FINAL SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs game details
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Joe Aillet Stadium · Attendance 10,928
Put the final score in perspective.
Western Kentucky finished 1 points ahead. The teams combined for 55 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Kentucky 20, Louisiana Tech 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Louisiana Tech 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 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
 Louisiana Tech | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 | 10-19 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 340 | 449 |
| Passing | 227 | 340 |
| Comp/Att | 21/34 | 31/46 |
| Yards per pass | 6.7 | 7.4 |
| Rushing | 113 | 109 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Penalties | 5-36 | 9-80 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 31:20 | 28:40 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 21/34 | 227 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 82.6 |
rushing
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Marvis Parrish | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 13 |
| George Hart III | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 2 | 15 |
| Cameron Flowers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Henry | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 2 |
| La'Vell Wright | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| K.D. Hutchinson | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Matthew Henry | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 17 |
| Jackson West | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Marvis Parrish | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Cameron Flowers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| La'Vell Wright | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Moussa Barry | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Kelby Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lofton Howard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
defensive
| Jaylen Wester | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller Malone | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Su'a-Filo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Lewis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaavan Mack | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Herard | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackavelli Malotumau | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazir Ward | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koron Hayward | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai Eugene Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Holloman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Flowers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Emery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Henry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robby Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brackenridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Ma'hi Ali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavion Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Donald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avarion Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Jaavan Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| John Cannon | 1/2 | 50.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Jack Cassidy | 1/1 | 100.0 | 53 | 0/0 | 3 |
punting
| Cole Maynard | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
passing
| Blake Baker | 31/45 | 340 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 56.3 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Blake Baker | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Clay Thevenin | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 20 |
| Andrew Burnette | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 1 | 8 |
| Omiri Wiggins | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Lexington Matthews | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Marlion Jackson | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | 41 |
| Devin Gandy | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Clay Thevenin | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Luke Watkins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Eli Finley | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Jalen Mickens | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Omiri Wiggins | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| David Pierro | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Tre Averhart | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
fumbles
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Gandy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Jacob Fields | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakari Foster | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sifa Leota | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhamal Shelby Jr. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Mayfield | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Woods | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Mason | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Oguns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Davis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Jackson Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Richard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Nason | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan McRae | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Rieman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Madkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameron Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Gandy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Devin Gandy | 2 | 113 | 56.5 | 85 | 1 |
| Clay Thevenin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Dedrick Latulas | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cedric Woods | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| John Hoyet Chance | 2/4 | 50.0 | 24 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| John Hoyet Chance | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:26 | John Cannon 47 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 6:46 | Tre Averhart 6 Yd pass from Blake Baker (John Hoyet Chance Kick) | 3 – 7 |
| 1 | 1:09 | La'Vell Wright 15 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (John Cannon Kick) | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 10:41 | George Hart III 1 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick) | 17 – 7 |
| 2 | 2:28 | Jack Cassidy 53 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 7 |
| 3 | 14:45 | J. Cassidy kickoff for 57 yds, C. Thevenin returns for 7 yds, lateral to D. Gandy returns for 85 yds for a TD (J. Chance KICK) | 20 – 14 |
| 4 | 14:49 | John Hoyet Chance 24 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 17 |
| 4 | 6:20 | John Hoyet Chance 24 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 20 |
| 5 | 0:00 | A. Burnette run for 2 yds, for a TD (J. Chance KICK) | 20 – 27 |
| 5 | 0:00 | G. Hart III run for 4 yds, for a TD R. Tisdale Jr. pass to K.D. Hutchinson GOOD for Two-Point Conversion R. Tisdale Jr. pass to K.D. HutchinsonGOOD fo | 28 – 27 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 11:45 PM UTCData methodology