FINAL SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Troy Trojans game details
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) · Attendance 26,124
Put the final score in perspective.
Troy finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 51 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Kentucky 7, Troy 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Troy outscored its opponent in 2 and Western Kentucky in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Western Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
 Troy | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-10 | 10-19 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 288 | 521 |
| Passing | 275 | 349 |
| Comp/Att | 24/40 | 22/35 |
| Yards per pass | 6.9 | 10.0 |
| Rushing | 13 | 172 |
| Rushing Attempts | 13 | 47 |
| Yards per rush | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Penalties | 3-21 | 7-71 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 3 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 21:01 | 38:59 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Austin Reed | 24/40 | 275 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 81.9 |
rushing
| Elijah Young | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Malachi Corley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| LT Sanders | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Reed | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Malachi Corley | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 1 | 31 |
| Easton Messer | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 1 | 35 |
| Moussa Barry | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Craig Burt Jr. | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| River Helms | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| LT Sanders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Easton Messer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
kicking
| Lucas Carneiro | 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Tom Ellard | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Troy Trojans
passing
| Gunnar Watson | 22/35 | 349 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 64.3 |
rushing
| Kimani Vidal | 27 | 156 | 5.8 | 2 | 27 |
| Damien Taylor | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Asa Martin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jarris Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gunnar Watson | 7 | -20 | -2.9 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| Chris Lewis | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 1 | 40 |
| Deshon Stoudemire | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Kimani Vidal | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Devonte Ross | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 38 |
| Jabre Barber | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Clayton Ollendieck | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Marcus Rogers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Damien Taylor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Devonte Ross | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jabre Barber | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Scott Taylor Renfroe | 2/2 | 100.0 | 26 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Robert Cole | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 1:35 | K.D. Hutchinson 3 Yd Run (Lucas Carneiro Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 2 | 6:09 | Scott Taylor Renfroe 25 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Chris Lewis 40 Yd pass from Gunnar Watson (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick) | 7 – 10 |
| 3 | 11:37 | Kimani Vidal 19 Yd Run (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick) | 7 – 17 |
| 3 | 7:54 | Malachi Corley 22 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro Kick) | 14 – 17 |
| 3 | 1:55 | Scott Taylor Renfroe 26 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 20 |
| 4 | 14:07 | Lucas Carneiro 24 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 20 |
| 4 | 5:37 | Kimani Vidal 11 Yd Run (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick) | 17 – 27 |
| 4 | 2:29 | Easton Messer 12 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro Kick) | 24 – 27 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:30 AM UTCData methodology