FINAL SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Missouri State Bears game details
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Attendance 10,068
Put the final score in perspective.
Western Kentucky finished 5 points ahead. The teams combined for 49 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Kentucky 10, Missouri State 9. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Missouri State outscored its opponent in 1 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 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
 Missouri State | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 25 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 | 2-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 476 | 414 |
| Passing | 317 | 200 |
| Comp/Att | 26/39 | 15/32 |
| Yards per pass | 8.1 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 159 | 214 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 | 34 |
| Yards per rush | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Penalties | 9-94 | 8-70 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:28 | 28:32 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Maverick McIvor | 26/39 | 317 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 47.5 |
rushing
| La'Vell Wright | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 2 | 17 |
| George Hart III | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 36 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Marvis Parrish | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maverick McIvor | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 8 |
receiving
| Matthew Henry | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 34 |
| Noah Meyers | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 39 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Marvis Parrish | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 19 |
| Cameron Flowers | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Quincy Burroughs | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 |
| La'Vell Wright | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Moussa Barry | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| George Hart III | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
defensive
| Harper Holloman | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Lewis | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brackenridge | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Wester | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venson Sneed | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Herard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai Eugene Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Ma'hi Ali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Su'a-Filo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakeem Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koron Hayward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackavelli Malotumau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Donald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Emery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Oliver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaavan Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazir Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Demarko Williams | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| John Cannon | 2/2 | 100.0 | 26 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Cole Maynard | 5 | 255 | 51.0 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Missouri State Bears
passing
| Jacob Clark | 8/15 | 143 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 53.9 |
| Deuce Bailey | 7/16 | 57 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 39.1 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Shomari Lawrence | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | 32 |
| Deuce Bailey | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | 20 |
| Ramone Green Jr. | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Jacob Clark | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Jmariyae Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Dash Luke | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 44 |
| Ronnel Johnson | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 19 |
| Jmariyae Robinson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tristian Gardner | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 14 |
| Dillon Hipp | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brendon McQueen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ramone Green Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
defensive
| Kanye Young | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Maguire Neal | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Ford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Lloyd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Anderson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Dixson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Brooks | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Poole | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Brantley Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Toney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Townley Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Dunbar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Dietlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sterling Smithson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wesolak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Dash Luke | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Dash Luke | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
kicking
| Yousef Obeid | 3/4 | 75.0 | 49 | 1/1 | 10 |
punting
| Stewart McDonald | 5 | 248 | 49.6 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 14:55 | Yousef Obeid 49 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 13:56 | Noah Meyers 39 Yd pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 8:43 | John Cannon 26 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 3 |
| 2 | 3:31 | Yousef Obeid 22 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 6 |
| 2 | 0:59 | Yousef Obeid 19 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 9 |
| 3 | 12:16 | Shomari Lawrence 32 Yd Run (Yousef Obeid Kick) | 10 – 16 |
| 3 | 6:29 | La'Vell Wright 2 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick) | 17 – 16 |
| 3 | 1:16 | La'Vell Wright 17 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick) | 24 – 16 |
| 4 | 12:21 | John Cannon 19 Yd Field Goal | 27 – 16 |
| 4 | 4:13 | Tristian Gardner 9 Yd pass from Deuce Bailey (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 27 – 22 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 11:45 PM UTCData methodology