Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Louisiana Tech beat Western Kentucky 55–⁠52. It was their third meeting; after it, Louisiana Tech led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayWestern Kentucky11–⁠3 in 2016
52
HomeLouisiana Tech9–⁠5 in 2016
55

Final at Joe Aillet Stadium, RustonTV: CBSSNAttendance 17,978

At kickoff
76°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN), 7 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Daniel Gautreau; umpire Ben Young; head linesman Maia Chaka; line judge Thomas Eaton; side judge Lark Jones; field judge Justin Larrew; back judge Larry Neal; center judge Kevin RandallGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Kentucky141072152
Louisiana Tech211417355

Standouts

Player stats

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mike White36/5034050
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthony Wales1483117
Quinton Baker31406
Marquez Trigg1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nicholas Norris10108331
Nacarius Fant691023
Taywan Taylor97129
Anthony Wales631014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Keith Brown11100
Branden Leston10100
Leverick Johnson8000
Masai Whyte7100

Louisiana Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Higgins33/4545450
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jarred Craft1478129
Ryan Higgins731010
Boston Scott1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Carlos Henderson8232363
Trent Taylor13108017
Jarred Craft853212
Kam McKnight133033
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Xavier Woods9100
Jordan Harris8000
Secdrick Cooper7000
DaMarion King6000
Aaron Brown3110
Jordan Bradford2110

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

Team stats

Western KentuckyLouisiana Tech
427Total yards561
340Passing yards454
87Rushing yards107
6.8Yards per pass10.1
3.8Yards per rush4.0
26First downs26
8–⁠14Third downs7–⁠13
3–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers0
5–⁠58Penalties5–⁠64
27:12Possession32:48
0Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Western KentuckyLouisiana Tech
58%Success rate55%
0.31EPA per play0.51
0.97Explosiveness1.50
−0.03Rushing EPA−0.05
0.47Passing EPA0.80
50%Passing-down success52%
−0.01First-down EPA0.39
0.23Second-down EPA0.61
0.99Third-down EPA0.86
7%Havoc by its defense16%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Kentucky 54% to win. Louisiana Tech won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Louisiana Tech −1, over/under 69.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Louisiana Tech 53%, Western Kentucky 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Louisiana Tech end zoneWestern Kentucky end zoneQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 playsQ1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Western KentuckyField goal, 13 playsQ2 Louisiana TechTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 playsQ2 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 playQ3 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Louisiana TechField goal, 10 playsQ3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Louisiana TechField goal, 6 playsQ4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Louisiana TechPunt return TD, 3 plays (Western Kentucky scores)Q4 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 playsQ4 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 playQ4 Louisiana TechEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Louisiana Tech drives left to right, Western Kentucky right to left.
  1. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 10 plays, 50 yards
  2. Q1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  4. Q1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 4 plays, 42 yards
  5. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 13 yards
  6. Q1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  7. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 9 plays, 62 yards
  8. Q2 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 Western KentuckyField goal, 13 plays, 50 yards
  10. Q2 Louisiana TechTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 plays, 7 yards
  12. Q2 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 7 plays, 80 yards
  13. Q2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 5 plays, 30 yards
  14. Q3 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 12 plays, 84 yards
  15. Q3 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 play, 5 yards
  16. Q3 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 5 plays, 22 yards
  17. Q3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 5 plays, 63 yards
  18. Q3 Louisiana TechField goal, 10 plays, 50 yards
  19. Q3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 5 plays, 66 yards
  20. Q4 Louisiana TechField goal, 6 plays, 38 yards
  21. Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 11 plays, 71 yards
  22. Q4 Louisiana TechPunt return TD, 3 plays (Western Kentucky scores), −8 yards
  23. Q4 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  24. Q4 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  25. Q4 Louisiana TechEnd of game, 3 plays, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Louisiana Tech 21, Western Kentucky 14
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 65 yds , Kylen Towner return for 50 yds to the 50 yard line
15:001st & 10 at the 50Anthony Wales run for 13 yds to the LaTch 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 8 yds to the LaTch 29
15:002nd & 2 at opp 29Anthony Wales run for 1 yd to the LaTch 28
15:003rd & 1 at opp 28Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 7 yds to the LaTch 21 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 21Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 8 yds to the LaTch 13
15:002nd & 2 at opp 13Anthony Wales run for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 14
15:003rd & 3 at opp 14Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 6 yds to the LaTch 8 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 8Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 9
15:002nd & goal at opp 9Mike White pass incomplete
11:153rd & goal at opp 9Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 9 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Western Kentucky 7, Louisiana Tech 0
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 5 plays
11:151st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:151st & 10 at own 25Ryan Higgins run for 2 yds to the LaTch 27
11:152nd & 8 at own 27Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 48 yds to the WKent 25 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 25Carlos Henderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 26
11:152nd & 11 at opp 26Ryan Higgins run for 4 yds to the WKent 22
9:073rd & 7 at opp 22Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 22 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Tied at 7
Western Kentucky Punt, 6 plays
9:071st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 64 yds , Stephon Brown return for no gain to the WKent 1
9:071st & 10 at own 1Mike White pass complete to Stevie Donatell for 5 yds to the WKent 6
9:072nd & 5 at own 6Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor, broken up by Prince Sam
9:073rd & 5 at own 6Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 7 yds to the WKent 13 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at own 13Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor, broken up by Jordan Harris
9:072nd & 10 at own 13Anthony Wales run for 3 yds to the WKent 16
9:073rd & 7 at own 16Mike White pass incomplete to Stevie Donatell
9:074th & 7 at own 16Jake Collins punt for 42 yds , Trent Taylor returns for 16 yds to the WKent 42
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 4 plays
7:001st & 10 at opp 42Ryan Higgins run for 3 yds to the WKent 39 for a 1ST down WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, personal foul (Omarius Bryant) to the WKent 24 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 24Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 10 yds to the WKent 14 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 14Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 9 yds to the WKent 5
5:372nd & 1 at opp 5Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 5 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 14, Western Kentucky 7
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
5:371st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 65 yds , Kylen Towner return for 87 yds to the LaTch 13
5:371st & 10 at opp 13Anthony Wales run for 12 yds to the LaTch 1 for a 1ST down
4:591st & goal at opp 1Anthony Wales run for 1 yd for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Tied at 14
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 6 plays
4:591st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:591st & 10 at own 25Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson
4:592nd & 10 at own 25Jarred Craft run for 15 yds to the LaTch 40 for a 1ST down
4:591st & 10 at own 40Ryan Higgins run for 4 yds to the LaTch 44
4:592nd & 6 at own 44Jarred Craft run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:591st & 10 at the 50Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 13 yds to the WKent 37 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at opp 37Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 37 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 21, Western Kentucky 14
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 9 plays
2:361st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 40 yds , Shaquille Johnson return for 13 yds to the WKent 38
2:361st & 10 at own 38Mike White pass incomplete
2:362nd & 10 at own 38Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 9 yds to the LaTch 47 for a 1ST down LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, personal foul (Deldrick Canty) to the LaTch 38 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at opp 38Anthony Wales run for 8 yds to the LaTch 30
2:362nd & 2 at opp 30Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 5 yds to the LaTch 25 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at opp 25Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 8 yds to the LaTch 17
2:362nd & 2 at opp 17Anthony Wales run for 3 yds to the LaTch 14 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at opp 14Mike White sacked by Jordan Bradford for a loss of 7 yards to the LaTch 21
Q2 15:002nd & 17 at opp 21Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 14 yds to the LaTch 7
Q2 14:153rd & 3 at opp 7Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 7 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Tied at 21
2nd quarter6 drives, then Louisiana Tech 35, Western Kentucky 24
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 3 plays
14:151st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 56 yds , Alfred Smith return for 16 yds to the LaTch 25
14:151st & 10 at own 25Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 5 yds to the LaTch 30
14:152nd & 5 at own 30Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 7 yds to the LaTch 37 for a 1ST down
12:531st & 10 at own 37Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 63 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 28, Western Kentucky 21
Western Kentucky Field goal, 13 plays
12:531st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 42 yds , Shaquille Johnson return for 18 yds to the WKent 41
12:531st & 10 at own 41Nicholas Norris run for no gain to the WKent 41
12:532nd & 10 at own 41Anthony Wales run for 1 yd to the WKent 42
12:533rd & 9 at own 42Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
10:424th & 1 at the 50Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 10:42
10:424th & 1 at the 50Anthony Wales run for 2 yds to the LaTch 48 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at opp 48Anthony Wales run for 11 yds to the LaTch 37 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at opp 37Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor
10:422nd & 10 at opp 37Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 8 yds to the LaTch 29
10:423rd & 2 at opp 29Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for no gain to the LaTch 29
10:424th & 2 at opp 29Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 12 yds to the LaTch 17 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at opp 17Anthony Wales run for 7 yds to the LaTch 10
10:422nd & 3 at opp 10Marquez Trigg run for 1 yd to the LaTch 9
10:423rd & 2 at opp 9Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant
6:344th & 2 at opp 9Skyler Simcox 26 yd FG GOODLouisiana Tech 28, Western Kentucky 24
Louisiana Tech Turnover on downs, 4 plays
6:341st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 55 yds , Alfred Smith return for 21 yds to the LaTch 31
6:341st & 10 at own 31Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson
6:342nd & 10 at own 31Ryan Higgins pass complete to Marcus Gaines for 9 yds to the LaTch 40
6:343rd & 1 at own 40Jarred Craft run for no gain to the LaTch 40
4:544th & 1 at own 40Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 04:54
4:544th & 1 at own 40Kam McKnight run for no gain to the LaTch 40
Western Kentucky Punt, 6 plays
4:481st & 10 at opp 40Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for a loss of 6 yards to the LaTch 46
4:482nd & 16 at opp 46Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant
4:483rd & 16 at opp 46Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 23 yds to the LaTch 23 for a 1ST down
4:481st & 10 at opp 23TEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the LaTch 30 TEAM fumbled, recovered by WKent Mike White
4:482nd & 17 at opp 30WHITE, Mike pass complete to NORRIS, N. for no gain to the LATECH30 (GROGAN, Lloyd), PENALTY WKU holding (RAY, Brandon) 10 yards to the LATECH40, NO PLAY.
4:482nd & 27 at opp 40Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 7 yds to the LaTch 33
4:483rd & 20 at opp 33Mike White pass incomplete, broken up by Darryl Lewis
4:484th & 20 at opp 33Jake Collins punt for 33 yds for a touchback
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 7 plays
1:491st & 10 at own 20Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson
1:492nd & 10 at own 20Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 20 yds to the LaTch 40 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at own 40Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 17 yds to the WKent 43 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at opp 43Ryan Higgins pass incomplete
1:492nd & 10 at opp 43Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson, broken up by Branden Leston
1:493rd & 10 at opp 43Ryan Higgins pass complete to Kam McKnight for 33 yds to the WKent 10 for a 1ST down
0:391st & goal at opp 10Jarred Craft run for 10 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 35, Western Kentucky 24
Western Kentucky End of half, 5 plays
0:391st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 46 yds , Shaquille Johnson return for no gain to the WKent 30 , Kylen Towner return for 9 yds to the WKent 30 Kylen Towner fumbled, recovered by WKent Kylen Towner
0:391st & 10 at own 30Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 10 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
0:391st & 10 at own 40Mike White run for 3 yds to the WKent 43
0:392nd & 7 at own 43Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor
0:393rd & 7 at own 43Anthony Wales run for 17 yds to the LaTch 40 for a 1ST down
0:041st & 10 at opp 40Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:04
0:041st & 10 at opp 40Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor
3rd quarter5 drives, then Louisiana Tech 52, Western Kentucky 31
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 12 plays
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds , Alfred Smith return for 16 yds to the LaTch 16
15:001st & 10 at own 16Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 4 yds to the LaTch 20
15:002nd & 6 at own 20Jarred Craft run for 2 yds to the LaTch 22
15:003rd & 4 at own 22Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 14 yds to the LaTch 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 7 yds to the WKent 43 for a 1ST down WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Joe Brown) to the WKent 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Trent Taylor
15:002nd & 10 at opp 42Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson
15:003rd & 10 at opp 42Ryan Higgins pass complete to Alfred Smith for 10 yds to the WKent 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 32Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 8 yds to the WKent 24
15:002nd & 2 at opp 24Jarred Craft run for 15 yds to the WKent 9 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 9Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 8 yds to the WKent 1
15:002nd & goal at opp 1Ryan Higgins run for no gain to the WKent 1
9:503rd & goal at opp 1Kam McKnight run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 42, Western Kentucky 24
9:501st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 60 yds , Stephon Brown return for 12 yds to the WKent 17
9:501st & 10 at own 17Anthony Wales run for 5 yds to the WKent 22 Anthony Wales fumbled, forced by TEAM, recovered by LaTch Jaylon Ferguson
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 5 plays
9:371st & 10 at opp 22Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 7 yds to the WKent 15
9:372nd & 3 at opp 15Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 8 yds to the WKent 7 for a 1ST down
9:371st & goal at opp 7Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the WKent 6
9:372nd & goal at opp 6HIGGINS, Ryan pass incomplete to TAYLOR, Trent, PENALTY WKU face mask (LESTON, Branden) 3 yards to the WKU3, 1ST DOWN LATECH, NO PLAY.
9:371st & goal at opp 3Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the WKent 2
8:012nd & goal at opp 2Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 2 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 49, Western Kentucky 24
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 5 plays
8:011st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 40 yds , Stevie Donatell return for 12 yds to the WKent 37
8:011st & 10 at own 37Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 9 yds to the WKent 46
8:012nd & 1 at own 46Quinton Baker run for 6 yds to the LaTch 48 for a 1ST down
8:011st & 10 at opp 48Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 11 yds to the LaTch 37 for a 1ST down
8:011st & 10 at opp 37Quinton Baker run for 6 yds to the LaTch 31
6:142nd & 4 at opp 31Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 31 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Louisiana Tech 49, Western Kentucky 31
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 10 plays
6:141st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 61 yds , Alfred Smith return for 19 yds to the LaTch 23
6:141st & 10 at own 23Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 9 yds to the LaTch 32
6:142nd & 1 at own 32Boston Scott run for 2 yds to the LaTch 34 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at own 34Ryan Higgins run for 10 yds to the LaTch 44 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at own 44SCOTT, Boston rush for no gain to the LATECH44 (GREENE, Drell), PENALTY LATECH IB (HOGAN, Frasier) 15 yards to the LATECH29, NO PLAY.
6:141st & 25 at own 29Ryan Higgins pass complete to Boston Scott for 9 yds to the LaTch 38
6:142nd & 16 at own 38Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 15 yds to the WKent 47
6:143rd & 1 at opp 47Ryan Higgins run for 8 yds to the WKent 39 for a 1ST down WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, personal foul (Joe Brown) to the WKent 24 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at opp 24Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 7 yds to the WKent 17
6:142nd & 3 at opp 17SCOTT, Boston rush for no gain to the WKU17 (GARDNER, Juwan;BERTRAM, D.), PENALTY LATECH holding (BRUNSON, Joseph) 10 yards to the WKU27, NO PLAY.
6:142nd & 13 at opp 27Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson
6:143rd & 13 at opp 27Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Alfred Smith
0:444th & 13 at opp 27Jonathan Barnes 44 yd FG GOODLouisiana Tech 52, Western Kentucky 31
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 5 plays
0:441st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 41 yds , Stevie Donatell return for 10 yds to the WKent 34
0:441st & 10 at own 34Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 14 yds to the WKent 48 for a 1ST down
0:441st & 10 at own 48Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 17 yds to the LaTch 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 35Mike White pass complete to Quinton Baker for 15 yds to the LaTch 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 20Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 12 yds to the LaTch 8 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:051st & goal at opp 8Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 8 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Louisiana Tech 52, Western Kentucky 38
4th quarter6 drives, then Louisiana Tech 55, Western Kentucky 52
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 6 plays
14:051st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 63 yds , Alfred Smith return for 23 yds to the LaTch 25
14:051st & 10 at own 25Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 8 yds to the LaTch 33
14:052nd & 2 at own 33Jarred Craft run for 29 yds to the WKent 38 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at opp 38Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the WKent 37
14:052nd & 9 at opp 37Jarred Craft run for no gain to the WKent 37
14:053rd & 9 at opp 37Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson
11:004th & 9 at opp 37Jonathan Barnes 54 yd FG GOODLouisiana Tech 55, Western Kentucky 38
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 11 plays
11:001st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 55 yds , Kylen Towner return for 19 yds to the WKent 29
11:001st & 10 at own 29Mike White pass complete to Quinton Baker for 3 yds to the WKent 32
11:002nd & 7 at own 32Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at the 50Quinton Baker run for 2 yds to the LaTch 48
11:002nd & 8 at opp 48Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 13 yds to the LaTch 35 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 35Mike White pass complete to Quinton Baker for 6 yds to the LaTch 29
11:002nd & 4 at opp 29Mike White pass incomplete to Quinton Baker
11:003rd & 4 at opp 29Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor
11:004th & 4 at opp 29Mike White pass complete to Stevie Donatell for 10 yds to the LaTch 19 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 19Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 8 yds to the LaTch 11
11:002nd & 2 at opp 11Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris
7:243rd & 2 at opp 11Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 11 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Louisiana Tech 55, Western Kentucky 45
Louisiana Tech Punt return TD, 3 plays (Western Kentucky scores)
7:241st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella on-side kick recovered by LOUISIANA TECH at the LaTch 49
7:241st & 10 at own 49Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 3 yds to the WKent 48
7:242nd & 7 at opp 48Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 4 yds to the WKent 44
7:243rd & 3 at opp 44HIGGINS, Ryan rush for no gain to the WKU44, out-of-bounds, PENALTY LATECH tripping (CRAFT, Jarred) 15 yards to the LATECH41, NO PLAY.
7:243rd & 18 at own 41Ryan Higgins pass incomplete
5:024th & 18 at own 41Logan McPherson punt blocked by Shaquille Johnson blocked by Shaquille Johnson Kylen Towner return for 6 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Louisiana Tech 55, Western Kentucky 52
Louisiana Tech Punt, 6 plays
5:021st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 64 yds , Alfred Smith return for 24 yds to the LaTch 25
5:021st & 10 at own 25Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 8 yds to the LaTch 33
5:022nd & 2 at own 33CRAFT, Jarred rush for 6 yards to the LATECH39 (JOHNSON, Jason;WHYTE, Masai), PENALTY LATECH IB (TAYLOR, Trent) 9 yards to the LATECH24, NO PLAY.
5:022nd & 11 at own 24Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Trent Taylor, broken up by Drell Greene
3:283rd & 11 at own 24Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 03:28
3:283rd & 11 at own 24Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 13 yds to the LaTch 37 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at own 37Jarred Craft run for a loss of 3 yards to the LaTch 34
2:432nd & 13 at own 34Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 02:43
2:432nd & 13 at own 34Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 12 yds to the LaTch 46
2:353rd & 1 at own 46Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 02:35
2:353rd & 1 at own 46Kam McKnight run for a loss of 3 yards to the LaTch 43
2:234th & 4 at own 43Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 02:23
2:234th & 4 at own 43Logan McPherson punt for 36 yds, downed at the WKent 21
Western Kentucky Fumble, 1 play
2:131st & 10 at own 21Mike White sacked by Aaron Brown for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 21 Mike White fumbled, recovered by LaTch Jaylon Ferguson , return for 0 yards
Louisiana Tech End of game, 3 plays
2:041st & 10 at opp 21Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the WKent 20
2:042nd & 9 at opp 20Jarred Craft run for no gain to the WKent 20
0:323rd & 9 at opp 20Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:32
0:323rd & 9 at opp 20TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 21

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.

Western Kentucky leads 5–⁠4 in nine meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Kentucky 28, Louisiana Tech 27
2024Louisiana Tech 12, Western Kentucky 7
2023Western Kentucky 35, Louisiana Tech 28
2018Western Kentucky 30, Louisiana Tech 15
2017Louisiana Tech 23, Western Kentucky 22
2016Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44Conference USA Championship Game

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