Week 5
Final
MTSU
WKU1Q 07:41
0 - 7
D. Ervin-Poindexter 18-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 10
1Q 03:26
0 - 10
L. Carneiro 45-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 10
2Q 10:03
3 - 10
Z. Rankin 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 05:20
3 - 17
E. Messer 8-yard TD catch from A. Reed.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 00:12
3 - 23
A. Reed 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
1st & Goal
3Q 09:09
10 - 23
F. Peasant 16-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3
4Q 05:56
10 - 31
E. Young 14-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
3rd & 2
Top Performers
Pass Yds
297
Reed
WKU
Rush Yds
83
Sanders
WKU
Rec Yds
81
Corley
WKU
Scrim TD
1
Peasant
MTSU
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 dominated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, 31 to 10, on September 28, 2023.
Game Info
September 28, 2023
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, Kentucky
75°
6 mph WSW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Vattiato #11 | 27/45 | 252 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 98.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #16 | 30/52 | 297 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 114.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Peasant #3 | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 1 | 16 |
J. Credle #22 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 23 |
N. Vattiato #11 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L.T. Sanders #7 | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 56 |
E. Young #3 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 |
A. Reed #16 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 |
M. Stepp #30 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Olson #4 | 6/8 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 28 |
H. Willis #83 | 6/7 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 25 |
E. Metcalf #9 | 5/10 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 40 |
J. Credle #22 | 5/7 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 8 |
DJ England-Chisolm #22 | 3/4 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 |
F. Peasant #3 | 1/3 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
K. Norris #17 | 1/2 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Sherman #13 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Coleman #88 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Corley #23 | 8/13 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | 31 |
E. Messer #8 | 4/5 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 15 |
J. Holiday #6 | 3/6 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
M. Barry #18 | 3/5 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 |
C. Burt Jr. #11 | 3/6 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 |
M. Stepp #30 | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 1/1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
R. Helms #87 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
D. Smith #17 | 3/6 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1/4 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
E. Young #3 | 1/2 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
K. Norris #17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
B. Washington #25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fluellen #17 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Francis #10 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Butler #38 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stanley #05 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brumfield #3 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ross #19 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thomas #9 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Raby #29 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cook #57 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Curtis #8 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hughes #9 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McDonald #2 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #22 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Branch #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Wood #15 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hartley #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Stewart #49 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ferrell #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Williams #16 | 12-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Evans #46 | 9-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Washington #25 | 7-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wheeler #0 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Simpkins #16 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Guidry #5 | 4-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Loving #94 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Stout #21 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Key #5 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Allen #18 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Marshall #19 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Weber #8 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #14 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brackenridge #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. McCray #8 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lynch #51 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cooper #04 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Thompson #13 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Naughton #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Barry #18 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Davis Jr. #25 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Rankin #7 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 23 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carneiro #17 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5 | 45 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Turk #99 | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 53 |
M. Tillman #41 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 35 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ellard #47 | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 46 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ England-Chisolm #22 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Stewart #19 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Messer #8 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Dobson #19 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Vattiato #11 | 27/45 | 252 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 98.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Peasant #3 | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 1 | 16 |
J. Credle #22 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 23 |
N. Vattiato #11 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Olson #4 | 6/8 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 28 |
H. Willis #83 | 6/7 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 25 |
E. Metcalf #9 | 5/10 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 40 |
J. Credle #22 | 5/7 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 8 |
DJ England-Chisolm #22 | 3/4 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 |
F. Peasant #3 | 1/3 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
K. Norris #17 | 1/2 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Sherman #13 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Coleman #88 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
K. Norris #17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fluellen #17 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Francis #10 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Butler #38 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stanley #05 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brumfield #3 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ross #19 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thomas #9 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Raby #29 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cook #57 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Curtis #8 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hughes #9 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McDonald #2 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #22 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Branch #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Wood #15 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hartley #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Stewart #49 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ferrell #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Rankin #7 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 23 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Turk #99 | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 53 |
M. Tillman #41 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 35 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ England-Chisolm #22 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Stewart #19 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Dobson #19 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #16 | 30/52 | 297 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 114.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L.T. Sanders #7 | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 56 |
E. Young #3 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 |
A. Reed #16 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 |
M. Stepp #30 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Corley #23 | 8/13 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | 31 |
E. Messer #8 | 4/5 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 15 |
J. Holiday #6 | 3/6 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
M. Barry #18 | 3/5 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 |
C. Burt Jr. #11 | 3/6 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 |
M. Stepp #30 | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 1/1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
R. Helms #87 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
D. Smith #17 | 3/6 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 1/4 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
E. Young #3 | 1/2 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
B. Washington #25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Williams #16 | 12-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Evans #46 | 9-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Washington #25 | 7-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wheeler #0 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Simpkins #16 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Guidry #5 | 4-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Loving #94 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Stout #21 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Key #5 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Allen #18 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Marshall #19 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Weber #8 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #14 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brackenridge #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. McCray #8 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lynch #51 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ervin-Poindexter #02 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cooper #04 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Thompson #13 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Naughton #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Barry #18 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Davis Jr. #25 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carneiro #17 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5 | 45 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ellard #47 | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 46 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Messer #8 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K.D. Hutchinson #15 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
Punt
7 plays,
29 yd,
02:390-0
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:300-0
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:410-0
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:060-0
Touchdown
4 plays,
49 yd,
00:300-7
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:230-7
Field Goal
10 plays,
52 yd,
02:480-10
Punt
5 plays,
20 yd,
03:010-10
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:470-10
Field Goal
8 plays,
50 yd,
03:373-10
Touchdown
13 plays,
75 yd,
04:413-17
Punt
6 plays,
14 yd,
02:033-17
Punt
8 plays,
20 yd,
02:253-17
Fumble
2 plays,
8 yd,
00:173-17
Touchdown
3 plays,
30 yd,
00:233-23
End of Half
1 play,
23 yd,
00:093-23
Touchdown
15 plays,
70 yd,
05:5710-23
Punt
8 plays,
37 yd,
03:5910-23
Downs
13 plays,
79 yd,
04:0610-23
Punt
4 plays,
24 yd,
01:1210-23
Interception
3 plays,
19 yd,
01:0210-23
Interception
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:1910-23
Downs
5 plays,
22 yd,
01:1210-23
Touchdown
11 plays,
57 yd,
05:2110-31
Interception
7 plays,
59 yd,
02:4410-31
End of Game
4 plays,
62 yd,
03:0810-31
369
Total Yds
444
248
Pass Yds
297
121
Rush Yds
147
13
Total Drives
13
74
Total Plays
80
5
Yards Per Play
5.6
5.4
Yards Per Pass
5.7
4.3
Yards Per Rush
5.3
28:07
Possession
31:53
0
Biggest Lead
21
20
1st Downs
22
11
Passing 1st Downs
16
6
Rushing 1st Downs
6
3
1st Downs from Penalties
0
5/16
3rd Down
10/19
2/4
4th Down
1/1
5
Punts
6
3
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
8
0.0
Sacks
1.0
2
Tackles For Loss
3
0
D/ST TD
0
