Western Kentucky 44-23 South Alabama (Dec 22, 2022)

Scoring Plays All Drives

WKU

USA

1

14

0

2

17

3

10

14

4

3

6

44

23

1Q 13:18

7 - 0

D. Smith 44-yard TD catch from A. Reed.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

1Q 08:59

14 - 0

J. Beljan 27-yard TD catch from A. Reed.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 9

2Q 13:50

21 - 0

J. Hall 25-yard TD catch from D. Smith.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 10

2Q 09:28

24 - 0

C. Munson 23-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 4

2Q 01:43

24 - 3

D. Guajardo 30-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 7

2Q 00:00

31 - 3

M. Corley 1-yard TD catch from A. Reed.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

3Q 13:09

31 - 10

DJ Thomas-Jones 10-yard TD catch from C. Bradley.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 6

3Q 11:24

38 - 10

M. Corley 39-yard TD catch from A. Reed.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

3Q 06:12

41 - 10

C. Munson 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 7

3Q 03:23

41 - 17

L. Webb 5-yard TD catch from C. Bradley.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

4Q 09:29

44 - 17

C. Munson 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 4

4Q 06:12

44 - 23

D. Voisin 12-yard TD catch from C. Bradley.

Touchdown

Missed XP

3rd & 2

Top Performers

Pass Yds

497

Reed

WKU

Rush Yds

63

Stepp

WKU

Rec Yds

153

Voisin

USA

Scrim TD

2

Corley

WKU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Austin Reed

WKU QB #16

Carter Bradley

USA QB #02

497

Pass Yds

360

4

Pass TD

3

1

Int

2

WKU

Team Stats

USA

677

Total Yds

394

28:44

Possession

31:16

30

1st Downs

28

6/13

3rd Down

7/16

1

Turnovers

2

2022 Conference USA

WKUUSA

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	11	3	.786
2	Western Kentucky	9	5	.643
3	Middle Tennessee	8	5	.615
4	UAB	7	6	.538
5	North Texas	7	7	.500
6	UTEP	5	7	.417
7	Florida Atlantic	5	7	.417
8	Rice	5	8	.385
9	FIU	4	8	.333
10	Charlotte	3	9	.250
11	Louisiana Tech	3	9	.250

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Troy	12	2	.857
2	South Alabama	10	3	.769
3	JMU	8	3	.727
4	Coastal Carolina	9	4	.692
5	Marshall	9	4	.692
6	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
7	Appalachian State	6	6	.500
8	Louisiana	6	7	.462
9	Georgia Southern	6	7	.462
10	Louisiana-Monroe	4	8	.333
11	Texas State	4	8	.333
12	Georgia State	4	8	.333
13	Old Dominion	3	9	.250
14	Arkansas State	3	9	.250

Game Summary

The South Alabama Jaguars were easily defeated by the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 44 to 23, in the New Orleans Bowl on December 21, 2022.

Game Info

December 21, 2022

ESPN

Caesars Superdome

New Orleans, Louisiana

50°

6 mph N

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Austin Reed A. Reed #16	36/55	497	9.0	4	1	0-0	161.7
Dalvin Smith D. Smith #17	1/1	25	25.0	1	0	0-0	640.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Carter Bradley C. Bradley #02	36/53	360	6.8	3	2	3-17	136.1
Desmond Trotter D. Trotter #1	1/2	17	8.5	0	0	1-10	121.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Markese Stepp M. Stepp #30	7	63	9.0	39
Davion Ervin-Poindexter D. Ervin-Poindexter #02	9	33	3.7	12
Michael Mathison M. Mathison #04	1	31	31.0	31
Austin Reed A. Reed #16	4	25	6.3	14
Malachi Corley M. Corley #23	1	3	3.0	3
L.T. Sanders L.T. Sanders #21	2	2	1.0	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
La'Damian Webb L. Webb #3	12	48	4.0	10
Braylon McReynolds B. McReynolds #3	4	15	3.8	7
Omni Wells O. Wells #22	2	8	4.0	4
Carter Bradley C. Bradley #02	5	-5	-1.0	10
Desmond Trotter D. Trotter #1	1	-10	-10.0	-10

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Dalvin Smith D. Smith #17	6/10	145	24.2	1	44
Jaylen Hall J. Hall #11	9/14	138	15.3	1	38
Malachi Corley M. Corley #23	11/13	114	10.4	2	39
Joey Beljan J. Beljan #89	3/4	42	14.0	1	27
Michael Mathison M. Mathison #04	3/4	35	11.7	0	20
Davion Ervin-Poindexter D. Ervin-Poindexter #02	3/4	33	11.0	0	34
Joshua Simon J. Simon #6	2/6	15	7.5	0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Devin Voisin D. Voisin #1	11/14	153	13.9	1	47
Caullin Lacy C. Lacy #19	7/14	57	8.1	0	21
DJ Thomas-Jones DJ Thomas-Jones #8	4/6	45	11.3	1	17
Braylon McReynolds B. McReynolds #3	4/4	38	9.5	0	16
La'Damian Webb L. Webb #3	4/4	29	7.3	1	14
Jamaal Pritchett J. Pritchett #89	2/3	24	12.0	0	12
Jalen Wayne J. Wayne #4	2/3	22	11.0	0	17
Omni Wells O. Wells #22	2/2	7	3.5	0	10
Lincoln Sefcik L. Sefcik #88	1/2	2	2.0	0	2

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Upton Stout U. Stout #21	7-2	0	0.0	1
Derrick Smith D. Smith #2	5-5	0	0.0	0
JaQues Evans J. Evans #9	5-3	2	1.0	0
Will Ignont W. Ignont #35	4-2	0	0.0	0
Jaden Hunter J. Hunter #11	3-0	0	0.0	0
Kendrick Simpkins K. Simpkins #16	3-2	0	0.0	0
Talique Allen T. Allen #18	3-2	0	0.0	0
Tre Shaw T. Shaw #07	2-1	0	0.5	0
Darius Shipp D. Shipp #97	2-2	0	0.0	0
Dareon Goodrum D. Goodrum #44	2-1	1	1.5	0
Lorenzo Hernandez L. Hernandez #00	2-2	0	0.0	0
Juwuan Jones J. Jones #34	1-1	0	0.0	0
Kaleb Oliver K. Oliver #20	1-1	0	0.0	1
Rome Weber R. Weber #8	1-0	0	0.0	0
Davion Williams D. Williams #14	1-1	0	0.0	0
Davion Ervin-Poindexter D. Ervin-Poindexter #02	1-1	1	0.0	0
Brodric Martin B. Martin #99	1-0	0	0.0	0
Anthony Brackenridge A. Brackenridge #3	1-1	0	0.0	0
Mike Allen M. Allen #35	1-1	1	1.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Int
Darrell Luter Jr. D. Luter Jr. #18	5-4	0	0
Jalen Jordan J. Jordan #01	4-4	0	0
Jaden Voisin J. Voisin #2	4-1	0	0
James Miller J. Miller #8	3-0	0	0
Trey Kiser T. Kiser #22	3-1	1	0
Wy'Kevious Thomas W. Thomas #99	2-0	0	0
Jamie Sheriff J. Sheriff #11	2-1	0	0
Yam Banks Y. Banks #28	2-1	0	1
Jamar Richardson J. Richardson #19	2-2	0	0
Ke'Shun Brown K. Brown #35	2-2	0	0
Ed Smith IV E. Smith IV #45	2-2	0	0
Jamall Hickbottom J. Hickbottom #50	1-1	0	0
James Robinson J. Robinson #71	1-1	0	0
Ricky Fletcher R. Fletcher #9	1-1	0	0
Marquise Robinson M. Robinson #07	1-1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Cory Munson C. Munson #46	3/4	5/5	14	31

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Diego Guajardo D. Guajardo #36	1/1	2/3	5	30

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Ellard T. Ellard #47	2	77	38.5	43

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jack Brooks J. Brooks #92	4	187	46.8	55

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Michael Mathison M. Mathison #04	2	43	21.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Braylon McReynolds B. McReynolds #3	3	92	30.7	0	0
Jamaal Pritchett J. Pritchett #89	1	13	13.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Austin Reed A. Reed #16	36/55	497	9.0	4	1	0-0	161.7
Dalvin Smith D. Smith #17	1/1	25	25.0	1	0	0-0	640.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Markese Stepp M. Stepp #30	7	63	9.0	39
Davion Ervin-Poindexter D. Ervin-Poindexter #02	9	33	3.7	12
Michael Mathison M. Mathison #04	1	31	31.0	31
Austin Reed A. Reed #16	4	25	6.3	14
Malachi Corley M. Corley #23	1	3	3.0	3
L.T. Sanders L.T. Sanders #21	2	2	1.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Dalvin Smith D. Smith #17	6/10	145	24.2	1	44
Jaylen Hall J. Hall #11	9/14	138	15.3	1	38
Malachi Corley M. Corley #23	11/13	114	10.4	2	39
Joey Beljan J. Beljan #89	3/4	42	14.0	1	27
Michael Mathison M. Mathison #04	3/4	35	11.7	0	20
Davion Ervin-Poindexter D. Ervin-Poindexter #02	3/4	33	11.0	0	34
Joshua Simon J. Simon #6	2/6	15	7.5	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Upton Stout U. Stout #21	7-2	0	0.0	1
Derrick Smith D. Smith #2	5-5	0	0.0	0
JaQues Evans J. Evans #9	5-3	2	1.0	0
Will Ignont W. Ignont #35	4-2	0	0.0	0
Jaden Hunter J. Hunter #11	3-0	0	0.0	0
Kendrick Simpkins K. Simpkins #16	3-2	0	0.0	0
Talique Allen T. Allen #18	3-2	0	0.0	0
Tre Shaw T. Shaw #07	2-1	0	0.5	0
Darius Shipp D. Shipp #97	2-2	0	0.0	0
Dareon Goodrum D. Goodrum #44	2-1	1	1.5	0
Lorenzo Hernandez L. Hernandez #00	2-2	0	0.0	0
Juwuan Jones J. Jones #34	1-1	0	0.0	0
Kaleb Oliver K. Oliver #20	1-1	0	0.0	1
Rome Weber R. Weber #8	1-0	0	0.0	0
Davion Williams D. Williams #14	1-1	0	0.0	0
Davion Ervin-Poindexter D. Ervin-Poindexter #02	1-1	1	0.0	0
Brodric Martin B. Martin #99	1-0	0	0.0	0
Anthony Brackenridge A. Brackenridge #3	1-1	0	0.0	0
Mike Allen M. Allen #35	1-1	1	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Cory Munson C. Munson #46	3/4	5/5	14	31

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Ellard T. Ellard #47	2	77	38.5	43

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Michael Mathison M. Mathison #04	2	43	21.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Carter Bradley C. Bradley #02	36/53	360	6.8	3	2	3-17	136.1
Desmond Trotter D. Trotter #1	1/2	17	8.5	0	0	1-10	121.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
La'Damian Webb L. Webb #3	12	48	4.0	10
Braylon McReynolds B. McReynolds #3	4	15	3.8	7
Omni Wells O. Wells #22	2	8	4.0	4
Carter Bradley C. Bradley #02	5	-5	-1.0	10
Desmond Trotter D. Trotter #1	1	-10	-10.0	-10

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Devin Voisin D. Voisin #1	11/14	153	13.9	1	47
Caullin Lacy C. Lacy #19	7/14	57	8.1	0	21
DJ Thomas-Jones DJ Thomas-Jones #8	4/6	45	11.3	1	17
Braylon McReynolds B. McReynolds #3	4/4	38	9.5	0	16
La'Damian Webb L. Webb #3	4/4	29	7.3	1	14
Jamaal Pritchett J. Pritchett #89	2/3	24	12.0	0	12
Jalen Wayne J. Wayne #4	2/3	22	11.0	0	17
Omni Wells O. Wells #22	2/2	7	3.5	0	10
Lincoln Sefcik L. Sefcik #88	1/2	2	2.0	0	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Int
Darrell Luter Jr. D. Luter Jr. #18	5-4	0	0
Jalen Jordan J. Jordan #01	4-4	0	0
Jaden Voisin J. Voisin #2	4-1	0	0
James Miller J. Miller #8	3-0	0	0
Trey Kiser T. Kiser #22	3-1	1	0
Wy'Kevious Thomas W. Thomas #99	2-0	0	0
Jamie Sheriff J. Sheriff #11	2-1	0	0
Yam Banks Y. Banks #28	2-1	0	1
Jamar Richardson J. Richardson #19	2-2	0	0
Ke'Shun Brown K. Brown #35	2-2	0	0
Ed Smith IV E. Smith IV #45	2-2	0	0
Jamall Hickbottom J. Hickbottom #50	1-1	0	0
James Robinson J. Robinson #71	1-1	0	0
Ricky Fletcher R. Fletcher #9	1-1	0	0
Marquise Robinson M. Robinson #07	1-1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Diego Guajardo D. Guajardo #36	1/1	2/3	5	30

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jack Brooks J. Brooks #92	4	187	46.8	55

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Braylon McReynolds B. McReynolds #3	3	92	30.7	0	0
Jamaal Pritchett J. Pritchett #89	1	13	13.0	0	0

WKU

USA

1

14

0

2

17

3

10

14

4

3

6

44

23

Touchdown

6 plays, 80 yd, 01:49

7-0

Punt

6 plays, 20 yd, 02:49

7-0

Touchdown

5 plays, 80 yd, 01:36

14-0

Punt

3 plays, -13 yd, 01:57

14-0

Missed FG

8 plays, 42 yd, 03:49

14-0

Downs

8 plays, 36 yd, 03:44

14-0

Touchdown

3 plays, 56 yd, 00:32

21-0

Punt

3 plays, 4 yd, 02:20

21-0

Field Goal

7 plays, 60 yd, 02:01

24-0

Interception

10 plays, 55 yd, 03:31

24-0

Interception

5 plays, 38 yd, 01:07

24-0

Field Goal

9 plays, 68 yd, 03:07

24-3

Touchdown

10 plays, 78 yd, 01:38

31-3

Touchdown

7 plays, 60 yd, 02:03

31-10

Touchdown

6 plays, 74 yd, 01:38

38-10

Interception

8 plays, 20 yd, 02:58

38-10

Field Goal

9 plays, 51 yd, 03:16

41-10

Touchdown

5 plays, 66 yd, 01:53

41-17

Punt

6 plays, 20 yd, 01:55

41-17

Punt

3 plays, -1 yd, 01:17

41-17

Field Goal

14 plays, 57 yd, 05:36

44-17

Touchdown

9 plays, 69 yd, 03:23

44-23

Punt

3 plays, 2 yd, 01:03

44-23

Downs

10 plays, 37 yd, 02:14

44-23

End of Game

4 plays, 39 yd, 02:44

44-23

WKU

Team Stats

USA

677

Total Yds

394

522

Pass Yds

350

155

Rush Yds

44

13

Total Drives

12

82

Total Plays

84

8.3

Yards Per Play

4.7

9.3

Yards Per Pass

5.9

6.0

Yards Per Rush

1.8

28:44

Possession

31:16

31

Biggest Lead

0

30

1st Downs

28

21

Passing 1st Downs

20

7

Rushing 1st Downs

4

2

1st Downs from Penalties

4

6/13

3rd Down

7/16

0/0

4th Down

0/3

2

Punts

4

1

Turnovers

2

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

0

Fumbles Lost

0

7

Penalties

3

70

Penalty Yards

27

4

Sacks

0

27

Sack Yards

0

6

Tackles For Loss

3

0

D/ST TD

0

1-0 WKU

USA 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2022 Conference USA

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats