College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Western Kentucky 44,
South Alabama 23
When:
9:00 PM
ET
,
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Where: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 13456
Where: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 13456
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Western Kentucky | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 44 |
| South Alabama | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 13:11 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | South Alabama 0
- Western Kentucky 7 Dalvin Smith 44 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Cory Munson kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 8:46 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | South Alabama 0
- Western Kentucky 14 Joey Beljan 27 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Cory Munson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:44 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | South Alabama 0
- Western Kentucky 21 Jaylen Hall 25 yd. pass from Dalvin Smith (Cory Munson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:23 | ||
| Western Kentucky | FG | South Alabama 0
- Western Kentucky 24 Cory Munson 23 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:38 | ||
| South Alabama | FG | South Alabama 3
- Western Kentucky 24 Diego Guajardo 30 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | South Alabama 3
- Western Kentucky 31 Malachi Corley 1 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Cory Munson kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 12:57 | ||
| South Alabama | TD | South Alabama 10
- Western Kentucky 31 DJ Thomas-Jones 10 yd. pass from Carter Bradley (Diego Guajardo kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:19 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | South Alabama 10
- Western Kentucky 38 Malachi Corley 39 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Cory Munson kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:05 | ||
| Western Kentucky | FG | South Alabama 10
- Western Kentucky 41 Cory Munson 31 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:12 | ||
| South Alabama | TD | South Alabama 17
- Western Kentucky 41 La'Damian Webb 5 yd. pass from Carter Bradley (Diego Guajardo kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 9:24 | ||
| Western Kentucky | FG | South Alabama 17
- Western Kentucky 44 Cory Munson 31 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 6:01 | ||
| South Alabama | TD | South Alabama 23
- Western Kentucky 44 Devin Voisin 12 yd. pass from Carter Bradley (kick failed) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Western Kentucky | South Alabama | |
| W‑L | 9 - 5 - 0 | 10 - 3 - 0 |
| Conference | 6 - 2 - 0 | 7 - 1 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Western Kentucky | South Alabama | |
| Score | 44 | 23 |
| 1st Downs | 30 | 28 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 6-for-13 46% |
7-for-16 44% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 0-for-0 0% |
0-for-3 0% |
| Total Yards | 677 | 421 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 26-155 | 25-44 |
| Average/Rush | 6.0 | 1.8 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 37-56 | 37-55 |
| Passing Yards | 522 | 377 |
| Average/Pass Play | 9.3 | 6.4 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-70 | 3-27 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 28:44 | 31:16 |
PLAYER STATS
Western Kentucky
(9 - 5)
South Alabama
(10 - 3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Bradley | 36/53 | 360 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Trotter | 1/2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| M. Stepp | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 0 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 |
| M. Mathison | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 |
| A. Reed | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 |
| M. Corley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| L. Sanders | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| L. Webb | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 |
| B. McReynolds | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 |
| O. Wells | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| C. Bradley | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 0 |
| D. Trotter | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| D. Smith | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 1 |
| J. Hall | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 1 |
| M. Corley | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 2 |
| J. Beljan | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 |
| M. Mathison | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 |
| J. Simon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| D. Voisin | 11 | 153 | 13.9 | 1 |
| C. Lacy | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 |
| D. Thomas-Jones | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 1 |
| B. McReynolds | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 |
| L. Webb | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 1 |
| J. Pritchett | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| J. Wayne | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| O. Wells | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| L. Sefcik | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Goodrum | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| J. Evans | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| M. Allen | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| T. Shaw | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Smith | 7 | 2 |
| T. Shaw | 4 | 1 |
| W. Ignont | 4 | 3 |
| L. Hernandez | 3 | 0 |
| K. Simpkins | 3 | 1 |
| D. Williams | 3 | 2 |
| J. Evans | 3 | 3 |
| U. Stout | 3 | 5 |
| D. Shipp | 2 | 0 |
| A. Brathwaite Jr. | 2 | 0 |
| D. Thomas | 2 | 0 |
| T. Allen | 2 | 1 |
| A. Brackenridge | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 1 | 0 |
| K. Oliver | 1 | 0 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 0 |
| M. Allen | 1 | 1 |
| T. Thompson | 1 | 1 |
| R. Weber | 1 | 1 |
| D. Goodrum | 1 | 2 |
| C. Jones | 0 | 1 |
| B. Martin | 0 | 1 |
| H. Wheeler | 0 | 1 |
| J. Hunter | 0 | 4 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| C. Thompson | 6 | 1 |
| J. Jordan | 5 | 0 |
| Y. Banks | 4 | 1 |
| D. Luter Jr. | 4 | 1 |
| E. Smith IV | 3 | 1 |
| T. Kiser | 3 | 2 |
| R. Fletcher | 2 | 0 |
| J. Richardson | 2 | 0 |
| K. Brown | 2 | 0 |
| C. Rias | 2 | 1 |
| J. Voisin | 2 | 2 |
| J. Sheriff | 2 | 2 |
| J. Miller | 2 | 3 |
| J. Hickbottom | 1 | 0 |
| A. DeShazor | 1 | 0 |
| G. Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| D. Hughes | 1 | 0 |
| M. Robinson | 1 | 0 |
| J. Robinson | 1 | 0 |
| Z. Chapman | 1 | 0 |
| W. Thomas | 1 | 2 |
| C. Wallace Jr. | 0 | 1 |
| K. Jacobs | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Evans | 2.5 | 12.0 |
| D. Goodrum | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| M. Allen | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| T. Shaw | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| U. Stout | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |