Latest scoring play
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Marvis Parrish 54 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick)
Q4 27 - 16
Game Flow
Live drives, scoring and venue context
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Game Flow
Live drives, scoring and venue context
Venue & Weather
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, LA
Temp: 0° Wind: 0 mph Precip: 0%
Matchup notes
Win Probability (live)
WKU 100% USM 0%
Linescore
Quarter-by-quarter scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 7-6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 9-4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Game flow
Scoring summary and drive tracker
Scoring plays
Q1 • 11:38 3 - 0
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
John Cannon 31 Yd Field Goal
field-goal
Q1 • 4:06 3 - 7
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
B. Braxton pass to T. Chapman for 35 yds, for a TD (C. Wilbanks KICK)
touchdown
Q2 • 11:09 6 - 7
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
John Cannon 30 Yd Field Goal
field-goal
Q2 • 3:10 6 - 10
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Creighton Wilbanks 25 Yd Field Goal
field-goal
Q2 • 0:00 6 - 13
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Creighton Wilbanks 29 Yd Field Goal
field-goal
Q3 • 6:57 13 - 13
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
M. McIvor run for 11 yds, for a TD (J. Cannon KICK)
touchdown
Q3 • 1:36 13 - 16
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Creighton Wilbanks 41 Yd Field Goal
field-goal
Q4 • 7:51 20 - 16
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
G. Hart III run for 1 yd, for a TD (J. Cannon KICK)
touchdown
Q4 • 3:38 27 - 16
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Marvis Parrish 54 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick)
touchdown
Drive tracker
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers • End of Game
1:453 plays · 20 yds · 1:45
3 plays, 20 yards, 1:45
WKU 40 → USM 40
Southern Miss Golden Eagles • Interception
1:459 plays · 37 yds · 1:53
9 plays, 37 yards, 1:53
USM 25 → WKU 40
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers • Touchdown
3:387 plays · 83 yds · 2:39
7 plays, 83 yards, 2:39
WKU 17 → USM 3
Southern Miss Golden Eagles • Punt
6:174 plays · 16 yds · 1:28
4 plays, 16 yards, 1:28
USM 30 → USM 46
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers • Touchdown
7:5111 plays · 65 yds · 5:12
11 plays, 65 yards, 5:12
WKU 35 → USM 3
Southern Miss Golden Eagles • Punt
13:033 plays · 5 yds · 1:08
3 plays, 5 yards, 1:08
USM 12 → USM 17
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers • Punt
14:116 plays · 21 yds · 2:25
6 plays, 21 yards, 2:25
WKU 25 → WKU 46
Southern Miss Golden Eagles • Field Goal
1:369 plays · 44 yds · 3:15
9 plays, 44 yards, 3:15
USM 33 → WKU 23
Team Stats
Box score comparison
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Team Stats
Box score comparison
Team statistics
Comparing both sides across every category
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
1st Downs
18
3rd down efficiency
9-17
4th down efficiency
0-0
Total Yards
422
Passing
267
Comp/Att
22/40
Yards per pass
6.7
Rushing
155
Rushing Attempts
33
Yards per rush
4.7
Penalties
8-74
Turnovers
3
Fumbles lost
1
Interceptions thrown
2
Possession
31:24
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
1st Downs
21
3rd down efficiency
7-20
4th down efficiency
1-3
Total Yards
377
Passing
258
Comp/Att
24/48
Yards per pass
5.4
Rushing
119
Rushing Attempts
36
Yards per rush
3.3
Penalties
12-100
Turnovers
1
Fumbles lost
0
Interceptions thrown
1
Possession
28:36
Player Leaders
Top performers by category
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Player Leaders
Top performers by category
Player performance
Detailed box score leaders
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
WKU
Western Kentucky Passing ⌃
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maverick McIvor | 12/19 | 199 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 93.7 |
 Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 9/20 | 65 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 11.9 |
 Cameron Flowers | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.6 |
Western Kentucky Rushing ⌃
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marvis Parrish | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | 54 |
| Maverick McIvor | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 23 |
 George Hart III | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 14 |
 La'Vell Wright | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 8 |
Western Kentucky Receiving ⌃
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matthew Henry | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 0 | 46 |
 Noah Meyers | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 62 |
 Moussa Barry | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 18 |
 Jairus Mack | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 |
 Jackson West | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Hart III | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
 K.D. Hutchinson | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 6 |
Western Kentucky Fumbles ⌃
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Meyers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Western Kentucky Defense ⌃
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jaylen Wester | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Anthony Brackenridge | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kent Robinson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jaylen Lewis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jai Eugene Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Koron Hayward | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harper Holloman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Herard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jalen Emery | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mackavelli Malotumau | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Avarion Cole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jakeem Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nazir Ward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dylan Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jaden Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Venson Sneed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Hart III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Vell Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dominic Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marshall Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rylen Su'a-Filo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Elin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Western Kentucky Interceptions ⌃
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Lewis | 1 | 28 | 0 |
Western Kentucky Kick Returns ⌃
Player details not available.
Western Kentucky Punt Returns ⌃
Player details not available.
Western Kentucky Kicking ⌃
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Cannon | 2/2 | 100.0 | 31 | 3/3 | 9 |
Western Kentucky Punting ⌃
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cole Maynard | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
USM
Southern Miss Passing ⌃
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braylon Braxton | 24/47 | 258 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 39.4 |
 Grant Page | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Southern Miss Rushing ⌃
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeffery Pittman | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 |
 Robert Briggs | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Braylon Braxton | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 21 |
 Jaylin Carter | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
 Matt Jones | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
 JJ Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
 Micah Davis | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Miss Receiving ⌃
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tychaun Chapman | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 35 |
 Bralon Brown | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Micah Davis | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jaylin Carter | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
 Jermane Hayes | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
Shane King | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 22 |
 Carl Chester | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Jeffery Pittman | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
 Kadinn Morris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
 Elijah Metcalf | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
Southern Miss Fumbles ⌃
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Guylijah Theodule | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Southern Miss Defense ⌃
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Corey Myrick | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Jones | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Montgomery | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dylan King | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Garrick Ponder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joseph Harper | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Battle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brodarius Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Moten | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathan Pennix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guylijah Theodule | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ahmere Foster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 J'Mond Tapp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Isaiah Gibson Sr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Thomas Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Briggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mathis Haygood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ian Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brendan Toles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Anthony Richard Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mason Clinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Miss Interceptions ⌃
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Myrick | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| JJ Hawkins | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Southern Miss Kick Returns ⌃
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Davis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
Southern Miss Punt Returns ⌃
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Davis | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 |
Southern Miss Kicking ⌃
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Creighton Wilbanks | 3/4 | 75.0 | 41 | 1/1 | 10 |
Southern Miss Punting ⌃
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reed Harradine | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
Insights
Win probability, odds and trends
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Insights
Win probability, odds and trends
Insights & odds
Win probability, betting lines and trends
Win probability chart
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers chance 100% Southern Miss Golden Eagles chance 0%
Pick center
Draft Kings
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Moneyline
WKU 120
USM -142
Spread
USM -2.5
Over/Under: 59.5
Against the spread
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
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Southern Miss Golden Eagles
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Coverage
Recaps, news and highlights
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Coverage
Recaps, news and highlights
Latest coverage
News, recaps and highlights
Game recap
— Quarterback Maverick McIvor came off the bench to lead three second-half touchdown drives and Western Kentucky rallied to beat Southern Mississippi 27-16 on Tuesday night to win the New Orleans Bowl at Caesars Superdome.
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WR Brady Marchese flips commitment from Michigan to Auburn
Brady Marchese, ESPN's No. 8 wide receiver prospect, has flipped his commitment from Michigan to Auburn.
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Kyle Whittingham sees Michigan title quest as 'final challenge'
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Hawkins plans to join exodus of players leaving North Texas
North Texas running back Caleb Hawkins, a true freshman who leads the FBS with 29 touchdowns, said Sunday he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal.
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College football transfer portal live: Tracking news, updates
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