Looking at WKU’s stat rankings through Week 12

Published 12:31 pm Sunday, November 19, 2017

Western Kentucky closed its home schedule Friday with a 41-38, triple-overtime win against Middle Tennessee. The victory improved the Hilltoppers’ record to 6-5 overall and 4-3 in Conference USA.

Here’s a look at where WKU ranks nationally across team and individual statistical carries. Stats and rankings are courtesy of cfbstats.com.

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Team stats

Points per game: 27, 75th

Points per game allowed: 25.5, t-54th

Rushing yards per game: 67.91, 130th

Yards per carry: 2.18, 130th

Rushing touchdowns: 15, t-82nd

Rushing yards per game allowed: 177.18, 78th

Yards per carry allowed: 4.61, 82nd

Rushing touchdowns allowed: 23, t-94th

Passing yards per game: 331.7, 8th

Yards per pass attempt: 7.5, t-49th

Passing touchdowns: 23, t-25th

Interceptions thrown: 8, t-50th

Passer rating: 141.68, 37th

Passing yards per game allowed: 196.5, 30th

Yards per pass attempt allowed: 6.5, t-27th

Passing touchdowns allowed: 8, t-5th

Interceptions: 10, t-49th

Passer rating allowed: 113.21, 21st

Total yards per game: 399.6, 68th

Yards per play: 5.3, t-99th

Total yards per game allowed: 373.7, t-51st

Yards per play allowed: 5.44, t-54th

Yards per punt return: 2.79, 126th

Punt return yards per game: 3.5, t-120th

Yards per punt return allowed: 6, 48th

Punt return yards per game allowed: 6.5, t-48th

Yards per kickoff return: 18.98, 103rd

Kickoff return yards per game: 70.7, 35th

Yards per kickoff return allowed: 21.18, 70th

Kickoff return yards per game allowed: 63.5, 69th

Yards per punt: 39.88, 98th

Punts per game: 4.5, t-87th

Field goal percentage: 66.7, t-94th

Field goals made per game: 0.7, t-108th

PAT percentage: 97.2, t-60th

PATs made per game: 3.2, t-67th

First downs per game: 23.1, t-24th

First downs per game allowed: 1.3 t-86th

Penalties per game: 5.5, t-39th

Penalty yards per game: 46.5, 38th

Turnover margin per game: -0.27, t-89th

Turnovers gained: 14, t-86th

Turnovers lost: 17, t-71st

Time of possession per game: 29:47.18, 74th

Sacks per game: 0.91, t-127th

Sacks allowed per game: 3.36, 125th

TFLs per game: 5.36, t-82nd

TFLs per game allowed: 7.91, t-127th

Interceptions per game: 0.91, t-52nd

Interception return touchdowns: 1, t-49th

Passes defended per game: 4.73, t-40th

Fumbles recovered: 4, t-107th

Fumbles lost: 9, t-93rd

Fumbles forced per game: 0.45, t-116th

Kicks/punts blocked per game: 0.09, t-69th

Third down conversion percentage: 44.58, 28th

Third down conversion percentage allowed: 42.24, 93rd

Fourth down conversion percentage: 40.91, 103rd

Fourth down conversion percentage allowed: 44.44, t-37th

Red zone scoring percentage: 76.09, 109th

Red zone TD percentage: 60.87, 70th

Red zone scoring percentage allowed: 86.49, t-90th

Red zone TD percentage: 62.16, 78th

Yards per kickoff: 62.07, 58th

Kickoff touchback percentage: 36.36, 75th

20+ yard scrimmage plays: 44, t-90th

20+ yard scrimmage plays allowed: 39, t-19th

20+ yard rushing plays: 0, 130th

20+ yard rushing plays allowed: 15, t-58th

20+ yard passing plays: 44, t-27th

20+ yard passing plays allowed: 24, t-8th

20+ yard punt returns: 1, t-64th

20+ yard punt returns allowed: 1, t-39th

30+ yard kickoff returns: 4, t-53rd

30+ yard kickoff returns allowed: 3, t-42nd

Individual stats

Passing yards per game: Mike White, 315.5, 7th

Passing attempts per game: Mike White, 42.9, 4th

Passer rating: Mike White, 140.28, 37th

Touchdown passes: Mike White, 22, t-25th

Yards per pass attempt: Mike White, 7.4, t-48th

Completion percentage: Mike White, 66.1, 9th

Receiving yards per game: Lucky Jackson, 56.4, 99th

Receptions per game: Nacarius Fant, 5.5, 37th; Deon Yelder, 4.3, t-86th

Yards per reception: Lucky Jackson, 15.67, 71st

Punt returns per game: Nacarius Fant, 1.1, t-55th

Yards per kickoff return: Kylen Towner, 24.38, 41st; Cameron Echols-Luper, 21.53, 69th

Kick returns per game: Cameron Echols-Luper, 1.7, t-51st; Kylen Towner, 1.3, t-87th

Kickoff return yards per game: Cameron Echols-Luper, 35.9, 66th; Kylen Towner, 31.7, 83rd

Punt yards per game: Jake Collins, 39.88, 89th

Punts per game: Jake Collins, 4.5, t-74th

Punt yards per game: Jake Collins, 181.3, 80th

Field goal percentage: Ryan Nuss, 66.7, t-81st

Field goal attempts per game: Ryan Nuss, 1.1, t-97th

PAT percentage: Ryan Nuss, 97.2, t-59th

PATs attempted per game: Ryan Nuss, 3.3, t-57th

Made PATs per game: Ryan Nuss, 3.2, t-58th

Total yards per game: Mike White, 297.9, 20th

Yards per play: Mike White, 6.25, t-83rd

All-purpose yards per play: Cameron Echols-Luper, 13.4, t-50th

Scrimmage yards per play: Nacarius Fant, 9, t-75th

10+ yard completions: Mike White, 136, t-5th

20+ yard completions: Mike White, 40, t-24th

30+ yard completions: Mike White, 14, t-49th

40+ yard completions: Mike White, 7, t-44th

50+ yard completions: Mike White, 5, t-24th

60+ yard completions: Mike White, 3, t-22nd

70+ yard completions: Mike White, 1, t-39th

80+ yard completions: Mike White, 1, t-70th

90+ yard completions: Mike White, 1, t-2nd

10+ yard receptions: Nacarius Fant, 24, t-88th

40+ yard receptions: Lucky Jackson, 3, t-68th

50+ yard receptions: Lucky Jackson, 3, t-20th

60+ yard receptions: Lucky Jackson, 2, t-16th

70+ yard receptions: Lucky Jackson, 1, t-17th

80+ yard receptions: Lucky Jackson, 1, t-4th

90+ yard receptions: Lucky Jackson, 1, t-2nd

20+ yard punt returns: Nacarius Fant, 1, t-57th

30+ yard kickoff returns: Cameron Echols-Luper, 2, t-77th

40+ yard kickoff returns: Cameron Echols-Luper, 1, t-50th

50+ yard all-purpose plays: Lucky Jackson, 3, t-51st

60+ yard all-purpose plays: Lucky Jackson, 2, t-51st

80+ yard all-purpose plays: Lucky Jackson, 1, t-25th

90+ yard all-purpose plays: Lucky Jackson, 1, t-17th

Tackles per game: Joel Iyiegbuniwe, 8.91, t-34th

Total tackles: Joel Iyiegbuniwe, 98, t-32nd

Assisted tackles: Joel Iyiegbuniwe, 53, t-19th; Devon Key, 40, t-76th

Interception return touchdowns: Joe Brown, 1, t-17th

Passes defended per game: DeAndre Farris, 1.27, t-22nd

Passes defended: DeAndre Farris, 14, t-15th

Passes broken up: DeAndre Farris, 13, t-9th

Fumbles forced: Joel Iyiegbuniwe, 3, t-13th

Fumbles forced per game: Joel Iyiegbuniwe, 0.27, t-24th

Yards per kickoff: Alex Rinella, 62.07, 60th

Touchbacks: Alex Rinella, 20, t-78th

Touchback percentage: Alex Rinella, 36.36, 75th

Kickoffs out of bounds: Alex Rinella, 2, t-27th