Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 31, Sam Houston State 14
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Where: Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas
Attendance: 8914
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Kentucky 7 10 0 14 31
Sam Houston State 0 14 0 0 14
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:20
Western Kentucky   TD  Sam Houston State 0 - Western Kentucky 7
River Helms 17 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:50
Sam Houston State   TD  Sam Houston State 7 - Western Kentucky 7
Simeon Evans 37 yd. pass from Hunter Watson (Christian Pavon kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:41
Western Kentucky   FG  Sam Houston State 7 - Western Kentucky 10
Lucas Carneiro 51 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 8:46
Sam Houston State   TD  Sam Houston State 14 - Western Kentucky 10
Michael Phoenix II 50 yd. pass from Hunter Watson (Christian Pavon kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:59
Western Kentucky   TD  Sam Houston State 14 - Western Kentucky 17
Elijah Young 11 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 11:45
Western Kentucky   TD  Sam Houston State 14 - Western Kentucky 24
K.D. Hutchinson 74 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 9:31
Western Kentucky   TD  Sam Houston State 14 - Western Kentucky 31
Caden Veltkamp 19 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Western Kentucky Sam Houston State
W‑L 5 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0
Conference 3 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  Western Kentucky Sam Houston State
Score 31 14
1st Downs 23 22
3rd Down Efficiency 11-for-18
61%		 6-for-15
40%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%		 1-for-2
50%
Total Yards 411 400
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 41-130 38-165
Average/Rush 3.2 4.3
Passing
Comp-Att 20-30 19-32
Passing Yards 281 235
Average/Pass Play 8.3 6.7
Penalties-Yards 4-35 5-55
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 29:45 30:15
PLAYER STATS
Western Kentucky (5 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Veltkamp 20/29 281 3 0
E. Young 0/1 0 0 0
Sam Houston State (5 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
H. Watson 6/9 128 2 0
J. Bauer 12/22 106 0 1
S. Evans 1/1 1 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
E. Young 23 97 4.2 0
C. Veltkamp 14 27 1.9 1
E. Messer 1 6 6.0 0
G. Hart III 2 5 2.5 0
M. Mathison 1 -5 -5.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. McKinney 10 45 4.5 0
J. Bauer 11 41 3.7 0
H. Watson 7 37 5.3 0
J. Ducker 6 17 2.8 0
S. Evans 1 11 11.0 0
Q. Humphreys 1 7 7.0 0
I. Adeyi 2 7 3.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Hutchinson 3 88 29.3 1
E. Young 3 61 20.3 1
M. Mathison 1 36 36.0 0
R. Helms 3 28 9.3 1
D. Smith 3 28 9.3 0
K. Johnson 3 19 6.3 0
E. Messer 2 16 8.0 0
G. Hart III 2 5 2.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Evans 5 59 11.8 1
M. Phoenix II 2 56 28.0 1
J. Ducker 2 34 17.0 0
E. Sohn 2 30 15.0 0
J. Rockwell 3 21 7.0 0
Q. Humphreys 2 17 8.5 0
D. McKinney 2 17 8.5 0
J. Bauer 1 1 1.0 0
I. Adeyi 0 0 0.0 0
F. Mukuba 0 0 0.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
U. Stout 1 24 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. Guidry 1.0 3.0
S. Benjamin 1.0 3.0
Z. Edwards 1.0 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. DuJour 1.0 8.0
S. Mason 1.0 3.0
R. Outland 1.0 3.0
I. Cash 0.5 3.0
B. Hayes 0.5 3.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
K. Swanson 5 1
K. Guidry 5 2
D. Herard 4 0
T. Ellis 4 0
A. Johnson Jr. 4 2
U. Stout 4 2
H. Wheeler 3 2
K. Williams 2 0
K. Robinson 2 0
C. Matthews 2 1
D. Mathews 2 3
D. Lynch 1 0
A. Brackenridge 1 0
Z. Edwards 1 0
D. Thomas 1 1
D. McCray 1 1
S. Benjamin 1 1
T. Thompson 1 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Fields 11 0
C. Weaver 8 1
D. Armstead 4 0
J. Jimmerson 3 0
D. Warren 3 0
K. DuJour 3 0
K. Gaither 3 2
J. Leon 2 0
C. Murray 2 0
I. Cash 2 1
R. Outland 2 1
J. Bauer 1 0
I. Nixon 1 0
S. Mason 1 0
F. Mukuba 1 0
S. Burrell 1 0
Q. Wright 1 0
D. Fisher 1 0
S. Jackson 1 0
B. Hayes 1 2
E. Escobar 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
K. Guidry 1.0 3.0
S. Benjamin 1.0 3.0
Z. Edwards 1.0 3.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
K. DuJour 1.0 8.0
C. Weaver 1.0 5.0
S. Mason 1.0 3.0
R. Outland 1.0 3.0
J. Jimmerson 1.0 1.0
I. Cash 0.5 3.0
B. Hayes 0.5 3.0
Fumbles
  NO.
E. Young 1
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Bauer 1