bloomington airport, 5.4 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last two games
Western Kentucky · 0-2
Rated 42nd in our preseason ratings, 52nd now.
Two straight losses, each by 20 or more.
Last two games
Indiana · 2-0
Rated 8th in our preseason ratings, 10th now.
Two straight wins — but still hunting a ranked opponent.
Week by week
Indiana
- Wk 1Wvs North Texas52-16
- Wk 2Wvs Howard55-0
Western Kentucky
- Wk 1Lat Nevada14-49
- Wk 2Lat Georgia20-70
Power rating by week
Indiana is rated 7.5 points ahead as of week 2. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
Matchups
Biggest mismatch: Western Kentucky’s success rate against Indiana, 92 points
Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.
Indiana’s explosive plays against Western Kentucky’s defense
Indiana offense, 97th percentile · Western Kentucky defense, 11th
Western Kentucky’s success rate against Indiana’s defense
Western Kentucky offense, 7th percentile · Indiana defense, 99th
Western Kentucky’s rushing EPA against Indiana’s defense
Western Kentucky offense, 16th percentile · Indiana defense, 87th
Season profile, all the rows
Season profile
The series
Indiana leads the series 5-0
5 meetings since 2008 · Indiana has won the last 5
- 2022Indiana 33-30
- 2021Indiana 33-31
- 2015Indiana 38-35
- 2010Indiana 38-21
- 2008Indiana 31-13
Each line is Indiana’s chance to win through that meeting. Indiana is 2-0 in the meetings since 2018 that were still close in the fourth quarter. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Western Kentucky fans are in a better mood than Indiana fans (96th vs 34th among FBS fanbases), even with Indiana favored.
Indiana favored by 44.5 · Total 59.5
How games like this usually go
Indiana by 44.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
Weather at kickoff
Hot and dry. Feels like 91° at kickoff.
Western Kentucky at Indiana · Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 · Memorial Stadium, Bloomington
- 91°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 60weather score, Rough
- Tiedfor the roughest of the day's 8 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 8 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was tied for the roughest of the day's eight kickoff times. At Memorial Stadium that day, a 7:30 pm or 7:45 pm kickoff would have scored 97, against 60 at 4 pm.
The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.
- noon: 61, Rough
- 1 pm: 61, Rough
- 2 pm: 60, Rough
- 3:30 pm: 60, Rough
- 4 pm: 60, Rough (this game)
- 6 pm: 80, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
- 7:45 pm: 97, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.
At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
Indiana is worth +4.4 points (±5.0) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 56th percentile.
60% at home, 46% on the road against FBS opponents (29-19 home, 19-22 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -0.7 at home vs. away over 96 games — inside the ±5.9 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 152 miles to get here.
Last meeting in our History pages
- Indiana 33, Western Kentucky 30Sep 17, 2022