Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky

Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky have 9 meetings on file, the first in 2014; Western Kentucky leads the series 5–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Western Kentucky 5–⁠4.

Louisiana Tech wins
4
Western Kentucky wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2014
Longest streak
2 Western Kentucky
Current streak
1 Western Kentucky
Last 10 meetings
Western Kentucky 5–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s3–⁠3
2020s1–⁠2
Average margin
10.9 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisiana Tech
2–⁠3 Louisiana Tech’s record at home
At Western Kentucky
2–⁠2 Western Kentucky’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisiana Tech’s biggest win2014: Louisiana Tech 59, Western Kentucky 10by 49 points
  2. Western Kentucky’s biggest win2018: Western Kentucky 30, Louisiana Tech 15by 15 points
  3. Upset2024: Louisiana Tech 12, Western Kentucky 7Louisiana Tech had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2018: Western Kentucky 30, Louisiana Tech 15Western Kentucky had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2017: Louisiana Tech 23, Western Kentucky 22Louisiana Tech had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLouisiana TechSeriesWestern Kentucky
2014–⁠2016Skip Holtz2–⁠2Jeff Brohm
2023–⁠2025Sonny Cumbie1–⁠2Tyson Helton

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisiana Tech’s side (Holtz 2–⁠2 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 Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky, 2014 on130015001700201520202025

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

Ryan Higgins Louisiana Tech33 of 45, 454 yards, 5 TD2016 Passing
Ryan Higgins Louisiana Tech35 of 57, 502 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2016 Passing
Mike White Western Kentucky21 of 31, 421 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2016 Passing
Cody Sokol Louisiana Tech30 of 42, 335 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2014 Passing
Carlos Henderson Louisiana Tech8 catches, 232 yards, 3 TD2016 Receiving
Anthony Wales Western Kentucky36 carries, 209 yards, 4 TD2016 Rushing

Named most valuable

Anthony Wales Western Kentucky2016

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Oct 21, 2025Western Kentucky 28, Louisiana Tech 27at Louisiana Tech
Nov 16, 2024Louisiana Tech 12, Western Kentucky 7at Western Kentucky
Oct 5, 2023Western Kentucky 35, Louisiana Tech 28at Louisiana Tech
Nov 24, 2018Western Kentucky 30, Louisiana Tech 15at Louisiana Tech
Sep 16, 2017Louisiana Tech 23, Western Kentucky 22at Western Kentucky
Dec 3, 2016Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44at Western KentuckyConference USA Championship Game
Oct 6, 2016Louisiana Tech 55, Western Kentucky 52at Louisiana Tech
Sep 10, 2015Western Kentucky 41, Louisiana Tech 38at Western Kentucky
Nov 1, 2014Louisiana Tech 59, Western Kentucky 10at Louisiana Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.