NCAAF Game Recap - Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky
Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

ColSt
23
Bama
41
F
Tul
14
Okla
56
F
Clem
47
Lou
21
F
Tex
24
USC
27
F(1OT)
GASt
0
PSU
56
F
Fres
16
Wash
48
F
AF
13
Mich
29
F
Army
7
OSU
38
F
OkSt
59
Pitt
21
F
Wisc
40
BYU
6
F
LSU
7
MissSt
37
F
Sam
14
UGA
42
F
Mer
10
Aub
24
F
VaTec
64
ECU
17
F
K St
7
Vand
14
F
Stan
17
SDSU
20
F
SMU
36
TCU
56
F
OreSt
23
WaSt
52
F
Ill
23
SoFL
47
F
Tenn
20
Fla
26
F
UCLA
45
Mem
48
F
NM
14
Boise
28
F
UMass
21
Temp
29
F
Ariz
63
UTEP
16
F
IASt
41
Akr
14
F
ULLaf
21
TxAM
45
F
NIU
21
Neb
17
F
DelSt
16
WVU
59
F
UConn
18
UVA
38
F
Kans
30
Ohio
42
F
Furm
16
NCSt
49
F
Bayl
20
Duke
34
F
CoCar
23
UAB
30
F
NoCol
21
Colo
41
F
UtSt
10
Wake
46
F
TnTec
13
Ball
28
F
MidTN
3
MIN
34
F
NorTx
14
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
17
Syr
41
F
Mor
0
Rut
65
F
UNC
53
OD
23
F
Norf
14
JMU
75
F
ND
49
BC
20
F
Purd
35
MIZ
3
F
Colg
10
Buff
33
F
InSt
41
Lib
42
F
NCAT
35
UNCC
31
F
Kent
0
Marsh
21
F
B-C
0
FlAtl
45
F
App
20
TxSt
13
F
ArkPB
3
ArkSt
48
F
Idaho
28
WestMI
37
F
Tuls
51
Toled
54
F
IdSt
30
NEV
28
F
Oreg
49
Wyo
13
F
LT
23
W Ky
22
F
Sou
17
UTSA
51
F
AlaAM
0
SoAl
45
F
SMiss
28
ULMon
17
F
BGSU
7
NW
49
F
KY
23
SCar
13
F
Troy
27
NMS
24
F
AzSt
45
TxTch
52
F
Rice
3
Hou
38
F
Cin
21
MiaOH
17
F
SJSU
16
Utah
54
F
Miss
16
Cal
27
F
FLInt
Ind
Canc
GATec
UCF
Canc

Sep 16, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Louisiana Tech (2-1)

3

10

0

10

23

Western Kentucky (1-2)

8

7

7

0

22

Barnes kicks late FG; La Tech beats Western Kentucky 23-22
Sat Sep 16, 2017 11:27 PM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Jonathan Barnes kicked a 21-yard field goal with two seconds left to give Louisiana Tech a 23-22 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday night in a Conference USA opener.

Kam McKnight scored on a 2-yard run, capping a 91-yard drive to pull Louisiana Tech to 22-20 with 6:08 to play. The Bulldogs' Joe Brown intercepted a J'Mar Smith pass on the ensuing series, but the Hilltoppers punted three plays later. Smith then completed back-to-back 18-yard passes to Adrian Hardy and Teddy Veal during Louisiana Tech's (2-1, 1-0) game-winning drive.

Smith was 22 of 39 for 306 yards passing and threw an 87-yard touchdown pass to Rhashid Bonnette in the second quarter.

Mike White threw for 226 yards and scored on a 4-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to lead Western Kentucky (1-2, 0-1).

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Passing

LT Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Smith 39 22 56.4 1 306 87 1 79.6
W Ky Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
M. White 35 25 71.4 0 226 34 0 88.5

Rushing

LT Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Craft 14 81 5.8 25 0
B. Scott 8 29 3.6 7 0
W Ky Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
Q. Baker 19 79 4.2 16 1
M. Trigg 14 48 3.4 11 0

Receiving

LT Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
R. Bonnette 3 140 46.7 87 1
T. Veal 9 78 8.7 18 0
W Ky Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
X. Lane 5 54 10.8 20 0
D. Yelder 6 54 9.0 18 0

Fumbles

Returning

LT KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Scott 2 16.5 0 19 0 0 0
T. Veal 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0
W Ky KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
N. Fant 2 7.0 0 14 0 0 0
C. Echols-Luper 1 8.0 0 8 0 0 0

Punting

LT Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Farlow 6 220 36.7 50
W Ky Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Collins 6 250 41.7 48

Takeaways

W Ky Int Yds InTD
J. Brown 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

LT W Ky
Points For 23 22
Total Yards 428 367
Rushing Yards 122 141
Passing Yards 306 226
Passing Completions / Attempts 22/39 25/35
Turnovers 1 0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 20 23
Penalties - Yards 3/25 3/22
Time Of Possession 59:59 01:01
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/15 6/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 6/37 6/42

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter LT W Ky
W Ky 10:03 TD Mike White 4 yd run (DEON YELDER 2pt run) 0 8
LT 14:52 FG Jonathan Barnes 33 yd FG 3 8
2nd Quarter LT W Ky
W Ky 03:31 TD Quinton Baker 3 yd run (Ryan Nuss kick) 3 15
LT 08:32 TD Rhashid Bonnette 87 yd pass from J'mar Smith (Jonathan Barnes kick) 10 15
LT 14:39 FG Jonathan Barnes 36 yd FG 13 15
3rd Quarter LT W Ky
W Ky 14:47 TD Jakairi Moses 19 yd run (Ryan Nuss kick) 13 22
4th Quarter LT W Ky
LT 08:52 TD Kam McKnight 2 yd run (Jonathan Barnes kick) 20 22
LT 14:58 FG Jonathan Barnes 21 yd FG 23 22

Game Information

Stadium: Houchens-Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Attendance: 16,223
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