The 2023 season's largest margin: Western Kentucky 52, Houston Christian 22. A 30-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Winning Chapter
Western Kentucky's 2023 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
- Austin ReedQB3,324 passing yards
- Caden VeltkampQB387 passing yards
- Elijah YoungRB490 rushing yards
- Markese SteppRB310 rushing yards
- Davion Ervin-PoindexterRB241 rushing yards
- Malachi CorleyWR984 receiving yards
- Dalvin SmithWR513 receiving yards
- Easton MesserWR484 receiving yards
- Kendrick SimpkinsS50 tackles
- Kylan GuidryLB48 tackles
- Talique AllenDB48 tackles
- Sebastian BenjaminLB2.5 sacks
- Hosea WheelerDL2 sacks
- Terrion ThompsonDL2 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: Western Kentucky 10, Ohio State 63. A 53-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Western Kentucky beat Old Dominion 38-35 in the postseason.
"Hilltopper Nation"
2023 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.