Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football

2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

280.8 PYPG

128.0 RYPG

30.3 PPG

408.8 TotY/G

Overview

Schedule

Roster

Depth Chart

Stats

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Stats - 2024

Players

Team

Team Leaders

Passing Yards

1950 Yds

490

Rushing Yards

563 Yds

173

149

Receiving Yards

Kisean Johnson

645 Yds

Easton Messer

495

K.D. Hutchinson

286

Elijah Young

247

Interceptions

Anthony Johnson Jr.

Devonte' Mathews

Kent Robinson

Upton Stout

Passing

PLAYER	GP	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	Y/A	Y/G	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	LNG	SACK	SYL	QBR
Caden Veltkamp	8	149	213	70	1950	9.2	243.8	19	9	7	3	74	15	77	169.7
TJ Finley	3	48	75	64	490	6.5	163.3	1	1	2	3	42	2	20	117.9
Dalvin Smith	9	2	3	66.7	87	29	9.7	2	67	0	0	51	0	0	530.3

Rushing

PLAYER	GP	ATT	YDS	Y/G	Y/A	LNG	TD	STFYL
Elijah Young	9	133	563	62.6	4.2	20	2	18
George Hart III	9	28	173	19.2	6.2	30	1	3
Caden Veltkamp	8	79	149	18.6	1.9	25	7	82
L.T. Sanders	5	19	99	19.8	5.2	31	1	0
K.D. Hutchinson	8	5	61	7.6	12.2	42	0	5
Jalen Hampton	4	8	35	8.8	4.4	14	0	1
Easton Messer	9	7	28	3.1	4	10	0	4
Michael Mathison	7	6	23	3.3	3.8	12	1	5
TJ Finley	3	11	20	6.7	1.8	8	0	20
Kisean Johnson	9	3	14	1.6	4.7	8	0	0
Rodney Newsom Jr.	1	0	6	6	0	6	0	0
Bryce Childress	5	2	3	0.6	1.5	3	0	0

Receiving

PLAYER	GP	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	Y/G
Kisean Johnson	9	46	645	14	5	51	71.7
Easton Messer	9	34	495	14.6	4	64	55
K.D. Hutchinson	8	14	286	20.4	3	74	35.8
Elijah Young	9	26	247	9.5	1	28	27.4
Dalvin Smith	9	22	229	10.4	2	37	25.4
River Helms	7	19	228	12	2	33	32.6
Michael Mathison	7	7	104	14.9	2	36	14.9
Moussa Barry	3	8	74	9.3	0	14	24.7
Demick Starling	3	3	56	18.7	0	27	18.7
George Hart III	9	6	37	6.2	0	21	4.1
Noah Meyers	2	2	36	18	1	19	18
Bryce Childress	5	3	35	11.7	0	19	7
Koy Moore	1	2	27	13.5	0	20	27
Cameron Flowers	1	1	13	13	0	13	13
Trevor Borland	2	2	8	4	2	5	4
Elvin Fofanah	1	1	8	8	0	8	8
L.T. Sanders	5	2	6	3	0	4	1.2

Scoring

		TOUCHDOWNS					SCORING
PLAYER	GP	PASS	RUSH	REC	RET	TD	2PT	XPT	FG	SAF	PTS	PPG
Lucas Carneiro	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	11	0	67	7.4
Caden Veltkamp	8	19	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	5.2
Kisean Johnson	9	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	30	3.3
Easton Messer	9	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	24	2.7
K.D. Hutchinson	8	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	2.2
Michael Mathison	7	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	2.6
Elijah Young	9	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	2
Trevor Borland	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	6
River Helms	7	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.7
Dalvin Smith	9	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.3
George Hart III	9	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.7
Noah Meyers	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	3
L.T. Sanders	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	1.2

Kicking

		FIELD GOALS									POINTS
PLAYER	GP	FGM	FGA	FG%	LNG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	XPM	XPA	XP%	PTS
Lucas Carneiro	9	11	12	92	0	0	3	3	2	3	34	34	100	67

Glossary

Games Played

CMP

Completions

ATT

Passing Attempts

CMP%

Completion Percentage

YDS

Passing Yards

Y/A

Passing Yards per Attempt

Y/G

Passing Yards per Game

Passing Touchdowns

TD%

Touchdowns %

INT

Interceptions

INT%

Interceptions %

LNG

Longest Pass

SACK

Total Sacks

SYL

Yards Lost

QBR

QB Rating

STF

Stuffs

STFYL

Stuffed Yards Lost

STF%

Stuffed Percentage

REC

Receptions

TGTS

Receiving Targets

AVG

Yards per Reception

YAC

Receiving Yards after Catch

YAC/A

Average Receiving Yards after Catch

1stD

Receiving First Downs

PASS

Passing Touchdowns

RUSH

Rushing Touchdowns

RET

Returning Touchdowns

2PT

Two Point Conversions

XPT

Extra Points

Field Goals

SAF

Safeties

PTS

Total Points

PPG

Total Points Per Game

SOLO

Solo Tackles

AST

Tackle Assists

TOT

Total Tackles

SACKS

Sacks

SYDS

Sack Yards

Passes Defended

Forced Fumbles

Fumbles Recovered

Kickoff Returns

Kickoff Fair Catches

Punt Returns

FGM

Field Goals Made

FGA

Field Goals Attempts

FG%

Field Goals Percentage

0-19

Field Goals Made-Attempts (0-19)

20-29

Field Goals Made-Attempts (20-29)

30-39

Field Goals Made-Attempts (30-39)

40-49

Field Goals Made-Attempts (40-49)

50+

Field Goals Made-Attempts (50+)

XPM

Extra Points Made

XPA

Extra Points Attempted

XP%

Extra Points Percentage

PUNTS

Punts

NET

Net Average Punt Yards

PBLK

Punts Blocked

IN20

Punts Inside 20

IN10

Punts Inside 10

Touchbacks

Team Statistics

Basic

Advanced

Expert

PASSING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Completions	199	141	58
Attempts	292	238	54
Completion %	68.2%	59.2%	9.0%
Interceptions	9	9	0
Yards	2527	1804	723
Yards Per Attempt	8.7	7.6	1.1
Net Yards	2527	1804	723
Net Yards Per Attempt	8.7	7.6	1.1
Sacked	17	18	-1
Sacked Yards Lost	97	90	7
Yards Per Game	280.8	200.4	80.4
Touchdowns	22	13	9

RUSHING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Attempts	310	362	-52
Yards	1152	1642	-490
Average	3.7	4.5	-0.8
Touchdowns	12	14	-2
Yards Per Game	128.0	182.4	-54.4

SCORING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Total Points	273	199	74
Touchdowns
Total	34	28	6
Passing	22	13	9
Rushing	12	14	-2
Miscellaneous	0	1	-1
Two Point Conversions
Attempts	0	0	0
Made	0	0	0
Passes	0	0	0
Scores	0	0	0
Penalties
Total	35	48	-13
Yards	344	421	-77

OFFENSE	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Total Yards	3679	3446	233
Total Yards Per Play	6.1	5.7	0.4
Total Yards Per Game	408.8	382.9	25.9

DEFENSE	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Stuffs	0	0	0
Stuff Yards	0	0	0
Sacks	18	17	1
Sack Yards	90	97	-7

MISCELLANEOUS	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Turnovers Forced	13	18	-5
Possession Time	28:40	31:39	-

PASSING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Completions	199	141	58
Attempts	292	238	54
Completion %	68.2%	59.2%	9.0%
Interceptions	9	9	0
Yards	2527	1804	723
Yards Per Attempt	8.7	7.6	1.1
Net Yards	2527	1804	723
Net Yards Per Attempt	8.7	7.6	1.1
Sacked	17	18	-1
Sacked Yards Lost	97	90	7
Longest Pass	74	84	-10
Yards Per Game	280.8	200.4	80.4
Touchdowns	22	13	9
Rating	159.5	133.4	26.1

RUSHING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Attempts	310	362	-52
Yards	1152	1642	-490
Average	3.7	4.5	-0.8
Long Rushing	42	85	-43
Touchdowns	12	14	-2
Stuffed	0	0	0
Stuffed Yards Lost	0	0	0
Stuffed Percentage	-	-	-
Yards Per Game	128.0	182.4	-54.4

SCORING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Total Points	273	199	74
Extra Points	34	28	6
Field Goals	11	1	10
Touchdowns
Total	34	28	6
Passing	22	13	9
Rushing	12	14	-2
Miscellaneous	0	1	-1
Two Point Conversions
Attempts	0	0	0
Made	0	0	0
Passes	0	0	0
Scores	0	0	0
Penalties
Total	35	48	-13
Yards	344	421	-77

OFFENSE	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Total Yards	3679	3446	233
Total Yards Per Play	6.1	5.7	0.4
Total Yards Per Game	408.8	382.9	25.9
3rd Down Efficiency	53-122 (48%)	61-128 (48%)	-
4th Down Efficiency	15-21 (55%)	12-22 (55%)	-
Red Zone Efficiency	0-0 (0)	0-0 (0)	-
Goal To Go Efficiency	0-0 (0)	0-0 (0)	-
Sacks Allowed	17	18	-1
Sack Yards Allowed	97	90	7

DEFENSE	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Stuffs	0	0	0
Stuff Yards	0	0	0
Sacks	18	17	1
Sack Yards	90	97	-7

RETURNING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Kickoff Returning
Returns	16	30	-14
Yards	286	641	-355
Average	17.9	21.4	-3.5
Interception
Interceptions	9	9	0
Yards	109	113	-4
Touchdowns	0	0	0

PUNTING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Punts	32	39	-7
Yards	1366	1663	-297
Average	42.7	42.6	0.1
Net Average	-	-	-

FIELD GOALS	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Longest Field Goal	54	42	12
Total Points	67	31	36
FG: Made-Att (Total)	11-12 (92%)	1-5 (20%)	-

FUMBLES	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Total	11	14	-3
Fumbles Lost	4	9	-5
Fumbles Forced	0	0	0
Fumbles Recovered	16	9	7
Own Fumbles	11	14	-3
Opponent Fumbles Recovered	0	0	0

MISCELLANEOUS	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Turnovers Forced	13	18	-5
Possession Time	28:40	31:39	-

PASSING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Completions	199	141	58
Attempts	292	238	54
Completion %	68.2%	59.2%	9.0%
Interceptions	9	9	0
Yards	2527	1804	723
Yards Per Attempt	8.7	7.6	1.1
Net Yards	2527	1804	723
Net Yards Per Attempt	8.7	7.6	1.1
Sacked	17	18	-1
Sacked Yards Lost	97	90	7
Longest Pass	74	84	-10
Yards Per Game	280.8	200.4	80.4
Touchdowns	22	13	9
Rating	159.5	133.4	26.1

RUSHING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Attempts	310	362	-52
Yards	1152	1642	-490
Average	3.7	4.5	-0.8
Long Rushing	42	85	-43
Touchdowns	12	14	-2
Stuffed	0	0	0
Stuffed Yards Lost	0	0	0
Stuffed Percentage	-	-	-
Yards Per Game	128.0	182.4	-54.4

SCORING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Total Points	273	199	74
Extra Points	34	28	6
Field Goals	11	1	10
Safeties	1	0	1
Touchdowns
Total	34	28	6
Passing	22	13	9
Rushing	12	14	-2
Interception Return	0	0	0
Kickoff Return	0	1	-1
Punt Return	0	0	0
Blocked Punt Return	0	0	0
Blocked Field Goal Return	0	0	0
Two Point Conversions
Attempts	0	0	0
Made	0	0	0
Passes	0	0	0
Scores	0	0	0
Penalties
Total	35	48	-13
Yards	344	421	-77
First Downs
Total	185	177	8
Rushing	65	90	-25
Passing	107	79	28
Penalty	13	8	5

OFFENSE	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Total Yards	3679	3446	233
Total Yards Per Play	6.1	5.7	0.4
Total Yards Per Game	408.8	382.9	25.9
Plays	602	600	2
Average Plays	66.9	66.7	0.2
3rd Down Efficiency	53-122 (48%)	61-128 (48%)	-
4th Down Efficiency	15-21 (55%)	12-22 (55%)	-
Red Zone Efficiency	0-0 (0)	0-0 (0)	-
Goal To Go Efficiency	0-0 (0)	0-0 (0)	-
Sacks Allowed	17	18	-1
Sack Yards Allowed	97	90	7

DEFENSE	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Tackles	354	366	-12
Assists	244	200	44
Passes Defensed	16	26	-10
Stuffs	0	0	0
Stuff Yards	0	0	0
Misc Tackles	0	0	0
Misc Assists	0	0	0
Total Tackles	598	566	32
Special Teams Tackles	0	0	0
Special Teams Assists	0	0	0
Sacks	18	17	1
Sack Yards	90	97	-7
Safeties	1	0	1

RETURNING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Punt Returning
Returns	12	9	3
Yards	46	88	-42
Average	3.8	9.8	-6.0
Fair Catches	0	0	0
Touchdowns	0	0	0
Longest Return	13	43	-30
Kickoff Returning
Returns	16	30	-14
Yards	286	641	-355
Average	17.9	21.4	-3.5
Fair Catches	0	0	0
Touchdowns	0	1	-1
Longest Return	36	100	-64
Interception
Interceptions	9	9	0
Yards	109	113	-4
Longest Interception	38	64	-26
Touchdowns	0	0	0

PUNTING	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Punts	32	39	-7
Yards	1366	1663	-297
Blocked	0	0	0
in20	0	0	0
in10	0	0	0
Longest Punt	60	65	-5
Touchbacks	0	0	0
Returns	9	12	-3
Return Yards	88	46	42
Average	42.7	42.6	0.1
Net Average	-	-	-

FIELD GOALS	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Longest Field Goal	54	42	12
Total Points	67	31	36
FG: Made-Att (Total)	11-12 (92%)	1-5 (20%)	-
FG: Made-Att (0-19)	0-0 (0)	0-1 (0)	-
FG: Made-Att (20-29)	3-3 (100%)	0-0 (0)	-
FG: Made-Att (30-39)	3-4 (75%)	0-1 (0)	-
FG: Made-Att (40-49)	2-2 (100%)	1-2 (50%)	-
FG: Made-Att (50+)	3-3 (100%)	0-1 (0)	-
EXP: Made-Att	34-34 (100%)	28-28 (100%)	-

FUMBLES	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Total	11	14	-3
Passing	0	0	0
Rushing	0	0	0
Receiving	0	0	0
Misc	0	0	0
Fumbles Lost
Total	4	9	-5
Passing	0	0	0
Rushing	0	0	0
Receiving	0	0	0
Misc	0	0	0
Fumbles Forced
Total	0	0	0
Special Teams	0	0	0
Defense	0	0	0
Misc	0	0	0
Fumbles Recovered
Total	16	9	7
Special Teams	0	0	0
Defense	0	0	0
Misc	0	0	0
Own Fumbles
Total	11	14	-3
Lost	4	9	-5
Recovered	0	0	0
Yards	0	0	0
Opponent Fumbles
Recovered	0	0	0
Yards	0	0	0

MISCELLANEOUS	WESTKY	OPPONENTS	NET
Turnovers Forced	13	18	-5
Possession Time	28:40	31:39	-