South Florida vs. Western Kentucky

South Florida and Western Kentucky have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2000; South Florida leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s South Florida 3–⁠2, and Western Kentucky has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2031 at South Florida. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

South Florida wins
3
Western Kentucky wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2000
Longest streak
3 South Florida
Current streak
2 Western Kentucky
Last 10 meetings
South Florida 3–⁠2
Most recent
2023

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
2010s1–⁠1
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
13.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At South Florida
2–⁠0 South Florida’s record at home
At Western Kentucky
1–⁠1 Western Kentucky’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 South Florida first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. South Florida’s biggest win2009: South Florida 35, Western Kentucky 13by 22 points
  2. Western Kentucky’s biggest win2023: Western Kentucky 41, South Florida 24by 17 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of South Florida and Western Kentucky, 2000 on130015001700200020052010201520202025

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

Named most valuable

Western Kentucky QB Brandon Doughty2015

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Sep 2, 2023Western Kentucky 41, South Florida 24at Western Kentucky
Dec 21, 201525Western Kentucky 45, South Florida 35Marlins ParkMiami Beach Bowl
Sep 25, 2010South Florida 24, Western Kentucky 12at South Florida
Sep 12, 2009South Florida 35, Western Kentucky 13at Western Kentucky
Nov 4, 2000South Florida 30, Western Kentucky 24at South Florida

Every game is listed as played on the field.