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South Florida at Western Kentucky

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Western Kentucky beat South Florida 41–⁠24. It was their fifth meeting; South Florida leads the series 3–⁠2.

AwaySouth Florida7–⁠6 in 2023
24
HomeWestern Kentucky8–⁠5 in 2023
41

Final at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling GreenTV: CBSSNAttendance 15,438

At kickoff
90°F, clear, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Garrett DickersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Florida1437024
Western Kentucky710141041

Standouts

  • PassingAustin Reed29 of 50, 336 yards, 2 TDWestern Kentucky
  • RushingByrum Brown25 carries, 160 yards, 2 TDSouth Florida
  • ReceivingDalvin Smith7 catches, 97 yards, 1 TDWestern Kentucky
  • DefenseKendrick Simpkins4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossWestern Kentucky

Player stats

South Florida

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Byrum Brown15/3416612
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Byrum Brown25160237
Nay’Quan Wright17111020
Michel Dukes864023
K’Wan Powell1139020
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Khafre Brown395184
Sean Atkins543014
Nay’Quan Wright210010
Gunnar Greenwald1707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Daquan Evans5200
James Gordon Iv5100
Jaelen Stokes5000
Braxton Clark4100

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Austin Reed29/5033620
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Davion Ervin-Poindexter1045014
Austin Reed327116
K.D. Hutchinson123023
Markese Stepp421111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dalvin Smith797142
Malachi Corley455039
Moussa Barry151151
L’Christian Smith550019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jaques Evans7110
Niko Cooper7100
Terrion Thompson6110
Talique Allen6000
Desmyn Baker6001
Aaron Key5001
Kendrick Simpkins4220
Jayden Loving3110

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

Team stats

South FloridaWestern Kentucky
540Total yards465
166Passing yards336
374Rushing yards129
4.9Yards per pass6.7
6.1Yards per rush5.6
26First downs22
8–⁠21Third downs6–⁠16
4–⁠5Fourth downs1–⁠2
3Turnovers0
11–⁠100Penalties9–⁠55
30:29Possession29:31
0Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

South FloridaWestern Kentucky
40%Success rate34%
0.05EPA per play0.28
1.35Explosiveness1.77
0.36Rushing EPA0.32
−0.16Passing EPA0.27
31%Passing-down success25%
−0.48First-down EPA0.07
0.06Second-down EPA0.36
0.60Third-down EPA0.75
14%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 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Western Kentucky −11.5, over/under 70.

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 82%, South Florida 18%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Kentucky end zoneSouth Florida end zoneQ1 South FloridaTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 South FloridaInterception, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 South FloridaTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 South FloridaField goal, 13 playsQ2 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western KentuckyField goal, 10 playsQ2 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 South FloridaPunt, 6 playsQ2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 South FloridaTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 South FloridaTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 South FloridaInterception, 11 playsQ4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ4 South FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western KentuckyField goal, 13 playsQ4 South FloridaFumble return TD, 2 plays (Western Kentucky scores)Q4 South FloridaEnd of game, 14 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Kentucky drives left to right, South Florida right to left.
  1. Q1 South FloridaTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 South FloridaInterception, 3 plays, 14 yards
  4. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 5 plays, 53 yards
  5. Q1 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  6. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  7. Q1 South FloridaTouchdown, 2 plays, 82 yards
  8. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  9. Q1 South FloridaField goal, 13 plays, 62 yards
  10. Q2 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 34 yards
  11. Q2 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  12. Q2 Western KentuckyField goal, 10 plays, 56 yards
  13. Q2 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  14. Q2 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 9 plays, 66 yards
  15. Q2 South FloridaPunt, 6 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q2 Western KentuckyEnd of half, 1 play, 5 yards
  17. Q3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q3 South FloridaTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q3 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 6 plays, 82 yards
  20. Q3 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  21. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  22. Q3 South FloridaTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 31 yards
  23. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 20 yards
  24. Q3 South FloridaInterception, 11 plays, 87 yards
  25. Q4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  26. Q4 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  27. Q4 Western KentuckyField goal, 13 plays, 63 yards
  28. Q4 South FloridaFumble return TD, 2 plays (Western Kentucky scores), 2 yards
  29. Q4 South FloridaEnd of game, 14 plays, 51 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then South Florida 14, Western Kentucky 7
South Florida Touchdown, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Nay’Quan Wright run for 8 yds to the USF 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Byrum Brown pass complete to Weston Wolff for 2 yds to the USF 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nay’Quan Wright run for 2 yds to the USF 37
15:002nd & 8 at own 37Byrum Brown pass complete to Naiem Simmons for 6 yds to the USF 43
15:003rd & 2 at own 43Nay’Quan Wright run for 14 yds to the WKU 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Nay’Quan Wright run for 9 yds to the WKU 34
15:002nd & 1 at opp 34Nay’Quan Wright run for 4 yds to the WKU 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Naiem Simmons
15:002nd & 10 at opp 30Byrum Brown run for 15 yds to the WKU 15 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 15Michel Dukes run for 1 yd to the WKU 14
15:002nd & 9 at opp 14Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
15:003rd & 9 at opp 14Byrum Brown pass complete to Khafre Brown for 8 yds to the WKU 6
11:394th & 1 at opp 6Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 11:39
11:364th & 1 at opp 6Byrum Brown run for 6 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)South Florida 7, Western Kentucky 0
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
11:311st & 10 at own 35Brendan Farrell kickoff for 60 yds , Elijah Young return for 13 yds to the WKU 18
11:311st & 10 at own 18Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 4 yds to the WKU 22
11:312nd & 6 at own 22Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 2 yds to the WKU 24
11:313rd & 4 at own 24PENALTY WKU False Start (Dorsey,Wes) 5 yards from WKU24 to WKU19. NO PLAY.
11:313rd & 9 at own 19Austin Reed pass incomplete to Malachi Corley
10:024th & 9 at own 19Tom Ellard punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Sean Atkins at the USF 37
South Florida Interception, 3 plays
10:021st & 10 at own 37Michel Dukes run for 23 yds to the WKU 40 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at opp 40Michel Dukes run for 1 yd to the WKU 39
10:022nd & 9 at opp 39Shotgun Brown,Byrum rush middle for 0 yards to the WKU39 (Evans,JaQues) PENALTY USF Holding (Poleon,Joshua) 10 yards from WKU39 to WKU49. NO PLAY.
8:482nd & 19 at opp 49Byrum Brown pass intercepted
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 5 plays
8:481st & 10 at own 47Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 39 yds to the USF 14 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at opp 14Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 1 yd to the USF 15
8:482nd & 11 at opp 15Austin Reed pass incomplete to Craig Burt Jr.
8:483rd & 11 at opp 15Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 13 yds to the USF 2 for a 1ST down
7:031st & goal at opp 2Markese Stepp run for 2 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)Tied at 7
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
6:581st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds , Michel Dukes return for 17 yds to the USF 17
6:581st & 10 at own 17Nay’Quan Wright run for 3 yds to the USF 20
6:582nd & 7 at own 20Byrum Brown run for 1 yd to the USF 21
6:583rd & 6 at own 21Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
6:584th & 6 at own 21PENALTY USF False Start 5 yards from USF21 to USF16. NO PLAY.
5:534th & 11 at own 16Andrew Stokes punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WKU 30
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
5:531st & 10 at own 30Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 1 yd to the WKU 31
5:532nd & 9 at own 31Austin Reed pass incomplete to Malachi Corley
5:533rd & 9 at own 31Austin Reed pass incomplete to Craig Burt Jr.
5:004th & 9 at own 31Tom Ellard punt for 51 yds
South Florida Touchdown, 2 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 18Byrum Brown sacked by Kendrick Simpkins for a loss of 2 yards to the USF 16
4:282nd & 12 at own 16Byrum Brown pass complete to Khafre Brown for 84 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)South Florida 14, Western Kentucky 7
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
4:231st & 10 at own 35Brendan Farrell kickoff for 54 yds , Elijah Young return for 17 yds to the WKU 28
4:231st & 10 at own 28Austin Reed pass incomplete to Markese Stepp
4:232nd & 10 at own 28Markese Stepp run for 3 yds to the WKU 31
4:233rd & 7 at own 31Austin Reed pass incomplete to Dalvin Smith
3:294th & 7 at own 31Tom Ellard punt for 49 yds , Sean Atkins returns for no gain to the USF 20
South Florida Field goal, 13 plays
3:291st & 10 at own 20Byrum Brown sacked by Terrion Thompson for a loss of 5 yards to the USF 15
3:292nd & 15 at own 15Nay’Quan Wright run for 20 yds to the USF 35 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at own 35Nay’Quan Wright run for 5 yds to the USF 40
3:292nd & 5 at own 40Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Kelley Joiner
3:293rd & 5 at own 40Byrum Brown pass complete to Michel Dukes for 3 yds to the USF 43
3:294th & 2 at own 43Michel Dukes run for 4 yds to the USF 47 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at own 47Michel Dukes run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
3:292nd & 7 at the 50Byrum Brown run for 5 yds to the WKU 45
3:293rd & 2 at opp 45Michel Dukes run for 22 yds to the WKU 23 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 23PENALTY USF False Start (Littlejohn,Jayson) 5 yards from WKU23 to WKU28. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 15 at opp 28Byrum Brown run for no gain to the WKU 28
Q2 15:002nd & 15 at opp 28Michel Dukes run for 2 yds to the WKU 26
Q2 15:003rd & 13 at opp 26Michel Dukes run for 8 yds to the WKU 18
Q2 13:314th & 5 at opp 18John Cannon 37 yd FG GOODSouth Florida 17, Western Kentucky 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Tied at 17
Western Kentucky Turnover on downs, 7 plays
13:241st & 10 at own 35Brendan Farrell kickoff for 63 yds , Elijah Young return for 17 yds to the WKU 19
13:241st & 10 at own 19Elijah Young run for 2 yds to the WKU 21
13:242nd & 8 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun Reed,Austin pass incomplete short middle to Smith,Blue PENALTY USF Roughing The Passer (Harris,D.J.) 15 yards from WKU21 to WKU36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
13:241st & 10 at own 36Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 1 yd to the WKU 37
13:242nd & 9 at own 37PENALTY WKU False Start 5 yards from WKU37 to WKU32. NO PLAY.
13:242nd & 14 at own 32Austin Reed pass complete to Blue Smith for 16 yds to the WKU 48 for a 1ST down
13:241st & 10 at own 48Austin Reed pass incomplete to Moussa Barry
13:242nd & 10 at own 48Austin Reed pass complete to Jimmy Holiday for 5 yds to the USF 47
13:243rd & 5 at opp 47Austin Reed pass incomplete to Jimmy Holiday
11:214th & 5 at opp 47Timeout South Florida, clock 11:21
11:154th & 5 at opp 47Austin Reed pass incomplete to Dalvin Smith
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun Dukes,Michel rush right for 1 yard gain to the USF48 (Hodge,Rashion) PENALTY USF Holding 10 yards from USF47 to USF37. NO PLAY.
10:411st & 20 at own 37Timeout South Florida, clock 10:41
10:411st & 20 at own 37K’Wan Powell run for 2 yds to the USF 39
10:412nd & 18 at own 39K’Wan Powell run for 1 yd to the USF 40
10:413rd & 17 at own 40Byrum Brown pass incomplete to K’Wan Powell
9:474th & 17 at own 40Andrew Stokes punt for 39 yds, fair catch by K.D. Hutchinson at the WKU 21
Western Kentucky Field goal, 10 plays
9:471st & 10 at own 21Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 16 yds to the WKU 37 for a 1ST down
9:471st & 10 at own 37Austin Reed pass incomplete to Craig Burt Jr.
9:472nd & 10 at own 37Austin Reed pass incomplete to Craig Burt Jr.
9:473rd & 10 at own 37Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 17 yds to the USF 46 for a 1ST down
9:471st & 10 at opp 46Austin Reed pass incomplete to Craig Burt Jr.
8:462nd & 10 at opp 46Timeout South Florida, clock 08:46
8:462nd & 10 at opp 46K.D. Hutchinson run for 23 yds to the USF 23 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at opp 23Austin Reed pass incomplete to Trevor Borland
8:462nd & 10 at opp 23Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 5 yds to the USF 18
7:563rd & 5 at opp 18Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 07:56
7:563rd & 5 at opp 18Austin Reed pass incomplete to Davion Ervin-Poindexter
7:564th & 5 at opp 18PENALTY WKU False Start 5 yards from USF18 to USF23. NO PLAY.
7:374th & 10 at opp 23Lucas Carneiro 41 yd FG GOODSouth Florida 17, Western Kentucky 10
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
7:361st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 62 yds , Michel Dukes return for 15 yds to the USF 18
7:361st & 10 at own 18Byrum Brown pass complete to Kelley Joiner for no gain to the USF 18
7:362nd & 10 at own 18K’Wan Powell run for 1 yd to the USF 17
7:363rd & 11 at own 17Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Michael Brown-Stephens
6:564th & 11 at own 17Andrew Stokes punt for 49 yds
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 9 plays
6:561st & 10 at own 34Austin Reed pass incomplete to Blue Smith
6:562nd & 10 at own 34Markese Stepp run for 5 yds to the WKU 39
6:563rd & 5 at own 39Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at the 50PENALTY WKU False Start 5 yards from WKU50 to WKU45. NO PLAY.
6:561st & 15 at own 45Austin Reed pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 6 yds to the USF 49
6:562nd & 9 at opp 49Austin Reed pass incomplete to K.D. Hutchinson
6:563rd & 9 at opp 49PENALTY WKU False Start (Holiday,Jimmy) 5 yards from USF49 to WKU46. NO PLAY.
6:563rd & 14 at own 46Austin Reed pass complete to K.D. Hutchinson for 13 yds to the USF 41
6:564th & 1 at opp 41Austin Reed run for 2 yds to the USF 39 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at opp 39Austin Reed pass complete to Markese Stepp for 23 yds to the USF 16 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at opp 16Austin Reed run for 16 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)Tied at 17
South Florida Punt, 6 plays
3:041st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 64 yds
3:041st & 10 at own 25Nay’Quan Wright run for 4 yds to the USF 29
3:042nd & 6 at own 29Nay’Quan Wright run for 2 yds to the USF 31
3:043rd & 4 at own 31Byrum Brown run for 6 yds to the USF 37 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Byrum pass incomplete short left to Wright,Nay’Quan PENALTY USF Personal Foul (Jennings,Donovan) 15 yards from USF37 to USF22. NO PLAY.
3:041st & 25 at own 22Byrum Brown run for 5 yds to the USF 27
3:042nd & 20 at own 27Byrum Brown pass complete to Sean Atkins for 4 yds to the USF 31
1:423rd & 16 at own 31Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 01:42
1:423rd & 16 at own 31Byrum Brown run for 2 yds to the USF 33
0:444th & 14 at own 33Andrew Stokes punt for 54 yds , K.D. Hutchinson returns for no gain to the WKU 12
Western Kentucky End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 12Elijah Young run for 5 yds to the WKU 17
3rd quarter8 drives, then Western Kentucky 31, South Florida 24
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brendan Farrell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback South Florida Penalty, Defensive Offside (Daquan Evans) declined
15:001st & 10 at own 25PENALTY USF Offside (Thomas,Chris) 5 yards from WKU25 to WKU30. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 5 at own 30Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 3 yds to the WKU 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 9 yds to the WKU 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 42Austin Reed pass complete to Davion Ervin-Poindexter for 2 yds to the WKU 40
15:002nd & 12 at own 40Austin Reed pass complete to Blue Smith for 13 yds to the USF 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun Reed,Austin pass incomplete deep right to Smith,Blue PENALTY USF Offside 5 yards from USF47 to USF42. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 5 at opp 42Austin Reed pass incomplete to River Helms
13:012nd & 5 at opp 42Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 42 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)Western Kentucky 24, South Florida 17
South Florida Touchdown, 8 plays
13:011st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:011st & 10 at own 25PENALTY USF False Start (Jennings,Donovan) 5 yards from USF25 to USF20. NO PLAY.
13:011st & 15 at own 20Byrum Brown run for 11 yds to the USF 31
13:012nd & 4 at own 31Byrum Brown run for 11 yds to the USF 42 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at own 42Nay’Quan Wright run for 7 yds to the USF 49
13:012nd & 3 at own 49Byrum Brown pass complete to Sean Atkins for 14 yds to the WKU 37 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at opp 37Nay’Quan Wright run for 2 yds to the WKU 35
13:012nd & 8 at opp 35Byrum Brown run for 6 yds to the WKU 29
13:013rd & 2 at opp 29Byrum Brown run for 1 yd to the WKU 28
10:184th & 1 at opp 28Timeout South Florida, clock 10:18
10:114th & 1 at opp 28Byrum Brown run for 28 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)Tied at 24
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 6 plays
10:051st & 10 at own 35Brendan Farrell kickoff for 63 yds , Elijah Young return for 16 yds to the WKU 18
10:051st & 10 at own 18Austin Reed pass complete to K.D. Hutchinson for 3 yds to the WKU 21
10:052nd & 7 at own 21Austin Reed pass complete to Easton Messer for 14 yds to the WKU 35 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at own 35Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 14 yds to the WKU 49 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at own 49Austin Reed pass complete to Easton Messer for 4 yds to the USF 47
10:052nd & 6 at opp 47Markese Stepp run for 11 yds to the USF 36 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun Reed,Austin pass incomplete short right to Smith,Dalvin PENALTY WKU Pass Interference 15 yards from USF36 to WKU49. NO PLAY.
8:031st & 25 at own 49Austin Reed pass complete to Moussa Barry for 51 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)Western Kentucky 31, South Florida 24
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
8:031st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:031st & 10 at own 25Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Michel Dukes
8:032nd & 10 at own 25Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Khafre Brown
8:033rd & 10 at own 25Byrum Brown pass complete to Sean Atkins for 8 yds to the USF 33
6:554th & 2 at own 33Andrew Stokes punt for 48 yds
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
6:551st & 10 at own 19Elijah Young run for 3 yds to the WKU 22
6:552nd & 7 at own 22Austin Reed pass incomplete to Dalvin Smith
6:553rd & 7 at own 22Austin Reed pass incomplete to Trevor Borland
6:004th & 7 at own 22Tom Ellard punt for 46 yds , Sean Atkins returns for 3 yds to the USF 35
South Florida Turnover on downs, 9 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 35Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Kelley Joiner
6:002nd & 10 at own 35Byrum Brown pass complete to Gunnar Greenwald for 7 yds to the USF 42
6:003rd & 3 at own 42K’Wan Powell run for 3 yds to the USF 45 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 45Nay’Quan Wright run for 4 yds to the USF 49
6:002nd & 6 at own 49Nay’Quan Wright run for 8 yds to the WKU 43 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 43Byrum Brown run for 5 yds to the WKU 38
6:002nd & 5 at opp 38Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Jaden Alexis
6:003rd & 5 at opp 38Byrum Brown pass complete to Nay’Quan Wright for no gain to the WKU 38
3:204th & 5 at opp 38Nay’Quan Wright run for 4 yds to the WKU 34
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
3:201st & 10 at own 34South Florida Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Tramel Logan) to the USF 48 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at opp 48Austin Reed pass complete to K.D. Hutchinson for no gain to the USF 48
3:202nd & 10 at opp 48Austin Reed pass complete to Blue Smith for 1 yd to the USF 49
3:203rd & 11 at opp 49Austin Reed pass complete to Blue Smith for 3 yds to the USF 46
1:214th & 8 at opp 46Tom Ellard punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Sean Atkins at the USF 9
South Florida Interception, 11 plays
1:211st & 10 at own 9K’Wan Powell run for 2 yds to the USF 11
1:212nd & 8 at own 11K’Wan Powell run for 2 yds to the USF 13
1:213rd & 6 at own 13Byrum Brown run for 37 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at the 50K’Wan Powell run for 1 yd to the WKU 49
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Byrum rush left for 7 yards gain to the WKU42 (Hodge,Rashion), out of bounds PENALTY WKU Offside offsetting USF Holding offsetting. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 49Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Naiem Simmons
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at opp 49Byrum Brown pass complete to Sean Atkins for 8 yds to the WKU 41
Q4 15:004th & 1 at opp 41Byrum Brown run for 2 yds to the WKU 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 39K’Wan Powell run for 5 yds to the WKU 34
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 34Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Sean Atkins
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at opp 34K’Wan Powell run for 20 yds to the WKU 14 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun Powell,K’wan rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WKU11 (Simpkins,Kendrick) PENALTY WKU Offside 5 yards from WKU14 to WKU09. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & 5 at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Byrum pass incomplete short middle to Atkins,Sean broken up by Marshall,Virgil PENALTY WKU Roughing The Passer 5 yards from WKU09 to WKU04, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q4 12:231st & goal at opp 4Byrum Brown pass intercepted
4th quarter5 drives, then Western Kentucky 41, South Florida 24
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
12:231st & 10 at own 29Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 2 yds to the WKU 27
12:232nd & 12 at own 27Austin Reed pass complete to Markese Stepp for 5 yds to the WKU 22
12:233rd & 17 at own 22Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 8 yds to the WKU 30
10:324th & 9 at own 30Tom Ellard punt for 34 yds , Sean Atkins returns for 1 yd to the USF 37
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
10:321st & 10 at own 37K’Wan Powell run for 2 yds to the USF 39
10:322nd & 8 at own 39K’Wan Powell run for 2 yds to the USF 41
9:573rd & 6 at own 41Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 09:57
9:573rd & 6 at own 41Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Kelley Joiner
9:454th & 6 at own 41Andrew Stokes punt for 46 yds, fair catch by K.D. Hutchinson at the WKU 13
Western Kentucky Field goal, 13 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 13L.T. Sanders run for 1 yd to the WKU 14
9:452nd & 9 at own 14Austin Reed pass incomplete to L.T. Sanders
9:453rd & 9 at own 14Austin Reed run for 9 yds to the WKU 23 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at own 23Austin Reed pass complete to Davion Ervin-Poindexter for 3 yds to the WKU 26
9:452nd & 7 at own 26Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 5 yds to the WKU 31
9:453rd & 2 at own 31Austin Reed pass complete to Blue Smith for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at the 50Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 7 yds to the USF 43
9:452nd & 3 at opp 43PENALTY WKU False Start (Smith,Blue) 5 yards from USF43 to USF48. NO PLAY.
9:452nd & 8 at opp 48Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 1 yd to the USF 47
9:453rd & 7 at opp 47Austin Reed pass complete to K.D. Hutchinson for 19 yds to the USF 28 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at opp 28L.T. Sanders run for 2 yds to the USF 26
9:452nd & 8 at opp 26Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 2 yds to the USF 24
9:453rd & 6 at opp 24Austin Reed pass incomplete to Dalvin Smith
3:194th & 6 at opp 24Lucas Carneiro 42 yd FG GOODWestern Kentucky 34, South Florida 24
South Florida Fumble return TD, 2 plays (Western Kentucky scores)
3:191st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:191st & 10 at own 25Nay’Quan Wright run for 12 yds to the USF 37 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at own 37JaQues Evans 27 Yd Fumble Return (Lucas Carneiro Kick)Western Kentucky 41, South Florida 24
South Florida End of game, 14 plays
2:511st & 10 at own 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:511st & 10 at own 25Byrum Brown run for 14 yds to the USF 39 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at own 39Byrum Brown run for 9 yds to the USF 48
2:512nd & 1 at own 48Nay’Quan Wright run for 3 yds to the WKU 49 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 49Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Naiem Simmons
2:512nd & 10 at opp 49Byrum Brown pass complete to Sean Atkins for 9 yds to the WKU 40
2:513rd & 1 at opp 40Byrum Brown run for 7 yds to the WKU 33 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 33Byrum Brown pass complete to Khafre Brown for 3 yds to the WKU 30
2:512nd & 7 at opp 30Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Khafre Brown
2:513rd & 7 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Byrum rush right for 2 yards gain to the WKU28, out of bounds at WKU28 PENALTY USF Holding (Jennings,Donovan) 10 yards from WKU30 to WKU40. NO PLAY.
2:513rd & 17 at opp 40Byrum Brown run for 18 yds to the WKU 22 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 22Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Weston Wolff
2:512nd & 10 at opp 22Byrum Brown pass complete to Nay’Quan Wright for 10 yds to the WKU 12 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 12Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Kelley Joiner
0:192nd & 10 at opp 12Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 00:19
0:192nd & 10 at opp 12Byrum Brown sacked by Kendrick Simpkins for a loss of 8 yards to the WKU 20
0:103rd & 18 at opp 20Timeout South Florida, clock 00:10
0:003rd & 18 at opp 20Byrum Brown sacked by Jayden Loving for a loss of 4 yards to the WKU 24

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2023Western Kentucky 41, South Florida 24
2015Western Kentucky 45, South Florida 35Miami Beach Bowl
2010South Florida 24, Western Kentucky 12
2009South Florida 35, Western Kentucky 13
2000South Florida 30, Western Kentucky 24

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