College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 35,
Louisiana Tech 28
When:
8:00 PM
ET
,
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Where: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana
Attendance: 13014
Where: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana
Attendance: 13014
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Western Kentucky | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 12:35 | ||
| Louisiana Tech | TD | Louisiana Tech 7
- Western Kentucky 0 Tyre Shelton 25 yd. run (Jacob Barnes kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 12:03 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Louisiana Tech 7
- Western Kentucky 7 Malachi Corley 70 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 5:17 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Louisiana Tech 7
- Western Kentucky 14 Markese Stepp 56 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 2:23 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Louisiana Tech 7
- Western Kentucky 21 Davion Ervin-Poindexter 1 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:47 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Louisiana Tech 7
- Western Kentucky 28 Malachi Corley 48 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:20 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Louisiana Tech 7
- Western Kentucky 35 Malachi Corley 29 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 8:41 | ||
| Louisiana Tech | TD | Louisiana Tech 14
- Western Kentucky 35 Kyle Maxwell 19 yd. pass from Jack Turner (Jacob Barnes kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:13 | ||
| Louisiana Tech | TD | Louisiana Tech 21
- Western Kentucky 35 Jack Turner 1 yd. run (Jacob Barnes kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 3:09 | ||
| Louisiana Tech | TD | Louisiana Tech 28
- Western Kentucky 35 Tyre Shelton 1 yd. run (Jacob Barnes kick) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Western Kentucky | Louisiana Tech | |
| W‑L | 4 - 2 - 0 | 3 - 4 - 0 |
| Conference | 2 - 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Western Kentucky | Louisiana Tech | |
| Score | 35 | 28 |
| 1st Downs | 14 | 19 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 3-for-14 21% |
4-for-17 24% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 1-for-2 50% |
4-for-6 67% |
| Total Yards | 426 | 397 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 28-129 | 38-138 |
| Average/Rush | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 19-34 | 21-41 |
| Passing Yards | 297 | 259 |
| Average/Pass Play | 8.7 | 6.0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-43 | 7-55 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 26:03 | 33:57 |
PLAYER STATS
Western Kentucky
(4 - 2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| A. Reed | 19/34 | 297 | 3 | 1 |
Louisiana Tech
(3 - 4)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Turner | 21/41 | 259 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| M. Stepp | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 1 |
| E. Young | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 |
| L. Sanders | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| A. Reed | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| M. Corley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| T. Shelton | 21 | 118 | 5.6 | 2 |
| C. Thornton | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
| J. Turner | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 1 |
| C. Allen | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| M. Corley | 8 | 207 | 25.9 | 3 |
| J. Holiday | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| E. Messer | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| D. Smith | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| R. Helms | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| K. Hutchinson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| E. Young | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| L. Sanders | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| S. Harris | 11 | 117 | 10.6 | 0 |
| T. Edwards | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 |
| R. Rivera | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 |
| K. Maxwell | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 |
| C. Allen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
| T. Shelton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| V. Marshall | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| A. Johnson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| C. Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Simpkins | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| K. Guidry | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Guidry | 5 | 1 |
| T. Allen | 5 | 4 |
| A. Johnson Jr. | 3 | 4 |
| B. Washington | 2 | 1 |
| J. Loving | 2 | 1 |
| N. Cooper | 2 | 2 |
| D. Williams | 2 | 3 |
| T. Thompson | 1 | 0 |
| M. Corley | 1 | 0 |
| T. Naughton | 1 | 0 |
| T. Springer | 1 | 0 |
| J. Holiday | 1 | 0 |
| D. Baker | 1 | 0 |
| A. Brackenridge | 1 | 0 |
| J. Evans | 1 | 1 |
| D. McCray | 1 | 1 |
| K. Simpkins | 1 | 1 |
| H. Wheeler | 1 | 2 |
| K. Hayward | 0 | 1 |
| M. Patterson | 0 | 1 |
| V. Marshall | 0 | 2 |
| D. Smith | 0 | 2 |
| K. Davis | 0 | 2 |
| D. Walker IV | 0 | 2 |
| A. Key | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Boateng | 4 | 3 |
| R. Roberson Jr. | 4 | 6 |
| W. Roberts | 3 | 0 |
| C. Singleton | 3 | 2 |
| D. Griffin-Taylor | 2 | 0 |
| C. Woods | 2 | 0 |
| M. Richard | 2 | 1 |
| C. Hill | 1 | 0 |
| M. Clark | 1 | 1 |
| Z. Nason | 1 | 3 |
| Z. Zimos | 1 | 4 |
| H. Davis | 0 | 1 |
| D. Hall | 0 | 1 |
| J. Evans | 0 | 1 |
| J. Gray | 0 | 1 |
| R. Williams II | 0 | 1 |
| J. Shelby Jr. | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Simpkins | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| K. Guidry | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| T. Thompson | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| A. Johnson Jr. | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| B. Washington | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| D. McCray | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| D. Walker IV | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Boateng | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| L. Sanders | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| C. Allen | 1 |