BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football will be on the road to face No. 4 Indiana on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It will be the third consecutive road game to start the season for the Hilltoppers. Kickoff against the Hoosiers is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed on Peacock.
GAME INFO
- WKU (0-2 overall, 0-0 CUSA) at No. 4 Indiana (2-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
- Saturday, Sept. 19 | 3 p.m. CT | Memorial Stadium | Bloomington, Ind.
- Watch: Peacock (PxP: Dan Hicks | Analyst: Yogi Roth | Reporter: Caroline Pineda)
- Listen: BG 100.7 FM/Varsity Network (PxP: Randy Lee | Analyst: Terry Obee | Reporter: Jared Holland)
- Social: @WKUFootball | @WKUSports
- Live Stats: wku.statbroadcast.com
- Game Notes: WKU | Indiana | CUSA
ABOUT THE TOPS
- LAST TIME OUT: WKU lost to No. 2 Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 12, 70-20, in its second of three straight road games to open the 2026 season. The Hilltoppers scored three touchdowns in the loss – two rushing from quarterback Brock Glenn off the bench, and one touchdown pass from Glenn to tight end Coleson Arends.
- BOWL SUCCESS: With the victory over Southern Miss in the 2025 New Orleans Bowl, WKU claimed its eighth bowl win since the start of the College Football Playoff Era. WKU's eight bowl wins during that time are tied with Alabama, Ohio State and Wisconsin for third-most during that timeframe, and trail only the nine won by Georgia and Minnesota. The Hilltoppers have also played in a bowl game in each of the last seven seasons – all seven seasons under Head Coach Tyson Helton – and are one of just eight teams in the country, and one of only two non-Power Conference programs, that has played in a bowl game or CFP game in each of the last seven seasons.
- 8-WIN SEASONS: WKU finished the 2025 season with a 9-4 record, marking the fifth consecutive season the Hilltoppers have claimed at least eight wins in a season. The Hilltoppers are one of just 11 programs nationally that has done that, and they are one of just three non-Power Conference programs to accomplish that feat. WKU is the only non-Power Conference program to do that while playing an FBS schedule every year during that stretch.
- ROAD TRIPS: WKU is kicking off the 2026 campaign with three straight road games – at Nevada on Sept. 5, at No. 2 Georgia on Sept. 12 and at No. 4 Indiana on Sept. 19. The Hilltoppers are one of only five programs nationally with three straight road games this season, and are the only school that plays three straight road games without a bye week during that stretch. The Hilltoppers are also the only FBS program scheduled to play multiple nonconference games against teams that were ranked in the Top 10 of the AP Preseason Poll. The rest of CUSA has one such game combined.
- AGAINST POWER CONFERENCE TEAMS: WKU has had some success against power conference teams in the past, with wins at Arkansas in 2019, at Vanderbilt in 2015, against Kentucky in 2013 and at Kentucky in 2012 during the program's FBS Era (since 2009). WKU has dropped its last 10 games against teams in power conferences (at the time of the meeting), but of those losses, four were one-score games by a combined nine points. WKU is 0-4 against Big Ten teams under Tyson Helton, with two games against Indiana (2021 and 2022), one at Michigan State (2021) and one at Ohio State (2023). The Hilltoppers have never defeated a team in the current Big Ten conference.
- TOPPER TAILGATE: Prior to the game, fans are invited to tailgate from 11:30 a.m. CT – 2 p.m. CT at a WKU fan area located off of Fee Lane behind Gladstein Fieldhouse, just a half mile from the stadium. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be available while supplies last, and a cash bar will be available. For more information about the tailgate or to register, click HERE.
QUOTABLE
- "Week three. Get to go on the road to play the national champion, Indiana. Excited. What a great atmosphere to go play a game. Been up there several times and have had competitive games in the past. We want to go up there and have another competitive game. I know our guys will be excited. We're looking forward to it. They're an excellent football team and we'll have a tremendous challenge, but I know our guys will be excited to go up there and play." – WKU Football Head Coach Tyson Helton.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Saturday will mark the sixth meeting all-time between WKU and Indiana and the first since the 2022 season. The Hoosiers have won all five meetings between the two programs – three of which were played in Bloomington, and two in Bowling Green. The last three meetings were decided by a combined eight points, including a 33-30 overtime game the last time the two played on Sept. 17, 2022, in Bloomington.
SCOUTING THE HOOSIERS
- Indiana enters Saturday's game with a 2-0 record after defeating North Texas 52-16 in the season opener and Howard 55-0 last week.
- Indiana ranks eighth nationally in scoring offense this season at 53.5 points per game. The Hoosiers rank 11th nationally in scoring defense at 8.0 points allowed per game.
- The Hoosiers are coached by Curt Cignetti, who owns a 29-2 record and is 17-1 against Big Ten competition in three years. His 27 wins through his first two seasons are the most by an FBS head coach in his first two years at a school.
- Indiana claimed the National Championship last season. The Hoosiers defeated Miami in the title game, 27-21, after knocking off Oregon and Alabama in the College Football Playoff, and defeating Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game.
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