Western Kentucky at UTEP Game Matchup
UTEP's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 8/26 UTEP at Jacksonville State-1.554.5L 14 - 17
Sat 9/2 UTEP vs Incarnate Word-7.557.5W 28 - 14
Sat 9/9 UTEP at Northwestern+1.040.0L 7 - 38
Sat 9/16 UTEP at Arizona+18.057.0L 10 - 31
Sat 9/23 UTEP vs UNLV-1.049.5L 28 - 45
Fri 9/29 UTEP vs Louisiana Tech+2.049.5L 10 - 24
BYE WEEK
Wed 10/11 UTEP at Florida International-1.544.0W 27 - 14
Wed 10/18 UTEP vs New Mexico State+3.048.5L 7 - 28
Wed 10/25 UTEP at Sam Houston State+4.038.5W 37 - 34
Sat 11/4 UTEP vs Western Kentucky+9.554.5L 13 - 21
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/18 UTEP at Middle Tennessee+8.548.5L 30 - 34
Sat 11/25 UTEP vs Liberty+18.054.5L 28 - 42
WKU's OC Drew Hollingshead vs UTEP's DC Bradley Dale Peveto     UTEP's OC Scotty Ohara vs WKU's DC Tyson Summers
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WKU Offense1330.524.740%4.951.8204021072953.938%61%38%41%16%.22
UTEP Defense1228.52943.4%4.621 - - - - - 57%43%48%38%15%.25
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
UTEP Offense1219.91939.5%3.591.5183621442183.953%46%43%36%16%.17
WKU Defense1328.729.844%41.8 - - - - - 52%47%48%41%14%.2

 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)
UTEP Defense1257% (126)48% (122) - - - - .28 (127)3.35 (113)76% (120)9% (89)1.1 (106)
 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
UTEP Offense1253% (42)43% (62)37.3144.33.916 (89).09 (105)3.05 (83)76% (67)9% (44)0.89 (51)
WKU Defense1352% (94)48% (121) - - - - .19 (98)3.47 (125)73% (131)9% (65)0.96 (109)

 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)
UTEP Defense1243% (8)38% (23) - - - - - - 6 (120).26 (61)1.7 (104)32% (67)31% (87).48 (126)7% (50)2.3 (128)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
UTEP Offense1246% (94)36% (113)14.827.5217.77.914.713 (111)12 (85).29 (68)1.9 (6)32% (82)29% (82).34 (65)7% (104)2.1 (37)
WKU Defense1347% (37)41% (53) - - - - - - 15 (15).27 (64)1.6 (69)31% (80)32% (99).37 (97)6% (81)1.9 (26)

 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Western Kentucky1329:3220.243%62%4.536.81.81.84.42128.2
UTEP1231:2518.333%45%6.858.81.514.32126.1
Western Kentucky's Power Ratings
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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: -
Power Ratings Matchup
Western Kentucky:    UTEP: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Western Kentucky: -1.5   UTEP: -15.9

Performance Ratings Matchup
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UTEP's Power Ratings
UTEP's Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
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UTEP's SP+ Ratings
UTEP's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -15.9 (#120)
UTEP's Offense SP+ Rating: 17.2 (#116)
UTEP's Defense SP+ Rating: 31.8 (#100)

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

UTEP's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -15.9 (#120)
UTEP's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -10.7 (#100)
UTEP's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -4.2 (#91)

UTEP's 2023 Expected Record: -
Western Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 30.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 24.7
Defense: 28.7 PPG
Defense on Road: 29.8

Western Kentucky's 2023 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Record on Road: 4 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 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
Projected Score
Western Kentucky 29.5
UTEP 24.3

Projected Total Points: 54

Based on Entire Season
Western Kentucky
UTEP

Total Points:
UTEP Scoring
Offense: 19.9 PPG
Offense at Home: 19
Defense: 28.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 29

UTEP's 2023 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Record at home: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0

UTEP Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 379.64
2023 Talent Rating: 379.64
2022 Talent Rating: 289.39
2021 Talent Rating: 318.65

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
202311/04UTEP13Western Kentucky21Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky -9.5UTEP54.5Under
201811/17Western Kentucky40UTEP16Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky -6.5Western Kentucky47.5Over
201710/07UTEP14Western Kentucky15Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky -16.5UTEP53.5Under
201411/08Western Kentucky35UTEP27Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky -9UTEP0
TeamWinsCoversO/U
UTEP031 Overs
Western Kentucky412 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams2 - 23 - 11 - 12 - 0
Road Teams2 - 21 - 30 - 21 - 1
(#Team not found for the given year.) Western Kentucky Info
Western Kentucky has lost 2 straight
Western Kentucky has lost 1 straight on the Road
Record on Road: 4 - 3 (3 - 3 - 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 Road Games: 26 - 24

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 (#)

Rematch from Week 10
Western Kentucky 9.5 (54.5)
Western Kentucky won at UTEP this year (21-13)

Previous Matchups
Western Kentucky beat UTEP last year (21-13)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Sun Bowl Stadium
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 71°
Depth Charts
Western Kentucky | UTEP
(#Team not found for the given year.) UTEP Info
UTEP has won 1 straight
UTEP has lost 3 straight at Home
Record at home: 1 - 5 (3 - 3 - 0 vs Spread)

UTEP is 2 - 2 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 20 - 25
Last 2 Home Games: 9 - 26

UTEP has a good 4th Down Conversion Rate
UTEP Defense has a top Success Rate vs the Pass (#)

UTEP Punt Return team is explosive (#)


UTEP Deficiencies
UTEP has a really bad Offense
UTEP has a really bad Offense at Home
UTEP has a really bad 3rd Down Conversion Rate (#)
UTEP has a bad Offense Success Rate (#)
UTEP has a bad Offense Pass Success Rate (#)
UTEP has a really bad 3rd Down Conversion Rate
UTEP Defense Doesn't Pick off a Lot of Passes (#)
UTEP has a bad Run Game Defensive Line (#)
UTEP has a bad Defense Scoring Opp Rate (#)
UTEP Front 7 has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
UTEP has a bad Defense Run Success Rate (#)
UTEP Gives up a Lot of Explosive Run Plays (#)
UTEP Gives up a Lot of Explosive Pass Plays (#)




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
UTEP's Head Coach Dana Dimel
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Cade McConnell9217254%1437648.4
Gavin Hardison7312957%947577.3
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Deion Hankins15781255.254
Torrance Burgess Jr.12462025.040
Mike Franklin4518034.021
Ezell Jolly155303.514
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Kelly Akharaiyi481033721.580
Jeremiah Ballard34551116.250
Torrance Burgess Jr.17227013.451
Tyrin Smith19191110.124