American college football season
The 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU ) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Hilltoppers played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky , as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Tyson Helton .
Preseason [ edit ] Media poll (East Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Charlotte 2 FIU 3 Florida Atlantic 4 Marshall 5 Middle Tennessee 6 Old Dominion 7 Western Kentucky
Media poll (CUSA Championship) Rank Team Votes TBD
Preseason All-CUSA teams [ edit ] To be released
Schedule [ edit ] Western Kentucky announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[1] The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 5 away games in the regular season.
The Hilltoppers had games scheduled against Indiana and Old Dominion , which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2] [3] [4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 12 7:00 p.m. at Louisville * ACCN L 21–3511,179 September 19 11:00 a.m. Liberty * ESPNU L 24–304,276 October 3 4:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 W 20–176,500 October 10 6:30 p.m. Marshall Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Stadium L 14–384,428 October 17 12:30 p.m. at UAB Stadium L 14–3711,098 October 24 3:00 p.m. Chattanooga * Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY ESPN3 W 13–103,905 October 31 9:15 p.m. at No. 11 BYU * ESPN L 10–416,843 November 7 5:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic Stadium L 6–105,292 November 14 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY CBSSN W 10–73,815 November 21 1:00 p.m. FIU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY ESPN3 W 38–213,823 December 6 11:00 a.m. Charlotte ESPN3 W 37–19714 December 26 2:30 p.m. vs. Georgia State * ESPN L 21–395,128
Schedule Source: [5] [6] Game summaries [ edit ] At Louisville [ edit ] Western Kentucky at Louisville 1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 7 0 7 7 21 • Cardinals 7 21 7 0 35
Scoring summary 1 12:53 WKU Gaej Walker 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(1 play, 1 yard, 0:05) WKU 7–0 10:57 LOU Ean Pfeifer 28-yard pass from Malik Cunningham (James Turner kick)(4 plays, 92 yards, 1:56) TIE 7–7 2 14:54 LOU Malik Cunningham 14-yard rush (James Turner kick)(10 plays, 93 yards, 4:14) LOU 14–7 09:21 LOU Javian Hawkins 19-yard rush (James Turner kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 3:04) LOU 21–7 00:42 LOU Marshon Ford 2-yard pass from Malik Cunningham (James Turner kick)(13 plays, 87 yards, 5:52) LOU 28–7 3 10:23 WKU Malik Staples 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(2 plays, 4 yards, 0:39) LOU 28–14 08:58 LOU Dez Fitzpatrick 70-yard pass from Malik Cunningham (James Turner kick)(3 plays, 85 yards, 1:25) LOU 35–14 4 05:40 WKU Mitchell Tinsley 12-yard pass from Tyyrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(9 plays, 37 yards, 4:36) LOU 35–28
Pregame line Over/under LOU –13 55[7]
Statistics Western Kentucky Louisville First downs 12 22 Total yards 248 487 Rushing yards 119 144 Passing yards 129 343 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:27 32:33
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 10/23, 129 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tyrrell Pigrome 17 carries, 68 yards Receiving Jahcour Pearson 5 receptions, 67 yards Louisville Passing Malik Cunningham 19/34, 343 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Javian Hawkins 19 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dez Fitzpatrick 4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
Liberty [ edit ] Liberty at Western Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total • Flames 10 7 7 6 30 Hilltoppers 0 10 7 7 24
Scoring summary 1 11:27 LIB Malik Willis 4-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick)(5 plays, 52 yards, 2:02) LIB 7–0 05:21 LIB Alex Barbir 24-yard field goal(14 plays, 70 yards, 4:36) LIB 10–0 2 14:56 WKU Brayden Narveson 43-yard field goal(11 plays, 47 yards, 5:25) LIB 10–3 10:15 LIB Malik Willis 4-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick)(11 plays, 65 yards, 4:41) LIB 17–3 06:15 WKU Mitchell Tinsley 6-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 88 yards, 4:00) LIB 17–10 3 10:56 LIB Dalvin Smith 24-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(7 plays, 79 yards, 3:00) TIE 17–17 01:33 LIB Shedro Louis 29-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick)(4 plays, 85 yards, 1:43) LIB 24–17 4 11:43 LIB Malik Willis 18-yard rush (Alex Barbir PAT failed)(6 plays, 57 yards, 3:17) LIB 30–17 03:04 WKU Craig Burt Jr. 24-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(9 plays, 87 yards, 3:41) LIB 30–24
Pregame line Over/under WKU –14.5 51.5[8]
Statistics Liberty Western Kentucky First downs 27 19 Total yards 487 291 Rushing yards 354 110 Passing yards 133 181 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 34:59 25:01
Team Category Player Statistics Liberty Passing Malik Willis 13/21, 133 yards Rushing Malik Willis 21 carries, 168 yards, 3 TDs Receiving CJ Yarbrough 2 receptions, 53 yards Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 18/25, 181 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Tyrrell Pigrome 14 carries, 74 yards Receiving Mitchell Tinsley 6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
At Middle Tennessee [ edit ] Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total • Hilltoppers 0 10 3 7 20 Blue Raiders 0 10 0 7 17
Scoring summary 2 14:09 WKU Brayden Narveson 47-yard field goal(11 play, 30 yard, 5:02) WKU 3–0 07:51 MTSU Asher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 6:18) MTSU 7–3 02:59 MTSU Crews Holt 44-yard field goal(8 plays, 42 yards, 2:03) MTSU 10–3 00:21 WKU Xavier Lane 6-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 2:38) TIE 10–10 3 03:26 WKU Brayden Narveson 53-yard field goal(14 plays, 64 yards, 4:30) WKU 13–10 4 06:04 WKU Joshua Simon 11-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(13 plays, 68 yards, 6:39) WKU 20–10 02:07 MTSU CJ Windham 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:57) WKU 20–17
Pregame line Over/under WKU –7 52.5[9]
Statistics Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee First downs 21 18 Total yards 326 319 Rushing yards 138 102 Passing yards 188 217 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 31:35 28:25
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 21/36, 188 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Tyrrell Pigrome 16 carries, 55 yards Receiving Xavier Lane 7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 23/33, 217 yards, 1 TD Rushing Asher O'Hara 25 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jarrin Pierce 9 receptions, 65 yards
Marshall [ edit ] Marshall at Western Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total • Thundering Herd 14 14 10 10 48 Hilltoppers 0 0 7 7 14
Scoring summary 1 14:22 MARSH Brenden Knox 45-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:38) MARSH 7–0 02:21 MARSH Sheldon Evans 5-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)(9 plays, 60 yards, 4:30) MARSH 14–0 2 02:14 MARSH Brenden Knox 1-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:49) MARSH 21–0 00:27 MARSH Brenden Knox 9-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)(7 plays, 37 yards, 1:33) MARSH 28–0 3 09:20 MARSH Tavante Beckett 38-yard fumble returned (Shane Ciucci kick)(4 plays, 13 yards, 1:42) MARSH 35–0 02:22 MARSH Shane Ciucci 28-yard field goal(11 plays, 34 yards, 5:20) MARSH 38–0 00:00 WKU Kevaris Thomas 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 0:00) MARSH 38–7 4 00:06 WKU Dalvin Smith 26-yard pass from Kevaris Thomas (Brayden Narveson kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 1:37) MARSH 38–14
Pregame line Over/under MARSH –6.5 43[10]
Statistics Marshall Western Kentucky First downs 17 15 Total yards 343 294 Rushing yards 181 85 Passing yards 162 209 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 34:41 25:19
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 16/22, 162 yards Rushing Brenden Knox 15 carries, 107 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Broc Thompson 4 receptions, 94 yards Western Kentucky Passing Kevaris Thomas 9/18, 148 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kevaris Thomas 7 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD Receiving Xavier Lane 4 receptions, 74 yards
Western Kentucky at Alabama–Birmingham 1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 7 7 0 0 14 • RV Blazers 10 14 10 3 37
Date: October 17, 2020Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game start: 12:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 55 minutesGame attendance: 11,098Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 3 MPH Referee: Joe LehringTV announcers (FOX Sports ): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:17 UAB Matthew Quinn 38-yard field goal(8 plays, 41 yards, 3:00) UAB 3–0 04:56 WKU Mitchell Tinsley 6-yard pass from Kevaris Thomas (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 85 yards, 3:12) WKU 7–3 00:42 UAB Spencer Brown 2-yard rush (Matthew Quinn kick)(2 plays, 9 yards, 1:08) UAB 10–7 2 12:43 UAB DeWayne McBride 71-yard rush (Matthew Quinn kick)(3 plays, 80 yards, 1:17) UAB 17–7 05:36 WKU Joshua Simon 6-yard pass from Kevaris Thoams (Brayden Narveson kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 7:07) UAB 17–14 00:52 UAB Austin Watkins 2-yard pass from Bryson Lucero (Matthew Quinn kick)(6 plays, 24 yards, 1:07) UAB 24–14 3 13:06 UAB Ryan Davis 37-yard blocked punt returned (Matthew Quinn kick)(3 plays, 5 yards, 0:52) UAB 31–14 07:08 UAB Matthew Quinn 44-yard field goal(11 plays, 55 yards, 4:46) UAB 34–14 09:39 UAB Matthew Quinn 30-yard field goal(7 plays, 21 yards, 3:42) UAB 37–14
Pregame line Over/under UAB –11.5 44[11]
Statistics Western Kentucky UAB First downs 15 17 Total yards 250 358 Rushing yards 88 217 Passing yards 162 141 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 28:33 31:27
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Kevaris Thomas 16/35, 162 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Jakairi Moses 6 carries, 41 yards Receiving Joshua Simon 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD UAB Passing Bryson Lucero 15/31, 141 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing DeWayne McBride 10 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD Receiving Austin Watkins 7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD
Chattanooga [ edit ] Chattanooga at Western Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total Mocs 7 0 3 0 10 • Hilltoppers 3 0 3 7 13
Scoring summary 1 07:44 UTC Drayton Arnold 10-yard rush (Victor Ulmo kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 7:16) UTC 7–0 04:06 WKU Brayden Narveson 32-yard field goal(7 plays, 50 yards, 3:18) UTC 7–3 3 09:35 UTC Victor Ulmno 22-yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:19) UTC 10–3 04:57 WKU Brayden Narveson 32-yard field goal(9 plays, 43 yards, 4:38) UTC 10–6 4 01:21 WKU Craig Burt Jr. 4-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:08) WKU 13–10
Pregame line Over/under WKU –14 53.5[12]
Statistics Chattanooga Western Kentucky First downs 13 14 Total yards 225 254 Rushing yards 135 122 Passing yards 90 132 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 32:21 27:39
Team Category Player Statistics Chattanooga Passing Drayton Arnold 9/23, 90 yards Rushing Ailym Ford 25 carries, 92 yards Receiving Tyron Arnett 2 receptions, 30 yards Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 4/8, 73 yards, 1 TD Rushing Gaej Walker 17 carries, 88 yards Receiving Mitchell Tinsley 4 receptions, 46 yards
Western Kentucky at Brigham Young 1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 3 0 7 0 10 • No. 11 Cougars 14 21 3 3 41
Date: October 31, 2020Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:20 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 9:20 p.m.Game attendance: 6,843Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 0 MPH Referee: Kevin HassellTV announcers (ESPN ): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 10:38 BYU Tyler Allgeier 2-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:22) BYU 7–0 02:24 WKU Brayden Narveson 44-yard field goal(14 plays, 49 yards, 8:14) BYU 7–3 00:22 BYU Dax Milne 23-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:02) BYU 14–3 2 12:45 BYU Zach Wilson 5-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick)(8 plays, 39 yards, 2:27) BYU 21–3 07:44 BYU Lopini Katoa 42-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick)(5 plays, 84 yards, 2:11) BYU 28–3 00:16 BYU Isaac Rex 4-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick)(15 plays, 88 yards, 4:20) BYU 35–3 3 03:09 WKU Joshua Simon 3-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(1 play, 3 yards, 0:04) BYU 35–10 00:00 BYU Jake Oldroyd 49-yard field goal(9 plays, 43 yards, 3:09) BYU 38–10 4 00:58 BYU Jake Oldroyd 45-yard field goal(11 plays, 42 yards, 5:01) BYU 41–10
Pregame line Over/under BYU –31 52.5[13]
Statistics Western Kentucky BYU First downs 12 22 Total yards 248 487 Rushing yards 119 144 Passing yards 129 343 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:27 32:33
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 19/30, 106 yards, 1 TD Rushing Gaej Walker 17 carries, 75 yards Receiving Xavier Lane 3 receptions, 31 yards BYU Passing Zach Wilson 18/22, 224 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Tyler Allgeier 16 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dax Milne 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
At Florida Atlantic [ edit ] Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic 1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 0 0 3 3 6 • Owls 0 0 3 7 10
Date: November 7, 2020Location: FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Game start: 5:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutesGame attendance: 5,292Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Rainy and Windy • Wind: E 20 MPH Referee: Jon NoliTV announcers (FOX Sports ): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst) Scoring summary 3 08:51 FAU Vladimir Rivas 40-yard field goal(8 plays, 27 yards, 3:23) FAU 3–0 02:57 WKU Brayden Narveson 32-yard field goal(13 plays, 61 yards, 5:54) TIE 3–3 4 08:09 WKU Brayden Narveson 49-yard field goal(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:31) WKU 6–3 02:27 FAU Javion Posey 11-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:42) FAU 10–6
Pregame line Over/under FAU –7 38[14]
Statistics Western Kentucky Florida Atlantic First downs 16 18 Total yards 257 273 Rushing yards 94 165 Passing yards 163 108 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 33:49 26:11
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 19/39, 163 yards Rushing Gaej Walker 17 carries, 78 yards Receiving Xavier Lane 7 receptions, 60 yards Florida Atlantic Passing Nick Tronti 7/16, 108 yards Rushing Javion Posey 9 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving TJ Chase 3 receptions, 47 yards
Southern Miss [ edit ] Southern Miss at Western Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 0 0 7 7 • Hilltoppers 7 3 0 0 10
Scoring summary 1 09:07 WKU Tyrrell Pigrome 5-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(9 plays, 91 yards, 4:20) WKU 7–0 2 12:54 WKU Brayden Narveson 24-yard field goal(18 plays, 65 yards, 9:10) WKU 10–0 4 10:30 USM Kevin Perkins 6-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(12 plays, 90 yards, 6:14) WKU 10–7
Pregame line Over/under WKU –7.5 45[15]
Statistics Southern Miss Western Kentucky First downs 13 19 Total yards 221 304 Rushing yards 154 121 Passing yards 67 183 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 25:18 34:42
Team Category Player Statistics Southern Miss Passing Trey Lowe 6/14, 67 yards Rushing Kevin Perkins 8 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD Receiving Antoine Robinson 2 receptions, 25 yards Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 19/30, 183 yards Rushing Jakairi Moses 12 carries, 40 yards Receiving Xavier Lane 5 receptions, 90 yards
Florida International at Western Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 6 0 8 21 • Hilltoppers 0 10 14 14 38
Scoring summary 1 08:40 FIU JJ Holloman 28-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick)(9 plays, 52 yards, 3:36) FIU 7–0 2 10:33 WKU Brayden Narveson 39-yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:41) FIU 7–3 10:19 FIU EJ Wilson Jr. 100-yard kickoff returned (Chase Gabriel PAT failed)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) FIU 13–3 00:43 WKU Tyrrell Pigrome 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11) FIU 13–10 3 09:25 WKU Roger Cray 19-yard fumble returned (Brayden Narveson kick)(6 plays, 18 yards, 2:34) WKU 17–13 09:08 WKU Eli Brown 22-yard interception returned (Brayden Narveson kick)(1 play, 0 yards, 0:08) WKU 24–13 4 13:54 WKU Gaej Walker 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(3 plays, 59 yards, 0:56) WKU 31–13 09:23 WKU Tyrrell Pigrome 4-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(4 plays, 44 yards, 1:27) WKU 38–13 00:18 FIU Kaylan Wiggins 1-yard rush (Kaylan Wiggins two-point conversion rush)(21 plays, 75 yards, 9:05) WKU 38–21
Pregame line Over/under WKU –7 42[16]
Statistics FIU Western Kentucky First downs 17 13 Total yards 268 278 Rushing yards 121 157 Passing yards 147 121 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 33:51 26:09
Team Category Player Statistics FIU Passing Max Bortenschlager 8/18, 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing D'Vonte Price 24 carries, 100 yards Receiving JJ Holloman 2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 14/25, 121 yards Rushing Gaej Walker 17 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD Receiving Mitchell Tinsley 3 receptions, 28 yards
At Charlotte [ edit ] Western Kentucky at Charlotte 1 2 3 4 Total • Hilltoppers 3 14 10 10 37 49ers 0 0 7 12 19
Date: December 6, 2020Location: Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutesGame attendance: 714Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Jonathan NoliTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Bobby Rosinski (play–by–play) and Reggie Walker (analyst) Scoring summary 1 02:47 WKU Brayden Narveson 33-yard field goal(8 plays, 64 yards, 4:07) WKU 3–0 2 14:44 WKU A. J. Brathwaite Jr. 2-yard fumble returned (Brayden Narveson kick)(7 plays, -23 yards, 3:03) WKU 10–0 00:19 WKU Jordan Meredith 0-yard fumble returned (Brayden Narveson kick)(10 plays, 65 yards, 2:39) WKU 17–0 3 09:30 CHAR Micaleous Elder 5-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 5:30) WKU 17–7 07:18 WKU Brayden Narveson 46-yard field goal(7 plays, 47 yards, 2:12) WKU 20–7 03:16 WKU Mitchell Tinsley 3-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)(5 plays, 59 yards, 2:10) WKU 27–7 4 14:44 WKU Brayden Narveson 49-yard field goal(6 plays, 26 yards, 1:44) WKU 30–7 05:01 CHAR Cameron Dollar 30-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Chris Reynolds two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(7 plays, 68 yards, 1:35) WKU 30–13 02:22 WKU C. J. Jones 5-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(6 plays, 51 yards, 2:39) WKU 37–13 00:31 CHAR Micaleous Elder 14-yard pass from Dom Shoffner (Dom Shoffner two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(5 plays, 68 yards, 1:51) WKU 37–19
Pregame line Over/under CHAR –2 46[17]
Statistics Western Kentucky Charlotte First downs 21 18 Total yards 436 308 Rushing yards 218 89 Passing yards 218 219 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 18/27, 218 yards, 1 TD Rushing Gaej Walker 19 carries, 98 yards Receiving Dakota Thomas 5 receptions, 78 yards Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 14/34, 205 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Tre Harbison 16 carries, 80 yards Receiving Victor Tucker 8 receptions, 111 yards
Vs. Georgia State (LendingTree Bowl) [ edit ] Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 7 20 3 9 39 Hilltoppers 7 0 7 7 21
Date: December 26, 2020Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 5,128Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 4 MPH Referee: Mike CuttoneTV announcers (ESPN ): Mike Couzens (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 04:02 WKU Tyrrell Pigrome 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(14 plays, 80 yards, 5:39) WKU 7–0 00:08 GSU Destin Coates 11-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07) TIE 7–7 2 09:50 GSU Sam Pinckney 26-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)(11 plays, 82 yards, 4:07) GSU 14–7 02:09 GSU Jamari Thrash 5-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)(13 plays, 77 yards, 5:49) GSU 21–7 00:08 GSU Cornelius McCoy 8-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked)(12 plays, 80 yards, 1:44) GSU 27–7 3 11:27 WKU Gaej Walker 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 64 yards, 3:35) GSU 27–14 07:59 GSU Noel Ruiz 45-yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:14) GSU 30–14 4 11:19 GSU Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal(14 plays, 85 yards, 6:52) GSU 33–14 05:13 GSU Cadarrius Thompson 25-yard pass from Mikele Colasurdo (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(2 plays, 27 yards, 0:41) GSU 39–14 02:18 WKU C. J. Jones 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(7 plays, 60 yards, 2:56) GSU 39–21
Pregame line Over/under GSU –3 50[18]
Statistics Georgia State Western Kentucky First downs 27 14 Total yards 484 284 Rushing yards 227 104 Passing yards 257 180 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 35:02 24:58
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia State Passing Cornelious Brown IV 16/30, 232 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Destin Coates 23 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD Receiving Cornelius McCoy 5 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 17/33, 180 yards, 2 INTs Rushing C. J. Jones 5 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving Joshua Simon 4 receptions, 84 yards
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