Week 9
Final
LIB
WKU1Q 08:57
0 - 7
M. Corley 2-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
1Q 06:21
7 - 7
K. Salter 20-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 12:44
7 - 10
L. Carneiro 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
2Q 08:40
14 - 10
CJ Daniels 47-yard TD catch from K. Salter.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
3Q 08:01
21 - 10
V. Venn 9-yard TD catch from K. Salter.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 14:25
28 - 10
Q. Cooley 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 11:33
28 - 16
E. Young 43-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
3rd & 6
4Q 08:55
35 - 16
A. Bedgood 6-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 08:40
35 - 22
R. Helms 63-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
1st & 10
4Q 04:25
42 - 22
T. Sibley 27-yard TD catch from K. Salter.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 5
4Q 02:18
42 - 29
M. Corley 21-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 13
Top Performers
Pass Yds
381
Reed
WKU
Rush Yds
117
Salter
LIB
Rec Yds
79
Smith
WKU
Scrim TD
2
Corley
WKU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2023 Conference USA
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Liberty | 13 | 1 | .929 |
 New Mexico State | 10 | 5 | .667 |
 Jacksonville State | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Western Kentucky | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Middle Tennessee | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Louisiana Tech | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Sam Houston | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 UTEP | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 FIU | 4 | 8 | .333 |
Game Summary
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers fell to the Liberty Flames, 42 to 29, on October 24, 2023.
Game Info
October 24, 2023
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, Kentucky
68°
6 mph ESE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Salter #7 | 10/15 | 169 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 | 1-8 | 227.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #16 | 30/44 | 381 | 8.7 | 4 | 1 | 1-7 | 166.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Salter #7 | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 1 | 34 |
Q. Cooley #20 | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 1 | 12 |
A. Bedgood #16 | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | 17 |
B. Lucas #0 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
M. Caper #5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Jointer Jr. #3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Young #3 | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
M. Stepp #30 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 |
M. Corley #23 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
A. Reed #16 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CJ Daniels #4 | 3/5 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | 47 |
A. Bedgood #16 | 3/4 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 18 |
T. Sibley #21 | 1/3 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 27 |
N. Frith #81 | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
V. Venn #02 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
B. Hanshaw #15 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Smith #17 | 8/9 | 79 | 9.9 | 0 | 19 |
R. Helms #87 | 3/3 | 76 | 25.3 | 1 | 63 |
E. Young #3 | 4/5 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 | 43 |
M. Corley #23 | 6/8 | 62 | 10.3 | 2 | 26 |
E. Messer #8 | 3/5 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 2/2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
L.T. Sanders #7 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
J. Holiday #6 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Smith #83 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stepp #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Shaw #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Bedgood #16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Carter #25 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Singleton #0 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Dupree #35 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bishop #30 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Reese #16 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jolly Jr. #0 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hodge #24 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Bazile Jr. #11 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jones #29 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Bush Jr. #3 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Green #15 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Charles #91 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hardy #4 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jimmerson #4 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Whitehead #4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Benjamin #9 | 7-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Davis #99 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Baker #1 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Simpkins #16 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Allen #18 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McCray #8 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Johnson Jr. #4 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #16 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wheeler #0 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Guidry #5 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #14 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Loving #94 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brackenridge #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lynch #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Springer #6 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cooper #04 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Patterson #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hodge #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Brown #42 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carneiro #17 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 26 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morgan #37 | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 37 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ellard #47 | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Young #3 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Green #15 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Salter #7 | 10/15 | 169 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 | 1-8 | 227.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Salter #7 | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 1 | 34 |
Q. Cooley #20 | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 1 | 12 |
A. Bedgood #16 | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | 17 |
B. Lucas #0 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
M. Caper #5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Jointer Jr. #3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CJ Daniels #4 | 3/5 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | 47 |
A. Bedgood #16 | 3/4 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 18 |
T. Sibley #21 | 1/3 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 27 |
N. Frith #81 | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
V. Venn #02 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
B. Hanshaw #15 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Bedgood #16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Carter #25 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Singleton #0 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Dupree #35 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bishop #30 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Reese #16 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jolly Jr. #0 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hodge #24 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Bazile Jr. #11 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jones #29 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Bush Jr. #3 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Green #15 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Charles #91 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hardy #4 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jimmerson #4 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Whitehead #4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Brown #42 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morgan #37 | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 37 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Green #15 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #16 | 30/44 | 381 | 8.7 | 4 | 1 | 1-7 | 166.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Young #3 | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
M. Stepp #30 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 |
M. Corley #23 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
A. Reed #16 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Smith #17 | 8/9 | 79 | 9.9 | 0 | 19 |
R. Helms #87 | 3/3 | 76 | 25.3 | 1 | 63 |
E. Young #3 | 4/5 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 | 43 |
M. Corley #23 | 6/8 | 62 | 10.3 | 2 | 26 |
E. Messer #8 | 3/5 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 2/2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
L.T. Sanders #7 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
J. Holiday #6 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Smith #83 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stepp #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Shaw #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Benjamin #9 | 7-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Davis #99 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Baker #1 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Simpkins #16 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Allen #18 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McCray #8 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Johnson Jr. #4 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #16 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wheeler #0 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Guidry #5 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #14 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Loving #94 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brackenridge #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lynch #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Springer #6 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cooper #04 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Patterson #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hodge #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carneiro #17 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 26 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ellard #47 | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Young #3 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
Touchdown
13 plays,
75 yd,
06:050-7
Touchdown
7 plays,
75 yd,
02:417-7
Punt
6 plays,
18 yd,
01:527-7
Punt
7 plays,
18 yd,
03:517-7
Field Goal
9 plays,
55 yd,
02:527-10
Touchdown
8 plays,
70 yd,
04:0714-10
Missed FG
11 plays,
52 yd,
05:4214-10
Punt
5 plays,
20 yd,
01:3714-10
Interception
4 plays,
31 yd,
00:2914-10
End of Half
1 play,
2 yd,
00:4414-10
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:3914-10
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:1514-10
Touchdown
9 plays,
83 yd,
04:1521-10
Punt
7 plays,
35 yd,
03:2821-10
Touchdown
10 plays,
80 yd,
05:0228-10
Touchdown
8 plays,
75 yd,
02:5728-16
Touchdown
6 plays,
53 yd,
02:4435-16
Touchdown
1 play,
63 yd,
00:0835-22
Touchdown
9 plays,
75 yd,
04:1442-22
Touchdown
6 plays,
73 yd,
02:0542-29
End of Game
4 plays,
9 yd,
02:1342-29
484
Total Yds
477
161
Pass Yds
374
323
Rush Yds
103
11
Total Drives
10
70
Total Plays
67
6.9
Yards Per Play
7.1
10.1
Yards Per Pass
8.3
6
Yards Per Rush
4.7
33:07
Possession
26:53
20
Biggest Lead
7
27
1st Downs
24
7
Passing 1st Downs
15
17
Rushing 1st Downs
7
3
1st Downs from Penalties
2
2/9
3rd Down
8/14
3/3
4th Down
1/1
3
Punts
3
0
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
7
1.0
Sacks
1.0
2
Tackles For Loss
1
0
D/ST TD
0
