College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 28,
Sam Houston State 23
When:
3:30 PM
ET
,
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Where: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Attendance: 11041
Where: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Attendance: 11041
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Western Kentucky | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 9:32 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 7
- Sam Houston State 0 Dalvin Smith 45 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:31 | ||
| Sam Houston State | TD | Western Kentucky 7
- Sam Houston State 6 Noah Smith 42 yd. pass from Keegan Shoemaker (kick failed) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:21 | ||
| Sam Houston State | TD | Western Kentucky 7
- Sam Houston State 13 Adrian Murdaugh 1 yd. run (Colby Sessums kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:06 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 14
- Sam Houston State 13 Markese Stepp 3 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:49 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 21
- Sam Houston State 13 Craig Burt Jr. 26 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Sam Houston State | FG | Western Kentucky 21
- Sam Houston State 16 Colby Sessums 53 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 12:13 | ||
| Sam Houston State | TD | Western Kentucky 21
- Sam Houston State 23 John Gentry 7 yd. run (Colby Sessums kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:53 | ||
| Western Kentucky | TD | Western Kentucky 28
- Sam Houston State 23 Malachi Corley 75 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Sam Houston State | Western Kentucky | |
| W‑L | 2 - 9 - 0 | 6 - 5 - 0 |
| Conference | 1 - 6 - 0 | 4 - 3 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Sam Houston State | Western Kentucky | |
| Score | 23 | 28 |
| 1st Downs | 18 | 21 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 4-for-16 25% |
9-for-17 53% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 3-for-4 75% |
0-for-2 0% |
| Total Yards | 357 | 465 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 31-86 | 31-73 |
| Average/Rush | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 25-45 | 28-41 |
| Passing Yards | 271 | 392 |
| Average/Pass Play | 5.8 | 9.3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-50 | 5-45 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 2 | 4 |
| Time of Possession | 29:43 | 30:17 |
PLAYER STATS
Sam Houston State
(2 - 9)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| K. Shoemaker | 25/45 | 271 | 1 | 2 |
Western Kentucky
(6 - 5)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| A. Reed | 28/41 | 392 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| J. Gentry | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 1 |
| K. Shoemaker | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 |
| N. Smith | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| A. Murdaugh | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 |
| I. Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| E. Young | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 |
| D. Ervin-Poindexter | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 |
| M. Stepp | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 |
| A. Reed | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| N. Smith | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 1 |
| J. Gentry | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 |
| J. Sherrard | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| S. Evans | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| T. Jewett | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| M. Phillips | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| A. Woodard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| M. Beall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| A. Murdaugh | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| M. Corley | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 1 |
| D. Smith | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 1 |
| C. Burt Jr. | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 1 |
| E. Young | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 |
| E. Messer | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| T. Borland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| K. Hutchinson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Johnson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| I. Downes | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Simpkins | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| U. Stout | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| T. Williams | 10 | 4 |
| K. Gaither | 5 | 1 |
| C. Murray | 4 | 0 |
| D. Hobbs | 4 | 1 |
| S. Mason | 3 | 0 |
| M. Perry | 3 | 0 |
| D. Crosby | 3 | 0 |
| I. Downes | 3 | 0 |
| D. Fisher | 3 | 2 |
| E. Allen | 2 | 0 |
| B. Hayes | 2 | 2 |
| C. Pavon | 1 | 0 |
| D. Adkins | 1 | 0 |
| M. Aribisala | 1 | 0 |
| Y. Mascorro | 1 | 0 |
| D. Patton | 1 | 0 |
| C. Weaver | 1 | 2 |
| C. Scott | 0 | 1 |
| E. Wallace | 0 | 1 |
| J. Phillips | 0 | 4 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| S. Benjamin | 4 | 2 |
| U. Stout | 4 | 2 |
| T. Allen | 3 | 0 |
| J. Loving | 3 | 1 |
| R. Weber | 3 | 3 |
| A. Johnson Jr. | 2 | 0 |
| D. McCray | 2 | 2 |
| K. Simpkins | 2 | 2 |
| K. Guidry | 2 | 4 |
| K. Davis | 2 | 4 |
| C. Munson | 1 | 0 |
| T. Thompson | 1 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 1 | 0 |
| R. Allen Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| E. Young | 1 | 0 |
| A. Ford | 1 | 0 |
| E. Messer | 1 | 0 |
| H. Wheeler | 1 | 1 |
| M. Patterson | 1 | 2 |
| D. Baker | 1 | 3 |
| A. Brackenridge | 0 | 1 |
| A. Key | 0 | 1 |
| T. Williams | 0 | 1 |
| N. Cooper | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| I. Downes | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| T. Williams | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| S. Mason | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| M. Aribisala | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Simpkins | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| S. Benjamin | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| K. Davis | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| R. Weber | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| U. Stout | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| A. Murdaugh | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| A. Reed | 1 |
| K. Hutchinson | 1 |