Week 10
Final
WKU1Q 11:58
0 - 7
T. Borland 5-yard TD catch from C. Veltkamp.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3
1Q 05:34
7 - 7
M. Benefield 37-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3
1Q 03:24
7 - 14
E. Messer 64-yard TD catch from C. Veltkamp.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
1Q 00:10
7 - 21
G. Hart III 30-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 03:50
7 - 24
L. Carneiro 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
4Q 12:36
7 - 31
N. Meyers 17-yard TD catch from C. Veltkamp.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 05:26
14 - 31
D. Bryson 20-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
Top Performers
Pass Yds
276
Veltkamp
WKU
Rush Yds
114
Young
WKU
Rec Yds
68
Messer
WKU
Scrim TD
1
Bryson
KENN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2024 Conference USA
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
 Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |
Sam Houston | 8 | 2 | .800 |
 Liberty | 7 | 2 | .778 |
 Louisiana Tech | 4 | 6 | .400 |
 FIU | 3 | 7 | .300 |
 Middle Tennessee | 3 | 7 | .300 |
 UTEP | 2 | 8 | .200 |
 New Mexico State | 2 | 8 | .200 |
Kennesaw State | 1 | 9 | .100 |
Game Summary
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers emerged victorious over the Kennesaw State Owls, 31 to 14, on October 30.
Game Info
October 30, 2024
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, Kentucky
68°
16 mph SSE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bryson #9 | 13/26 | 96 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 3-22 | 73.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Veltkamp #10 | 17/22 | 276 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 227.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Benefield #0 | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 1 | 37 |
Q. Ashley #30 | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
D. Bryson #9 | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 1 | 20 |
P. Daniels #2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Young #3 | 15 | 114 | 7.6 | 0 | 20 |
G. Hart III #9 | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | 30 |
C. Veltkamp #10 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 13 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kent #86 | 3/3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 17 |
G. Benyard #1 | 2/4 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
C. Moss #6 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Robinson #88 | 1/6 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Benefield #0 | 1/3 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
B. Bohannon #5 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
P. Daniels #2 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Q. Ashley #30 | 2/4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 |
T. Wallace #8 | 1/2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Messer #8 | 2/4 | 68 | 34.0 | 1 | 64 |
K. Johnson #0 | 4/5 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 44 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 2/2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Mathison #4 | 1/2 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
D. Smith #17 | 3/4 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 |
E. Young #3 | 2/2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
N. Meyers #81 | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
C. Flowers #80 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
T. Borland #86 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Bryson #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Veltkamp #10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hallum #20 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Johnson #48 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Washington Jr. #21 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Paul #23 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Silas #49 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Porter #11 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Billingsley #25 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Benyard #7 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Hamilton #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Nwoha #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Miles #94 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Watkins #97 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Johnson #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Barnum #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kimble #38 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bohannon #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Scott #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Redding #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Walker #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Matthews #12 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Mathews #14 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Thomas #3 | 6-6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wheeler #0 | 5-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Swanson #23 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Thompson #13 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McCray #8 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Guidry #5 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #35 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Johnson Jr. #4 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Robinson #11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Edwards #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Owens #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #18 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Stout #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Herard #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ford #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Patterson #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #7 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Howard #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lynch #51 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Welch #99 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carneiro #17 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 32 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ulrich #83 | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 50 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Maynard #18 | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 42 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Benyard #1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Wallace #8 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Ashley #30 | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Messer #8 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bryson #9 | 13/26 | 96 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 3-22 | 73.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Benefield #0 | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 1 | 37 |
Q. Ashley #30 | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
D. Bryson #9 | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 1 | 20 |
P. Daniels #2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kent #86 | 3/3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 17 |
G. Benyard #1 | 2/4 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
C. Moss #6 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Robinson #88 | 1/6 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Benefield #0 | 1/3 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
B. Bohannon #5 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
P. Daniels #2 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Q. Ashley #30 | 2/4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 |
T. Wallace #8 | 1/2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Bryson #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hallum #20 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Johnson #48 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Washington Jr. #21 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Paul #23 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Silas #49 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Porter #11 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Billingsley #25 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Benyard #7 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Hamilton #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Nwoha #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Miles #94 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Watkins #97 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Johnson #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Barnum #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kimble #38 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bohannon #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Scott #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Redding #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Walker #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Welch #99 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ulrich #83 | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Benyard #1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Wallace #8 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Ashley #30 | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Veltkamp #10 | 17/22 | 276 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 227.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Young #3 | 15 | 114 | 7.6 | 0 | 20 |
G. Hart III #9 | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | 30 |
C. Veltkamp #10 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 13 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Messer #8 | 2/4 | 68 | 34.0 | 1 | 64 |
K. Johnson #0 | 4/5 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 44 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 2/2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Mathison #4 | 1/2 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
D. Smith #17 | 3/4 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 |
E. Young #3 | 2/2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
N. Meyers #81 | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
C. Flowers #80 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
T. Borland #86 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Veltkamp #10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Matthews #12 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Mathews #14 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Thomas #3 | 6-6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wheeler #0 | 5-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Swanson #23 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Thompson #13 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McCray #8 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Guidry #5 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #35 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Johnson Jr. #4 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Robinson #11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Edwards #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Owens #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #18 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Stout #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Herard #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ford #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Patterson #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #7 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Howard #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lynch #51 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carneiro #17 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 32 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Maynard #18 | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 42 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Messer #8 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
Touchdown
8 plays,
79 yd,
03:060-7
Punt
6 plays,
29 yd,
03:130-7
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:550-7
Touchdown
3 plays,
44 yd,
01:187-7
Touchdown
5 plays,
75 yd,
02:127-14
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:047-14
Touchdown
5 plays,
78 yd,
02:127-21
Punt
9 plays,
30 yd,
05:297-21
Field Goal
11 plays,
78 yd,
05:457-24
Punt
4 plays,
17 yd,
01:527-24
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
00:587-24
Punt
4 plays,
14 yd,
00:367-24
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:207-24
Punt
7 plays,
29 yd,
03:547-24
Downs
13 plays,
68 yd,
05:427-24
Punt
9 plays,
22 yd,
05:377-24
Touchdown
5 plays,
81 yd,
02:217-31
Touchdown
14 plays,
82 yd,
07:0714-31
Interception
5 plays,
3 yd,
01:2214-31
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:3714-31
Punt
3 plays,
-3 yd,
01:2214-31
End of Game
2 plays,
-4 yd,
00:5814-31
250
Total Yds
454
74
Pass Yds
268
176
Rush Yds
186
11
Total Drives
11
70
Total Plays
60
3.6
Yards Per Play
7.6
2.6
Yards Per Pass
11.2
4.3
Yards Per Rush
5.2
32:54
Possession
27:06
0
Biggest Lead
24
18
1st Downs
24
4
Passing 1st Downs
10
14
Rushing 1st Downs
13
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
5/15
3rd Down
3/9
1/1
4th Down
1/2
8
Punts
3
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
0
2.0
Sacks
3.0
5
Tackles For Loss
6
0
D/ST TD
0