The 2021 season's largest margin: Western Kentucky 59, UT Martin 21. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Winning Chapter
Western Kentucky's 2021 season (8-5) 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
- Bailey ZappeQB5,967 passing yards
- Noah WhittingtonRB617 rushing yards
- Adam CofieldRB373 rushing yards
- Kye RobichauxRB332 rushing yards
- Jerreth SternsWR1,902 receiving yards
- Mitchell TinsleyWR1,402 receiving yards
- Daewood DavisWR763 receiving yards
- Antwon KincadeDB100 tackles
- DeAngelo MaloneDE94 tackles
- Jaden HunterLB66 tackles
- Juwuan JonesDE4 sacks
- Michael PittsDE3 sacks
- Will IgnontLB3 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Western Kentucky 31, Michigan State 48. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Western Kentucky beat App State 59-38 in the postseason.
"Hilltopper Nation"
2021 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.