Game notes: Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee
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The matchup
- Western Kentucky (3–4, 2–1 in conference) at Middle Tennessee (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 7, 3:30 p.m. ET, Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 19th meeting; Western Kentucky leads the series 12–6.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 15, 2025: Western Kentucky 42, Middle Tennessee 26.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2007: Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Middle Tennessee is 3–6 at home against Western Kentucky.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Western Kentucky 42–26 (at Western Kentucky); 2024: Western Kentucky 49–21 (at Middle Tennessee); 2023: Western Kentucky 31–10 (at Western Kentucky); 2022: Western Kentucky 35–17 (at Middle Tennessee); 2021: Western Kentucky 48–21 (at Western Kentucky).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Western Kentucky
- Western Kentucky is 3–4 (2–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 14–49 at Nevada; L 20–70 at No. 2 Georgia; L 0–38 at No. 4 Indiana; W 52–7 vs. Mercyhurst; L 13–34 at New Mexico State; W 34–13 vs. Missouri State; W 16–3 at Sam Houston.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Western Kentucky is No. 87 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tyson Helton is 60–40 in his eighth season at Western Kentucky.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tyson Helton is 7–0 against Middle Tennessee.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Brock Glenn (QB): 663 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Rodney Tisdale Jr. (QB): 862 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylen Lewis (DB): 58 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Western Kentucky lost to Florida Atlantic 10–6.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Middle Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–14 vs. Murray State; L 26–28 at Marshall; W 27–20 vs. Nevada; L 13–23 at Jacksonville State; L 0–55 at Kansas; W 33–30 vs. Delaware.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Middle Tennessee is No. 124 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Derek Mason is 9–21 in his third season at Middle Tennessee and 36–76 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Derek Mason is 2–3 against Western Kentucky.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Roman Gagliano (QB): 1,204 passing yards, 11 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Antonio Martin (RB): 433 rushing yards, 1 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Korey Smith (LB): 56 tackles, 1 sack.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Middle Tennessee beat Marshall 27–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Derek Mason is 0–2 against Tyson Helton’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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