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
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. Crosby 1 39 0
C. Weaver 2 7 0
I. Downes 1 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