In WKU and Hawai’i’s first-ever meeting, the Hilltoppers defeated the Rainbow Warriors by a score of 49-17. With the win, WKU has its first 2-0 start since 2015.
General Game Info.
Home Location: Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, HI
Visitor Location: Bowling Green, KY (4,340 miles)
Kickoff Time / End Time / Duration: 11:07PM CST / 2:39AM CST / 212 minutes (3.53 hrs)
Start/End; Low/High; Avg. Heat Index: 82℉/79℉; 82℉/79℉; 83.3℉
Attendance: 9,346
Advanced Box Score
From a WKU point-of-view, read the above table as follows:
Top row - WKU’s offense
Bottom row - what WKU’s defense allowed
Animated Win Probability
What you need to know: Defensive end Juwuan Jones’ pick 6 added a +25% win probability and helped the Hilltopper offense get back on course (after some unfortunate penalties in the 1st quarter). Tight end Josh Simon’s 47-yard touchdown added a +13% win probability. The rest was history.
Rolling EPA
WKU’s offensive EPA1 over the course of a season. This helps visualize how the offense’s performance has changed over time, and shows how WKU stacks up against other teams in the nation.
**Will begin including after Week 3/Game 3 against Indiana**
Around the Conference
In terms of conference data and visualizations, there won’t be anything of major substance to talk about until more games are played. Only WKU, FAU, North Texas, Charlotte, and UTEP have played 2 games.
To start, we can at least look at defense vs. offense epa/play. Currently, WKU, UAB, and FIU are in - what I call - the “fun zone” (top right quadrant = good, bottom left = bad). But, again, this is a really small sample size. The more games that are played, the more reliable this scatterplot becomes.
Next up
Saturday, September 10 - Bye Week
Saturday, September 17 - @ Indiana (preview to come)
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