62°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
UAB
Western Kentucky
324
Total yards
352
96
Passing yards
128
228
Rushing yards
224
8.0
Yards per pass
5.6
5.8
Yards per rush
5.1
14
First downs
19
4–11
Third downs
3–13
0–0
Fourth downs
1–1
4
Turnovers
1
4–22
Penalties
11–86
27:21
Possession
32:39
1
Sacks (by defense)
3
Efficiency
UAB
Western Kentucky
37%
Success rate
43%
−0.20
EPA per play
0.00
0.62
Explosiveness
1.08
−0.19
Rushing EPA
0.05
0.05
Passing EPA
−0.09
24%
Passing-down success
17%
−0.08
First-down EPA
−0.05
−0.83
Second-down EPA
−0.01
0.47
Third-down EPA
−0.02
18%
Havoc by its defense
22%
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 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Western Kentucky −1, over/under 60.5.
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 Western Kentucky 53%, UAB 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
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.
Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q1 UABTouchdown, 3 plays, 64 yards
Q1 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 9 plays, 44 yards
Q1 UABFumble, 2 plays, 6 yards
Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
Q1 UABFumble, 7 plays, 42 yards
Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 4 plays, 47 yards
Q2 UABField goal, 7 plays, 55 yards
Q2 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 play, 2 yards
Q2 UABTouchdown, 3 plays, 27 yards
Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q2 UABPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
Q2 Western KentuckyField goal, 9 plays, 35 yards
Q2 UABPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
Q2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 4 plays, 37 yards
Q3 UABPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
Q3 Western KentuckyField goal, 13 plays, 53 yards
Q3 UABFumble, 3 plays, 22 yards
Q3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 6 yards
Q3 UABPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, 34 yards
Q4 UABPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q4 Western KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, 5 yards
Q4 UABInterception, 8 plays, 78 yards
Q4 Western KentuckyEnd of game, 9 plays, 55 yards
Play by play
1st quarter8 drives, then UAB 7, Western Kentucky 0
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
15:00
Reese Burkhardt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Austin Reed run for 1 yd to the WKent 26
15:00
2nd & 9 at own 26
Austin Reed pass complete to Daewood Davis for no gain to the WKent 26
15:00
3rd & 9 at own 26
Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 25
12:59
4th & 10 at own 25
Tom Ellard punt for 39 yds
UAB Touchdown, 3 plays
12:59
1st & 10 at own 36
Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 1 yd to the UAB 37
12:59
2nd & 9 at own 37
Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Trea Shropshire for 4 yds to the UAB 41
11:35
3rd & 5 at own 41
Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Samario Rudolph for 59 yds for a TD, (Matt Quinn KICK)UAB 7, Western Kentucky 0
Western Kentucky Missed FG, 9 plays
11:35
Reese Burkhardt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:35
1st & 10 at own 25
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 6 yds to the WKent 31
11:35
2nd & 4 at own 31
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 8 yds to the WKent 39 for a 1ST down
11:35
1st & 10 at own 39
Austin Reed pass complete to Daewood Davis for 21 yds to the UAB 40 for a 1ST down
11:35
1st & 10 at opp 40
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 7 yds to the UAB 33
11:35
2nd & 3 at opp 33
Austin Reed pass complete to Daewood Davis for 5 yds to the UAB 28 for a 1ST down
11:35
1st & 10 at opp 28
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UAB 33
11:35
1st & 15 at opp 33
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 2 yds to the UAB 31
11:35
2nd & 13 at opp 31
Austin Reed pass incomplete
11:35
3rd & 13 at opp 31
Austin Reed run for no gain to the UAB 31
7:50
4th & 13 at opp 31
Brayden Narveson 49 yd FG MISSED
UAB Fumble, 2 plays
7:50
1st & 10 at own 31
DeWayne McBride run for 9 yds to the UAB 40
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
7:07
1st & 10 at opp 37
Austin Reed pass incomplete
7:07
2nd & 10 at opp 37
Austin Reed pass complete to Michael Mathison for 1 yd to the UAB 36
7:07
3rd & 9 at opp 36
Austin Reed pass complete to Davion Ervin-Poindexter for a loss of 8 yards to the UAB 44
UAB Fumble, 2 plays
7:07
2nd & 1 at own 40
Dylan Hopkins sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the UAB 37
5:34
4th & 17 at opp 44
Tom Ellard punt for 39 yds, downed at the UAB 5
5:34
1st & 10 at own 5
UAB Penalty, False Start ( Yards) to the UAB 3
UAB Fumble, 7 plays
5:34
1st & 12 at own 3
Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 4 yds to the UAB 7
5:34
2nd & 8 at own 7
Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 3 yds to the UAB 10
5:34
3rd & 5 at own 10
Dylan Hopkins run for 5 yds to the UAB 15 for a 1ST down
5:34
1st & 10 at own 15
DeWayne McBride run for 13 yds to the UAB 28 for a 1ST down
5:34
1st & 10 at own 28
DeWayne McBride run for 6 yds to the UAB 34
5:34
2nd & 4 at own 34
Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 2 yds to the UAB 36
5:34
3rd & 2 at own 36
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Offsides (5 Yards) to the UAB 41 for a 1ST down
1:07
1st & 10 at own 41
DeWayne McBride run for 6 yds to the UAB 47 DeWayne McBride fumbled, recovered by WKent Kahlef Hailassie
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 4 plays
1:07
1st & 10 at opp 47
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 19 yds to the UAB 28 for a 1ST down
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 28
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 2 yds to the UAB 26
Q2 15:00
2nd & 8 at opp 26
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 6 yds to the UAB 20
Q2 14:05
3rd & 2 at opp 20
Austin Reed run for 20 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson KICK)Tied at 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then UAB 17, Western Kentucky 10
UAB Field goal, 7 plays
13:58
Cory Munson kickoff for 60 yds , Jermaine Brown Jr. return for 21 yds to the UAB 26
13:58
1st & 10 at own 26
DeWayne McBride run for no gain to the UAB 26
13:58
2nd & 10 at own 26
Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
13:58
3rd & 10 at own 26
DeWayne McBride run for 64 yds to the WKent 10 for a 1ST down
13:58
1st & goal at opp 10
UAB Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the WKent 15
13:58
1st & goal at opp 15
DeWayne McBride run for 4 yds to the WKent 11
11:25
3rd & goal at opp 11
Timeout UAB, clock 11:25
11:25
2nd & goal at opp 11
Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
11:25
3rd & goal at opp 11
Jacob Zeno sacked by Jaden Hunter for a loss of 8 yards to the WKent 19
10:42
4th & goal at opp 19
Matt Quinn 36 yd FG GOODUAB 10, Western Kentucky 7
10:42
Reese Burkhardt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:34
1st & 10 at own 25
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 2 yds to the WKent 27 Davion Ervin-Poindexter fumbled, recovered by UAB Fish McWilliams
UAB Touchdown, 3 plays
10:34
1st & 10 at opp 27
DeWayne McBride run for 1 yd to the WKent 26
10:34
2nd & 9 at opp 26
DeWayne McBride run for 7 yds to the WKent 19
10:34
3rd & 2 at opp 19
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Offsides (Dareon Goodrum) to the WKent 14 for a 1ST down
8:59
1st & 10 at opp 14
Jacob Zeno pass complete to Fred Farrier II for 14 yds for a TD, (Matt Quinn KICK)UAB 17, Western Kentucky 7
8:59
Reese Burkhardt kickoff WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (JaQues Evans) to the 50 yard line
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
8:59
Reese Burkhardt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:59
1st & 10 at own 25
L.T. Sanders run for 2 yds to the WKent 27
8:59
2nd & 8 at own 27
L.T. Sanders run for 4 yds to the WKent 31
8:59
3rd & 4 at own 31
Austin Reed pass incomplete
7:28
4th & 4 at own 31
Tom Ellard punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Starling Thomas V at the UAB 27
7:28
1st & 10 at own 27
BROWN JR., Jermaine rush up the middle for a gain of 12 yards to the UAB39 (ALLEN, Talique). PENALTY UAB Holding on TELFORT, Kadeem enforced 10 yards from the UAB27 to the UAB17 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
UAB Punt, 3 plays
7:28
1st & 20 at own 17
Jacob Zeno run for 9 yds to the UAB 26
7:28
2nd & 11 at own 26
Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 4 yds to the UAB 30
7:28
3rd & 7 at own 30
Jacob Zeno sacked by Derrick Smith for a loss of 6 yards to the UAB 24
4:47
4th & 13 at own 24
Kyle Greenwell punt for 40 yds
Western Kentucky Field goal, 9 plays
4:47
1st & 10 at own 36
Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 12 yds to the WKent 48 for a 1ST down
4:47
1st & 10 at own 48
L.T. Sanders run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
4:47
2nd & 8 at the 50
Austin Reed pass incomplete
4:47
3rd & 8 at the 50
L.T. Sanders run for 22 yds to the UAB 28 for a 1ST down
4:47
1st & 10 at opp 28
L.T. Sanders run for 10 yds to the UAB 18 for a 1ST down
3:05
2nd & 10 at opp 18
Timeout UAB, clock 03:05
3:05
2nd & 10 at opp 18
SANDERS, L.T. rush up the middle for a gain of 1 yard to the UAB17 (CASH, Grayson;MCWILLIAMS, Mac). PENALTY WKU Face mask on LESLIE, Quantavious enforced 15 yards from the UAB18 to the UAB33 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
3:05
2nd & 25 at opp 33
Austin Reed pass incomplete
3:05
3rd & 25 at opp 33
L.T. Sanders run for 4 yds to the UAB 29
2:59
1st & 10 at opp 18
Austin Reed pass incomplete
1:41
4th & 21 at opp 29
Brayden Narveson 47 yd FG GOODUAB 17, Western Kentucky 10
UAB Punt, 4 plays
1:33
Cory Munson kickoff for 64 yds , Jermaine Brown Jr. return for 29 yds to the UAB 30
1:33
1st & 10 at own 30
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Defensive Holding (Darius Shipp) to the UAB 41 for a 1ST down
1:33
1st & 10 at own 41
DeWayne McBride run for 6 yds to the UAB 47
1:33
2nd & 4 at own 47
Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
0:34
4th & 3 at own 48
Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:34
0:34
3rd & 4 at own 47
Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 1 yd to the UAB 48
0:27
4th & 3 at own 48
Kyle Greenwell punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jaylen Hall at the WKent 10
Western Kentucky End of half, 4 plays
0:20
2nd & 1 at own 19
Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:20
0:20
1st & 10 at own 10
Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 9 yds to the WKent 19
0:20
2nd & 1 at own 19
Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 23 yds to the WKent 42 for a 1ST down
0:04
2nd & 5 at own 47
Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:04
0:04
1st & 10 at own 42
Austin Reed run for 5 yds to the WKent 47
0:00
2nd & 5 at own 47
Austin Reed pass incomplete
Q3 15:00
Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3 15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Offsides (Tre Shaw) to the UAB 30
3rd quarter6 drives, then Western Kentucky 20, UAB 17
UAB Punt, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 5 at own 30
DeWayne McBride run for 3 yds to the UAB 33
15:00
2nd & 2 at own 33
DeWayne McBride run for no gain to the UAB 33
15:00
3rd & 2 at own 33
DeWayne McBride run for 14 yds to the UAB 47 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 47
DeWayne McBride run for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 46
12:28
3rd & 11 at own 46
Timeout UAB, clock 12:28
12:28
2nd & 11 at own 46
Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
12:28
3rd & 11 at own 46
Jacob Zeno pass complete to TJ Jones for a loss of 4 yards to the UAB 42
11:41
4th & 15 at own 42
Kyle Greenwell punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Jaylen Hall at the WKent 21
Western Kentucky Field goal, 13 plays
11:41
1st & 10 at own 21
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 2 yds to the WKent 23
11:41
2nd & 8 at own 23
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, False Start (Vincent Murphy) to the WKent 18
11:41
2nd & 13 at own 18
Austin Reed pass complete to Michael Mathison for 18 yds to the WKent 36 for a 1ST down
11:41
1st & 10 at own 36
Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 9 yds to the WKent 45
11:41
2nd & 1 at own 45
L.T. Sanders run for 4 yds to the WKent 49 for a 1ST down
11:41
1st & 10 at own 49
L.T. Sanders run for 4 yds to the UAB 47
11:41
2nd & 6 at opp 47
L.T. Sanders run for 1 yd to the UAB 46
11:41
3rd & 5 at opp 46
L.T. Sanders run for 3 yds to the UAB 43
11:41
4th & 2 at opp 43
Austin Reed run for 3 yds to the UAB 40 for a 1ST down
11:41
1st & 10 at opp 40
L.T. Sanders run for 11 yds to the UAB 29 for a 1ST down
11:41
1st & 10 at opp 29
Malachi Corley run for 1 yd to the UAB 28
11:41
2nd & 9 at opp 28
Austin Reed pass complete to Davion Ervin-Poindexter for a loss of 4 yards to the UAB 32
11:41
3rd & 13 at opp 32
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 6 yds to the UAB 26
5:03
4th & 7 at opp 26
Brayden Narveson 44 yd FG GOODUAB 17, Western Kentucky 13
UAB Fumble, 3 plays
4:59
Cory Munson kickoff for 64 yds , Jermaine Brown Jr. return for 12 yds to the UAB 13
4:59
1st & 10 at own 13
Jacob Zeno run for 12 yds to the UAB 25 for a 1ST down
4:59
1st & 10 at own 25
DeWayne McBride run for 3 yds to the UAB 28
3:36
2nd & 7 at own 28
DeWayne McBride run for 7 yds to the UAB 6 DeWayne McBride fumbled, recovered by WKent JaQues Evans
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
3:36
1st & goal at opp 6
Jaylen Hall run for 5 yds to the UAB 1
2:51
2nd & goal at opp 1
Austin Reed run for 1 yd for a TD, (Brayden Narveson KICK)Western Kentucky 20, UAB 17
UAB Punt, 3 plays
2:51
Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:51
1st & 10 at own 25
DeWayne McBride run for 6 yds to the UAB 31
2:51
2nd & 4 at own 31
DeWayne McBride run for 1 yd to the UAB 32
2:51
3rd & 3 at own 32
UAB Penalty, False Start (Will Rykard) to the UAB 27
2:51
3rd & 8 at own 27
Jacob Zeno run for 5 yds to the UAB 32
0:34
4th & 3 at own 32
Kyle Greenwell punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jaylen Hall at the WKent 26
Western Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
0:00
1st & 10 at own 26
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 6 yds to the WKent 32
Q4 15:00
2nd & 4 at own 32
Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 25 yds to the UAB 43 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 43
Austin Reed pass incomplete
Q4 15:00
2nd & 10 at opp 43
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 1 yd to the UAB 42
Q4 15:00
3rd & 9 at opp 42
L.T. Sanders run for 2 yds to the UAB 40
Q4 12:44
4th & 7 at opp 40
Tom Ellard punt for 31 yds, downed at the UAB 9
4th quarter4 drives, then Western Kentucky 20, UAB 17
UAB Punt, 3 plays
12:44
1st & 10 at own 9
DeWayne McBride run for 3 yds to the UAB 12
11:28
3rd & 5 at own 14
Timeout UAB, clock 11:28
11:28
2nd & 7 at own 12
Jacob Zeno run for 2 yds to the UAB 14
11:28
3rd & 5 at own 14
Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
11:09
4th & 5 at own 14
Kyle Greenwell punt for 54 yds , Jaylen Hall returns for 26 yds to the UAB 42
Western Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
11:09
1st & 10 at opp 42
L.T. Sanders run for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 43
11:09
2nd & 11 at opp 43
Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 18 yds to the UAB 25 for a 1ST down
11:09
1st & 10 at opp 25
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, False Start (Wes Dorsey) to the UAB 30
11:09
1st & 15 at opp 30
Austin Reed sacked by Kelle Sanders for a loss of 8 yards to the UAB 38
11:09
2nd & 23 at opp 38
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 1 yd to the UAB 37
11:09
3rd & 22 at opp 37
Austin Reed pass incomplete
8:22
4th & 22 at opp 37
Tom Ellard punt for 25 yds, fair catch by Starling Thomas V at the UAB 12
UAB Interception, 8 plays
8:22
1st & 10 at own 12
Jacob Zeno pass complete to Trea Shropshire for 23 yds to the UAB 35 for a 1ST down
8:22
1st & 10 at own 35
DeWayne McBride run for 9 yds to the UAB 44
8:22
2nd & 1 at own 44
DeWayne McBride run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
8:22
1st & 10 at the 50
Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
8:22
2nd & 10 at the 50
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Face mask (28 yards) (Talique Allen) to the WKent 11 for a 1ST down
8:22
1st & 10 at opp 11
DeWayne McBride run for 1 yd to the WKent 10
8:22
2nd & 9 at opp 10
Jermaine Brown Jr. run for no gain to the WKent 10
5:06
3rd & 9 at opp 10
Jacob Zeno pass intercepted
Western Kentucky End of game, 9 plays
5:06
1st & 10 at own 12
L.T. Sanders run for 10 yds to the WKent 22 for a 1ST down
5:06
1st & 10 at own 22
L.T. Sanders run for 32 yds to the UAB 46 for a 1ST down
5:06
1st & 10 at opp 46
L.T. Sanders run for 10 yds to the UAB 36 for a 1ST down
5:06
1st & 10 at opp 36
WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, False Start (Daewood Davis) to the UAB 41
5:06
1st & 15 at opp 41
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 12 yds to the UAB 29
1:41
3rd & 1 at opp 27
Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 01:41
1:41
2nd & 3 at opp 29
Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 2 yds to the UAB 27
1:15
1st & 10 at opp 26
Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 01:15
1:15
3rd & 1 at opp 27
Austin Reed run for 1 yd to the UAB 26 for a 1ST down
1:11
2nd & 13 at opp 29
Timeout UAB, clock 01:11
1:11
1st & 10 at opp 26
[NH] Kneel down by WKU at UAB29 (team loss of 3).
1:11
2nd & 13 at opp 29
[NH] Kneel down by WKU at UAB31 (team loss of 2).
0:00
3rd & 15 at opp 31
[NH] Kneel down by WKU at UAB33 (team loss of 2), clock 00:00.
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