| 2009 Stats (per game) | North Texas | WKU
| | Rushing Offense | 185.25 (28)
| 172.83 (37)
| | Passing Offense | 223.42 (51)
| 147.92 (110)
| | Total Offense | 408.67 (36)
| 320.75 (101)
| | Scoring Offense | 26.58 (63)
| 20.42 (104)
| | Rushing Defense | 195.58 (104)
| 244.83 (118)
| | Pass Eff. Defense | 128.47 (60)
| 169.55 (120)
| | Total Defense | 412.33 (97)
| 478.25 (118)
| | Scoring Defense | 35.58 (112)
| 39.58 (119)
| | Net Punting | 31.11 (117)
| 36.65 (44)
| | Punt Returns | 5.91 (101)
| 7.50 (78)
| | Kickoff Returns | 22.29 (47) | 22.19 (51)
| | Turnover Margin | -1.17 (117)
| -1.00 (115)
| | Pass Defense | 216.75 (54)
| 233.42 (81)
| | Passing Eff. | 125.38 (74)
| 109.37 (107)
| | Sacks | 1.00 (T-116)
| .83 (120)
| | Tackles for Loss | 4.83 (97)
| 3.92 (118)
| | Sacks Allowed | 1.00 (10)
| 3.33 (114)
| | (#) National Rank in Stat Category
Kawan Jakes, 6-3, 190, So., QB
Passing: 148-244, 1,516 Yds, 9 TD, 9 INTs
Bobby Rainey, 5-7, 196, Jr., RB
Rushing: 144 Att, 939 Yds, 6.5 Avg, 6 TDs
Jack Doyle, 6-6, 252, So., TE
Receiving: 37 Rec, 365 Yds, 9.9 Avg, 1 TDs
Thomas Majors, 6-0, 239, Sr., LB
Tackles: 101 Total, 42 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 INT
Bo Adebayo, 6-4, 270, Jr., DL
Tackles: 14, 6 Solo, 4 TFL, 2.5 Sacks
Jamal Forrest, 5-9, 161, So., DB
Tackles: 32, 25 Solo, 1 INT, 4 QBH
| | | North Texas vs. Western Kentucky
| | Date | Saturday, Oct. 30
| | Location | Bowling Green, Kentucky | | Stadium | Houchens Industries- L.T. Smith (22,113)
| | Tickets | North Texas Ticket Office | | TV | TBA
| | Radio | Mean Green Radio Network | | Internet | Live Stats | Live Audio | | History | Fact and Records Book | |
Preseason Buzz On Western Kentucky
|  If any words told the complete story of how the Western Kentucky football program is mentally approaching the 2010 season, they probably came from sophomore tight end Jack Doyle on Tuesday... Bowling Green Daily News
WKU wasn't going to be a big-time player in the Sun Belt race right out of the gate, and it might still take at least another year to be competitive. But 19 starters return from a team that took its lumps... College Football News
Willie Taggart knows how to get an offense moving and he knows how to get great play from his running backs. He has a star in Bobby Rainey to feed the ball to early and often, and there are enough good options to form a solid rotation for the ground game to work behind a big and experience line... Scout.com
Willie Taggart wants a quarterback who's consistent and a leader. But at Tuesday's media day, Western Kentucky University's first-year head coach said he is not close to naming a starter for the Sept.4 season opener at Nebraska.- Louisville Courier-Journal
There was a lot of athleticism, plenty of promise, and tons of interesting prospects to play around with last year. This was also a very, very, very young group that got ripped apart by any offense able to field 11 live bodies. College Football News
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