Game notes: Western Kentucky at Liberty
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The matchup
- Western Kentucky (3–4, 2–1 in conference) at Liberty (5–1, 2–0 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 1 p.m. ET, Williams Stadium (VA).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 fourth meeting; Liberty leads the series 3–0.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 23, 2024: Liberty 38, Western Kentucky 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2020: Liberty 30, Western Kentucky 24.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last three meetings: 2024: Liberty 38–21 (at Liberty); 2023: Liberty 42–29 (at Western Kentucky); 2020: Liberty 30–24 (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 0–3 against Liberty.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 beat Florida International 38–21.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.
Liberty
- Liberty is 5–1 (2–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–20 at James Madison; W 24–23 vs. Gardner-Webb; W 51–15 vs. Ball State; W 34–17 at Coastal Carolina; W 30–14 at Delaware; W 35–3 vs. Sam Houston.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Liberty has won five straight, since losing 20–13 to James Madison (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Liberty is No. 58 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jamey Chadwell is 30–14 in his fourth season at Liberty and 69–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jamey Chadwell is 2–0 against Western Kentucky.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Deshawn Purdie (QB): 1,050 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kam Davis (RB): 524 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aidan Vaughan (LB): 33 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Liberty lost to NC State 15–14.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
- Jamey Chadwell is 2–0 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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