Week 0
Final
USM
WKU1Q 12:35
0 - 7
A. Grant 5-yard TD catch from B. Doughty.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
1Q 07:02
7 - 7
J. Richard 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 11:31
14 - 7
M. Thomas 5-yard TD catch from N. Mullens.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 09:56
21 - 7
K. Reed 40-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 6
2Q 02:59
21 - 14
B. Doughty 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 00:19
21 - 21
T. Taylor 2-yard TD catch from B. Doughty.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 12:13
28 - 21
I. Smith 37-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 6
3Q 06:27
28 - 24
G. Schwettman 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
3Q 01:28
28 - 31
T. Taylor 39-yard TD catch from B. Doughty.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 14:01
28 - 38
D. Ferby 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 05:05
28 - 45
D. Ferby 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
410
Doughty
WKU
Rush Yds
105
Smith
USM
Rec Yds
165
Taylor
WKU
Scrim TD
2
Ferby
WKU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2015 Conference USA
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Western Kentucky | 12 | 2 | .857 |
 Marshall | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Louisiana Tech | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Southern Miss | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 FIU | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 UTEP | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Rice | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 UTSA | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Florida Atlantic | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Charlotte | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 North Texas | 1 | 11 | .083 |
Game Summary
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers emerged victorious over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 45 to 28, on December 5, 2015.
Game Info
December 5, 2015
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, Kentucky
42°
4 mph E
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Mullens #9 | 15/30 | 181 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 4-23 | 91.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Doughty #12 | 34/52 | 410 | 7.9 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 146.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Smith #25 | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 1 | 37 |
J. Richard #30 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 1 | 20 |
N. Mullens #9 | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ferby #32 | 21 | 57 | 2.7 | 2 | 14 |
A. Wales #20 | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 21 |
B. Doughty #12 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
T. Taylor #2 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Thomas | 6/8 | 90 | 15.0 | 1 | 28 |
C. Martin #83 | 2/4 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 31 |
I. Smith #25 | 3/5 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Richard #30 | 3/3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 |
D.J. Thompson #5 | 1/7 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
D. Davis #3 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Taylor #2 | 8/10 | 165 | 20.6 | 2 | 54 |
A. Grant #3 | 6/11 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 22 |
J. Dangerfield #21 | 9/12 | 64 | 7.1 | 0 | 15 |
A. Wales #20 | 5/5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 24 |
N. Norris #15 | 5/8 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 19 |
T. Higbee #82 | 1/4 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Scott #22 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Richard #30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
W. Terry #5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Armstrong #3 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Anderson #18 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Antoine #12 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Nelson #13 | 6-6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bolton #95 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Wright #14 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Foster #15 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Riley #9 | 3-3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Smith #91 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Thigpen #32 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Yancey #22 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Mikell #19 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Parker #17 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Parks #8 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Reed #11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
I. Smith #25 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Collins #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Harris #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Osborne #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Parks #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ruff #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bradley #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Aaron #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Leston #31 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. McCollum | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Rocker #88 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Morris #55 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brown #17 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
O. Bryant #9 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Holt #10 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Charles Iworah #30 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Ward #30 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Brown #92 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Johnson #18 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Overstreet #42 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Reeves #11 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Terry #5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnson #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bertram #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Towner #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Brauchle #28 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Schwettman #56 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 9 | 37 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sarrazin #82 | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 45 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Collins #49 | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Harris #43 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Thomas | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Towner #8 | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Richard #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Fant #1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Mullens #9 | 15/30 | 181 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 4-23 | 91.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Smith #25 | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 1 | 37 |
J. Richard #30 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 1 | 20 |
N. Mullens #9 | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Thomas | 6/8 | 90 | 15.0 | 1 | 28 |
C. Martin #83 | 2/4 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 31 |
I. Smith #25 | 3/5 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Richard #30 | 3/3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 |
D.J. Thompson #5 | 1/7 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
D. Davis #3 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Richard #30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Armstrong #3 | 9-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Anderson #18 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Antoine #12 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Nelson #13 | 6-6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bolton #95 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Wright #14 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Foster #15 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Riley #9 | 3-3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Smith #91 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Thigpen #32 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Yancey #22 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Mikell #19 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Parker #17 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Parks #8 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Reed #11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
I. Smith #25 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Collins #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Harris #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Osborne #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Parks #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ruff #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bradley #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Aaron #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Brauchle #28 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sarrazin #82 | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 45 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Harris #43 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Thomas | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Richard #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Doughty #12 | 34/52 | 410 | 7.9 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 146.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ferby #32 | 21 | 57 | 2.7 | 2 | 14 |
A. Wales #20 | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 21 |
B. Doughty #12 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
T. Taylor #2 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Taylor #2 | 8/10 | 165 | 20.6 | 2 | 54 |
A. Grant #3 | 6/11 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 22 |
J. Dangerfield #21 | 9/12 | 64 | 7.1 | 0 | 15 |
A. Wales #20 | 5/5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 24 |
N. Norris #15 | 5/8 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 19 |
T. Higbee #82 | 1/4 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Scott #22 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
W. Terry #5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Leston #31 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. McCollum | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Rocker #88 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Morris #55 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brown #17 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
O. Bryant #9 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Holt #10 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Charles Iworah #30 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Ward #30 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Brown #92 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Johnson #18 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Overstreet #42 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Reeves #11 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Terry #5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnson #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bertram #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Towner #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Schwettman #56 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 9 | 37 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Collins #49 | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Towner #8 | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Fant #1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:00
0-0
5 plays,
28 yd,
01:31
0-7
5 plays,
1 yd,
01:54
0-7
3 plays,
-6 yd,
01:51
0-7
5 plays,
45 yd,
01:48
7-7
4 plays,
2 yd,
00:58
7-7
12 plays,
23 yd,
06:06
7-7
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:11
7-7
6 plays,
32 yd,
02:15
14-7
5 plays,
32 yd,
01:40
20-7
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
21-7
19 plays,
75 yd,
06:54
21-14
5 plays,
35 yd,
01:41
21-14
7 plays,
85 yd,
01:00
21-21
1 play,
0 yd,
00:11
21-21
3 plays,
2 yd,
00:58
21-21
5 plays,
76 yd,
01:58
28-21
8 plays,
40 yd,
03:22
28-21
3 plays,
4 yd,
00:54
28-21
8 plays,
39 yd,
01:27
28-24
6 plays,
67 yd,
02:46
28-24
5 plays,
67 yd,
02:16
28-31
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:26
28-31
3 plays,
58 yd,
00:56
28-38
4 plays,
22 yd,
01:33
28-38
11 plays,
82 yd,
07:23
28-45
4 plays,
4 yd,
01:25
28-45
5 plays,
13 yd,
03:36
28-45
317
Total Yds
521
158
Pass Yds
410
159
Rush Yds
111
14
Total Drives
14
66
Total Plays
88
4.8
Yards Per Play
5.9
4.6
Yards Per Pass
7.9
5
Yards Per Rush
3.1
24:57
Possession
35:03
14
Biggest Lead
17
14
1st Downs
24
8
Passing 1st Downs
16
6
Rushing 1st Downs
7
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
5/13
3rd Down
11/20
1/2
4th Down
1/3
4
Punts
3
4
Turnovers
1
3
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
2
0.0
Sacks
4.0
9
Tackles For Loss
5
1
D/ST TD
0
