Western Kentucky at Southern Miss
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 | |
| Southern Miss | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky field goal. John Cannon 31 Yd Field Goal |
| 4:06 | Southern Miss touchdown. B. Braxton pass to T. Chapman for 35 yds, for a TD (C. Wilbanks KICK) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky field goal. John Cannon 30 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:10 | Southern Miss field goal. Creighton Wilbanks 25 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:00 | Southern Miss field goal. Creighton Wilbanks 29 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 6:57 | Western Kentucky touchdown. M. McIvor run for 11 yds, for a TD (J. Cannon KICK) |
| 1:36 | Southern Miss field goal. Creighton Wilbanks 41 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 7:51 | Western Kentucky touchdown. G. Hart III run for 1 yd, for a TD (J. Cannon KICK) |
| 3:38 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Marvis Parrish 54 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Western Kentucky | Southern Miss |
| Total first downs | 18 | 21 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Western Kentucky | Southern Miss |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 20 |
| Third downs converted | 9 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 53 % | 35 % |
| Fourth down | Western Kentucky | Southern Miss |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Western Kentucky | Southern Miss |
| Total yards | 422 | 377 |
| Total rushing yards | 155 | 119 |
| Total passing yards | 267 | 258 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 31:24 | 28:36 |
| Rushing | Western Kentucky | Southern Miss |
| Total rushing plays | 33 | 36 |
| Total rushing yards | 155 | 119 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | Western Kentucky | Southern Miss |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | Western Kentucky | Southern Miss |
| Penalties committed | 8 | 12 |
| Penalty yards | 74 | 100 |
| Turnovers | Western Kentucky | Southern Miss |
| Passes intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 2 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Marvis Parrish | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | 54 | ||||
| Maverick McIvor | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 23 | ||||
| George Hart III | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| La'Vell Wright | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Southern Miss | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jeffery Pittman | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Robert Briggs | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Braylon Braxton | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Jaylin Carter | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Matt Jones | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| JJ Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Micah Davis | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Maverick McIvor | 19 | 12 | 63 % | 199 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 20 | 9 | 45 % | 65 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Cameron Flowers | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Southern Miss | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Braylon Braxton | 47 | 24 | 51 % | 258 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Grant Page | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Matthew Henry | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 0 | 46 | ||||
| Noah Meyers | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 62 | ||||
| Moussa Barry | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Jairus Mack | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jackson West | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| George Hart III | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| K.D. Hutchinson | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Southern Miss | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Tychaun Chapman | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 35 | ||||
| Bralon Brown | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Micah Davis | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jaylin Carter | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Jermane Hayes | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Shane King | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Carl Chester | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Jeffery Pittman | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Kadinn Morris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Elijah Metcalf | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Noah Meyers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Southern Miss | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jaylin Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Guylijah Theodule | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Jaylen Lewis | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| Southern Miss | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Corey Myrick | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| JJ Hawkins | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jaylen Wester | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Brackenridge | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kent Robinson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaylen Lewis | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jai Eugene Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Koron Hayward | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Harper Holloman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dave Herard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Emery | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mackavelli Malotumau | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Avarion Cole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jakeem Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nazir Ward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dylan Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Venson Sneed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| George Hart III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jackson West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La'Vell Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dominic Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marshall Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rylen Su'a-Filo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zach Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Southern Miss | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Corey Myrick | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Jones | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Montgomery | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dylan King | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Garrick Ponder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joseph Harper | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Josh Battle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brodarius Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Josh Moten | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jonathan Pennix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Guylijah Theodule | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ahmere Foster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| J'Mond Tapp | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Isaiah Gibson Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric Thomas Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Briggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mathis Haygood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ian Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brendan Toles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Richard Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mason Clinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Southern Miss | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Micah Davis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Southern Miss | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Micah Davis | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| John Cannon | 2/2 | 31 | 3/3 | 9 | |||||
| Southern Miss | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Creighton Wilbanks | 3/4 | 41 | 1/1 | 10 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Cole Maynard | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 0 | |||||
| Southern Miss | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Reed Harradine | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 1 | |||||
Last updated on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 1:27 AM.