Louisiana vs. Western Kentucky
Louisiana and Western Kentucky have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1992; officially, Louisiana leads 4–2; as played, 5–2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Louisiana 5–2, and Louisiana has won the last 2. The NCAA vacated Louisiana’s win (2013); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Louisiana leads 4–2
- Louisiana wins on file
- 5
- Western Kentucky wins on file
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1992
- Longest streak
- 3 Louisiana
- Current streak
- 2 Louisiana
- Last 10 meetings
- Louisiana 5–2
- Most recent
- 2013
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 14 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisiana
- 3–1 Louisiana’s record at home
- At Western Kentucky
- 1–2 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
- Louisiana’s biggest win2013: Louisiana 37, Western Kentucky 20by 17 points
- Western Kentucky’s biggest win2010: Western Kentucky 54, Louisiana 21by 33 points
- Upset2010: Western Kentucky 54, Louisiana 21Western Kentucky had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2011: Western Kentucky 42, Louisiana 23Western Kentucky had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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
| Bobby Rainey Western Kentucky | 32 carries, 206 yards, 3 TD | 2011 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Oct 15, 2013 | Louisiana 37, Western Kentucky 20vacated | at Western Kentucky | ||
| Nov 17, 2012 | Louisiana 31, Western Kentucky 27 | at Louisiana | ||
| Oct 22, 2011 | Western Kentucky 42, Louisiana 23 | at Western Kentucky | ||
| Oct 23, 2010 | Western Kentucky 54, Louisiana 21 | at Louisiana | ||
| Oct 17, 2009 | Louisiana 30, Western Kentucky 22 | at Western Kentucky | ||
| Nov 21, 1998 | Louisiana 38, Western Kentucky 24 | at Louisiana | ||
| Sep 26, 1992 | Louisiana 17, Western Kentucky 14 | at Louisiana |
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.