Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky

Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky have 18 meetings on file, the first in 2007; Western Kentucky leads the series 12–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Western Kentucky 9–⁠1, and Western Kentucky has won the last 7.

Middle Tennessee wins
6
Western Kentucky wins
12
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2007
Longest streak
7 Western Kentucky
Current streak
7 Western Kentucky
Last 10 meetings
Western Kentucky 9–⁠1
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
2000s2–⁠1
2010s4–⁠5
2020s0–⁠6
Average margin
13.1 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Middle Tennessee
3–⁠6 Middle Tennessee’s record at home
At Western Kentucky
6–⁠3 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. Middle Tennessee’s biggest win2009: Middle Tennessee 62, Western Kentucky 24by 38 points
  2. Western Kentucky’s biggest win2015: Western Kentucky 58, Middle Tennessee 28by 30 points
  3. Upset2011: Western Kentucky 36, Middle Tennessee 33Western Kentucky had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2012: Middle Tennessee 34, Western Kentucky 29Middle Tennessee had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2007: Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 17Western Kentucky had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsMiddle TennesseeSeriesWestern Kentucky
2007–⁠2009Rick Stockstill2–⁠1David Elson
2010–⁠2012Rick Stockstill2–⁠1Willie Taggart
2014–⁠2016Rick Stockstill1–⁠2Jeff Brohm
2019–⁠2023Rick Stockstill0–⁠5Tyson Helton

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky, 2007 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

Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky43 of 66, 593 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT2014 Passing
Mike White Western Kentucky39 of 54, 485 yards, 5 TD2017 Passing
Caden Veltkamp Western Kentucky27 of 30, 398 yards, 5 TD2024 Passing
Nick Vattiato Middle Tennessee24 of 31, 456 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2024 Passing
Omari Kelly Middle Tennessee9 catches, 239 yards, 3 TD2024 Receiving
Bobby Rainey Western Kentucky45 carries, 248 yards, 2 TD2010 Rushing

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

Every game

Nov 7, 2026Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee upcomingat Middle Tennessee
Nov 15, 2025Western Kentucky 42, Middle Tennessee 26at Western Kentucky
Sep 14, 2024Western Kentucky 49, Middle Tennessee 21at Middle Tennessee
Sep 28, 2023Western Kentucky 31, Middle Tennessee 10at Western Kentucky
Oct 15, 2022Western Kentucky 35, Middle Tennessee 17at Middle Tennessee
Nov 6, 2021Western Kentucky 48, Middle Tennessee 21at Western Kentucky
Oct 3, 2020Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 17at Middle Tennessee
Nov 30, 2019Western Kentucky 31, Middle Tennessee 26at Western Kentucky
Nov 2, 2018Middle Tennessee 29, Western Kentucky 10at Middle Tennessee
Nov 17, 2017Western Kentucky 41, Middle Tennessee 38at Western Kentucky
Oct 15, 2016Western Kentucky 44, Middle Tennessee 43at Middle Tennessee
Oct 10, 2015Western Kentucky 58, Middle Tennessee 28at Western Kentucky
Sep 13, 2014Middle Tennessee 50, Western Kentucky 47at Middle Tennessee
Nov 1, 2012Middle Tennessee 34, Western Kentucky 29at Western Kentucky
Oct 6, 2011Western Kentucky 36, Middle Tennessee 33at Middle Tennessee
Nov 20, 2010Middle Tennessee 27, Western Kentucky 26at Western Kentucky
Oct 24, 2009Middle Tennessee 62, Western Kentucky 24at Middle Tennessee
Nov 15, 2008Middle Tennessee 21, Western Kentucky 10at Western Kentucky
Sep 20, 2007Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 17at Middle Tennessee

Every game is listed as played on the field.