Week 0
Final
LT
WKU1Q 05:05
0 - 8
M. White 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
1st & Goal
1Q 00:14
3 - 8
J. Barnes 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
2Q 12:00
3 - 15
Q. Baker 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 06:40
10 - 15
R. Bonnette 87-yard TD catch from J. Smith.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 7
2Q 00:26
13 - 15
J. Barnes 36-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 5
3Q 00:20
13 - 22
J. Moses 19-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 4
4Q 06:08
20 - 22
K. McKnight 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
4Q 00:05
23 - 22
J. Barnes 21-yard field goal.
FG Made
3rd & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
306
Smith
LT
Rush Yds
81
Craft
LT
Rec Yds
140
Bonnette
LT
Scrim TD
1
McKnight
LT
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2017 Conference USA
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Florida Atlantic | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 North Texas | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 UAB | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Southern Miss | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 FIU | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Marshall | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 UTSA | 6 | 5 | .545 |
 Louisiana Tech | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Western Kentucky | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Charlotte | 1 | 11 | .083 |
 Rice | 1 | 11 | .083 |
 UTEP | 0 | 12 | .000 |
Game Summary
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers fell to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 23 to 22, on September 16, 2017.
Game Info
September 16, 2017
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, Kentucky
86°
4 mph E
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #8 | 22/39 | 306 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 125.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. White #14 | 25/35 | 226 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 4-23 | 125.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Craft #3 | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 0 | 25 |
B. Scott #6 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
J. Smith #8 | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 6 |
K. McKnight #15 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Baker #3 | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 |
M. Trigg #5 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 |
J. Moses #3 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 |
J. Pearson #7 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
M. White #14 | 5 | -19 | -3.8 | 1 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bonnette #1 | 3/7 | 140 | 46.7 | 1 | 87 |
T. Veal #9 | 9/17 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 | 18 |
A. Hardy #6 | 2/2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 18 |
M. Watts #13 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Oliver #17 | 2/2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Craft #3 | 3/4 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 |
B. Scott #6 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
K. McKnight #15 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X. Lane #9 | 5/10 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
D. Yelder #19 | 6/6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
M. Deane #85 | 1/1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
L. Jackson #11 | 3/5 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 10 |
N. Fant #1 | 4/6 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
M. Trigg #5 | 3/4 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
K. Fourtenbary #42 | 2/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
C. Echols-Luper #15 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cooper #2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Durman #44 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ferguson #45 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bradford #94 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Iyiegbuniwe #4 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Malone #10 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wiggins #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Barnes #10 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 36 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Nuss #13 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Farlow #29 | 6 | 220 | 36.7 | 50 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Collins #49 | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 48 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jay Powell #0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Scott #6 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Echols-Luper #15 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Fant #1 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Towner #8 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Veal #9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #8 | 22/39 | 306 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 125.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Craft #3 | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 0 | 25 |
B. Scott #6 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
J. Smith #8 | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 6 |
K. McKnight #15 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bonnette #1 | 3/7 | 140 | 46.7 | 1 | 87 |
T. Veal #9 | 9/17 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 | 18 |
A. Hardy #6 | 2/2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 18 |
M. Watts #13 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Oliver #17 | 2/2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Craft #3 | 3/4 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 |
B. Scott #6 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
K. McKnight #15 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cooper #2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Durman #44 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ferguson #45 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bradford #94 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Barnes #10 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 36 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Farlow #29 | 6 | 220 | 36.7 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jay Powell #0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Scott #6 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Veal #9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. White #14 | 25/35 | 226 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 4-23 | 125.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Baker #3 | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 |
M. Trigg #5 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 |
J. Moses #3 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 |
J. Pearson #7 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
M. White #14 | 5 | -19 | -3.8 | 1 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X. Lane #9 | 5/10 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
D. Yelder #19 | 6/6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
M. Deane #85 | 1/1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
L. Jackson #11 | 3/5 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 10 |
N. Fant #1 | 4/6 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
M. Trigg #5 | 3/4 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
K. Fourtenbary #42 | 2/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
C. Echols-Luper #15 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Iyiegbuniwe #4 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Malone #10 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wiggins #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Nuss #13 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Collins #49 | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 48 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Echols-Luper #15 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Fant #1 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Towner #8 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
9 plays,
33 yd,
04:10
0-0
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:18
0-0
11 plays,
80 yd,
04:35
0-8
11 plays,
46 yd,
04:49
3-8
10 plays,
73 yd,
03:39
3-15
5 plays,
3 yd,
02:22
3-15
5 plays,
19 yd,
01:58
3-15
2 plays,
90 yd,
00:41
10-15
6 plays,
24 yd,
02:21
10-15
12 plays,
67 yd,
03:46
13-15
1 play,
9 yd,
00:21
13-15
6 plays,
12 yd,
02:22
13-15
12 plays,
46 yd,
05:06
13-15
7 plays,
32 yd,
03:37
13-15
8 plays,
68 yd,
03:42
13-22
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:28
13-22
3 plays,
-13 yd,
00:55
13-22
3 plays,
-1 yd,
00:48
13-22
6 plays,
4 yd,
03:48
13-22
8 plays,
83 yd,
02:06
20-22
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:48
20-22
4 plays,
23 yd,
00:49
20-22
3 plays,
-7 yd,
01:36
20-22
8 plays,
49 yd,
01:53
23-22
0 play,
0 yd,
00:02
23-22
420
Total Yds
344
298
Pass Yds
203
122
Rush Yds
141
13
Total Drives
12
70
Total Plays
80
6
Yards Per Play
4.3
7.5
Yards Per Pass
5.2
4.1
Yards Per Rush
3.4
25:59
Possession
34:01
1
Biggest Lead
12
20
1st Downs
23
14
Passing 1st Downs
13
4
Rushing 1st Downs
9
2
1st Downs from Penalties
1
7/15
3rd Down
6/14
0/0
4th Down
0/1
6
Punts
6
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
3
Penalties
3
4.0
Sacks
1.0
4
Tackles For Loss
0
0
D/ST TD
0
