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
Western KentuckyWKU
Southern MissUSM
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Maverick McIvor | 12/19 | 199 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 93.7 |
| WKU | Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 9/20 | 65 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 11.9 |
| WKU | Cameron Flowers | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.6 |
| USM | Braylon Braxton | 24/47 | 258 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 39.5 |
| USM | Grant Page | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Marvis Parrish | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | 54 |
| WKU | Maverick McIvor | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 23 |
| WKU | George Hart III | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 14 |
| WKU | La'Vell Wright | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 |
| WKU | Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 8 |
| USM | Jeffery Pittman | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 |
| USM | Robert Briggs | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| USM | Braylon Braxton | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 21 |
| USM | Jaylin Carter | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| USM | Matt Jones | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| USM | JJ Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Micah Davis | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Matthew Henry | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 0 | 46 |
| WKU | Noah Meyers | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 62 |
| WKU | Moussa Barry | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 18 |
| WKU | Jairus Mack | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 |
| WKU | Jackson West | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| WKU | Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| WKU | George Hart III | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 6 |
| USM | Tychaun Chapman | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 35 |
| USM | Bralon Brown | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 |
| USM | Micah Davis | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
| USM | Jaylin Carter | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
| USM | Jermane Hayes | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
| USM | Shane King | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 22 |
| USM | Carl Chester | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| USM | Jeffery Pittman | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| USM | Kadinn Morris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| USM | Elijah Metcalf | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Noah Meyers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| USM | Jaylin Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Guylijah Theodule | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Jaylen Wester | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Anthony Brackenridge | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Kent Robinson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Jaylen Lewis | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WKU | Jai Eugene Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WKU | Harper Holloman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Koron Hayward | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Avarion Cole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Dave Herard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jakeem Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jalen Emery | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Mackavelli Malotumau | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Nazir Ward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Dominic Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Dylan Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Elin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | George Hart III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jackson West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jaden Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | La'Vell Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Marshall Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Rylen Su'a-Filo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Venson Sneed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Zach Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Corey Myrick | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Chris Jones | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Dylan King | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Mike Montgomery | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Brodarius Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Garrick Ponder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Joseph Harper | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Josh Battle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Ahmere Foster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USM | Guylijah Theodule | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USM | J'Mond Tapp | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| USM | Jonathan Pennix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Josh Moten | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USM | Isaiah Gibson Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Anthony Richard Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Brendan Toles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Eric Thomas Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Ian Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Mason Clinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Mathis Haygood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | Robert Briggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Jaylen Lewis | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| USM | Corey Myrick | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| USM | JJ Hawkins | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | John Cannon | 2/2 | 100.0 | 31 | 3/3 | 9 |
| USM | Creighton Wilbanks | 3/4 | 75.0 | 41 | 1/1 | 10 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Cole Maynard | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| USM | Reed Harradine | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM | Micah Davis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM | Micah Davis | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
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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