Week 12 · Game preview · Sat 1:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Liberty by 25.0
95% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Western Kentucky |  Liberty | |
|---|---|---|
| #118 | Résumé rank | #33 |
| -12.2#124 | Power rating | +10.8#42 |
| -4.1#108 | Offense | +6.6#37 |
| -5.8#121 | Defense | +3.5#57 |
| -0.1#86 | Special teams | +0.9#32 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Western Kentucky | Liberty | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.6#101 | Points per game | 33.3#33 |
| 33.3#126 | Points allowed | 13.6#6 |
| 0.03#113 | Offense EPA/play | 0.20#47 |
| 0.23#127 | Defense EPA/play | 0.05#62 |
| 39.6%#102 | Offense success rate | 49.3%#22 |
| 44.7%#113 | Defense success rate | 38.3%#48 |
| 5.5#95 | Yards per play | 6.4#30 |
| 40.7%#61 | 3rd down | 45.2%#29 |
| 56.7%#118 | Red zone TD rate | 60.2%#90 |
| 11.0%#132 | Havoc created | 14.9%#53 |
| -4.0#107 | Turnover margin | 8.0#12 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Western Kentucky
Justin Brown#46 DB
47 tackles · 6 TFL · 0 sacks · 1 INT
Jaylen Wester#49 LB
64 tackles · 5.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 INT
Jonathan Stafford Jr.#221 WR
49 catches · 511 yds · 1 TD
Liberty
Deshawn Purdie#72 QB
1588 pass yds · 10 TD · 1 INT · 252 rush yds
Brenton Williams#49 DB
27 tackles · 8.5 TFL · 4.5 sacks
Makai Jackson#25 WR
31 catches · 633 yds · 6 TD
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).