Florida Atlantic vs. Western Kentucky

Florida Atlantic and Western Kentucky have 14 meetings on file, the first in 2008; Florida Atlantic leads the series 9–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida Atlantic 6–⁠4, and Western Kentucky has won the last 2.

Florida Atlantic wins
9
Western Kentucky wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2008
Longest streak
4 Florida Atlantic
Current streak
2 Western Kentucky
Last 10 meetings
Florida Atlantic 6–⁠4
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠0
2010s6–⁠3
2020s1–⁠2
Average margin
14 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida Atlantic
4–⁠3 Florida Atlantic’s record at home
At Western Kentucky
2–⁠5 Western Kentucky’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida Atlantic’s biggest win2018: Florida Atlantic 34, Western Kentucky 15by 19 points
  2. Western Kentucky’s biggest win2016: Western Kentucky 52, Florida Atlantic 3by 49 points
  3. Upset2012: Florida Atlantic 37, Western Kentucky 28Florida Atlantic had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2017: Florida Atlantic 42, Western Kentucky 28Florida Atlantic had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2011: Western Kentucky 20, Florida Atlantic 0Western Kentucky had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida AtlanticSeriesWestern Kentucky
2014–⁠2016Charlie Partridge1–⁠2Jeff Brohm
2020–⁠2022Willie Taggart1–⁠2Tyson Helton

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida Atlantic’s side (Partridge 1–⁠2 against Brohm). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida Atlantic and Western Kentucky, 2008 on1300150017002010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic36 carries, 244 yards, 4 TD2017 Rushing
Charles Pierre Florida Atlantic23 carries, 194 yards, 2 TD2008 Rushing
Lucky Jackson Western Kentucky9 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD2019 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 26, 2022Western Kentucky 32, Florida Atlantic 31at Florida Atlantic
Nov 20, 2021Western Kentucky 52, Florida Atlantic 17at Western Kentucky
Nov 7, 2020Florida Atlantic 10, Western Kentucky 6at Florida Atlantic
Nov 2, 2019Florida Atlantic 35, Western Kentucky 24at Western Kentucky
Nov 10, 2018Florida Atlantic 34, Western Kentucky 15at Florida Atlantic
Oct 28, 2017Florida Atlantic 42, Western Kentucky 28at Western Kentucky
Oct 29, 2016Western Kentucky 52, Florida Atlantic 3at Florida Atlantic
Nov 7, 2015Western Kentucky 35, Florida Atlantic 19at Western Kentucky
Oct 18, 2014Florida Atlantic 45, Western Kentucky 38at Florida Atlantic
Nov 10, 2012Florida Atlantic 37, Western Kentucky 28at Western Kentucky
Oct 15, 2011Western Kentucky 20, Florida Atlantic 0at Florida Atlantic
Nov 6, 2010Florida Atlantic 17, Western Kentucky 16at Western Kentucky
Nov 28, 2009Florida Atlantic 29, Western Kentucky 23at Florida Atlantic
Oct 18, 2008Florida Atlantic 24, Western Kentucky 20at Western Kentucky

Every game is listed as played on the field.