FINAL SCORE
UT Martin Skyhawks at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers game details
Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Attendance 16,236
Put the final score in perspective.
Western Kentucky finished 38 points ahead. The teams combined for 80 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was UT Martin 14, Western Kentucky 28. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Western Kentucky outscored its opponent in 3 and UT Martin in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 UT Martin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
 Western Kentucky | 7 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 59 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 22 | 25 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 10-19 | 4-6 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 396 | 587 |
| Passing | 195 | 478 |
| Comp/Att | 20/43 | 29/36 |
| Yards per pass | 4.5 | 13.3 |
| Rushing | 201 | 109 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 25 |
| Yards per rush | 5.9 | 4.4 |
| Penalties | 9-79 | 8-69 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 33:30 | 26:30 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
UT Martin Skyhawks
passing
| Keon Howard | 20/43 | 195 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
rushing
| Peyton Logan | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 31 |
| Keon Howard | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 2 | 11 |
| Jordan Castleberry | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 23 |
| Timothy Taylor | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Zak Wallace | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Colton Dowell | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 1 | 27 |
| Donnell Williams | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 | 32 |
| DeVonte Tanksley | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Castleberry | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Peyton Logan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
| Zak Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
| Jay Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Peyton Logan | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jordan Castleberry | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
kicking
| Tyler Larco | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Tyler Larco | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Bailey Zappe | 28/35 | 424 | 12.1 | 7 | 1 | 92.1 |
| Carson Baker | 1/1 | 54 | 54.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
rushing
| Kye Robichaux | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 10 |
| Adam Cofield | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bailey Zappe | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Jakairi Moses | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Corley | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jerreth Sterns | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 2 | 36 |
| Daewood Davis | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 1 | 73 |
| Joshua Simon | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 2 | 45 |
| Craig Burt Jr. | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 1 | 54 |
| Mitchell Tinsley | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 21 |
| Malachi Corley | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 40 |
| Ben Ratzlaff | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| C.J. Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Adam Cofield | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Sterns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Abdur-Rahman | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -5 |
fumbles
| Will Ignont | 0 | 0 | 1 |
interceptions
| Miguel Edwards | 1 | 23 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Beanie Bishop Jr. | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Jamale Carothers | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Joey Beljan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jerreth Sterns | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
kicking
| Brayden Narveson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 30 | 8/8 | 11 |
punting
| John Haggerty III | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:04 | Keon Howard 2 Yd Run (Tyler Larco Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 4:09 | Daewood Davis 73 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:56 | Mitchell Tinsley 10 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 9:31 | Jerreth Sterens 22 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) | 7 – 21 |
| 2 | 1:43 | Malachi Corley 8 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) | 7 – 28 |
| 2 | 0:10 | Colton Dowell 27 Yd pass from Keon Howard (Tyler Larco Kick) | 14 – 28 |
| 3 | 12:51 | Jerreth Sterens 7 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) | 14 – 35 |
| 3 | 11:10 | Joshua Simon 45 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) | 14 – 42 |
| 3 | 3:02 | Brayden Narveson 30 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 45 |
| 4 | 14:17 | Joshua Simon 3 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) | 14 – 52 |
| 4 | 7:22 | Keon Howard 9 Yd Run (Tyler Larco Kick) | 21 – 52 |
| 4 | 5:36 | Craig Burt Jr. 54 Yd pass from Carson Baker (Brayden Narveson Kick) | 21 – 59 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 1:13 AM UTCData methodology