College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 21,
Texas El Paso 13
When:
9:00 PM
ET
,
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Where: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Attendance: 11111
Where: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Attendance: 11111
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Texas El Paso | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 2nd Quarter - 6:29 | ||
| Texas El Paso | FG | Texas El Paso 3
- Western Kentucky 0 Buzz Flabiano 22 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 10:49 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Texas El Paso 3
- Western Kentucky 7 Elijah Young 64 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:14 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Texas El Paso 3
- Western Kentucky 14 Malachi Corley 3 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:15 | ||
| Texas El Paso | TD | Texas El Paso 10
- Western Kentucky 14 Kelly Akharaiyi 62 yd. pass from Cade McConnell (Buzz Flabiano kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 9:34 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Texas El Paso 10
- Western Kentucky 21 Elijah Young 1 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:57 | ||
| Texas El Paso | FG | Texas El Paso 13
- Western Kentucky 21 Buzz Flabiano 31 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Western Kentucky | Texas El Paso | |
| W‑L | 5 - 4 - 0 | 3 - 7 - 0 |
| Conference | 3 - 2 - 0 | 2 - 4 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Western Kentucky | Texas El Paso | |
| Score | 21 | 13 |
| 1st Downs | 11 | 19 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 4-for-11 36% |
3-for-13 23% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 2-for-2 100% |
2-for-4 50% |
| Total Yards | 280 | 368 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 32-178 | 40-154 |
| Average/Rush | 5.6 | 3.9 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 11-20 | 14-24 |
| Passing Yards | 102 | 214 |
| Average/Pass Play | 4.9 | 7.9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-33 | 6-35 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 26:50 | 33:10 |
PLAYER STATS
Western Kentucky
(5 - 4)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| A. Reed | 11/20 | 102 | 1 | 1 |
Texas El Paso
(3 - 7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. McConnell | 14/24 | 214 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| E. Young | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 2 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 |
| L. Sanders | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| M. Stepp | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| A. Reed | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| T. Burgess Jr. | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 |
| D. Hankins | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 0 |
| K. Hurley | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| E. White | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Y. Oaxaca | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| C. McConnell | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| L. Sanders | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 |
| J. Holiday | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 |
| D. Smith | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 |
| M. Corley | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| K. Akharaiyi | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 1 |
| J. Ballard | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 |
| M. Vinson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 |
| J. Lopez | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Z. Fryar | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| D. Hankins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| T. Burgess Jr. | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| O. Moore | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| S. Benjamin | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| J. Loving | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| K. Simpkins | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Vaughn | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| T. Williams | 6 | 6 |
| V. Marshall | 4 | 1 |
| D. Williams | 3 | 0 |
| D. Baker | 3 | 6 |
| A. Key | 2 | 3 |
| D. McCray | 2 | 3 |
| K. Guidry | 1 | 0 |
| D. Smith | 1 | 0 |
| T. Thompson | 1 | 0 |
| D. Walker IV | 1 | 0 |
| N. Ward | 1 | 0 |
| R. Hodge | 1 | 1 |
| D. Lynch | 1 | 1 |
| N. Cooper | 1 | 1 |
| H. Wheeler | 1 | 2 |
| J. Loving | 1 | 2 |
| R. Weber | 1 | 3 |
| S. Benjamin | 1 | 4 |
| A. Brackenridge | 0 | 1 |
| T. Allen | 0 | 1 |
| K. Simpkins | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| T. Knight | 5 | 9 |
| A. Boyd-Matthews | 2 | 0 |
| T. Richardson | 2 | 0 |
| M. Westmoreland | 2 | 0 |
| K. Vaughn | 2 | 1 |
| K. Stewart | 2 | 3 |
| J. Neal | 2 | 5 |
| P. Amaewhule | 1 | 0 |
| T. Williams | 1 | 0 |
| A. Odums | 1 | 1 |
| J. Allen | 1 | 2 |
| S. Tonga'uiha | 0 | 1 |
| L. Va'a | 0 | 1 |
| J. Hall | 0 | 1 |
| K. Hylton | 0 | 2 |
| O. Moore | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| S. Benjamin | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| D. Baker | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| K. Simpkins | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| J. Loving | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| D. McCray | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| T. Williams | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| H. Wheeler | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| A. Key | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |