Week 1 · 2025
Western Kentucky at Southern Miss
Tue 12/23/2025 05:30 PMCaesars SuperdomeSouthern Miss pregame58% — Pregame win probability: 58% for Southern Miss. Southern Miss favored, and lost — Western Kentucky won.Neutral site
70°Fair· roof closed4 mph ESE · 76% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Western Kentucky
27
9–4
Southern Miss
16
7–6
Attendance
16,693
reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| USM | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 31:24 | 73 | 422 | 8-74 | 18 | 9-17 52.9% | 0-0 |
| USM | 28:36 | 84 | 377 | 12-100 | 21 | 7-20 35.0% | 1-3 33.3% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 22-40 | 267 | 6.7 | 0 | 2 |
| USM | 24-48 | 258 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 33 | 155 | 4.7 | 3 |
| USM | 36 | 119 | 3.3 | 0 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| USM | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 46 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| USM | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| USM | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
Previous 4 meetings vs. Team
Southern Miss 0–4 vs Western Kentucky
- 2020 · wk 11Southern Miss 7 @ Western Kentucky 10
- 2019 · wk 13Western Kentucky 28 @ Southern Miss 10
- 2015 · wk 14Southern Miss 28 @ Western Kentucky 45
- 2012 · wk 4Southern Miss 17 @ Western Kentucky 42
Previous meeting vs. Charles Huff
Western Kentucky 1–0 vs Charles Huff
- 2021 · wk 13Western Kentucky 53 @ Marshall 21
Previous 2 meetings vs. Tyson Helton
Southern Miss 0–2 vs Tyson Helton
- 2020 · wk 11Southern Miss 7 @ Western Kentucky 10
- 2019 · wk 13Western Kentucky 28 @ Southern Miss 10
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