College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 52,
Houston Christian 22
When:
7:00 PM
ET
,
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Where: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Attendance: 20712
Where: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Attendance: 20712
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Houston Christian | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Western Kentucky | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 11:54 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 7
- Houston Christian 0 River Helms 4 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 8:12 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 14
- Houston Christian 0 Blue Smith 20 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 4:13 | ||
| Western Kentucky | FG | Western Kentucky 17
- Houston Christian 0 Lucas Carneiro 27 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 1:43 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 24
- Houston Christian 0 Upton Stout 53 yd. interception return (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 7:59 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 31
- Houston Christian 0 Easton Messer 21 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 2:36 | ||
| Houston Christian | TD | Western Kentucky 31
- Houston Christian 7 Karl Reynolds 14 yd. pass from Colby Suits (Dillon Fedor kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:19 | ||
| Houston Christian | TD | Western Kentucky 31
- Houston Christian 14 Karl Reynolds 22 yd. pass from Colby Suits (Dillon Fedor kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:43 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 38
- Houston Christian 14 Austin Reed 3 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:28 | ||
| Houston Christian | TD | Western Kentucky 38
- Houston Christian 22 Champ Dozier 9 yd. run (Ismael Fuller pass from Colby Suits) |
| 4th Quarter - 9:31 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 45
- Houston Christian 22 Jimmy Holiday 38 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:42 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 52
- Houston Christian 22 Denzil Alleyne 8 yd. pass from Turner Helton (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Houston Christian | Western Kentucky | |
| W‑L | 1 - 1 - 0 | 2 - 0 - 0 |
| Conference | 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Houston Christian | Western Kentucky | |
| Score | 22 | 52 |
| 1st Downs | 24 | 27 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 7-for-11 64% |
5-for-10 50% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 0-for-1 0% |
1-for-1 100% |
| Total Yards | 368 | 433 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 35-155 | 25-115 |
| Average/Rush | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 18-28 | 32-38 |
| Passing Yards | 213 | 318 |
| Average/Pass Play | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-92 | 4-50 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-2 | 1-0 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 29:47 | 30:13 |
PLAYER STATS
Houston Christian
(1 - 1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Suits | 18/27 | 213 | 2 | 1 |
Western Kentucky
(2 - 0)
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| C. Dozier | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 1 |
| J. Valenzuela | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 |
| C. Suits | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 |
| K. Reynolds | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| K. Reynolds | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 2 |
| A. Sotelo | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 |
| D. Sherfield | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 |
| A. Edney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| A. Green | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| C. Dozier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| E. Messer | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 1 |
| J. Holiday | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 |
| B. Smith | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 |
| M. Barry | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Z. Capers | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| R. Helms | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 |
| D. Smith | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| D. Alleyne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 |
| K. Hutchinson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| U. Stout | 1 | 53 | 1 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Simpkins | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Simpkins | 5 | 1 |
| A. Key | 3 | 1 |
| H. Wheeler | 2 | 0 |
| V. Marshall | 2 | 0 |
| A. Johnson Jr. | 2 | 0 |
| A. Brackenridge | 2 | 1 |
| U. Stout | 2 | 1 |
| J. Evans | 2 | 2 |
| R. Hodge | 2 | 2 |
| T. Allen | 2 | 3 |
| S. Benjamin | 1 | 0 |
| T. Springer | 1 | 0 |
| N. Ward | 1 | 0 |
| D. Lynch | 1 | 0 |
| R. Weber | 1 | 0 |
| R. Williams | 1 | 0 |
| K. Guidry | 1 | 1 |
| A. Ford | 0 | 1 |
| N. Cooper | 0 | 1 |
| M. Moss | 0 | 1 |
| D. McCray | 0 | 1 |
| K. Davis | 0 | 1 |
| D. Williams | 0 | 1 |
| D. Walker IV | 0 | 1 |
| J. Loving | 0 | 1 |
| K. Law | 0 | 2 |
| D. Baker | 0 | 2 |
| B. Washington | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Simpkins | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| D. Baker | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| D. McCray | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| K. Guidry | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| T. Allen | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| E. Young | 1 |