Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Final/OT
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring
Q1 10:26WKUJohn Cannon 47 Yd Field Goal 3–0
WKUJohn Cannon 47 Yd Field Goal 3–0Q1 6:46LTTre Averhart 6 Yd pass from Blake Baker (John Hoyet Chance Kick)3–7
LTTre Averhart 6 Yd pass from Blake Baker (John Hoyet Chance Kick)3–7Q1 1:09WKULa'Vell Wright 15 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (John Cannon Kick)10–7
WKULa'Vell Wright 15 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (John Cannon Kick)10–7Q2 10:41WKUGeorge Hart III 1 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick)17–7
WKUGeorge Hart III 1 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick)17–7Q2 2:28WKUJack Cassidy 53 Yd Field Goal 20–7
WKUJack Cassidy 53 Yd Field Goal 20–7Q3 14:45LTJ. Cassidy kickoff for 57 yds, C. Thevenin returns for 7 yds, lateral to D. Gandy returns for 85 yds for a TD (J. Chance KICK)20–14
LTJ. Cassidy kickoff for 57 yds, C. Thevenin returns for 7 yds, lateral to D. Gandy returns for 85 yds for a TD (J. Chance KICK)20–14Q4 14:49LTJohn Hoyet Chance 24 Yd Field Goal 20–17
LTJohn Hoyet Chance 24 Yd Field Goal 20–17Q4 6:20LTJohn Hoyet Chance 24 Yd Field Goal 20–20
LTJohn Hoyet Chance 24 Yd Field Goal 20–20Q5 0:00LTA. Burnette run for 2 yds, for a TD (J. Chance KICK)20–27
LTA. Burnette run for 2 yds, for a TD (J. Chance KICK)20–27Q5 0:00WKUG. Hart III run for 4 yds, for a TD R. Tisdale Jr. pass to K.D. Hutchinson GOOD for Two-Point Conversion R. Tisdale Jr. pass to K.D. HutchinsonGOOD fo28–27
WKUG. Hart III run for 4 yds, for a TD R. Tisdale Jr. pass to K.D. Hutchinson GOOD for Two-Point Conversion R. Tisdale Jr. pass to K.D. HutchinsonGOOD fo28–27Passing
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 21/34 | 227 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 82.6 |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Baker | 31/45 | 340 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 56.3 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Rushing
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Marvis Parrish | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 13 |
| George Hart III | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 2 | 15 |
| Cameron Flowers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Henry | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 2 |
| La'Vell Wright | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Baker | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Clay Thevenin | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 20 |
| Andrew Burnette | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 1 | 8 |
| Omiri Wiggins | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Lexington Matthews | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.D. Hutchinson | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Matthew Henry | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 17 |
| Jackson West | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Marvis Parrish | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Cameron Flowers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| La'Vell Wright | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Moussa Barry | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Kelby Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lofton Howard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlion Jackson | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | 41 |
| Devin Gandy | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Clay Thevenin | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Luke Watkins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Eli Finley | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Jalen Mickens | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Omiri Wiggins | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| David Pierro | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Tre Averhart | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
Defense
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Wester | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller Malone | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Su'a-Filo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Lewis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaavan Mack | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Herard | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackavelli Malotumau | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazir Ward | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koron Hayward | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai Eugene Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Holloman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Flowers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Emery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Henry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robby Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brackenridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Ma'hi Ali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavion Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Donald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avarion Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fields | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakari Foster | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sifa Leota | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhamal Shelby Jr. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Mayfield | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Woods | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Mason | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Oguns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Davis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Jackson Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Richard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Nason | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan McRae | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Rieman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Madkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameron Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Gandy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Team stats
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 10-19 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 340 | Total Yards | 449 |
| 227 | Passing | 340 |
| 21/34 | Comp/Att | 31/46 |
| 6.7 | Yards per pass | 7.4 |
| 113 | Rushing | 109 |
| 38 | Rushing Attempts | 37 |
| 3.0 | Yards per rush | 2.9 |
| 5-36 | Penalties | 9-80 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 31:20 | Possession | 28:40 |
Drives 23
Q1
WKUField Goal10 plays · 46 yds · 4:34WKU 25 → LT 29LTTouchdown9 plays · 75 yds · 3:40LT 25 → WKU 3WKUTouchdown11 plays · 75 yds · 5:37WKU 25 → LT 3LTDowns9 plays · 31 yds · 3:26LT 25 → WKU 44Q2
WKUTouchdown6 plays · 56 yds · 2:02WKU 44 → LT 3LTMissed FG9 plays · 47 yds · 4:20LT 28 → WKU 25WKUField Goal10 plays · 40 yds · 3:44WKU 25 → LT 35LTEnd Of Half14 plays · 67 yds · 2:28LT 20 → WKU 13Q3
WKUTouchdown0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00LT 0 → LT 0WKUPunt3 plays · 4 yds · 0:44WKU 25 → WKU 29LTInterception5 plays · 36 yds · 2:35LT 29 → WKU 11WKUPunt6 plays · 20 yds · 3:13WKU 11 → WKU 31LTPunt3 plays · 1 yds · 1:25LT 32 → LT 33WKUPunt2 plays · 4 yds · 2:23WKU 17 → WKU 21LTField Goal13 plays · 59 yds · 4:36LT 35 → WKU 6Q4
WKUPunt3 plays · 5 yds · 1:21WKU 25 → WKU 30LTPunt4 plays · 19 yds · 2:39LT 36 → WKU 45WKUInterception5 plays · 19 yds · 3:06WKU 15 → WKU 41LTField Goal6 plays · 34 yds · 1:23WKU 41 → WKU 7WKUMissed FG11 plays · 56 yds · 4:36WKU 25 → LT 19LTMissed FG10 plays · 41 yds · 1:44LT 20 → WKU 39OT
LTTouchdown5 plays · 25 yds · 0:00WKU 25 → WKU 3WKUTouchdown8 plays · 25 yds · 0:00LT 25 → LT 3Box score and scoring summary from ESPN, refreshed through the game. Team and player stats here are the official live feed — not our projections.