FINAL SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Nevada Wolf Pack game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Mackay Stadium · Attendance 19,404
Put the final score in perspective.
Nevada finished 35 points ahead. The teams combined for 63 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Kentucky 7, Nevada 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Nevada outscored its opponent in 3 and Western Kentucky in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Western Kentucky | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
 Nevada | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-17 | 5-10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 367 | 486 |
| Passing | 203 | 163 |
| Comp/Att | 24/40 | 9/16 |
| Yards per pass | 5.1 | 10.2 |
| Rushing | 164 | 323 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 42 |
| Yards per rush | 3.9 | 7.7 |
| Penalties | 6-59 | 4-40 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 32:33 | 27:27 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 24/40 | 203 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 |
rushing
| Ajay Allen | 21 | 102 | 4.9 | 2 | 23 |
| Le'Kamren Meadows | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Jaden McGill | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brock Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Cameron Flowers | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 21 |
| Jonathan Stafford Jr. | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 11 |
| CC Ezirim | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Jaden McGill | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Moussa Barry | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Quincy Burroughs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Ajay Allen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Lofton Howard | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
defensive
| Jaylen Lewis | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Cambren Verrett | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brown | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavion Griffin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian White | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Gonzales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakeem Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josaiah Knight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Donald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeiqui Lawton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackavelli Malotumau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westen Ard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latrevion Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Su'a-Filo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braxton Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javin Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zsacari Minnis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lataj Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sekou Peters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Herard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Wester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Justin Brown | 1 | 8 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Cameron Flowers | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
kicking
| Michael Smith | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Jackson Smith | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Nevada Wolf Pack
passing
| Carter Jones | 9/15 | 163 | 10.9 | 2 | 1 | 58.9 |
| Marshaun Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Dominic Kelley | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 2 | 72 |
| Herschel Turner | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 1 | 12 |
| Carter Jones | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Ky Woods | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Donnie Cheers | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Carter Jackson | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janerious Jackson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Gary Givens III | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 | 73 |
| Donnie Cheers | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
| Herschel Turner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Damien Morgan | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| DJ Asiasi | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Marshaun Brown | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
defensive
| EJ Smith | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Jones | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan LaBarbera | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aiden Walker | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Scott | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Naborne-Owens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alosio Maluia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Turner-Gooden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logologo Va'a | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poasa Utu | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wyatt Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tajean Stallworth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hemphill II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Snelling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack MacKinnon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakobus Seth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Silverman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herschel Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zavien Abercrombie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Wheeler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Gillespie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Webb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Paine Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Ky Woods | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Gerick Robinson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
kicking
| Joe McFadden | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 |
punting
| Ewan Baulch | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 14:25 | Dominic Kelley 72 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 2:17 | Herschel Turner 8 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 5:20 | Ajay Allen 4 Yd Run (Michael Smith Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 2:21 | Donnie Cheers 20 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick) | 7 – 21 |
| 3 | 11:01 | Donnie Cheers 32 Yd pass from Carter Jones (Joe McFadden Kick) | 7 – 28 |
| 3 | 4:03 | DJ Asiasi 14 Yd pass from Carter Jones (Joe McFadden Kick) | 7 – 35 |
| 4 | 7:38 | Dominic Kelley 1 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick) | 7 – 42 |
| 4 | 6:07 | Carter Jackson 1 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick) | 7 – 49 |
| 4 | 1:18 | Ajay Allen 10 Yd Run (Michael Smith Kick) | 14 – 49 |
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