Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football statistical leaders

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The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football program in various categories, [1] [2] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Hilltoppers represent Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the NCAA's Conference USA (C-USA).

Contents

Although Western Kentucky began competing in intercollegiate football in 1908, [1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun the 1950s. Records from before this decade are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

These lists are updated through the 2021 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Passing touchdowns

Rushing

Rushing yards

Rushing touchdowns

Receiving

Receptions

Receiving yards

Receiving touchdowns

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns. [27]

Total offense yards

Touchdowns responsible for

"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns. [28] Note that Western's most recent (2021) football media guide does not list leaders in this statistic over any time frame, though past media guides have done so.

Defense

Interceptions

Tackles

Sacks

Kicking

Field goals made

Field goal percentage

Minimum of 20 career attempts and 10 single-season attempts.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zappe began his college career at Houston Baptist in 2017, redshirting that season before playing three seasons. He transferred to Western after graduating from HBU in 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 This was the regularly scheduled game between the two teams. They also played in the 2021 C-USA championship game.
  3. ↑ Sterns began his college career at Houston Baptist in 2018, playing three seasons before transferring to Western.
  4. 1 2 Narveson began his college career at Iowa State in 2019, transferring to Western Kentucky after that season.

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