Week 1 · 2025
Sam Houston at Western Kentucky
Sat 08/23/2025 07:00 PMHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith StadiumWestern Kentucky pregame74% — Pregame win probability: 74% for Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky favored, and won.Conference
84°Clear7 mph NNW · 45% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Sam Houston
24
2–10
Western Kentucky
41
9–4
Attendance
15,312
reported
Sam HoustonSHSU
Western KentuckyWKU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | Hunter Watson | 19/30 | 209 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 41.3 |
| WKU | Maverick McIvor | 33/51 | 401 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 69.4 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | Hunter Watson | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 1 | 55 |
| SHSU | Alton McCaskill | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | 52 |
| SHSU | Elijah Green | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
| WKU | Marvis Parrish | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | 18 |
| WKU | George Hart III | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 |
| WKU | La'Vell Wright | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 |
| WKU | Maverick McIvor | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
| WKU | Matthew Henry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | Elijah Green | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 35 |
| SHSU | Grady O'Neill | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 29 |
| SHSU | Ray Lotten | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| SHSU | Aviyon Smith-Mack | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 |
| SHSU | Darrick Bledsoe III | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| SHSU | Austin Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| SHSU | Qua'Vez Humphreys | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| SHSU | Alton McCaskill | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| WKU | Matthew Henry | 7 | 148 | 21.1 | 1 | 55 |
| WKU | Moussa Barry | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 48 |
| WKU | Marvis Parrish | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 22 |
| WKU | Jairus Mack | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 17 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 12 |
| WKU | Kelby Williams | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
| WKU | George Hart III | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WKU | La'Vell Wright | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WKU | Noah Meyers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | Adrian Murdaugh | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SHSU | JaMair Diaz | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Moussa Barry | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | Alonzo Edwards Jr. | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | CJ Johnson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Antavious Fish | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | CJ Brown | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Emon Allen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Tokyo Gordon | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Cecil Powell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SHSU | Chauncey Chidi | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Jaidan Scott | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SHSU | Christopher Eaton Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | JaMair Diaz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SHSU | Jalyn Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Quardale Patt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SHSU | Tyler Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SHSU | Zeiqui Lawton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | AJ Sargent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Aviyon Smith-Mack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Dax Horany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Railyn Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | She'Fon Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Trey Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSU | Jace Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Dave Herard | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Al-Ma'hi Ali | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Anthony Brackenridge | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jaylen Lewis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Mackavelli Malotumau | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Demarko Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Harper Holloman | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Jayden Gray | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jaylen Wester | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jaden Hardy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jai Eugene Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Kent Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Nazir Ward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Avarion Cole | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Braxton Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Chukwunedu Okeke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jalen Emery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | La'Vell Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Miller Malone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Robby Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Jaylen Lewis | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | RJ Lopez | 1/2 | 50.0 | 40 | 3/3 | 6 |
| WKU | John Cannon | 2/2 | 100.0 | 49 | 5/5 | 11 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | Curtis Gerrand | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| WKU | Cole Maynard | 5 | 250 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Demarko Williams | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 34 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | Emon Allen | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
Previous 3 meetings vs. Team
Western Kentucky 2–1 vs Sam Houston
- 2024 · wk 8Western Kentucky 31 @ Sam Houston 14
- 2023 · wk 12Sam Houston 23 @ Western Kentucky 28
- 2004 · wk 14Western Kentucky 24 @ Sam Houston 54
Previous 2 meetings vs. Tyson Helton
Sam Houston 0–2 vs Tyson Helton
- 2024 · wk 8Western Kentucky 31 @ Sam Houston 14
- 2023 · wk 12Sam Houston 23 @ Western Kentucky 28
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