Southern Miss at Western Kentucky

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Western Kentucky beat Southern Miss 10–⁠7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Western Kentucky led the series 4–⁠0.

AwaySouthern Miss3–⁠7 in 2020
7
HomeWestern Kentucky5–⁠7 in 2020
10

Final at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling GreenTV: CBSSNAttendance 3,815

At kickoff
64°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Ken Antee; umpire Tony Barrial; head linesman Bryan Baker; line judge Graig Reed; side judge Maurice Pierre; field judge Chris Cockrell; back judge Larry Neal; center judge Patrick FoyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Southern Miss00077
Western Kentucky730010

Standouts

  • ReceivingXavier Lane5 catches, 90 yardsWestern Kentucky
  • DefenseDeAngelo Malone5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossWestern Kentucky

Player stats

Southern Miss

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Trey Lowe III6/146700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kevin Perkins871131
Frank Gore Jr.1466019
Trey Lowe III1312027
Dee Baker2508
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Antoine Robinson225023
Tim Jones218011
Kevin Perkins116016
Demarcus Jones1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Malik Shorts11000
Hayes Maples9100
Zach Portlock8210
Ky’el Hemby8100
Eriq Kitchen7210
Camron Harrell4110

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyrrell Pigrome19/3018300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jakairi Moses1240021
Gaej Walker113709
Tyrrell Pigrome1432116
Malik Staples31209
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Xavier Lane590047
Mitchell Tinsley435018
Joshua Simon530012
Craig Burt Jr.31405
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kyle Bailey7110
Devon Key6000
Antwon Kincade6100
DeAngelo Malone5220
Ricky Barber5220
Juwuan Jones4110

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

Team stats

Southern MissWestern Kentucky
221Total yards304
67Passing yards183
154Rushing yards121
4.8Yards per pass6.1
4.2Yards per rush3.0
13First downs19
3–⁠12Third downs6–⁠16
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠4
0Turnovers0
1–⁠15Penalties3–⁠25
25:18Possession34:42
3Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

Southern MissWestern Kentucky
35%Success rate41%
−0.07EPA per play−0.01
1.16Explosiveness1.03
0.18Rushing EPA0.06
−0.46Passing EPA−0.09
16%Passing-down success21%
0.07First-down EPA0.17
−0.16Second-down EPA−0.12
0.10Third-down EPA0.16
20%Havoc by its defense25%

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 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Western Kentucky −7.5, over/under 45.

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 Western Kentucky 70%, Southern Miss 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Kentucky end zoneSouthern Miss end zoneQ1 Southern MissPunt, 4 playsQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Southern MissPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyField goal, 18 playsQ2 Southern MissPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western KentuckyPunt, 4 playsQ2 Southern MissMissed FG, 7 playsQ2 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern MissPunt, 6 playsQ2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 10 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Southern MissPunt, 5 playsQ3 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 Southern MissPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 7 playsQ3 Southern MissTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 Southern MissPunt, 5 playsQ4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ4 Southern MissTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Western KentuckyResult not recorded
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Kentucky drives left to right, Southern Miss right to left.
  1. Q1 Southern MissPunt, 4 plays, 26 yards
  2. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 9 plays, 91 yards
  3. Q1 Southern MissPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  4. Q1 Western KentuckyField goal, 18 plays, 65 yards
  5. Q2 Southern MissPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  6. Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 4 plays, −5 yards
  7. Q2 Southern MissMissed FG, 7 plays, 66 yards
  8. Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 Southern MissPunt, 6 plays, 21 yards
  10. Q2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 10 plays, 47 yards
  11. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  12. Q3 Southern MissPunt, 5 plays, 6 yards
  13. Q3 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 22 yards
  14. Q3 Southern MissPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  15. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
  16. Q3 Southern MissTouchdown, 12 plays, 90 yards
  17. Q4 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 53 yards
  18. Q4 Southern MissPunt, 5 plays, 29 yards
  19. Q4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  20. Q4 Southern MissTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 3 yards
  21. Q4 Western KentuckyResult not recorded, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Western Kentucky 7, Southern Miss 0
Southern Miss Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 63 yds , Antoine Robinson return for 26 yds to the SoMis 28
15:001st & 10 at own 28Frank Gore Jr. run for 19 yds to the SoMis 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Jason Brownlee
15:002nd & 10 at own 47Frank Gore Jr. run for 2 yds to the SoMis 49
15:003rd & 8 at own 49LOWE, Trey pass incomplete to JONES, Tim, PENALTY WKU offside (JONES, J.) 5 yards to the WKU46, NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 3 at opp 46Trey Lowe pass incomplete
15:004th & 3 at opp 46Griffin Fleming punt for 37 yds
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 9 plays
13:271st & 10 at own 9Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Xavier Lane, broken up by Averie Habas
13:272nd & 10 at own 9Gaej Walker run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 8
13:273rd & 11 at own 8Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Xavier Lane for 18 yds to the WKent 26 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at own 26Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Xavier Lane for 11 yds to the WKent 37 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at own 37Gaej Walker run for 9 yds to the WKent 46
13:272nd & 1 at own 46Gaej Walker run for 3 yds to the WKent 49 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at own 49Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Xavier Lane for 47 yds to the SoMis 4 for a 1ST down
13:271st & goal at opp 4Gaej Walker run for a loss of 1 yard to the SoMis 5
9:072nd & goal at opp 5Tyrrell Pigrome run for 5 yds for a TD (Brayden Narveson KICK)Western Kentucky 7, Southern Miss 0
Southern Miss Punt, 3 plays
9:071st & 0 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 64 yds , Antoine Robinson return for 22 yds to the SoMis 23
9:001st & 10 at own 23Frank Gore Jr. run for 2 yds to the SoMis 25
9:002nd & 8 at own 25Frank Gore Jr. run for 6 yds to the SoMis 31
9:003rd & 2 at own 31Trey Lowe run for 1 yd to the SoMis 32
7:104th & 1 at own 32Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 07:10
7:104th & 1 at own 32Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 07:10
7:104th & 1 at own 32Griffin Fleming punt for 39 yds
Western Kentucky Field goal, 18 plays
7:041st & 10 at own 29Gaej Walker run for 6 yds to the WKent 35
7:042nd & 4 at own 35Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 5 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
7:041st & 10 at own 40Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Mitchell Tinsley for 9 yds to the WKent 49
7:042nd & 1 at own 49Gaej Walker run for no gain to the WKent 49
7:043rd & 1 at own 49Tyrrell Pigrome run for 6 yds to the SoMis 45 for a 1ST down
7:041st & 10 at opp 45Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Mitchell Tinsley, broken up by Ky’el Hemby
7:042nd & 10 at opp 45Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 4 yds to the SoMis 41
7:043rd & 6 at opp 41Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Mitchell Tinsley for 5 yds to the SoMis 36
7:044th & 1 at opp 36Tyrrell Pigrome run for 2 yds to the SoMis 34 for a 1ST down
7:041st & 10 at opp 34Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Garland LaFrance for 8 yds to the SoMis 26
7:042nd & 2 at opp 26Jakairi Moses run for 1 yd to the SoMis 25
7:043rd & 1 at opp 25Tyrrell Pigrome run for no gain to the SoMis 25
Q2 15:004th & 1 at opp 25Tyrrell Pigrome run for 5 yds to the SoMis 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 20Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Joshua Simon for 12 yds to the SoMis 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 8Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the SoMis 6
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 6Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Gaej Walker
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 6Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Craig Burt Jr., broken up by Natrone Brooks
Q2 12:544th & goal at opp 6Brayden Narveson 24 yd FG GOODWestern Kentucky 10, Southern Miss 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Western Kentucky 10, Southern Miss 0
Southern Miss Punt, 3 plays
12:541st & 0 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 60 yds , Antoine Robinson return for 18 yds to the SoMis 23
12:461st & 10 at own 23Frank Gore Jr. run for 2 yds to the SoMis 25
12:462nd & 8 at own 25Trey Lowe sacked by DeAngelo Malone for a loss of 3 yards to the SoMis 22 SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, illegal motion ( Yards) declined
12:463rd & 11 at own 22Trey Lowe sacked by Kyle Bailey for a loss of 3 yards to the SoMis 19
12:464th & 14 at own 19Griffin Fleming punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Mitchell Tinsley at the WKent 42
Western Kentucky Punt, 4 plays
11:011st & 10 at own 42Tyrrell Pigrome run for a loss of 4 yards to the SoMis 43 Tyrrell Pigrome fumbled, recovered by WKent Tyrrell Pigrome for a 1ST down , return for 19 yds to the SoMis 43 for a 1ST down
11:011st & 10 at opp 43Jakairi Moses run for 7 yds to the SoMis 36
11:012nd & 3 at opp 36Jakairi Moses run for a loss of 1 yard to the SoMis 37
11:013rd & 4 at opp 37Tyrrell Pigrome sacked by Camron Harrell for a loss of 9 yards to the WKent 37 Tyrrell Pigrome fumbled, , return for 0 yards
11:014th & 30 at own 37John Haggerty punt for 53 yds, fair catch by Natrone Brooks at the SoMis 10
Southern Miss Missed FG, 7 plays
8:121st & 10 at own 10Frank Gore Jr. run for 14 yds to the SoMis 24 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at own 24Trey Lowe pass complete to Antoine Robinson for 23 yds to the SoMis 47 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at own 47Trey Lowe run for 27 yds to the WKent 26 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at opp 26Frank Gore Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 27
8:122nd & 11 at opp 27Kevin Perkins run for 1 yd to the WKent 26
8:123rd & 10 at opp 26Kevin Perkins run for 2 yds to the WKent 24
4:404th & 8 at opp 24Briggs Bourgeois 42 yd FG MISSED
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
4:401st & 10 at own 24Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Craig Burt Jr.
4:402nd & 10 at own 24Gaej Walker run for 6 yds to the WKent 30
4:403rd & 4 at own 30Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Gaej Walker
4:404th & 4 at own 30John Haggerty punt for 52 yds , Natrone Brooks returns for 8 yds to the SoMis 26
Southern Miss Punt, 6 plays
3:371st & 10 at own 26Dee Baker run for 8 yds to the SoMis 34
3:372nd & 2 at own 34Dee Baker run for a loss of 3 yards to the SoMis 31 Dee Baker fumbled, forced by Antwon Kincade,
2:233rd & 5 at own 31Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 02:23
2:233rd & 5 at own 31Trey Lowe pass complete to Demarcus Jones for 8 yds to the SoMis 39 for a 1ST down WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
2:231st & 10 at own 39Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Jason Brownlee, broken up by Trae Meadows
2:232nd & 10 at own 39Frank Gore Jr. run for 4 yds to the SoMis 43
1:433rd & 6 at own 43Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 01:43
1:433rd & 6 at own 43Trey Lowe run for 4 yds to the SoMis 47
1:324th & 2 at own 47Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 01:32
1:324th & 2 at own 47Griffin Fleming punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Mitchell Tinsley at the WKent 11
Western Kentucky End of half, 10 plays
1:261st & 10 at own 11Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Xavier Lane for 3 yds to the WKent 14
1:262nd & 7 at own 14Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 5 yds to the WKent 19
1:263rd & 2 at own 19Gaej Walker run for 5 yds to the WKent 24 for a 1ST down
1:261st & 10 at own 24Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Gaej Walker
1:262nd & 10 at own 24Tyrrell Pigrome run for 9 yds to the WKent 33
1:263rd & 1 at own 33Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Joshua Simon for 7 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
1:261st & 10 at own 40Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Xavier Lane
1:262nd & 10 at own 40Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Mitchell Tinsley for 18 yds to the SoMis 42 for a 1ST down
1:261st & 10 at opp 42Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete
0:052nd & 10 at opp 42Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 00:05
0:052nd & 10 at opp 42Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Mitchell Tinsley
3rd quarter6 drives, then Western Kentucky 10, Southern Miss 0
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 10 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Xavier Lane
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Gaej Walker run for 4 yds to the WKent 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Joshua Simon for 3 yds to the WKent 32
15:004th & 3 at own 32John Haggerty punt for 57 yds, fair catch by Natrone Brooks at the SoMis 11
Southern Miss Punt, 5 plays
13:381st & 10 at own 11Frank Gore Jr. run for 7 yds to the SoMis 18
13:382nd & 3 at own 18Frank Gore Jr. run for 4 yds to the SoMis 22 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at own 22Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Jason Brownlee
13:382nd & 10 at own 22Trey Lowe sacked by Ricky Barber for a loss of 5 yards to the SoMis 17
13:383rd & 15 at own 17Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Tim Jones
13:384th & 15 at own 17Griffin Fleming punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Mitchell Tinsley at the WKent 40
Western Kentucky Turnover on downs, 6 plays
11:391st & 10 at own 40Tyrrell Pigrome run for 9 yds to the WKent 49
11:392nd & 1 at own 49Gaej Walker run for 4 yds to the SoMis 47 for a 1ST down
11:391st & 10 at opp 47Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Joshua Simon for 4 yds to the SoMis 43
11:392nd & 6 at opp 43Jakairi Moses run for a loss of 4 yards to the SoMis 47
11:393rd & 10 at opp 47Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Jakairi Moses for 6 yds to the SoMis 41
11:394th & 4 at opp 41Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Mitchell Tinsley for 3 yds to the SoMis 38
Southern Miss Punt, 3 plays
8:311st & 10 at own 38Frank Gore Jr. run for 1 yd to the SoMis 39
8:312nd & 9 at own 39Trey Lowe pass complete to Antoine Robinson for 2 yds to the SoMis 41
8:313rd & 7 at own 41Trey Lowe sacked by Ricky Barber for a loss of 8 yards to the SoMis 33
8:314th & 15 at own 33Griffin Fleming punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Mitchell Tinsley at the WKent 30
Western Kentucky Punt, 7 plays
6:311st & 10 at own 30Jakairi Moses run for 21 yds to the SoMis 49 for a 1ST down
6:311st & 10 at opp 49Jakairi Moses run for 5 yds to the SoMis 44
6:312nd & 5 at opp 44Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Joshua Simon for 4 yds to the SoMis 40
6:313rd & 1 at opp 40Tyrrell Pigrome run for 3 yds to the SoMis 37 for a 1ST down
6:311st & 10 at opp 37Jakairi Moses run for 2 yds to the SoMis 35
3:162nd & 8 at opp 35Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 03:16
3:162nd & 8 at opp 35Jakairi Moses run for 1 yd to the SoMis 34
3:163rd & 7 at opp 34Tyrrell Pigrome sacked by Zach Portlock for a loss of 8 yards to the SoMis 42
3:164th & 15 at opp 42John Haggerty punt for 32 yds, downed at the SoMis 10
Southern Miss Touchdown, 12 plays
1:441st & 10 at own 10Trey Lowe run for a loss of 2 yards to the SoMis 8
1:442nd & 12 at own 8Trey Lowe run for 1 yd to the SoMis 9
1:443rd & 11 at own 9Trey Lowe pass complete to Kevin Perkins for 16 yds to the SoMis 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at own 28Trey Lowe pass complete to Tim Jones for 7 yds to the SoMis 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 35Kevin Perkins run for 6 yds to the SoMis 41
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at own 41Frank Gore Jr. run for 2 yds to the SoMis 43
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at own 43Kevin Perkins run for 15 yds to the WESTERNKY 42 for a 1ST down WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Kyle Bailey) to the WKent 27 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Frank Gore Jr. run for 3 yds to the WKent 24
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 24Trey Lowe pass complete to Tim Jones for 11 yds to the WKent 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 13Kevin Perkins run for 7 yds to the WKent 6
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 25Kevin Perkins run for 3 yds to the SoMis 28
Q4 10:302nd & 3 at opp 6Kevin Perkins run for 6 yds for a TD (Briggs Bourgeois KICK)Western Kentucky 10, Southern Miss 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Western Kentucky 10, Southern Miss 7
Western Kentucky Turnover on downs, 8 plays
10:301st & 0 at own 35Briggs Bourgeois kickoff for 63 yds
10:301st & 10 at own 25Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Xavier Lane for 11 yds to the WKent 36 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 36PIGROME, T. pass incomplete to BURT JR, C., PENALTY USM pass interference (HARRELL, Camron) 15 yards to the USM49, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.
10:301st & 10 at opp 49Jakairi Moses run for 1 yd to the SoMis 48
10:302nd & 9 at opp 48WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (Mason Brooks) to the WKent 47
10:302nd & 14 at own 47Jakairi Moses run for 6 yds to the SoMis 47
10:303rd & 8 at opp 47Tyrrell Pigrome run for 16 yds to the SoMis 31 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 31Malik Staples run for 3 yds to the SoMis 28
10:302nd & 7 at opp 28Tyrrell Pigrome sacked by Eriq Kitchen for a loss of 3 yards to the SoMis 31
10:303rd & 10 at opp 31Malik Staples run for 9 yds to the SoMis 22
10:304th & 1 at opp 22Malik Staples run for no gain to the SoMis 22
Southern Miss Punt, 5 plays
5:391st & 10 at own 22Trey Lowe run for 7 yds to the SoMis 29
5:392nd & 3 at own 29Kevin Perkins run for 31 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at opp 40Frank Gore Jr. run for 1 yd to the WKent 39
5:392nd & 9 at opp 39Trey Lowe sacked by DeAngelo Malone for a loss of 10 yards to the WKent 49
3:013rd & 19 at opp 49Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 03:01
3:013rd & 19 at opp 49Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Tim Jones, broken up by Dionté Ruffin
3:014th & 19 at opp 49Griffin Fleming punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Mitchell Tinsley at the WKent 13
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
2:491st & 10 at own 13Jakairi Moses run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 11
2:462nd & 12 at own 11Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 02:46
2:462nd & 12 at own 11Tyrrell Pigrome run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 10
2:403rd & 13 at own 10Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 02:40
2:403rd & 13 at own 10Jakairi Moses run for 3 yds to the WKent 13
1:534th & 10 at own 13Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 01:53
1:534th & 10 at own 13John Haggerty punt for 49 yds , Natrone Brooks returns for 12 yds to the 50 yard line
Southern Miss Turnover on downs, 4 plays
1:441st & 10 at the 50Trey Lowe run for 4 yds to the WKent 46
1:442nd & 6 at opp 46Trey Lowe sacked by Juwuan Jones for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 47
1:443rd & 7 at opp 47Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Cole Cavallo
1:444th & 7 at opp 47Trey Lowe pass incomplete to Cole Cavallo

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 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16New Orleans Bowl
2020Western Kentucky 10, Southern Miss 7
2019Western Kentucky 28, Southern Miss 10
2015Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28Conference USA Championship Game
2012Western Kentucky 42, Southern Miss 17

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