The 2019 season's largest margin: Western Kentucky 45, Arkansas 19. A 26-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2019 — The Winning Chapter
Western Kentucky's 2019 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Ty StoreyQB2,567 passing yards
- Steven DuncanQB790 passing yards
- Gaej WalkerRB1,208 rushing yards
- Lucky JacksonWR1,133 receiving yards
- Jahcour PearsonWR804 receiving yards
- Joshua SimonTE430 receiving yards
- Kyle BaileyLB110 tackles
- DeAngelo MaloneDE99 tackles
- Devon KeyDB93 tackles
- Juwuan JonesDE7 sacks
- Jeremy DarvinDT3 sacks
Season leaders, 2019.
The season's deepest loss: Western Kentucky 21, Louisville 38. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Western Kentucky beat Western Michigan 23-20 in the postseason.
"Hilltopper Nation"
2019 is a middle chapter for Western Kentucky — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.