Week 1 · 2023
South Florida at Western Kentucky
Sat 09/02/2023 03:30 PMHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith StadiumWestern Kentucky pregame82% — Pregame win probability: 82% for Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky favored, and won.
90°Clear6 mph S · 44% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
South Florida
24
7–6
Western Kentucky
41
8–5
Attendance
15,438
reported
South FloridaUSF
Western KentuckyWKU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | Byrum Brown | 15/34 | 166 | 4.9 | 1 | 2 | 52.8 |
| WKU | Austin Reed | 29/50 | 336 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 52.9 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | Byrum Brown | 25 | 160 | 6.4 | 2 | 37 |
| USF | Nay'Quan Wright | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 0 | 20 |
| USF | Michel Dukes | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | 23 |
| USF | K'Wan Powell | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 20 |
| WKU | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 |
| WKU | Austin Reed | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 16 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| WKU | Markese Stepp | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 11 |
| WKU | Elijah Young | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| WKU | LT Sanders | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | Khafre Brown | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 1 | 84 |
| USF | Sean Atkins | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 14 |
| USF | Nay'Quan Wright | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| USF | Gunnar Greenwald | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| USF | Naiem Simmons | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| USF | Michel Dukes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| USF | Weston Wolff | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| USF | Kelley Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Dalvin Smith | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 1 | 42 |
| WKU | Malachi Corley | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 39 |
| WKU | Moussa Barry | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 1 | 51 |
| WKU | Blue Smith | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 19 |
| WKU | Easton Messer | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| WKU | Markese Stepp | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 23 |
| WKU | Craig Burt Jr. | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| WKU | Jimmy Holiday | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| WKU | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | Byrum Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | JaQues Evans | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | DJ Gordon IV | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Daquan Evans | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Jaelen Stokes | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Aamaris Brown | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Braxton Clark | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Caqavouis Berryhill | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| USF | Jhalyn Shuler | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Andrew Mata'afa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Jason Vaughn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Chris Townsel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Dominic Gonnella | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Jayden Curry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USF | Lloyd Summerall III | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Matthew Hill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Michael Williams II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Tramel Logan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USF | Amer Amer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Bryce Bernard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Byrum Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | D.J. Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Doug Blue-Eli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Jonathan Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Sean Atkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Tavin Ward | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Will Jones II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USF | Cole Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | JaQues Evans | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Niko Cooper | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Desmyn Baker | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Talique Allen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Terrion Thompson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Aaron Key | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Rashion Hodge | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Upton Stout | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| WKU | Hosea Wheeler | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Kendrick Simpkins | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Anthony Brackenridge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Davion Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jayden Loving | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Sebastian Benjamin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | T.J. Springer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Dallas Walker IV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Kylan Guidry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Rome Weber | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Ryan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Caden Veltkamp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Easton Messer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Kenyonte Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Trey Naughton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Anthony Johnson Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WKU | Swipe Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Aaron Key | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Desmyn Baker | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | John Cannon | 1/1 | 100.0 | 37 | 3/3 | 6 |
| WKU | Lucas Carneiro | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 5/5 | 11 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | Andrew Stokes | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| WKU | Tom Ellard | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | Michel Dukes | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 17 |
| WKU | Elijah Young | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 17 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | Sean Atkins | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
Previous 4 meetings vs. Team
Western Kentucky 1–3 vs South Florida
- 2015 · wk 1Western Kentucky 45 @ South Florida 35
- 2010 · wk 4Western Kentucky 12 @ South Florida 24
- 2009 · wk 2South Florida 35 @ Western Kentucky 13
- 2000 · wk 11Western Kentucky 24 @ South Florida 30
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