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West Georgia at Eastern Kentucky

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Eastern Kentucky beat West Georgia 26–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Eastern Kentucky led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayWest Georgia4–⁠7 in 2024
7
HomeEastern Kentucky8–⁠5 in 2024
26

Final at Roy Kidd Stadium, RichmondTV: ESPN+Attendance 6,387

At kickoff
84°F, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Madison Airport (KI39), 12 km from the stadium
Official
Matthew JonesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Georgia07007
Eastern Kentucky3106726

Standouts

Player stats

West Georgia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Davin Wydner13/2414600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rajaez Mosley2385113
Bryce Hicks449033
Davin Wydner41409
Latrelle Murrell41004
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Karmello English872026
Dylan Gary340025
T.J. Lockley234019

Eastern Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt Morrissey14/2623210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joshua Carter146119
Brayden Latham61105
Jalen Montgomery1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Montgomery146046
Dequan Stanley242037
Joshua Carter130030
Hunter Brown226024

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

Team stats

West GeorgiaEastern Kentucky
312Total yards295
146Passing yards232
166Rushing yards63
6.1Yards per pass8.9
4.6Yards per rush2.3
18First downs12
4–⁠12Third downs5–⁠13
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
6–⁠40Penalties6–⁠60
24:24Possession22:23

Efficiency

West GeorgiaEastern Kentucky
41%Success rate36%
0.08EPA per play0.15
1.10Explosiveness1.54
−0.03Rushing EPA0.10
0.23Passing EPA0.20
22%Passing-down success30%

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)

Eastern Kentucky 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Eastern Kentucky −12.5, over/under 57.5.

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

Every drive

Eastern Kentucky end zoneWest Georgia end zoneQ1 West GeorgiaPunt, 6 playsQ1 Eastern KentuckyField goal, 7 playsQ1 West GeorgiaMissed FG, 10 playsQ1 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 West GeorgiaPunt, 8 playsQ1 Eastern KentuckyTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 West GeorgiaTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ2 West GeorgiaPunt, 8 playsQ2 Eastern KentuckyField goal, 10 playsQ2 West GeorgiaEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 6 playsQ3 West GeorgiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 West GeorgiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Eastern KentuckyTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 West GeorgiaFumble, 3 playsQ3 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 7 playsQ4 West GeorgiaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Eastern KentuckyResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Eastern Kentucky drives left to right, West Georgia right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 West GeorgiaPunt, 6 plays, 36 yards
  2. Q1 Eastern KentuckyField goal, 7 plays, 56 yards
  3. Q1 West GeorgiaMissed FG, 10 plays, 57 yards
  4. Q1 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 West GeorgiaPunt, 8 plays, 41 yards
  6. Q1 Eastern KentuckyTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  7. Q2 West GeorgiaTouchdown, 12 plays, 85 yards
  8. Q2 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 West GeorgiaPunt, 8 plays, 23 yards
  10. Q2 Eastern KentuckyField goal, 10 plays, 65 yards
  11. Q2 West GeorgiaEnd of half, 3 plays, 40 yards
  12. Q3 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 6 plays, 21 yards
  13. Q3 West GeorgiaPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  14. Q3 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  15. Q3 West GeorgiaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 Eastern KentuckyTouchdown, 3 plays, 22 yards
  17. Q3 West GeorgiaFumble, 3 plays, 23 yards
  18. Q3 Eastern KentuckyPunt, 7 plays, 7 yards
  19. Q4 West GeorgiaPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  20. Q4 Eastern KentuckyResult not recorded, 3 plays, 20 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Eastern Kentucky 3, West Georgia 0
West Georgia Punt, 6 plays
15:00Patrick Nations kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Davin Wydner pass complete to Karmello English for 5 yds to the WGA 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Rajaez Mosley run for 7 yds to the WGA 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Davin Wydner pass complete to Dylan Gary for 25 yds to the EKU 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 38Davin Wydner pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 38Rajaez Mosley run for a loss of 1 yard to the EKU 39
15:003rd & 11 at opp 39Davin Wydner pass incomplete
12:564th & 11 at opp 39Reilly Mason punt for 25 yds, fair catch by Jalen Montgomery at the EKU 14
Eastern Kentucky Field goal, 7 plays
12:561st & 10 at own 14Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
12:562nd & 10 at own 14Matt Morrissey run for 10 yds to the EKU 24 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 24Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jalen Montgomery for 46 yds to the WGA 30 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at opp 30Joshua Carter run for 4 yds to the WGA 26
12:562nd & 6 at opp 26Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
12:563rd & 6 at opp 26Matt Morrissey sacked by Festus Davies for a loss of 9 yards to the WGA 35
12:564th & 15 at opp 35West Georgia Penalty, Offsides (Mar’Quavious Moss) to the WGA 30
10:034th & 10 at opp 30Patrick Nations 47 yd FG GOODEastern Kentucky 3, West Georgia 0
West Georgia Missed FG, 10 plays
10:03Patrick Nations kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:031st & 10 at own 25Rajaez Mosley run for 13 yds to the WGA 38 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at own 38Rajaez Mosley run for no gain to the WGA 38
10:032nd & 10 at own 38Davin Wydner pass complete to T.J. Lockley for 19 yds to the EKU 43 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at opp 33Timeout Eastern Kentucky, clock 08:34
8:341st & 10 at opp 43Rajaez Mosley run for 10 yds to the EKU 33 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at opp 33Rajaez Mosley run for 2 yds to the EKU 31
8:342nd & 8 at opp 31Davin Wydner pass complete to Karmello English for 10 yds to the EKU 21 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at opp 21Davin Wydner pass complete to Karmello English for no gain to the EKU 21
8:342nd & 10 at opp 21Davin Wydner pass incomplete
8:343rd & 10 at opp 21Davin Wydner run for 8 yds to the EKU 13
8:344th & 2 at opp 13West Georgia Penalty, Delay Of Game (-5 Yards) to the EKU 18
6:084th & 7 at opp 18Chance Gagnon 36 yd FG MISSED
6:081st & 10 at own 20Timeout Eastern Kentucky, clock 06:08
Eastern Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
6:081st & 10 at own 18Timeout Eastern Kentucky, clock 06:08
6:081st & 10 at own 20Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
6:082nd & 10 at own 20Brayden Latham run for 1 yd to the EKU 21
6:083rd & 9 at own 21Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
5:024th & 9 at own 21Jacob Baker punt for 40 yds
West Georgia Punt, 8 plays
5:021st & 10 at own 24Rajaez Mosley run for 4 yds to the WGA 28
5:022nd & 6 at own 28Davin Wydner pass incomplete
5:023rd & 6 at own 28West Georgia Penalty, Delay Of Game (Davin Wydner) to the WGA 23
5:023rd & 11 at own 23WYDNER, Davin pass deep to the right incomplete intended for ENGLISH, Karmello thrown to the UWG45. PENALTY EKU Pass Interference on THOMAS, Jordon enforced 15 yards to the UWG38 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:021st & 10 at own 38Rajaez Mosley run for 3 yds to the WGA 41
5:022nd & 7 at own 41Davin Wydner pass complete to Karmello English for no gain to the WGA 41
5:023rd & 7 at own 41Davin Wydner pass complete to Karmello English for 26 yds to the EKU 33 for a 1ST down
5:021st & 10 at opp 33Rajaez Mosley run for 3 yds to the EKU 30
5:022nd & 7 at opp 30Davin Wydner run for a loss of 5 yards to the EKU 35
5:023rd & 12 at opp 35Davin Wydner pass incomplete
1:234th & 12 at opp 35Reilly Mason punt for 35 yds for a touchback
Eastern Kentucky Touchdown, 10 plays
1:231st & 10 at own 20Joshua Carter run for 9 yds to the EKU 29
1:232nd & 1 at own 29Joshua Carter run for 2 yds to the EKU 31 for a 1ST down
1:231st & 10 at own 31Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at own 31Joshua Carter run for 5 yds to the EKU 36
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at own 36Matt Morrissey pass complete to Dequan Stanley for 37 yds to the WGA 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Joshua Carter run for 4 yds to the WGA 23
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 23CARTER, Joshua rush to the left for a gain of 12 yards to the UWG11 (FRAZIER, Jalen), out of bounds. PENALTY EKU Holding on COPPINGER, Liam enforced 10 yards from the UWG23 to the UWG33 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2 15:002nd & 16 at opp 33Jalen Montgomery run for 5 yds to the WGA 28
Q2 12:313rd & 11 at opp 28MORRISSEY, Matt pass to the left complete for 28 yards to CARTER, Joshua caught at the UWG21 and advanced to the UWG0, TOUCHDOWN EKU, score nullified by penalty, clock 12:31 (Play was confirmed after review). PENALTY Before the snap, EKU Illegal Formation on EDWARDS, Kyler enforced 5 yards from the UWG28 to the UWG33. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2 12:313rd & 16 at opp 33Matt Morrissey pass complete to Hunter Brown for 24 yds to the WGA 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:311st & goal at opp 9Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
Q2 11:452nd & goal at opp 9Joshua Carter run for 9 yds for a TD (Patrick Nations KICK)Eastern Kentucky 10, West Georgia 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then Eastern Kentucky 13, West Georgia 7
West Georgia Touchdown, 12 plays
11:38Patrick Nations kickoff for 65 yds , Bryce Hicks return for 15 yds to the WGA 15
11:381st & 10 at own 15Bryce Hicks run for no gain to the WGA 15
11:382nd & 10 at own 15Davin Wydner pass complete to Karmello English for 23 yds to the WGA 38 for a 1ST down
11:381st & 10 at own 38Eastern Kentucky Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Vito Tisdale) to the EKU 38 for a 1ST down
11:381st & 10 at opp 38Rajaez Mosley run for 5 yds to the EKU 33
11:382nd & 5 at opp 33Rajaez Mosley run for 4 yds to the EKU 29
11:383rd & 1 at opp 29Rajaez Mosley run for 2 yds to the EKU 27 for a 1ST down
11:381st & 10 at opp 27Latrelle Murrell run for 4 yds to the EKU 23
11:382nd & 6 at opp 23Davin Wydner pass complete to Dylan Gary for 10 yds to the EKU 13 for a 1ST down
11:381st & 10 at opp 13Latrelle Murrell run for 1 yd to the EKU 12
11:382nd & 9 at opp 12Davin Wydner pass complete to Karmello English for 6 yds to the EKU 6
11:383rd & 3 at opp 6Rajaez Mosley run for 2 yds to the EKU 4
7:004th & 1 at opp 4Rajaez Mosley run for 4 yds for a TD (Chance Gagnon KICK)Eastern Kentucky 10, West Georgia 7
Eastern Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
6:51Mason Maddox kickoff for 56 yds , Jalen Montgomery return for 42 yds to the WGA 49
6:511st & 10 at opp 49Matt Morrissey run for 6 yds to the WGA 43
6:512nd & 4 at opp 43Brayden Latham run for no gain to the WGA 43
6:513rd & 4 at opp 43Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
5:234th & 4 at opp 43Jacob Baker punt for 43 yds for a touchback
West Georgia Punt, 8 plays
5:231st & 10 at own 20Rajaez Mosley run for 6 yds to the WGA 26
5:232nd & 4 at own 26Rajaez Mosley run for 2 yds to the WGA 28
5:233rd & 2 at own 28Davin Wydner pass complete to Karmello English for 2 yds to the WGA 30 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at own 30Rajaez Mosley run for 6 yds to the WGA 36
5:232nd & 4 at own 36Davin Wydner pass complete to Dylan Gary for 5 yds to the WGA 41 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at own 41Davin Wydner pass incomplete
2:183rd & 8 at own 43Timeout Eastern Kentucky, clock 02:18
2:182nd & 10 at own 41Davin Wydner run for 2 yds to the WGA 43
2:183rd & 8 at own 43Davin Wydner pass incomplete
2:084th & 8 at own 43Reilly Mason punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Jalen Montgomery at the EKU 17
Eastern Kentucky Field goal, 10 plays
2:002nd & 5 at own 22Timeout Eastern Kentucky, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at own 17Matt Morrissey pass complete to Dequan Stanley for 5 yds to the EKU 22
2:002nd & 5 at own 22Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jakob Dixon for 13 yds to the EKU 35 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 35Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jakob Dixon for 13 yds to the EKU 48 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 48Matt Morrissey pass complete to Ron Vann Jr. for 6 yds to the WGA 46
2:002nd & 4 at opp 46Joshua Carter run for no gain to the WGA 46
2:003rd & 4 at opp 46Matt Morrissey pass complete to Joshua Carter for 30 yds to the WGA 16 for a 1ST down
0:571st & 10 at opp 16MORRISSEY, Matt pass deep to the right complete for 16 yards to CARTER, Joshua caught at the UWG0 and advanced to the UWG0, TOUCHDOWN EKU, score nullified by penalty, clock 00:57 (Play was confirmed after review). PENALTY EKU Holding on MUNLIN JR., Vincent enforced 10 yards from the UWG16 to the UWG26 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
0:571st & 20 at opp 26Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
0:572nd & 20 at opp 26Matt Morrissey pass complete to Marcus Calwise Jr. for 13 yds to the WGA 13
0:573rd & 7 at opp 13Eastern Kentucky Penalty, False Start (Marcus Calwise Jr.) to the WGA 18
0:313rd & 12 at opp 18Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
0:314th & 12 at opp 18Timeout Eastern Kentucky, clock 00:31
0:204th & 12 at opp 18Patrick Nations 35 yd FG GOODEastern Kentucky 13, West Georgia 7
West Georgia End of half, 3 plays
0:20Patrick Nations kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:122nd & 3 at own 32Timeout Eastern Kentucky, clock 00:12
0:121st & 10 at own 25Bryce Hicks run for 7 yds to the WGA 32
0:033rd & 3 at own 32Timeout Eastern Kentucky, clock 00:03
0:032nd & 3 at own 32Davin Wydner pass incomplete
0:003rd & 3 at own 32Bryce Hicks run for 33 yds to the EKU 35 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter7 drives, then Eastern Kentucky 19, West Georgia 7
Eastern Kentucky Punt, 6 plays
14:55Mason Maddox kickoff for 62 yds , Jalen Montgomery return for 26 yds to the EKU 29
14:551st & 10 at own 29Joshua Carter run for 3 yds to the EKU 32
14:552nd & 7 at own 32Matt Morrissey pass complete to Hunter Brown for 2 yds to the EKU 34
14:553rd & 5 at own 34Matt Morrissey pass complete to Bryant Johnson Jr. for 8 yds to the EKU 42 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 42Joshua Carter run for 4 yds to the EKU 46
14:552nd & 6 at own 46Joshua Carter run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
14:553rd & 2 at the 50Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
11:484th & 2 at the 50Jacob Baker punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Karmello English at the WGA 15
West Georgia Punt, 3 plays
11:481st & 10 at own 15Rajaez Mosley run for 3 yds to the WGA 18
11:482nd & 7 at own 18WYDNER, Davin pass short to the left complete for 2 yards to GARY, Dylan caught at the UWG20 and advanced to the UWG20 (THOMAS, Jordon), out of bounds. PENALTY UWG Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on LOCKLEY, T.J. enforced 5 yards from the UWG18 to the UWG13 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
11:482nd & 12 at own 13Rajaez Mosley run for a loss of 5 yards to the WGA 8
11:483rd & 17 at own 8Rajaez Mosley run for a loss of 1 yard to the WGA 7
9:384th & 18 at own 7Reilly Mason punt for 29 yds
Eastern Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
9:381st & 10 at opp 36Brayden Latham run for no gain to the WGA 36
9:382nd & 10 at opp 36Brayden Latham run for 1 yd to the WGA 35
9:383rd & 9 at opp 35Matt Morrissey sacked by Robert Johnson for a loss of 9 yards to the WGA 44
7:364th & 18 at opp 44Jacob Baker punt for 43 yds
West Georgia Punt, 3 plays
7:361st & 10 at own 1Latrelle Murrell run for 2 yds to the WGA 3
7:362nd & 8 at own 3Latrelle Murrell run for 3 yds to the WGA 6
7:363rd & 5 at own 6Davin Wydner pass incomplete
6:004th & 5 at own 6Reilly Mason punt for 38 yds , Jalen Montgomery returns for 22 yds to the WGA 22
Eastern Kentucky Touchdown, 3 plays
6:001st & 10 at opp 22Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
6:002nd & 10 at opp 22Joshua Carter run for 3 yds to the WGA 19
5:093rd & 7 at opp 19Matt Morrissey pass complete to Caeleb Schlachter for 19 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Eastern Kentucky 19, West Georgia 7
West Georgia Fumble, 3 plays
5:09Patrick Nations kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:091st & 10 at own 25Davin Wydner pass complete to T.J. Lockley for 15 yds to the WGA 40 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at own 40WYDNER, Davin pass short to the left incomplete intended for GARY, Dylan broken up by THOMAS, Jordon at the UWG45. PENALTY UWG Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on LOCKLEY, T.J. enforced 5 yards from the UWG40 to the UWG35 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:091st & 15 at own 35Davin Wydner run for 9 yds to the WGA 44
4:072nd & 6 at own 44Rajaez Mosley run for 4 yds to the WGA 48 Rajaez Mosley fumbled, recovered by EKU Braden Sullivan B. Sullivan return for 0 yds
Eastern Kentucky Punt, 7 plays
4:071st & 10 at opp 48Matt Morrissey run for 1 yd to the WGA 47
4:072nd & 9 at opp 47Matt Morrissey pass incomplete
4:073rd & 9 at opp 47Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaycob Horn for 7 yds to the WGA 40
4:074th & 2 at opp 40Brayden Latham run for 4 yds to the WGA 36 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at opp 36Matt Morrissey sacked by Solomanie Bambara for a loss of 4 yards to the WGA 40
4:072nd & 14 at opp 40Brayden Latham run for 5 yds to the WGA 35
0:003rd & 9 at opp 35Matt Morrissey sacked by Solomanie Bambara for a loss of 6 yards to the WGA 41
Q4 14:514th & 15 at opp 41Jacob Baker punt for 35 yds, downed at the WGA 6
4th quarter2 drives, then Eastern Kentucky 26, West Georgia 7
West Georgia Punt, 5 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 6T.J. Lockley run for 8 yds to the WGA 14
14:512nd & 2 at own 14Rajaez Mosley run for 12 yds to the WGA 26 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at own 26Rajaez Mosley run for no gain to the WGA 26
14:512nd & 10 at own 26Davin Wydner pass incomplete
14:513rd & 10 at own 26Davin Wydner pass incomplete
13:134th & 10 at own 26Reilly Mason punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Jalen Montgomery at the EKU 25
Eastern Kentucky Result not recorded, 3 plays
13:131st & 10 at own 25Joshua Carter run for 6 yds to the EKU 31
13:132nd & 4 at own 31Joshua Carter run for 5 yds to the EKU 36 for a 1ST down
13:131st & 10 at own 36Matt Morrissey pass complete to Ron Vann Jr. for 9 yds to the EKU 45

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.

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