Week 12
Final
SHSU
WKU1Q 09:41
0 - 7
D. Smith 45-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 14:50
6 - 7
N. Smith 42-yard TD catch from K. Shoemaker.
Touchdown
Missed XP
2nd & 5
2Q 09:25
13 - 7
A. Murdaugh 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & Goal
2Q 06:12
13 - 14
M. Stepp 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 00:54
13 - 21
C. Burt Jr. 26-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 00:05
16 - 21
C. Sessums 53-yard field goal.
FG Made
1st & 10
3Q 12:17
23 - 21
J. Gentry 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 12:05
23 - 28
M. Corley 75-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 7
Top Performers
Pass Yds
392
Reed
WKU
Rush Yds
55
Young
WKU
Rec Yds
171
Corley
WKU
Scrim TD
1
Gentry
SHSU
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 emerged victorious over the Sam Houston Bearkats, 28 to 23, on November 18, 2023.
Game Info
November 18, 2023
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, Kentucky
59°
6 mph NNW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Shoemaker #05 | 25/45 | 271 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 2-16 | 104.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #16 | 28/41 | 392 | 9.6 | 3 | 4 | 1-6 | 153.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gentry #1 | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 1 | 8 |
K. Shoemaker #05 | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 14 |
N. Smith #6 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
A. Murdaugh #26 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 |
I. Nixon #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Young #3 | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
M. Stepp #30 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
A. Reed #16 | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Smith #6 | 10/15 | 115 | 11.5 | 1 | 42 |
J. Gentry #1 | 4/5 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 32 |
J. Sherrard #37 | 2/4 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 |
S. Evans #3 | 2/2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
M. Phillips #11 | 2/6 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
T. Jewett #86 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
A. Woodard #9 | 1/6 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Beall #73 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
A. Murdaugh #26 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Adkins #12 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Adkism #17 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Corley #23 | 10/11 | 171 | 17.1 | 1 | 75 |
D. Smith #17 | 7/9 | 125 | 17.9 | 1 | 45 |
C. Burt Jr. #11 | 6/11 | 54 | 9.0 | 1 | 26 |
E. Young #3 | 1/2 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
E. Messer #8 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
T. Borland #86 | 1/3 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1/2 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Murdaugh #26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
E. Allen #7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Johnson Jr. #4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Williams #01 | 14-10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Gaither #14 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hobbs #24 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fisher #5 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hayes #44 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #10 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Murray #0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Mason #95 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Downes #04 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Weaver #3 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Perry #33 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Crosby #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Allen #7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Scott #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Pavon #49 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Adkins #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Fields #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Aribisala #96 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Wallace #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Benjamin #9 | 7-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Weber #8 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Stout #21 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Guidry #5 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Davis #99 | 6-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McCray #8 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Simpkins #16 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Baker #1 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Loving #94 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Allen #18 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Patterson #92 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wheeler #0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Johnson Jr. #4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Munson #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #16 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Key #5 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Young #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cooper #04 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Thompson #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brackenridge #31 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ford #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Messer #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Allen Jr. #38 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sessums #47 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5 | 53 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carneiro #17 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cardell #43 | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 62 |
K. Shoemaker #05 | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Munson #46 | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Phillips #11 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Messer #8 | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Allen #7 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Shoemaker #05 | 25/45 | 271 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 2-16 | 104.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gentry #1 | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 1 | 8 |
K. Shoemaker #05 | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 14 |
N. Smith #6 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
A. Murdaugh #26 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 |
I. Nixon #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Smith #6 | 10/15 | 115 | 11.5 | 1 | 42 |
J. Gentry #1 | 4/5 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 32 |
J. Sherrard #37 | 2/4 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 |
S. Evans #3 | 2/2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
M. Phillips #11 | 2/6 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
T. Jewett #86 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
A. Woodard #9 | 1/6 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Beall #73 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
A. Murdaugh #26 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Adkins #12 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Adkism #17 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Murdaugh #26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
E. Allen #7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Williams #01 | 14-10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Gaither #14 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hobbs #24 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fisher #5 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hayes #44 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #10 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Murray #0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Mason #95 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Downes #04 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Weaver #3 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Perry #33 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Crosby #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Allen #7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Scott #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Pavon #49 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Adkins #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Fields #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Aribisala #96 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Wallace #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sessums #47 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5 | 53 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cardell #43 | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 62 |
K. Shoemaker #05 | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Phillips #11 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Allen #7 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #16 | 28/41 | 392 | 9.6 | 3 | 4 | 1-6 | 153.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Young #3 | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
M. Stepp #30 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
A. Reed #16 | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Corley #23 | 10/11 | 171 | 17.1 | 1 | 75 |
D. Smith #17 | 7/9 | 125 | 17.9 | 1 | 45 |
C. Burt Jr. #11 | 6/11 | 54 | 9.0 | 1 | 26 |
E. Young #3 | 1/2 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
E. Messer #8 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
T. Borland #86 | 1/3 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1/2 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Johnson Jr. #4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Benjamin #9 | 7-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Weber #8 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Stout #21 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Guidry #5 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Davis #99 | 6-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McCray #8 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Simpkins #16 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Baker #1 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Loving #94 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Allen #18 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Patterson #92 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wheeler #0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Johnson Jr. #4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Munson #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #16 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Key #5 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Young #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cooper #04 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Thompson #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brackenridge #31 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ford #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Messer #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Allen Jr. #38 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carneiro #17 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Munson #46 | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Messer #8 | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 |
Interception
4 plays,
45 yd,
01:480-0
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:310-0
Touchdown
4 plays,
57 yd,
02:090-7
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
00:450-7
Punt
9 plays,
38 yd,
04:500-7
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:310-7
Interception
3 plays,
-2 yd,
00:530-7
Touchdown
7 plays,
95 yd,
02:026-7
Fumble
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:106-7
Touchdown
10 plays,
38 yd,
04:0013-7
Touchdown
6 plays,
59 yd,
03:1513-14
Punt
7 plays,
19 yd,
03:5913-14
Touchdown
7 plays,
75 yd,
01:1813-21
Field Goal
6 plays,
35 yd,
00:4916-21
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:3416-21
Interception
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:0916-21
Touchdown
1 play,
7 yd,
00:1223-21
Punt
6 plays,
29 yd,
02:3023-21
Punt
6 plays,
29 yd,
02:5723-21
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:1023-21
Punt
6 plays,
22 yd,
02:1123-21
Downs
8 plays,
39 yd,
03:0523-21
Punt
3 plays,
17 yd,
01:2123-21
Touchdown
7 plays,
99 yd,
02:5823-28
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:1123-28
Downs
4 plays,
5 yd,
02:0823-28
Fumble
10 plays,
55 yd,
04:4223-28
Punt
6 plays,
9 yd,
02:1623-28
Interception
8 plays,
25 yd,
01:5823-28
End of Game
1 play,
-2 yd,
00:3823-28
341
Total Yds
459
255
Pass Yds
386
86
Rush Yds
73
15
Total Drives
15
78
Total Plays
73
4.4
Yards Per Play
6.3
5.4
Yards Per Pass
9.2
2.8
Yards Per Rush
2.4
29:43
Possession
30:17
6
Biggest Lead
8
18
1st Downs
21
13
Passing 1st Downs
13
3
Rushing 1st Downs
7
2
1st Downs from Penalties
1
4/16
3rd Down
9/17
3/4
4th Down
0/2
8
Punts
3
3
Turnovers
5
2
Interceptions Thrown
4
1
Fumbles Lost
1
5
Penalties
5
1.0
Sacks
2.0
4
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
0
