UAB at Western Kentucky

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Western Kentucky beat UAB 20–⁠13. It was their fourth meeting; after it, UAB led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayUAB9–⁠5 in 2019
13
HomeWestern Kentucky9–⁠4 in 2019
20

Final at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling GreenTV: ESPN+Attendance 20,304

At kickoff
88°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Billy Williams; umpire Gregory Adams; head linesman Hugo Cruz; line judge Jeremiah Harris; side judge J. Whittington; field judge Chris Scott; back judge Brett Toney; center judge Patrick FoyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UAB373013
Western Kentucky3100720

Standouts

  • PassingTy Storey15 of 24, 189 yards, 2 TDWestern Kentucky
  • ReceivingJahcour Pearson5 catches, 94 yards, 1 TDWestern Kentucky
  • DefenseDeAngelo Malone10 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for lossWestern Kentucky

Player stats

UAB

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyler Johnston III18/3118104
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Spencer Brown2170114
Tyler Johnston III1528019
Jonathan Haden31908
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Austin Watkins453015
Myron Mitchell548016
Kendall Parham121021
Spencer Brown216011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kristopher Moll91.50.50
Will Boler7000
Will Dawkins5000
Jordan Smith4110
Tony Fair4000
Adrienne Talan20.50.50

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ty Storey15/2418920
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ty Storey132607
Gaej Walker121905
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jahcour Pearson594150
Lucky Jackson344023
Joshua Simon326112
Quin Jernighan117017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Devon Key12000
DeAngelo Malone10320
Trae Meadows7001
Kyle Bailey71.502
Jeremy Darvin4111

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

Team stats

UABWestern Kentucky
298Total yards222
181Passing yards189
117Rushing yards33
5.8Yards per pass7.9
3.0Yards per rush1.1
20First downs14
5–⁠13Third downs6–⁠13
1–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
4Turnovers1
7–⁠67Penalties7–⁠71
32:45Possession27:15
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

UABWestern Kentucky
43%Success rate37%
−0.20EPA per play−0.07
0.92Explosiveness1.13
0.10Rushing EPA−0.38
−0.52Passing EPA0.30
39%Passing-down success40%
−0.41First-down EPA−0.31
−0.01Second-down EPA−0.07
0.20Third-down EPA0.43
15%Havoc by its defense24%

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)

UAB 67% to win. Western Kentucky won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

UAB −3.5, over/under 47.5.

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 UAB 59%, Western Kentucky 41%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Kentucky end zoneUAB end zoneQ1 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 playQ1 UABField goal, 4 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 playsQ1 UABInterception, 4 playsQ1 Western KentuckyField goal, 10 playsQ1 UABTouchdown, 15 playsQ2 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 UABInterception, 4 playsQ2 Western KentuckyField goal, 7 playsQ2 UABInterception, 6 playsQ2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 UABField goal, 11 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 UABInterception, 9 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 UABPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 UABPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western KentuckyPunt, 5 playsQ4 UABTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ4 Western KentuckyEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Kentucky drives left to right, UAB right to left.
  1. Q1 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 play, −6 yards
  2. Q1 UABField goal, 4 plays, 6 yards
  3. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 UABInterception, 4 plays, 14 yards
  5. Q1 Western KentuckyField goal, 10 plays, 22 yards
  6. Q1 UABTouchdown, 15 plays, 80 yards
  7. Q2 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 8 plays, 68 yards
  8. Q2 UABInterception, 4 plays, 13 yards
  9. Q2 Western KentuckyField goal, 7 plays, 18 yards
  10. Q2 UABInterception, 6 plays, 30 yards
  11. Q2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  12. Q3 UABField goal, 11 plays, 55 yards
  13. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  14. Q3 UABInterception, 9 plays, 30 yards
  15. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q3 UABPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  17. Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 8 plays, 62 yards
  18. Q4 UABPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q4 Western KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, 38 yards
  20. Q4 UABTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 43 yards
  21. Q4 Western KentuckyEnd of game, 3 plays, −11 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 3
Western Kentucky Fumble, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Vogel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Gaej Walker run for a loss of 6 yards to the WKent 19 Gaej Walker fumbled, recovered by UAB Starling Thomas V
UAB Field goal, 4 plays
14:521st & 10 at opp 19Spencer Brown run for 5 yds to the WKent 14
14:522nd & 5 at opp 14Spencer Brown run for 1 yd to the WKent 13
14:523rd & 4 at opp 13Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Gerrit Prince for no gain to the WKent 13
12:544th & 4 at opp 13Nick Vogel 31 yd FG GOODUAB 3, Western Kentucky 0
Western Kentucky Punt, 6 plays
12:541st & 0 at own 35Nick Vogel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:541st & 10 at own 25Ty Storey run for no gain to the WKent 25
12:542nd & 10 at own 25Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 9 yds to the WKent 34
12:543rd & 1 at own 34Ty Storey run for 1 yd to the WKent 35 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at own 35Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 11:16
11:161st & 10 at own 35Ty Storey pass incomplete
11:162nd & 10 at own 35Ty Storey run for 1 yd to the WKent 36 WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
11:163rd & 9 at own 36Ty Storey sacked by Adrienne Talan for a loss of 7 yards to the WKent 29 Ty Storey fumbled, , return for 0 yards
11:164th & 16 at own 29John Haggerty punt for 47 yds, downed at the UAB 24
UAB Interception, 4 plays
9:581st & 10 at own 24Spencer Brown run for 1 yd to the UAB 25
9:582nd & 9 at own 25Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Myron Mitchell for 7 yds to the UAB 32
9:583rd & 2 at own 32Tyler Johnston III run for 6 yds to the UAB 38 for a 1ST down
9:581st & 10 at own 38Tyler Johnston III pass intercepted Kyle Bailey return for 13 yds to the UAB 39
Western Kentucky Field goal, 10 plays
8:031st & 10 at opp 39Gaej Walker run for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 40
8:032nd & 11 at opp 40Ty Storey pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 9 yds to the UAB 31
8:033rd & 2 at opp 31Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the UAB 29 for a 1ST down
8:031st & 10 at opp 29Ty Storey pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 12 yds to the UAB 17 for a 1ST down
8:031st & 10 at opp 17Ty Storey run for 5 yds to the UAB 12
8:032nd & 5 at opp 12Ty Storey run for 6 yds to the UAB 6 for a 1ST down
8:031st & goal at opp 6Ty Storey pass complete to Gaej Walker for no gain to the UAB 6
8:032nd & goal at opp 6Ty Storey pass incomplete
8:033rd & goal at opp 6UAB Penalty, Defensive offside (Garrett Marino) to the UAB 3
3:403rd & goal at opp 3WALKER, G. rush for 3 yards to the UAB0, clock 03:40, PENALTY WKU face mask (MEREDITH, J.) 15 yards to the UAB18, NO PLAY.
3:403rd & goal at opp 18Gaej Walker run for 1 yd to the UAB 17
2:554th & 0 at opp 17Cory Munson 35 yd FG GOODTied at 3
UAB Touchdown, 15 plays
2:551st & 0 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds , Myron Mitchell return for 20 yds to the UAB 20
2:501st & 10 at own 20Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete to Myron Mitchell, broken up by Dionté Ruffin
2:502nd & 10 at own 20Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Myron Mitchell for 16 yds to the UAB 36 for a 1ST down
2:501st & 10 at own 36Spencer Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 35
2:502nd & 11 at own 35Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Kevin Davis for 10 yds to the UAB 45
2:503rd & 1 at own 45Spencer Brown run for 1 yd to the UAB 46 for a 1ST down
2:501st & 10 at own 46Spencer Brown run for 12 yds to the WKent 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 42Spencer Brown run for 3 yds to the WKent 39
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 39Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 39Tyler Johnston III run for 6 yds to the WKent 33
Q2 13:264th & 1 at opp 33Timeout UAB, clock 13:26
Q2 13:264th & 1 at opp 33Tyler Johnston III run for 4 yds to the WKent 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:261st & 10 at opp 29Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Hayden Pittman for 4 yds to the WKent 25
Q2 13:262nd & 6 at opp 25Spencer Brown run for 7 yds to the WKent 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:261st & 10 at opp 18Spencer Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 20
Q2 13:262nd & 12 at opp 20JOHNSTON III, T pass incomplete to WATKINS, Austin, PENALTY WKU pass interference (KEY, D.) 15 yards to the WKU5, 1ST DOWN UAB, NO PLAY.
Q2 13:261st & goal at opp 5Spencer Brown run for 3 yds to the WKent 2
Q2 10:212nd & goal at opp 2Spencer Brown run for 2 yds for a TD, (Nick Vogel KICK)UAB 10, Western Kentucky 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Western Kentucky 13, UAB 10
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 8 plays
10:211st & 0 at own 35Nick Vogel kickoff for 64 yds , Garland LaFrance return for 31 yds to the WKent 32
10:141st & 10 at own 32Ty Storey pass incomplete
10:142nd & 10 at own 32Gaej Walker run for 5 yds to the WKent 37
10:143rd & 5 at own 37Ty Storey run for 6 yds to the UAB 43 for a 1ST down UAB Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the UAB 42 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 42Ty Storey run for 7 yds to the UAB 35
10:142nd & 3 at opp 35STOREY, T. pass incomplete, PENALTY UAB roughing passer (WILDER, Noah) 15 yards to the UAB20, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.
8:161st & 10 at opp 20Timeout UAB, clock 08:16
8:161st & 10 at opp 20Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the UAB 18
7:472nd & 8 at opp 18Timeout UAB, clock 07:47
7:472nd & 8 at opp 18Ty Storey pass incomplete to Jahcour Pearson
7:473rd & 8 at opp 18Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 10 yds to the UAB 8 for a 1ST down
7:031st & goal at opp 8Ty Storey pass complete to Joshua Simon for 8 yds for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)Tied at 10
UAB Interception, 4 plays
7:031st & 0 at own 30Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds , Jonathan Haden return for 18 yds to the UAB 23
6:511st & 10 at own 23Jonathan Haden run for 5 yds to the UAB 28
6:512nd & 5 at own 28Jonathan Haden run for 8 yds to the UAB 36 for a 1ST down
6:511st & 10 at own 36Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete
6:512nd & 10 at own 36Tyler Johnston III pass intercepted Jeremy Darvin return for 5 yds to the UAB 27
Western Kentucky Field goal, 7 plays
5:151st & 10 at opp 27Gaej Walker run for 1 yd to the UAB 26
5:152nd & 9 at opp 26Ty Storey pass incomplete WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, intentional grounding (Ty Storey) to the UAB 32
5:153rd & 15 at opp 32Ty Storey pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 23 yds to the UAB 9 for a 1ST down
5:151st & goal at opp 9Ty Storey pass incomplete to Lucky Jackson
5:152nd & goal at opp 9STOREY, T. rush for no gain to the UAB9 (WILDER, Noah), PENALTY WKU holding (JOEST, S.) 10 yards to the UAB19, NO PLAY.
5:152nd & goal at opp 19Gaej Walker run for 4 yds to the UAB 15
5:153rd & goal at opp 15Ty Storey pass complete to Joshua Simon for 6 yds to the UAB 9
2:054th & goal at opp 9Cory Munson 28 yd FG GOODWestern Kentucky 13, UAB 10
UAB Interception, 6 plays
2:051st & 0 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 61 yds , Myron Mitchell return for 23 yds to the UAB 27
2:001st & 10 at own 27Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Austin Watkins for 12 yds to the UAB 39 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 39Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Kendall Parham for 21 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 40Tyler Johnston III run for 2 yds to the WKent 38
2:002nd & 8 at opp 38Tyler Johnston III sacked by DeAngelo Malone for a loss of 11 yards to the WKent 49
2:003rd & 19 at opp 49JOHNSTON III, T rush for 10 yards to the WKU39 (DARDEN, T.), PENALTY UAB holding (RAGLAND, Colby) 10 yards to the UAB41, NO PLAY.
2:003rd & 29 at own 41Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Lucious Stanley for 16 yds to the WKent 43
0:204th & 13 at opp 43Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:20
0:204th & 13 at opp 43Tyler Johnston III pass intercepted Kyle Bailey return for 1 yd to the WKent 34
Western Kentucky End of half, 1 play
0:121st & 10 at own 34TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 33
3rd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 13
UAB Field goal, 11 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 33Cory Munson kickoff for 67 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tyler Johnston III run for 5 yds to the UAB 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Myron Mitchell for 9 yds to the UAB 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Tyler Johnston III run for 1 yd to the UAB 40
15:002nd & 9 at own 40Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Austin Watkins for 11 yds to the WKent 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 49Spencer Brown run for no gain to the WKent 49
15:002nd & 10 at opp 49Tyler Johnston III run for 19 yds to the WKent 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Spencer Brown run for 14 yds to the WKent 16 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 16UAB Penalty, false start (Adrienne Talan) to the WKent 21
15:001st & 15 at opp 21Spencer Brown run for 5 yds to the WKent 16
15:002nd & 10 at opp 16Spencer Brown run for a loss of 4 yards to the WKent 20
15:003rd & 14 at opp 20Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete to Myron Mitchell
9:174th & 14 at opp 20Nick Vogel 38 yd FG GOODTied at 13
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
9:171st & 0 at own 35Nick Vogel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:171st & 10 at own 25Ty Storey run for 6 yds to the WKent 31
9:172nd & 4 at own 31Ty Storey pass incomplete
9:173rd & 4 at own 31Ty Storey pass incomplete to Joshua Simon
9:174th & 4 at own 31John Haggerty punt for 48 yds, downed at the UAB 21
UAB Interception, 9 plays
8:231st & 10 at own 21Tyler Johnston III run for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 20
8:232nd & 11 at own 20Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Thair Blakes for 5 yds to the UAB 25
8:233rd & 6 at own 25Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Myron Mitchell for 10 yds to the UAB 35 for a 1ST down
8:231st & 10 at own 35Spencer Brown run for 9 yds to the UAB 44
8:232nd & 1 at own 44Spencer Brown run for 4 yds to the UAB 48 for a 1ST down
8:231st & 10 at own 48Spencer Brown run for 3 yds to the WKent 49
8:232nd & 7 at opp 49Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Spencer Brown for 11 yds to the UAB 38 UAB Penalty, illegal block (Kendall Parham) to the UAB 47
8:232nd & 11 at own 47Tyler Johnston III run for 4 yds to the WKent 49
8:233rd & 7 at opp 49Tyler Johnston III pass intercepted Trae Meadows return for no gain to the WKent 34
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
3:361st & 10 at own 34Gaej Walker run for 3 yds to the WKent 37
2:592nd & 7 at own 37Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 02:59
2:592nd & 7 at own 37Ty Storey run for 5 yds to the WKent 42
2:593rd & 2 at own 42Ty Storey run for no gain to the WKent 42
2:594th & 2 at own 42John Haggerty punt for 58 yds for a touchback
UAB Punt, 3 plays
1:311st & 10 at own 20Spencer Brown run for 4 yds to the UAB 24
1:312nd & 6 at own 24Spencer Brown run for 3 yds to the UAB 27
1:313rd & 3 at own 27Tyler Johnston III run for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 26
Q4 15:004th & 4 at own 26Kyle Greenwell punt for 36 yds, downed at the WKent 38
4th quarter5 drives, then Western Kentucky 20, UAB 13
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 8 plays
14:481st & 10 at own 38Gaej Walker run for 3 yds to the WKent 41
14:482nd & 7 at own 41Ty Storey pass incomplete
14:483rd & 7 at own 41Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 18 yds to the UAB 41 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at opp 41Ty Storey pass complete to Joshua Simon for 12 yds to the UAB 29 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at opp 29Ty Storey pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 2 yds to the UAB 27
14:482nd & 8 at opp 27Ty Storey pass complete to Quin Jernighan for 17 yds to the UAB 10 for a 1ST down
14:481st & goal at opp 10Ty Storey run for 3 yds to the UAB 7
11:172nd & goal at opp 7Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 7 yds for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)Western Kentucky 20, UAB 13
UAB Punt, 3 plays
11:171st & 0 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:171st & 10 at own 25Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete to Myron Mitchell
11:102nd & 10 at own 25Timeout UAB, clock 11:10
11:102nd & 10 at own 25Jonathan Haden run for 6 yds to the UAB 31
11:103rd & 4 at own 31Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete to Kendall Parham, broken up by Dionté Ruffin
11:104th & 4 at own 31Kyle Greenwell punt for 48 yds , Clayton Bush returns for 4 yds to the WKent 25
Western Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
10:241st & 10 at own 25Ty Storey pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 50 yds to the WESTERNKY 25 for a 1ST down WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Offensive holding (Jacquez Sloan) to the UAB 35 for a 1ST down
10:241st & 10 at opp 35Gaej Walker run for 1 yd to the UAB 34
10:242nd & 9 at opp 34STOREY, T. pass incomplete to LANE, X., PENALTY UAB pass interference (MARSHALL, TD) 4 yards to the UAB30, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.
10:241st & 10 at opp 30STOREY, T. rush for 18 yards to the UAB12 (STREET, Jarrion;WRIGHT, Alex), PENALTY WKU holding (MEREDITH, J.) 10 yards to the UAB40, NO PLAY.
10:241st & 20 at opp 40Ty Storey pass complete to Gaej Walker for 6 yds to the UAB 34
8:082nd & 14 at opp 34Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 08:08
8:082nd & 14 at opp 34Gaej Walker run for 4 yds to the UAB 30
8:083rd & 10 at opp 30Ty Storey sacked by Jordan Smith for a loss of 7 yards to the UAB 37
8:084th & 17 at opp 37John Haggerty punt for 32 yds, downed at the UAB 5
UAB Turnover on downs, 13 plays
6:381st & 10 at own 5Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Austin Watkins for 15 yds to the UAB 20 for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at own 20Tyler Johnston III run for 4 yds to the UAB 24
6:382nd & 6 at own 24Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Austin Watkins for 15 yds to the UAB 39 for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at own 39Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Spencer Brown for 5 yds to the UAB 44
6:382nd & 5 at own 44Spencer Brown run for no gain to the UAB 44
6:383rd & 5 at own 44Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Myron Mitchell for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at the 50Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete to Austin Watkins, broken up by Trae Meadows
6:382nd & 10 at the 50Tyler Johnston III pass complete to Markus Grossman for 8 yds to the WKent 42
6:383rd & 2 at opp 42Tyler Johnston III run for 4 yds to the WKent 38 for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at opp 38Tyler Johnston III sacked by Jeremy Darvin for a loss of 9 yards to the WKent 47
6:382nd & 19 at opp 47Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete to Kendall Parham
6:383rd & 19 at opp 47Tyler Johnston III pass incomplete to Austin Watkins, broken up by Omari Alexander
2:114th & 19 at opp 47Timeout UAB, clock 02:11
2:114th & 19 at opp 47Tyler Johnston III sacked by DeAngelo Malone for a loss of 5 yards to the UAB 48
Western Kentucky End of game, 3 plays
2:071st & 10 at opp 48TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
2:072nd & 12 at the 50TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 47
2:073rd & 15 at own 47TEAM run for a loss of 6 yards to the WKent 41

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.

UAB leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Western Kentucky 20, UAB 17
2020UAB 37, Western Kentucky 14
2019Western Kentucky 20, UAB 13
2014UAB 42, Western Kentucky 39
1997UAB 20, Western Kentucky 16
1996UAB 24, Western Kentucky 0

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