North Texas at Western Kentucky

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Western Kentucky beat North Texas 25–⁠24. It was their sixth meeting; after it, North Texas led the series 4–⁠2.

AwayNorth Texas4–⁠8 in 2012
24
HomeWestern Kentucky7–⁠6 in 2012
25

Final at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling GreenTV: ESGP, ESPN3Attendance 11,074

At kickoff
38°F, snow, wind 10 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Texas7107024
Western Kentucky7301525

Standouts

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Player stats

North Texas

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Derek Thompson18/2514612
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brandin Byrd17102161
Jeremy Brown1864120
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Darnell Smith549119
Drew Miller336014
Carlos Harris235020
Ivan Delgado21509
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Derek Akunne1380

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kawaun Jakes14/2917311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Antonio Andrews25230153
Keshawn Simpson2604
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Austin Aikens260037
Mitchell Henry143043
Jack Doyle333117
Rico Brown216014
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Jonathan Dowling1391
Cam Thomas1100

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

North TexasWestern Kentucky
299Total yards388
146Passing yards173
153Rushing yards215
5.8Yards per pass6.0
3.8Yards per rush6.9
16First downs16
4–⁠15Third downs5–⁠14
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers3
2–⁠20Penalties5–⁠55
35:48Possession23:25

Efficiency

North TexasWestern Kentucky
35%Success rate38%
−0.10EPA per play0.07
0.69Explosiveness1.12
−0.28Rushing EPA0.17
0.22Passing EPA−0.00
27%Passing-down success30%
−0.29First-down EPA0.16
0.03Second-down EPA0.01
−0.04Third-down EPA0.18
2%Havoc by its defense3%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Kentucky 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Western Kentucky end zoneNorth Texas end zoneQ1 North TexasPunt, 10 playsQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown pass, 10 playsQ1 North TexasTouchdown run, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 8 playsQ2 North TexasTouchdown run, 10 playsQ2 Western KentuckyInterception, 3 playsQ2 North TexasField goal, 4 playsQ2 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ2 North TexasMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 Western KentuckyField goal, 9 playsQ2 North TexasEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Western KentuckyFumble, 4 playsQ3 North TexasPunt, 6 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 North TexasInterception, 3 playsQ3 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 playQ3 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 North TexasTouchdown pass, 6 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ4 North TexasPick-six, 2 plays (Western Kentucky scores)Q4 Western KentuckyResult not recordedQ4 North TexasPunt, 6 playsQ4 Western KentuckyField goal, 5 playsQ4 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western KentuckyTouchdown run, 3 playsQ4 North TexasTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Western KentuckyEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Kentucky drives left to right, North Texas right to left.
  1. Q1 North TexasPunt, 10 plays, 20 yards
  2. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown pass, 10 plays, 82 yards
  3. Q1 North TexasTouchdown run, 3 plays, 70 yards
  4. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 8 plays, 27 yards
  5. Q2 North TexasTouchdown run, 10 plays, 88 yards
  6. Q2 Western KentuckyInterception, 3 plays, 2 yards
  7. Q2 North TexasField goal, 4 plays, 5 yards
  8. Q2 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 32 yards
  9. Q2 North TexasMissed FG, 6 plays, 25 yards
  10. Q2 Western KentuckyField goal, 9 plays, 47 yards
  11. Q2 North TexasEnd of half, 1 play, 4 yards
  12. Q3 Western KentuckyFumble, 4 plays, 48 yards
  13. Q3 North TexasPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  14. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q3 North TexasInterception, 3 plays, −8 yards
  16. Q3 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 play, −15 yards
  17. Q3 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  18. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  19. Q3 North TexasTouchdown pass, 6 plays, 55 yards
  20. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  21. Q4 North TexasPick-six, 2 plays (Western Kentucky scores), 1 yard
  22. Q4 Western KentuckyResult not recorded, 39 yards
  23. Q4 North TexasPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  24. Q4 Western KentuckyField goal, 5 plays, 41 yards
  25. Q4 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  26. Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown run, 3 plays, 78 yards
  27. Q4 North TexasTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 6 yards
  28. Q4 Western KentuckyEnd of game, 5 plays, 30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 7
North Texas Punt, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brandin Byrd rush for no gain to the NoTex 35, tackled by Andrew Jackson.
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Derek Thompson pass incomplete to Christopher Bynes.
15:003rd & 10 at own 35Derek Thompson pass complete to Brandin Byrd for 11 yards to the NoTex 46, tackled by Kiante Young for a 1ST down.
15:001st & 10 at own 46Jeremy Brown rush for no gain to the NoTex 46, tackled by Bar’ee Boyd.
15:002nd & 10 at own 46Derek Thompson pass complete to Ivan Delgado for 9 yards to the WKent 45, tackled by Cam Thomas.
15:003rd & 1 at opp 45Derek Thompson rush for no gain to the WKent 45, tackled by Andrew Jackson.
11:484th & 1 at opp 45Timeout North Texas, clock 11:48.
11:484th & 1 at opp 45Brandin Byrd rush for 4 yards to the WKent 41, tackled by Cam Thomas for a 1ST down.
11:481st & 10 at opp 41Derek Thompson rush for a loss of 4 yards, fumbled, recovered by NoTex Derek Thompson at the WKent 47.
11:482nd & 16 at opp 47Derek Thompson pass incomplete to N/A, NORTH TEXAS penalty holding declined.
11:483rd & 16 at opp 47Jeremy Brown rush for 2 yards to the WKent 45, tackled by Kenny Martin and Calvin Washington.
11:484th & 14 at opp 45Will Atterberry punt for 27 yards to the WKent 18, no return.
Western Kentucky Touchdown pass, 10 plays
9:561st & 10 at own 18Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Austin Aikens for 37 yards to the NoTex 45, tackled by Zac Whitfield for a 1ST down.
9:561st & 10 at opp 45Antonio Andrews rush for 5 yards to the NoTex 40, tackled by Lairamie Lee.
8:442nd & 5 at opp 40Timeout WKU, clock 08:44.
8:442nd & 5 at opp 40Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Marcus Vasquez for 4 yards to the NoTex 36, tackled by Hilbert Jackson out-of-bounds.
8:443rd & 1 at opp 36Antonio Andrews rush for 21 yards to the NoTex 15, tackled by Jeremy Phillips out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
8:441st & 10 at opp 15Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Willie McNeal for a loss of 4 yards to the NoTex 19, tackled by Jeremy Phillips.
8:442nd & 14 at opp 19Antonio Andrews rush for no gain to the NoTex 19, tackled by Lairamie Lee and K.C. Obi.
8:443rd & 14 at opp 19Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Rico Brown for 14 yards to the NoTex 5, tackled by Lairamie Lee for a 1ST down.
8:441st & goal at opp 5Antonio Andrews rush for 1 yard to the NoTex 4, tackled by Derek Akunne and Zachary Orr.
8:442nd & goal at opp 4Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Austin Aikens, broken up by Zac Whitfield.
5:033rd & goal at opp 4Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Jack Doyle for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Western Kentucky 6, North Texas 0
5:03Garrett Schwettman extra point GOOD.Western Kentucky 7, North Texas 0
5:03Jesse Roy kickoff for 58 yards returned by Jeremy Brown for 23 yards to the NoTex 30, tackled by Vince Williams.
North Texas Touchdown run, 3 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 30Brandin Byrd rush for 8 yards to the NoTex 38, tackled by Cam Thomas.
4:552nd & 2 at own 38Brandin Byrd rush for 1 yard to the NoTex 39, tackled by Kiante Young and Terran Williams.
3:373rd & 1 at own 39Brandin Byrd rush for 61 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Western Kentucky 7, North Texas 6
3:37Zach Olen extra point GOOD.Tied at 7
3:37Zach Olen kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
Western Kentucky Punt, 8 plays
3:371st & 10 at own 25Antonio Andrews rush for 3 yards to the WKent 28, tackled by Zachary Orr and Lairamie Lee.
3:372nd & 7 at own 28Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Willie McNeal for 6 yards to the WKent 34, tackled by Jeremy Phillips and Lairamie Lee.
3:373rd & 1 at own 34Antonio Andrews rush for 2 yards to the WKent 36, tackled by Jeremy Phillips for a 1ST down.
3:371st & 10 at own 36Antonio Andrews rush for 2 yards to the WKent 38, tackled by Lairamie Lee and Aaron Bellazin.
3:372nd & 8 at own 38Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Jack Doyle for 12 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Lairamie Lee for a 1ST down.
3:371st & 10 at the 50Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Rico Brown.
3:372nd & 10 at the 50Antonio Andrews rush for 1 yard to the NoTex 49, tackled by Jeremy Phillips and Tevinn Cantly.
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at opp 48Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal.
Q2 15:004th & 8 at opp 48Hendrix Brakefield punt for 36 yards, downed at the NoTex 12.
2nd quarter7 drives, then North Texas 17, Western Kentucky 10
North Texas Touchdown run, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 12Derek Thompson pass complete to Darnell Smith for 11 yards to the NoTex 23, tackled by Tyree Robinson for a 1ST down.
14:441st & 10 at own 23Jeremy Brown rush for 4 yards to the NoTex 27, tackled by Cam Thomas.
14:442nd & 6 at own 27Derek Thompson pass complete to Drew Miller for 14 yards to the NoTex 41, tackled by Tyree Robinson for a 1ST down.
14:441st & 10 at own 41Jeremy Brown rush for 8 yards to the NoTex 49, tackled by Kiante Young.
12:242nd & 2 at own 49Timeout North Texas, clock 12:24.
12:242nd & 2 at own 49Derek Thompson pass complete to Drew Miller for 10 yards to the WKent 41, tackled by Jonathan Dowling for a 1ST down.
12:241st & 10 at opp 41Jeremy Brown rush for 11 yards to the WKent 30, tackled by Kiante Young for a 1ST down.
12:241st & 10 at opp 30Derek Thompson rush for a loss of 3 yards, fumbled, recovered by NoTex Derek Thompson at the WKent 35.
12:242nd & 15 at opp 35Derek Thompson pass complete to Carlos Harris for 15 yards to the WKent 20 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
12:241st & 10 at opp 20Derek Thompson pass incomplete to N/A.
10:162nd & 10 at opp 20Jeremy Brown rush for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.North Texas 13, Western Kentucky 7
10:16Zach Olen extra point GOOD.North Texas 14, Western Kentucky 7
10:16Zach Olen kickoff for 62 yards returned by Antonio Andrews for 30 yards to the WKent 33, tackled by Zach Olen.
Western Kentucky Interception, 3 plays
10:161st & 10 at own 33Keshawn Simpson rush for 2 yards to the WKent 35, tackled by Lairamie Lee.
10:072nd & 8 at own 35Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to N/A, hurried by Aaron Bellazin.
10:073rd & 8 at own 35Kawaun Jakes pass intercepted by Derek Akunne at the WKent 48, returned for 38 yards to the WKent 10, tackled by Austin Aikens.
North Texas Field goal, 4 plays
10:071st & goal at opp 10Brandin Byrd rush for 3 yards to the WKent 7, tackled by Tyree Robinson.
10:072nd & goal at opp 7Brandin Byrd rush for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 8, tackled by Jonathan Dowling and Andrew Jackson.
9:133rd & goal at opp 8Derek Thompson pass complete to Brandin Byrd for 3 yards to the WKent 5, tackled by Rammell Lewis.
7:094th & goal at opp 5Zach Olen 22 yard field goal GOOD.North Texas 17, Western Kentucky 7
7:09Zach Olen kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
Western Kentucky Turnover on downs, 5 plays
7:091st & 10 at own 25Antonio Andrews rush for 24 yards to the WKent 49, tackled by Zac Whitfield out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
7:091st & 10 at own 49NORTH TEXAS penalty 15 yard pass interference on Hilbert Jackson accepted.
7:091st & 10 at opp 36Antonio Andrews rush for 3 yards to the NoTex 33, tackled by Richard Abbe and Zachary Orr.
7:092nd & 7 at opp 33Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to N/A.
7:093rd & 7 at opp 33Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal, broken up by Hilbert Jackson.
5:434th & 7 at opp 33Timeout WKU, clock 05:43.
5:434th & 7 at opp 33Kawaun Jakes sacked by Aaron Bellazin for a loss of 10 yards, fumbled, recovered by WKent Kawaun Jakes at the NoTex 43.
North Texas Missed FG, 6 plays
5:381st & 10 at own 43Jeremy Brown rush for 2 yards to the NoTex 45, tackled by Andrew Jackson.
5:382nd & 8 at own 45Derek Thompson pass complete to Carlos Harris for 20 yards to the WKent 35, tackled by Kiante Young for a 1ST down.
5:381st & 10 at opp 35Jeremy Brown rush for no gain to the WKent 35, tackled by Andrew Jackson.
5:382nd & 10 at opp 35Derek Thompson pass complete to Jeremy Brown for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 37, tackled by Andrew Jackson and Calvin Washington.
5:383rd & 12 at opp 37Derek Thompson pass complete to Brandin Byrd for 5 yards to the WKent 32, tackled by Xavius Boyd.
2:014th & 7 at opp 32Zach Olen 49 yard field goal MISSED.
Western Kentucky Field goal, 9 plays
2:011st & 10 at own 32Antonio Andrews rush for 14 yards to the WKent 46, tackled by Lairamie Lee for a 1ST down.
2:011st & 10 at own 46Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Jack Doyle.
2:012nd & 10 at own 46Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Antonio Andrews for 3 yards to the WKent 49, tackled by Derek Akunne out-of-bounds.
2:013rd & 7 at own 49Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Antonio Andrews for 9 yards to the NoTex 42, tackled by Zachary Orr for a 1ST down.
2:011st & 10 at opp 42Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Jack Doyle for 17 yards to the NoTex 25 for a 1ST down.
2:011st & 10 at opp 25Antonio Andrews rush for 2 yards to the NoTex 23, tackled by Zachary Orr.
2:012nd & 8 at opp 23Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal.
0:003rd & 8 at opp 24Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Marcus Vasquez for 3 yards to the NoTex 21, tackled by Zac Whitfield.
0:454th & 5 at opp 21Garrett Schwettman 39 yard field goal GOOD.North Texas 17, Western Kentucky 10
0:45Jesse Roy kickoff for 2 yards.
North Texas End of half, 1 play
0:451st & 10 at own 33Brandin Byrd rush for 4 yards to the NoTex 37, tackled by Arius Wright.
Q3 15:00Zach Olen kickoff for 59 yards returned by Antonio Andrews for 38 yards to the WKent 44, tackled by Lairamie Lee and Kenny Buyers.
3rd quarter9 drives, then North Texas 24, Western Kentucky 10
Western Kentucky Fumble, 4 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 44Antonio Andrews rush for 6 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Derek Akunne.
14:512nd & 4 at the 50Antonio Andrews rush for 8 yards to the NoTex 42, tackled by Hilbert Jackson for a 1ST down.
14:511st & 10 at opp 42Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Austin Aikens for 23 yards to the NoTex 19, tackled by Hilbert Jackson for a 1ST down.
14:511st & 10 at opp 19Antonio Andrews rush for 11 yards, fumbled, forced by Marcus Trice, recovered by NoTex at the NoTex 8.
North Texas Punt, 6 plays
13:111st & 10 at own 8Brandin Byrd rush for 5 yards to the NoTex 13, tackled by Cole Tischer and Andrew Jackson.
13:112nd & 5 at own 13Brandin Byrd rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 12, tackled by Andrew Jackson and Jonathan Dowling.
13:113rd & 6 at own 12Derek Thompson pass complete to Brandin Byrd for a loss of 5 yards to the NoTex 22, tackled by Kenny Martin, WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 15 yard personal foul on Jamarcus Allen accepted for a 1ST down.
13:111st & 10 at own 22Jeremy Brown rush for a loss of 4 yards to the NoTex 18, tackled by Bar’ee Boyd.
13:112nd & 14 at own 18Jeremy Brown rush for a loss of 3 yards to the NoTex 15, tackled by Andrew Jackson.
13:113rd & 17 at own 15Derek Thompson pass complete to Ivan Delgado for 6 yards to the NoTex 21, tackled by Tyree Robinson.
13:114th & 11 at own 21Will Atterberry punt for 51 yards, returned by Antonio Andrews for 13 yards to the WKent 31, WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 10 yard illegal block on Bar’ee Boyd accepted.
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
9:041st & 10 at own 31Antonio Andrews rush for no gain to the WKent 31, tackled by Jeremy Phillips.
9:042nd & 10 at own 31Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Jack Doyle, broken up by Richard Abbe.
9:043rd & 10 at own 31Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal, broken up by Zac Whitfield.
9:044th & 10 at own 31Hendrix Brakefield punt for 36 yards, downed at the NoTex 33.
North Texas Interception, 3 plays
9:041st & 10 at own 33Derek Thompson pass incomplete to N/A.
8:022nd & 10 at own 33NORTH TEXAS penalty 5 yard illegal motion accepted.
8:022nd & 15 at own 28Derek Thompson rush for a loss of 3 yards to the NoTex 25, tackled by Kiante Young.
8:023rd & 18 at own 25Derek Thompson pass intercepted by Cam Thomas at the NoTex 38, returned for 10 yards to the NoTex 28, tackled by Aaron Fortenberry.
Western Kentucky Fumble, 1 play
8:021st & 10 at opp 28WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct on Calvin Washington accepted.
8:021st & 25 at opp 43Antonio Andrews rush for no gain, fumbled, forced by Derek Akunne, recovered by NoTex at the NoTex 43.
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
6:361st & 10 at own 43Jeremy Brown rush for 4 yards to the NoTex 47, tackled by Kiante Young.
6:362nd & 6 at own 47Jeremy Brown rush for 5 yards to the WKent 48, tackled by Cole Tischer and Xavius Boyd.
6:303rd & 1 at opp 48Brandin Byrd rush for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Xavius Boyd.
6:304th & 3 at the 50Will Atterberry punt for 50 yards for a touchback.
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
4:181st & 10 at own 20Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal.
4:182nd & 10 at own 20Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Rico Brown for 2 yards to the WKent 22, tackled by Lairamie Lee and Zachary Orr.
4:183rd & 8 at own 22Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Rico Brown, broken up by Derek Akunne.
4:184th & 8 at own 22Hendrix Brakefield punt for 33 yards, downed at the NoTex 45.
North Texas Touchdown pass, 6 plays
3:131st & 10 at own 45Derek Thompson pass complete to Drew Miller for 12 yards to the WKent 43, tackled by Kiante Young out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
3:131st & 10 at opp 43Derek Thompson pass complete to Darnell Smith for 19 yards to the WKent 24, tackled by Jonathan Dowling out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
3:131st & 10 at opp 24Brandin Byrd rush for 4 yards to the WKent 20, tackled by Jonathan Dowling.
3:132nd & 6 at opp 20Jeremy Brown rush for 5 yards to the WKent 15, tackled by Andrew Jackson.
3:133rd & 1 at opp 15Jeremy Brown rush for 3 yards to the WKent 12, tackled by Cole Tischer for a 1ST down.
0:241st & 10 at opp 12Derek Thompson pass complete to Darnell Smith for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.North Texas 23, Western Kentucky 10
0:24Zach Olen extra point GOOD.North Texas 24, Western Kentucky 10
0:24Zach Olen kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
0:241st & 10 at own 25Antonio Andrews rush for 3 yards to the WKent 28, tackled by Hilbert Jackson.
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at own 28Antonio Andrews rush for 2 yards to the WKent 30, tackled by Hilbert Jackson.
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 30Kawaun Jakes sacked by Brandon McCoy for a loss of 7 yards to the WKent 23.
Q4 15:004th & 12 at own 23Hendrix Brakefield punt for 39 yards, fair catch by Carlos Harris at the NoTex 38.
4th quarter7 drives, then Western Kentucky 25, North Texas 24
North Texas Pick-six, 2 plays (Western Kentucky scores)
13:321st & 10 at own 38Brandin Byrd rush for 1 yard to the NoTex 39, tackled by Xavius Boyd.
12:442nd & 9 at own 39Derek Thompson pass intercepted by Jonathan Dowling at the NoTex 39, returned for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.North Texas 24, Western Kentucky 16
12:44Hendrix Brakefield pass attempt failed .
12:44Jesse Roy kickoff for 62 yards returned by Jeremy Brown for 11 yards to the NoTex 14, tackled by Daerius Washington.
North Texas Punt, 6 plays
12:391st & 10 at own 14Jeremy Brown rush for 5 yards to the NoTex 19, tackled by Xavius Boyd.
12:392nd & 5 at own 19Jeremy Brown rush for 4 yards to the NoTex 23, tackled by Kiante Young and Andrew Jackson.
12:393rd & 1 at own 23Derek Thompson rush for 1 yard to the NoTex 24, tackled by Jamarcus Allen and Jonathan Dowling for a 1ST down.
12:391st & 10 at own 24Jeremy Brown rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoTex 22, tackled by Xavius Boyd and Andrew Jackson.
12:392nd & 12 at own 22Jeremy Brown rush for no gain to the NoTex 22, tackled by Xavius Boyd and Andrew Jackson.
12:393rd & 12 at own 22Brandin Byrd rush for 8 yards to the NoTex 30, tackled by Jamarcus Allen.
12:394th & 4 at own 30Will Atterberry punt for 20 yards, downed at the 50 yard line.
Western Kentucky Field goal, 5 plays
8:471st & 10 at the 50Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Mitchell Henry for 43 yards to the NoTex 7, tackled by Zac Whitfield and Lairamie Lee for a 1ST down.
8:471st & 0 at opp 7WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 10 yard holding on Sean Conway accepted.
8:471st & 0 at opp 17Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal.
8:472nd & 0 at opp 17Antonio Andrews rush for 8 yards to the NoTex 9, tackled by Zac Whitfield.
8:473rd & goal at opp 9Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Mitchell Henry, broken up by Hilbert Jackson.
7:104th & goal at opp 9Garrett Schwettman 27 yard field goal GOOD.North Texas 24, Western Kentucky 19
7:10Jesse Roy kickoff for 56 yards returned by Jeremy Brown for 21 yards to the NoTex 30, tackled by Tyree Robinson.
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
7:031st & 10 at own 30Brandin Byrd rush for 2 yards to the NoTex 32, tackled by Calvin Washington.
7:032nd & 8 at own 32Brandin Byrd rush for 5 yards to the NoTex 37, tackled by Kiante Young and Andrew Jackson.
7:033rd & 3 at own 37Brandin Byrd rush for no gain to the NoTex 37, tackled by Kiante Young and Terran Williams.
7:034th & 3 at own 37Will Atterberry punt for 41 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the WKent 22.
Western Kentucky Touchdown run, 3 plays
4:571st & 10 at own 22Antonio Andrews rush for 53 yards to the NoTex 25, tackled by Zac Whitfield and Lairamie Lee for a 1ST down.
4:571st & 10 at opp 25Keshawn Simpson rush for 4 yards to the NoTex 21, tackled by Hilbert Jackson.
3:302nd & 6 at opp 21Antonio Andrews rush for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Western Kentucky 25, North Texas 24
3:30Kawaun Jakes pass attempt failed .
3:30Jesse Roy kickoff for 60 yards returned by Jeremy Brown for 23 yards to the NoTex 28, tackled by Neil Wilson.
North Texas Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 28Derek Thompson pass incomplete to Carlos Harris, broken up by Cam Thomas.
3:212nd & 10 at own 28Derek Thompson pass complete to Darnell Smith for 5 yards to the NoTex 33, tackled by Andrew Jackson.
3:213rd & 5 at own 33Derek Thompson pass complete to Darnell Smith for 2 yards to the NoTex 35, tackled by Tyree Robinson.
2:144th & 3 at own 35Timeout North Texas, clock 02:14.
2:144th & 3 at own 35Derek Thompson pass complete to Jeremy Brown for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 34, tackled by Tyree Robinson.
Western Kentucky End of game, 5 plays
2:141st & 10 at opp 34WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 5 yard delay of game accepted.
2:091st & 15 at opp 39Antonio Andrews rush for 3 yards to the NoTex 36, tackled by Zac Whitfield.
2:042nd & 12 at opp 36Timeout North Texas, clock 02:04.
2:042nd & 12 at opp 36Antonio Andrews rush for 35 yards to the NoTex 1 for a 1ST down.
1:311st & 0 at opp 1Timeout WKU, clock 01:31.
1:311st & goal at opp 1Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoTex 3.
1:312nd & goal at opp 3Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoTex 5.
1:313rd & goal at opp 5Antonio Andrews rush for 1 yard to the NoTex 4, tackled by Zachary Orr and Derek Akunne.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

North Texas leads 5–⁠4 in nine meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2022North Texas 40, Western Kentucky 13
2016Western Kentucky 45, North Texas 7
2015Western Kentucky 55, North Texas 28
2012Western Kentucky 25, North Texas 24
2011Western Kentucky 31, North Texas 21
2010North Texas 33, Western Kentucky 6

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