FINAL SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers game details
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Attendance 13,312
Put the final score in perspective.
Louisiana Tech finished 5 points ahead. The teams combined for 19 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Louisiana Tech 9, Western Kentucky 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Western Kentucky outscored its opponent in 1 and Louisiana Tech in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
 Western Kentucky | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 12 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-11 | 3-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 275 | 215 |
| Passing | 66 | 152 |
| Comp/Att | 12/15 | 18/26 |
| Yards per pass | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Rushing | 209 | 63 |
| Rushing Attempts | 49 | 22 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| Penalties | 5-42 | 3-35 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 39:38 | 20:22 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
passing
| Evan Bullock | 12/15 | 66 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 |
rushing
| Amani Givens | 17 | 103 | 6.1 | 0 | 17 |
| Omiri Wiggins | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | 34 |
| Jimmy Holiday | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Marquis Crosby | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Evan Bullock | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Solo Lewis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Tru Edwards | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 22 |
| Omiri Wiggins | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Jay Wilkerson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Solo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Givens | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
| Evan Bullock | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Fields | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Jacob Fields | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick Roberson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolbe Fields | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Griffin-Taylor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Blay Jr. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Mcelvane | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Evans | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykol Clark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Harris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J'Dan Burnett | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Zimos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Richard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhamal Shelby Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Demarcus Griffin-Taylor | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Tru Edwards | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 33 | 0 |
kicking
| Buck Buchanan | 4/5 | 80.0 | 42 | 0/0 | 12 |
punting
| Patrick Rea | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Caden Veltkamp | 18/26 | 152 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 |
rushing
| Elijah Young | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 1 | 7 |
| Caden Veltkamp | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 25 |
| George Hart III | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Easton Messer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Kisean Johnson | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Bryce Childress | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Elijah Young | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Noah Meyers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Dalvin Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Easton Messer | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Mathison | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Elvin Fofanah | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
defensive
| Darius Thomas | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Matthews | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Benjamin | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upton Stout | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte' Mathews | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terreance Ellis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarko Williams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Deante McCray | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrion Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Walker IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brackenridge | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosea Wheeler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Holloman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyshawn Swanson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demick Starling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easton Messer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keondre Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Lucas Carneiro | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Cole Maynard | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:30 | Buck Buchanan 35 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 2 | 14:16 | Elijah Young 7 Yd Run (Lucas Carneiro Kick) | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 8:16 | Buck Buchanan 42 Yd Field Goal | 6 – 7 |
| 2 | 2:25 | Buck Buchanan 28 Yd Field Goal | 9 – 7 |
| 4 | 8:06 | Buck Buchanan 24 Yd Field Goal | 12 – 7 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 9:22 PM UTCData methodology