West Virginia Tech Golden Bears @ Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

West Virginia Tech Golden BearsW Virginia TechWVT

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
W Virginia Tech WVT	0	0	0	0	0
W Kentucky WKU	49	3	35	0	87

Western Kentucky HilltoppersW KentuckyWKU

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Play-By-Play

1st Quarter

Extra Point Good

13:04 - 1st

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

3:28 - 1st

Chris James kickoff for 70 yards returned by Sammy Cook for 10 yards to the WVTch 10, tackled by Brad Cloud.

Extra Point Good

11:41 - 1st

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

3:28 - 1st

Chris James kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback.

Extra Point Good

10:30 - 1st

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

3:28 - 1st

Chris James kickoff for 68 yards returned by Sammy Cook for 8 yards to the WVTch 10, tackled by Clay Stephens.

Extra Point Good

7:50 - 1st

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

3:28 - 1st

Chris James kickoff for 58 yards returned by Sammy Cook for 11 yards to the WVTch 23, tackled by Dusty Bear.

Extra Point Good

7:37 - 1st

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

3:28 - 1st

Chris James kickoff for 69 yards returned by Shldrk Lobrano for no gain to the WVTch 1 out-of-bounds.

Pass Completion

5:38 - 1st

David Wolke pass complete to Curtis Hamilton for 20 yards to the WVTch 49 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds.

1st & 10 at WKU 31

Extra Point Good

3:40 - 1st

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

3:28 - 1st

Chris James kickoff for 57 yards returned by Sammy Cook for 19 yards, fumbled at the WVTch 22, forced by Clay Stephens, recovered by Brandon Mason for a TOUCHDOWN.

Extra Point Good

3:28 - 1st

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Extra Point Good

3:28 - 1st

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

3:28 - 1st

Chris James kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback.

Pass Interception

1:06 - 1st

K.J. Black pass intercepted by Willie Mccray at the WVTch 29, returned for 20 yards to the WVTch 49, tackled by Andrew Campbell and Terrance Houston.

1st & 10 at WKU 45

2nd Quarter

0-yd Penalty

0:53 - 1st

Wv Tech penalty 5 yard false start accepted.

2nd & 9 at 50

Punt

15:00 - 2nd

Jeff Thornburg punt for 25 yards downed at the WKent 24.

4th & 8 at WKU 49

15-yd Run

13:19 - 2nd

Stephen Willis rush for 15 yards to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Lew Mcallister.

1st & 10 at WKU 25

-12-yd Run

13:19 - 2nd

Curtis Hamilton rush for a loss of 12 yards to the WKent 28, tackled by Willie Mccray.

1st & 10 at WKU 40

8-yd Run

13:19 - 2nd

Stephen Willis rush for 8 yards to the WKent 36, tackled by Nigel James.

2nd & 22 at WKU 28

2-yd Run

13:19 - 2nd

David Wolke rush for 2 yards to the WKent 38, tackled by Kevin Craig.

3rd & 14 at WKU 36

Punt

13:19 - 2nd

Jeremy Moore punt for 46 yards, returned by Sammy Cook for 11 yards to the WVTch 27, tackled by Clay Stephens.

4th & 12 at WKU 38

Kickoff

5:30 - 2nd

Chris James kickoff for 66 yards returned by Corey McCann for 15 yards to the WVTch 19, tackled by Jihad Morris.

Kickoff

10:48 - 3rd

Chris James kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback.

3rd Quarter

Extra Point Good

11:09 - 3rd

Chris James extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

11:09 - 3rd

Chris James kickoff for 55 yards returned by Corey McCann for 8 yards to the WVTch 23.

Extra Point Good

9:37 - 3rd

Zac Minturn extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

9:37 - 3rd

Zac Minturn kickoff for 60 yards returned by Arsenio Hill for 12 yards to the WVTch 22, tackled by Clint Mitchell.

Extra Point Good

7:57 - 3rd

Zac Minturn extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

7:57 - 3rd

Zac Minturn kickoff for 63 yards returned by Arsenio Hill for 13 yards to the WVTch 20, tackled by Clint Mitchell and Dustin Boyer.

Extra Point Good

6:14 - 3rd

Zac Minturn extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

6:14 - 3rd

Zac Minturn kickoff for 64 yards returned by Arsenio Hill for 17 yards to the WVTch 23, tackled by Ben Sowders and Mike Gothard.

4th Quarter

0-yd Penalty

6:07 - 3rd

Westrn Kentucky penalty 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct accepted.

1st & 10 at WKU 45

5-yd Run

3:30 - 3rd

K.J. Austin-Bruce rush for 5 yards to the WKent 35, tackled by Rod'Rckus Oaks.

1st & 10 at WKU 30

11-yd Run

3:30 - 3rd

Marell Booker rush for 11 yards to the WKent 46 for a 1ST down, tackled by Jahi Sherard.

2nd & 5 at WKU 35

5-yd Run

3:30 - 3rd

K.J. Austin-Bruce rush for 5 yards to the WVTch 49, tackled by Troy Carter.

1st & 10 at WKU 46

Extra Point Good

13:34 - 4th

Zac Minturn extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

13:34 - 4th

Zac Minturn kickoff for 62 yards returned by Arsenio Hill for 23 yards to the WVTch 31, tackled by Ronnie Letcher.

5-yd Run

10:48 - 4th

K.J. Austin-Bruce rush for 5 yards to the WKent 25, tackled by Josh Workman.

1st & 10 at WKU 20

12-yd Run

10:48 - 4th

K.J. Austin-Bruce rush for 12 yards to the WKent 37 for a 1ST down, tackled by Kendrll Fuller.

2nd & 5 at WKU 25

0-yd Penalty

10:48 - 4th

Westrn Kentucky penalty 5 yard illegal formation accepted.

1st & 10 at WKU 37

7-yd Run

10:48 - 4th

Marell Booker rush for 7 yards to the WKent 39, tackled by Buddy Kessel.

1st & 15 at WKU 32

16-yd Run

10:48 - 4th

Marell Booker rush for 16 yards to the WVTch 45 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.

2nd & 8 at WKU 39

-1-yd Run

1:45 - 4th

Team rush for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 10.

1st & 10 at WKU 11

-1-yd Run

1:45 - 4th

Team rush for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 9.

2nd & 11 at WKU 10

-1-yd Run

0:00 - 4th

Team rush for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 8.

3rd & 12 at WKU 9

Game Information

Bowling Green, KY

FBS

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Louisiana Tech	5-3	8-5
Missouri State	5-3	7-6
Florida International	5-3	7-6
Delaware	4-4	7-6
Liberty	3-5	4-8
Middle Tennessee	2-6	3-9
New Mexico State	2-6	4-8
UTEP	1-7	2-10
Sam Houston	1-7	2-10

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