Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Oct 5, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WKU	21	14	0	0	35
LT	7	0	14	7	28

Game Recap

Reed to Corley for 3 long TDs, Western Kentucky holds off Louisiana Tech 35-28. Malachi Corley hauled in three long touchdown from Austin Reed in a dominant first half and Western Kentucky held on to defeat Louisiana Tech 35-28 on Thursday night.

Scoring Summary

WKULT

Q112:35Tyre Shelton 25 Yd Run (Jacob Barnes Kick).07
Q112:03Malachi Corley 70 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro Kick).77
Q15:17Markese Stepp 56 Yd Run (Lucas Carneiro Kick).147
Q12:23Davion Ervin-Poindexter 1 Yd Run (Lucas Carneiro Kick).217
Q29:47Malachi Corley 48 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro Kick).287
Q20:20Malachi Corley 29 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro Kick).357
Q38:41Kyle Maxwell 19 Yd pass from Jack Turner (Jacob Barnes Kick).3514
Q33:13Jack Turner 1 Yd Run (Jacob Barnes Kick).3521
Q43:09Tyre Shelton 1 Yd Run (Jacob Barnes Kick).3528

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Interception — 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:45
00
Touchdown — 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:40
07
Touchdown — 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32
77
Downs — 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:53
77
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:38
77
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:52
77
Touchdown — 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:23
147
Interception — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:31
147
Touchdown — 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:18
217

2nd Quarter

Punt — 8 plays, 14 yards, 5:02
217
Touchdown — 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:34
287
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:24
287
Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:32
287
Punt — 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:05
287
Touchdown — 14 plays, 88 yards, 5:26
357
Missed FG — 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:14
357

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 2:02
357
Punt — 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:00
357
Touchdown — 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:17
3514
Downs — 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:30
3514
Touchdown — 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:58
3521
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:36
3521

4th Quarter

Punt — 7 plays, 5 yards, 4:32
3521
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:29
3521
Downs — 12 plays, 44 yards, 4:14
3521
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:30
3521
Touchdown — 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:43
3528
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:10
3528
Interception — 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:19
3528
End of Game — 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:40
3528

Team Stats

WKU

35Points28

426Total Yards397

297Pass Yards259

129Rush Yards138

26:03Time of Possession33:57

14First Downs19

5Touchdowns4

0(0)Field Goals(Attempts)0(1)

1Turnovers2

43Penalty Yards55

Game Details

Thursday, October 5, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA

attendance: 13,014 (45.6%)