Liberty at Western Kentucky Game Matchup
Liberty's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 9/2 Liberty vs Bowling Green-8.548.5W 34 - 24
Sat 9/9 Liberty vs New Mexico State-9.054.5W 33 - 17
Sat 9/16 Liberty at Buffalo-2.554.0W 55 - 27
Sat 9/23 Liberty at Florida International-10.054.0W 38 - 6
BYE WEEK
Thu 10/5 Liberty vs Sam Houston State-21.046.5W 21 - 16
Tue 10/10 Liberty at Jacksonville State-7.059.5W 31 - 13
Tue 10/17 Liberty vs Middle Tennessee-16.056.5W 42 - 35
Tue 10/24 Liberty at Western Kentucky-4.061.5W 42 - 29
Sat 11/4 Liberty vs Louisiana Tech-16.558.0W 56 - 30
Sat 11/11 Liberty vs Old Dominion-13.558.5W 38 - 10
Sat 11/18 Liberty vs UMass-26.564.5W 49 - 25
Sat 11/25 Liberty at UTEP-18.054.5W 42 - 28
Fri 12/1 Liberty vs New Mexico State-10.554.0W 49 - 35
Mon 1/1 Liberty vs Oregon+18.571.5L 6 - 45
LIB's OC Newland Isaac vs WKU's DC Tyson Summers     WKU's OC Drew Hollingshead vs LIB's DC Jack Curtis
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LIB Offense1438.341.654.2%4.541.1244782811976.168%32%56%51%7%.43
WKU Defense1328.726.544%41.8 - - - - - 52%47%48%41%14%.2
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WKU Offense1330.53540%4.951.8204021072953.938%61%38%41%16%.22
LIB Defense1424.320.642.3%3.631.7 - - - - - 43%55%47%40%18%.17

 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
LIB Offense1468% (4)56% (3)45.9281.36.139 (2).35 (3)3.77 (2)85% (2)5% (4)0.98 (1)
WKU Defense1352% (94)48% (121) - - - - .19 (98)3.47 (125)73% (131)9% (65)0.96 (109)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
WKU Offense1338% (128)38% (119)27.5106.63.912 (116).06 (117)3.07 (78)76% (105)8% (45)0.93 (23)
LIB Defense1443% (9)47% (111) - - - - .19 (94)3.14 (77)75% (25)10% (86)0.97 (84)

 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LIB Offense1432% (130)51% (8)11.619.9196.99.916.931 (14)5 (6).65 (2)1.9 (9)23% (2)38% (13).59 (8)2% (2)2.3 (18)
WKU Defense1347% (37)41% (53) - - - - - - 15 (15).27 (64)1.6 (69)31% (80)32% (99).37 (97)6% (81)1.9 (26)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
WKU Offense1361% (6)41% (70)26.441.5295.27.111.238 (3)14 (107).35 (42)1.7 (29)33% (90)31% (69).39 (46)9% (128)2.4 (4)
LIB Defense1455% (125)40% (49) - - - - - - 21 (1).23 (48)1.6 (84)31% (77)29% (48).17 (9)9% (6)2.1 (94)

 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Liberty1431:1823.650%55%5.9591.11.74.91.7230.4
Western Kentucky1329:3220.243%62%4.536.81.81.84.42128.2
Liberty's Power Ratings
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Liberty's SP+ Ratings
Liberty's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 11.8 (#21)
Liberty's Offense SP+ Rating: 38.4 (#9)
Liberty's Defense SP+ Rating: 24.8 (#51)

Conference USA's Avg 2023 SP+ Rating: -9.8
Conference USA's Avg 2023 SP+ Offense Rating: 20.9
Conference USA's Avg 2023 SP+ Defense Rating: 30.6

Liberty's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 11.8 (#21)
Liberty's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.5 (#73)
Liberty's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.4 (#49)

Liberty's 2023 Expected Record: -
Power Ratings Matchup
Liberty:    Western Kentucky: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Liberty: 11.8   Western Kentucky: -1.5

Performance Ratings Matchup
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Western Kentucky's Power Ratings
Western Kentucky's Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
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Western Kentucky's SP+ Ratings
Western Kentucky's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.5 (#72)
Western Kentucky's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.4 (#55)
Western Kentucky's Defense SP+ Rating: 29.0 (#86)

Conference USA's Avg 2023 SP+ Rating: -9.8
Conference USA's Avg 2023 SP+ Offense Rating: 20.9
Conference USA's Avg 2023 SP+ Defense Rating: 30.6

Western Kentucky's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.5 (#72)
Western Kentucky's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.7 (#65)
Western Kentucky's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 13.3 (#24)

Western Kentucky's 2023 Expected Record: -
Liberty Scoring
Offense: 38.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 41.6
Defense: 24.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 20.6

Liberty's 2023 Record
Record: 13 - 1
Record vs Spread: 9 - 5 - 0
Record on Road: 5 - 0
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 4 - 1 - 0

Liberty Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 330.29
2023 Talent Rating: 330.29
2022 Talent Rating: 161.88
2021 Talent Rating: 154.75

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 351.59
Average Power Five Talent: 738.21
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Projected Score
Liberty 33.5
Western Kentucky 27.4


Projected Total Points: 61

Based on Entire Season
Liberty
Western Kentucky

Total Points:
Western Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 30.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 35
Defense: 28.7 PPG
Defense at Home: 26.5

Western Kentucky's 2023 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 0 - 1 - 0

Western Kentucky Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 491.26
2023 Talent Rating: 491.26
2022 Talent Rating: 495.64
2021 Talent Rating: 524.97

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 351.59
Average Power Five Talent: 738.21
Average FBS Talent: 598.22




YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202310/24Western Kentucky29Liberty42LibertyLiberty -4Liberty61.5Over
202009/19Western Kentucky24Liberty30LibertyWestern Kentucky -15.5Liberty52.0Over
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Western Kentucky002 Overs
Liberty220 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams0 - 20 - 20 - 10 - 1
Road Teams2 - 02 - 01 - 01 - 0
(#Team not found for the given year.) Liberty Info
Liberty has won 7 straight
Liberty has won 3 straight on the Road
Record on Road: 5 - 0 (4 - 1 - 0 vs Spread )

Liberty is 4 - 0 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 34 - 23

Last 2 Road Games: 37 - 21

Liberty has Really Good Running Game (#)
Liberty Offense has a good overall Success Rate (#)
Liberty has a top Run Game Offensive Line (#)
Liberty Offense is good in Scoring Position (#)
Liberty Offense has a good Run Game Success Rate (#)
Liberty Offense has a good Passing Game Success Rate (#)
Liberty has a good 3rd Down Conversion Rate

Liberty has a top Offensive Power Success (#)
Liberty Offense has a good Success Rate on Pass Downs (#)
Liberty has a good 4th Down Conversion Rate

Liberty Secondary has a top Havoc Rate (#)

Liberty Offense throws very few Interceptions (#)
Liberty Defense Intercepts a lot of Passes (#)


Liberty Deficiencies
Liberty Fumbles a Lot (#)
Liberty Runs Get Stuffed a Lot (#)
Liberty has a bad Defense Run Success Rate (#)

Rematch from Week 9
Liberty 4.0 (61.5)
Liberty won at Western Kentucky this year (42-29)

Previous Matchups
Liberty beat Western Kentucky last year (42-29)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Houchens Industries-L. T. Smith Stadium
Conditions: Cloudy
Temp: 67°
Depth Charts
Liberty | Western Kentucky
(#Team not found for the given year.) Western Kentucky Info
Western Kentucky has lost 1 straight
Western Kentucky has won 3 straight at Home
Record at home: 4 - 2 (2 - 4 - 0 vs Spread)

Western Kentucky is 2 - 2 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 28 - 25

Last 2 Home Games: 30 - 26

Western Kentucky has an Explosive Offense (#)
Western Kentucky Offense is good in Scoring Position (#)

Western Kentucky has a good 4th Down Conversion Rate
Western Kentucky Stuffs a lot of Run Plays (#)

Western Kentucky Defense Recovers a lot of Fumbles (#)
Western Kentucky commits very few Penalties (#)
Western Kentucky Defense Intercepts a lot of Passes (#)


Western Kentucky Deficiencies
Western Kentucky has a bad TO Margin (#)
Western Kentucky Can Not Run the Ball (#)
Western Kentucky throws a Lot of Interceptions (#)
Western Kentucky Runs Get Stuffed a Lot (#)
Western Kentucky has a bad Offense Run Success Rate (#)
Western Kentucky has a bad Run Game Defensive Line (#)
Western Kentucky Defense has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
Western Kentucky Front 7 has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
Western Kentucky has a bad Defense Run Success Rate (#)




Liberty's Head Coach Jamey Chadwell
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Kaidon Salter17729061%28763269.9
Johnathan Bennett1617%6001.0
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Quinton Cooley2211401166.360
Kaidon Salter1631089126.752
Billy Lucas11459765.243
Aaron Bedgood5855239.549
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
C.J. Daniels5510671019.475
Treon Sibley23467420.368
Noah Frith17323319.055
Elijah Smoot11221220.142
Western Kentucky's Head Coach Tyson Helton
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Austin Reed28947062%332431117.1
Caden Veltkamp415476%387517.2
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Elijah Young10449034.764
Markese Stepp6931034.556
Davion Ervin-Poindexter6324113.818
LT Sanders3113804.556
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Malachi Corley799841112.575
Dalvin Smith50513610.345
Easton Messer42484411.535
Jimmy Holiday20326216.339