College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 28, Sam Houston State 23
Saturday, November 18, 2023 3:30 PM
Location - Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Attendance - 11041
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Sam Houston State 0 16 7 0 23
Western Kentucky 7 14 0 7 28
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:32
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 7 - Sam Houston State 0
Dalvin Smith 45 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:31
Sam Houston State   TD  Western Kentucky 7 - Sam Houston State 6
Noah Smith 42 yd. pass from Keegan Shoemaker (kick failed)
2nd Quarter - 9:21
Sam Houston State   TD  Western Kentucky 7 - Sam Houston State 13
Adrian Murdaugh 1 yd. run (Colby Sessums kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:06
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 14 - Sam Houston State 13
Markese Stepp 3 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:49
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 21 - Sam Houston State 13
Craig Burt Jr. 26 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:00
Sam Houston State   FG  Western Kentucky 21 - Sam Houston State 16
Colby Sessums 53 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 12:13
Sam Houston State   TD  Western Kentucky 21 - Sam Houston State 23
John Gentry 7 yd. run (Colby Sessums kick)
4th Quarter - 11:53
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 28 - Sam Houston State 23
Malachi Corley 75 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Sam Houston State Western Kentucky
W‑L 2 - 9 - 0 6 - 5 - 0
Conference 1 - 6 - 0 4 - 3 - 0
Team Stats
  Sam Houston State Western Kentucky
Score 23 28
1st Downs 18 21
3rd Down Efficiency 4-for-16
25% 		9-for-17
53%
4th Down Efficiency 3-for-4
75% 		0-for-2
0%
Total Yards 357 465
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 31-86 31-73
Average/Rush 2.8 2.4
Passing
Comp-Att 25-45 28-41
Passing Yards 271 392
Average/Pass Play 5.8 9.3
Penalties-Yards 5-50 5-45
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 2 4
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17
PLAYER STATS
Sam Houston State (2 - 9)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
K. Shoemaker 25/45 271 1 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Gentry 15 41 2.7 1
K. Shoemaker 10 34 3.4 0
N. Smith 2 7 3.5 0
A. Murdaugh 3 4 1.3 1
I. Nixon 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
N. Smith 10 115 11.5 1
J. Gentry 4 68 17.0 0
J. Sherrard 2 25 12.5 0
S. Evans 2 24 12.0 0
T. Jewett 2 13 6.5 0
M. Phillips 2 13 6.5 0
A. Woodard 1 9 9.0 0
M. Beall 1 2 2.0 0
A. Murdaugh 1 2 2.0 0
Western Kentucky (6 - 5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Reed 28/41 392 3 4
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
E. Young 15 55 3.7 0
D. Ervin-Poindexter 6 16 2.7 0
M. Stepp 4 8 2.0 1
A. Reed 5 -4 -0.8 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Corley 10 171 17.1 1
D. Smith 7 125 17.9 1
C. Burt Jr. 6 54 9.0 1
E. Young 1 20 20.0 0
E. Messer 2 15 7.5 0
T. Borland 1 4 4.0 0
K. Hutchinson 1 3 3.0 0