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Austin Reed throws for 2 TDs, runs for another to lead Western Kentucky to 41-24 win in opener
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Austin Reed threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Western Kentucky to a 41-24 win over South Florida in a season opener for both teams Saturday.
Reed, last season's FBS passing yards leader at 4,746, was 29-of-50 passing for 336 yards without an interception. His 16-yard rushing TD tied the game with the score 17-17 at halftime.
The team's exchanged touchdowns to begin the third quarter before Reed's 51-yard score to Moussa Barry put the Hilltoppers in front for good 31-24.
USF had a first down at the WKU 4 but Byrum Brown was intercepted in the end zone by Aaron Key who returned it to the Hilltoppers' 29 early in the fourth quarter.
Lucas Carneiro extended WKU's lead with a 42-yard field goal before JaQues Evans stripped-sacked Brown and returned the fumble 27 yards for a touchdown with just under three minutes remaining and seal the outcome.
Brown rushed for 160 yards on 25 carries with two TDs. He was 15 of 34 for 166 yards passing with one TD but two interceptions. The Bulls outgained the Hilltoppers 540-465.
Alex Golesh lost in his head-coaching debut.
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Key Players
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B. Brown
17 QB 166 PaYds, PaTD, 2 INTs, 170 RuYds, 2 RuTDs |
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A. Reed
16 QB 336 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 27 RuYds, RuTD |
1st Quarter
Touchdown
11:36
B.Brown rushed to WKY End Zone for 6 yards. B.Brown for 6 yards TOUCHDOWN.
13
plays
75
yds
3:24
pos
6
0
Point After TD
11:36
J.Cannon extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
0
Touchdown
6:58
M.Stepp rushed to USF End Zone for 2 yards. M.Stepp for 2 yards TOUCHDOWN.
5
plays
53
yds
1:45
pos
7
6
Point After TD
7:03
L.Carneiro extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
7
Touchdown
4:32
B.Brown pass complete to USF 16. Catch made by K.Brown at USF 16. Gain of 84 yards. K.Brown for 84 yards TOUCHDOWN.
2
plays
82
yds
00:32
pos
13
7
Point After TD
4:28
J.Cannon extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
14
7
2nd Quarter
Field Goal
13:24
J.Cannon 37 yard field goal attempt is good Center-B.Bernard Holder-R.Bolduc.
13
plays
67
yds
4:58
pos
17
7
Field Goal
7:37
L.Carneiro 41 yard field goal attempt is good Center-WKY Holder-WKY.
10
plays
61
yds
2:10
pos
17
10
Touchdown
3:04
A.Reed rushed to USF End Zone for 16 yards. A.Reed for 16 yards TOUCHDOWN.
9
plays
76
yds
3:52
pos
17
16
Point After TD
3:04
L.Carneiro extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
17
17
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
13:11
A.Reed pass complete to USF 42. Catch made by D.Smith at USF 42. Gain of 42 yards. D.Smith for 42 yards TOUCHDOWN.
6
plays
65
yds
1:59
pos
17
23
Point After TD
13:01
L.Carneiro extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
17
24
Touchdown
10:11
B.Brown rushed to WKY End Zone for 28 yards. B.Brown for 28 yards TOUCHDOWN.
8
plays
80
yds
2:50
pos
23
24
Point After TD
10:11
J.Cannon extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
24
24
Touchdown
8:03
A.Reed pass complete to WKY 49. Catch made by M.Barry at WKY 49. Gain of 51 yards. M.Barry for 51 yards TOUCHDOWN.
6
plays
97
yds
2:08
pos
24
30
Point After TD
8:03
L.Carneiro extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
24
31
4th Quarter
Field Goal
3:24
L.Carneiro 42 yard field goal attempt is good Center-T.Naughton Holder-T.Ellard.
13
plays
68
yds
6:26
pos
24
34
Touchdown
2:51
B.Brown steps back to pass. B.Brown sacked at USF 37 for 0 yards (J.Evans) B.Brown FUMBLES forced by J.Evans. Fumble RECOVERED by WKY-J.Evans at USF 37. J.Evans for yards TOUCHDOWN.
2
plays
12
yds
00:28
pos
24
40
Point After TD
2:51
L.Carneiro extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
24
41
| Team Stats | |
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| 1st Downs | 26 | 22 |
| Rushing | 21 | 7 |
| Passing | 4 | 13 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 8-21 | 6-16 |
| 4th Down Conv | 4-5 | 1-2 |
| Total Net Yards | 550 | 465 |
| Total Plays | 95 | 73 |
| Avg Gain | 5.8 | 6.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 384 | 129 |
| Rush Attempts | 61 | 23 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| Yards Passing | 166 | 336 |
| Comp. - Att. | 15-34 | 29-50 |
| Yards Per Pass | 3.8 | 6.7 |
| Penalties - Yards | 11-100 | 9-55 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 4 |
| Rushing TDs | 2 | 2 |
| Passing TDs | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 6-48.3 | 6-43.5 |
| Return Yards | 4 | 32 |
| Punts - Returns | 3-4 | 1--1 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-33 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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B. Brown
17 QB
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B. Brown | 15/34 | 166 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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B. Brown
17 QB
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B. Brown | 25 | 170 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Wright
5 RB
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N. Wright | 17 | 111 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Dukes
2 RB
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M. Dukes | 8 | 64 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Powell
22 RB
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K. Powell | 11 | 39 | 0 | 20 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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K. Brown
1 WR
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K. Brown | 5 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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S. Atkins
38 WR
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S. Atkins | 8 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Wright
5 RB
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N. Wright | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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G. Greenwald
87 TE
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G. Greenwald | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Simmons
7 WR
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N. Simmons | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Dukes
2 RB
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M. Dukes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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W. Wolff
18 TE
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W. Wolff | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Powell
22 RB
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K. Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Brown-Stephens
6 WR
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M. Brown-Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Joiner Jr.
3 RB
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K. Joiner Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Alexis
12 WR
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J. Alexis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
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C. Dillon
22 S
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C. Dillon | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Brown
9 DB
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A. Brown | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Berryhill
37 S
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L. Berryhill | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Evans
0 DB
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D. Evans | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Clark
18 CB
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B. Clark | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Mata'afa
55 LB
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A. Mata'afa | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Townsel
25 DB
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C. Townsel | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Gordon IV
8 LB
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D. Gordon IV | 2-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Vaughn
40 DE
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J. Vaughn | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Harris
11 DE
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D. Harris | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Bernard
50 LS
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B. Bernard | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Shuler
17 LB
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J. Shuler | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Summerall
99 DE
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L. Summerall | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Ward
26 DB
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T. Ward | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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W. Jones II
7 S
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W. Jones II | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Logan
13 DE
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T. Logan | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Curry
15 DB
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J. Curry | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Williams II
14 DE
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M. Williams II | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Blue Eli
13 DL
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D. Blue Eli | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Ross
10 DE
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J. Ross | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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J. Cannon
39 K
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J. Cannon | 1/1 | 37 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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A. Stokes
36 P
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A. Stokes | 6 | 48.3 | 3 | 54 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
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M. Dukes
2 RB
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M. Dukes | 2 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
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S. Atkins 38 WR
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S. Atkins | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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A. Reed
16 QB
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A. Reed | 29/50 | 336 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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D. Ervin-Poindexter
2 RB
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D. Ervin-Poindexter | 10 | 45 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Reed
16 QB
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A. Reed | 3 | 27 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Hutchinson
15 WR
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K. Hutchinson | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Stepp
30 RB
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M. Stepp | 4 | 21 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Young
3 RB
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E. Young | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Sanders
7 RB
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L. Sanders | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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D. Smith
17 WR
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D. Smith | 11 | 7 | 97 | 1 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Corley
11 WR
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M. Corley | 6 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Barry
18 WR
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M. Barry | 2 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Smith
5 WR
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B. Smith | 6 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Hutchinson
15 WR
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K. Hutchinson | 5 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Messer
8 WR
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E. Messer | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Stepp
30 RB
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M. Stepp | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Burt Jr.
19 WR
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C. Burt Jr. | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Holiday
6 WR
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J. Holiday | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Ervin-Poindexter
2 RB
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