Western Kentucky (1-8, 0-5) at Florida Atlantic (4-5, 2-3)

4 p.m. CST Saturday

FAU Stadium

Boca Raton, Fla.

Broadcast: Stadium on Facebook

Radio: 100.7 FM, 1450 AM

Starting lineups

HILLTOPPERS

OFFENSE

Ht. Wt. Yr.

QUARTERBACK

12 Davis Shanley 6-1 190 r-Fr.

-or- 10 Steven Duncan 6-4 230 r-So.

RUNNING BACK

25 Joshua Samuel 5-11 205 r-Fr.

-or- 28 Gino Appleberry Jr. 5-9 210 Fr.

WIDE RECEIVERS

16 Quin Jernighan 6-3 210 r-Jr.

11 Lucky Jackson 6-1 185 r-Jr.

2 Jacquez Sloan 5-9 165 So.

TIGHT END

42 Kyle Fourtenbary 6-3 240 r-So.

LEFT TACKLE

68 Parker Howell 6-4 290 r-Jr.

-or- 77 Mason Brooks 6-6 280 Fr.

LEFT GUARD

74 Tyler Witt 6-2 300 r-So.

CENTER

67 Seth Joest 6-2 300 r-So.

RIGHT GUARD

61 Jordan Meredith 6-2 285 r-So.

RIGHT TACKLE

63 Miles Pate 6-2 320 r-Jr.

KICKER

39 Alex Rinella 6-1 220 r-Jr.

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS

10 DeAngelo Malone 6-4 230 So.

34 Juwuan Jones 6-3 270 r-Fr.

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

90 Jaylon George 6-3 285 r-Jr.

55 Evan Sayner 6-3 300 r-Sr.

LINEBACKERS

25 Masai Whyte 6-0 225 r-Sr.

44 Ben Holt 5-10 220 r-Jr.

NICKELBACK

15 Ta’Corian Darden 5-9 190 r-Jr.

CORNERBACKS

22 DeAndre Farris 5-10 190 r-Sr.

24 Roger Cray 5-10 170 So.

SAFETIES

9 Drell Greene 5-11 200 Sr.

2 Devon Key 6-1 205 r-So.

PUNTER

39 Alex Rinella 6-1 220 r-Jr.

OWLS

OFFENSE

Ht. Wt. Yr.

QUARTERBACK

2 Chris Robison 6-1 177 r-Fr.

-or- 14 De’Andre Johnson 6-2 205 r-Jr.

-or- 16 Rafe Peavey 6-1 205 Gr.

RUNNING BACK

5 Devin Singletary 5-9 200 Jr.

LEFT WIDE RECEIVER

85 John Mitchell 6-4 220 Jr.

SLOT RECEIVER

1 Willie Wright 5-8 155 So.

RIGHT WIDE RECEIVER

7 Jovon Durante 6-0 165 r-Jr.

TIGHT END

40 Harrison Bryant 6-5 225 Jr.

LEFT TACKLE

58 Reggie Bain 6-4 300 r-Sr.

LEFT GUARD

76 BJ Etienne 6-3 295 r-Fr.

CENTER

51 Junior Diaz 6-2 300 Gr.

RIGHT GUARD

53 Antonio Riles 6-4 313 Gr.

RIGHT TACKLE

73 Brandon Walton 6-5 300 Jr.

KICKER

42 Vladmir Rivas 5-10 165 r-Fr.

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS

94 Hunter Snyder 6-7 260 r-Sr.

13 Leighton McCarthy 6-3 205 r-So.

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

56 Steven Leggett 6-1 290 Sr.

48 Kevin McCrary 6-2 285 Jr.

NICKEL/LINEBACKER

9 Quran Hafiz 6-0 185 So.

LINEBACKERS

14 Andrew Soroh 6-2 210 r-Sr.

7 Rashad Smith 6-2 210 Jr.

CORNERBACKS

23 James Pierre 6-2 175 So.

3 Shelton Lewis 6-0 185 Sr.

SAFETIES

18 Jalen Young 5-11 185 Sr.

24 Zyon Gilbert 6-1 180 So.

PUNTER

96 Sebastian Riella 5-8 180 Fr.

*Starting lineups subject to change

Stat rankings

WKU

Points per game: 18.7, 125th

Points per game allowed: 29.9, t-83rd

Yards per rush: 3.67, 107th

Yards per rush allowed: 4.64, t-91st

Yards per pass attempt: 6.5, t-103rd

Yards per pass attempt allowed: 7, t-55th

Yards per play: 5.17, 105th

Yards per play allowed: 5.72, 73rd

Florida Atlantic

Points per game: 30.8, t-53rd

Points per game allowed: 33.1, 98th

Yards per rush: 5.35, t-21st

Yards per rush allowed: 4.55, t-87th

Yards per pass attempt: 7.2, t-76th

Yards per pass attempt allowed: 7.9, t-94th

Yards per play: 6.09, t-42nd

Yards per play allowed: 6.03, t-94th

Position-by-position breakdown

QUARTERBACK: Western Kentucky coach Mike Sanford hasn’t publicly named a starter for this game. He did, however, rule out his team’s starter from its Nov. 2 loss at Middle Tennessee, Drew Eckels, because of an injury. Oklahoma transfer Chris Robison has thrown eight touchdowns for Florida Atlantic but has also been reckless with the ball (10 interceptions). ADVANTAGE: FAU

RUNNING BACK: Joshua Samuel leads the Hilltoppers this season in rushing yards per game (47.9) and yards per carry (5.2). The Owls’ Devin Singletary is the reigning Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. He ran 27 times for 184 yards and three TDs last week in a win over FIU. Singletary leads the FBS with 18 rushing touchdowns this season. FAU

RECEIVERS: WR Jacquez Sloan leads WKU in receiving yards per game (55) and yards per catch (16). He’s questionable for this contest. West Virginia transfer Jovon Durante averages a team-best 77 receiving ypg for the Owls. FAU

OFFENSIVE LINE: WKU’s per-game rushing total is up this season from 60.85 last year to 123.9. The Owls average 246.2 per game on the ground. FAU left tackle Reggie Bain was named to the Pro Football Focus College Week All-Conference USA Week 10 Team for his play against FIU. FAU

DEFENSIVE LINE: Topper DEs Juwuan Jones and DeAngelo Malone have combined for 72 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and six sacks. Owls DE Tim Bonner started his career at Louisville and then became a star of the second season of Netflix series “Last Chance U.” He’s posted 19 tackles, four TFLs and a sack this season. WKU

LINEBACKERS: WKU LB Ben Holt ranks No. 3 among C-USA defenders with 9.78 tackles per game. He racked up 13 tackles at MTSU, one week after posting a career-high 19 vs. FIU. FAU lost Azeez Al-Shaair, the C-USA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, last month to a season-ending injury. FAU

SECONDARY: The Hilltoppers have only grabbed five INTs this year but rank No. 2 across Conference USA with 43 pass breakups. DB Ta’Corian Darden has broken up nine passes. WKU

SPECIAL TEAMS: WKU’s Ryan Nuss and Alex Rinella are a combined 7-of-14 on field goal attempts this season. They’ve combined to have three kicks blocked and another nearly returned for a touchdown. FAU

Brad’s picks

Western Kentucky has only three chances left to avoid going winless in conference play for the first time since 2009. The Hilltoppers face a tall task Saturday at a Florida Atlantic team that’s been largely underwhelming this year but still boasts superior talent to WKU. Devin Singletary ran all over the Toppers last season. Keeping him in check is WKU’s only chance for an unexpected victory.

Florida Atlantic 38, Western Kentucky 14

Season record: 6-3