New Orleans Bowl: W Kentucky vs. Southern Miss: Box Score

Tuesday Dec 23, 2025 5:30 pm - New Orleans, LA (Neutral Site)
Odds: Southern Miss by 3, Total Points: 59.5

Matchup Menu: WKU vs. USM

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-0) 3 3 7 14
27
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-0) 7 6 3 0
16

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WKU
USM
W Kentucky 11:38 3 Field Goal: John Cannon kicks a 31 yard field goal. 3
0
Southern Miss 4:06 6 1 Passing TD: Tychaun Chapman 35 yard pass from Braylon Braxton. Extra Point good by Creighton Wilbanks. 3
7
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WKU
USM
W Kentucky 11:09 3 Field Goal: John Cannon kicks a 30 yard field goal. 6
7
Southern Miss 3:10 3 Field Goal: Creighton Wilbanks kicks a 25 yard field goal. 6
10
Southern Miss 0:00 3 Field Goal: Creighton Wilbanks kicks a 29 yard field goal. 6
13
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WKU
USM
W Kentucky 6:57 6 1 Rushing TD: Maverick Mcivor 11 yard rush. Extra Point good by John Cannon. 13
13
Southern Miss 1:36 3 Field Goal: Creighton Wilbanks kicks a 41 yard field goal. 13
16
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WKU
USM
W Kentucky 7:51 6 1 Rushing TD: George Hart III 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by John Cannon. 20
16
W Kentucky 3:38 6 1 Rushing TD: Marvis Parrish 54 yard rush. Extra Point good by John Cannon. 27
16
WKU
USM
1st Downs 18
21
Passing 1st downs 10
14
Rushing 1st downs 8
5
1st downs from Penalties 0
2
3rd down efficiency 9-17
7-20
3rd down conversion % 52.9%
35.0%
4th down efficiency 0-0
1-3
4th down conversion % --
33.3%
Total Plays 76
86
Total Yards 422
387
Net Yards Passing 267
258
Sacked-Yards lost 3-13
3-36
Gross yards passing 280
294
Completions-Attempts 22-40
24-48
Completion% 55.0%
50.0%
Net yards per pass play 6.2
5.1
Touchdowns 0
1
Interceptions 2
1
Passer Rating 101.1
97.9
Net Yards Rushing 155
129
Rushing attempts 33
35
Yards per rush 4.7
3.7
Touchdowns 3
0
WKU
USM
Red Zone (Made-Att) 4-4
2-2
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
100.0%
Penalties 8-74
12-100
Turnovers 3
1
Fumbles-Lost 1-1
1-0
Interceptions thrown 2
1
Punting (Punts-Yards) 6-274
7-268
Yards per Punt 45.7
38.3
Field Goals 2-2
3-4
Extra Points 3
1
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 0-0
3-22
Yards per return --
7.3
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 0-0
1-30
Yards per return --
30.0
Possession 31:24
28:36
1st Quarter 07:13
07:47
2nd Quarter 06:18
08:42
3rd Quarter 07:28
07:35
4th Quarter 10:25
04:35

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Maverick Mcivor 12/19 199 10.5 0 1 140.6
Rodney Tisdale 9/20 65 3.2 0 1 62.3
Cameron Flowers 1/1 3 3.0 0 0 0.0
Team 22/40 280 7.0 0 2 101.1

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Marvis Parrish 7 65 9.3 1
Maverick Mcivor 8 48 6.0 1
George Hart III 8 28 3.5 1
La'Vell Wright 5 11 2.2 0
Rodney Tisdale 5 3 0.6 0
Team 33 155 4.7 3

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
George Hart III 1 1 1.0 0
Rodney Tisdale 1 3 3.0 0
Matthew Henry 7 126 18.0 0
Noah Meyers 2 65 32.5 0
Moussa Barry 2 32 16.0 0
Jairus Mack 3 29 9.7 0
Jackson West 1 12 12.0 0
K.D. Hutchinson 5 -1 -0.2 0
Team 22 280 12.7 0

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Noah Meyers 1 1
Team 1 1

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Interceptions

  INT YDS
Jaylen Lewis 1 28
Team 1 28

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
George Hart III 1 1 0 0 0
La'Vell Wright 1 0 0 0 0
Jackson West 1 0 0 0 0
Jaylen Wester 12 7 1 2 1
Anthony Brackenridge 11 6 1 1 0
Kent Robinson 7 5 0 0 1
Jaylen Lewis 6 3 0 0.5 2
Jai Eugene 5 3 0 0 2
Koron Hayward 4 4 1 2 0
Harper Holloman 4 3 0 0 0
Jalen Emery 3 2 0 0 0
Jakeem Fletcher 3 1 0 0.5 0
Mackavelli Malotumau 3 2 0 1 0
Avarion Cole 3 1 0 0 0
Dave Herard 3 3 0 0 0
Nazir Ward 2 2 0 0 1
Jaden Hardy 1 1 0 0 0
Elin Jones 1 0 0 0 0
Rylen Su'a-Filo 1 0 0 0 1
Dominic Oliver 1 0 0 0 0
Dylan Flowers 1 1 0 0 0
Marshall Jackson 1 0 0 0 0
Venson Sneed 1 1 0 0 0
Team 76 46 3 7 8

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
John Cannon 2/2 100.0% 31 3 3
Team 2/2 100.0% 3 3

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Cole Maynard 6 274 45.7 56
Team 6 274 45.7

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Braylon Braxton 24/47 258 5.5 1 1 99.9
Grant Page 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Team 24/48 294 6.1 1 1 97.9

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Jeffery Pittman 10 55 5.5 0
Robert Briggs 5 36 7.2 0
Braylon Braxton 8 21 2.6 0
Jaylin Carter 6 18 3.0 0
Matt Jones 4 11 2.8 0
JJ Hawkins 1 0 0.0 0
Micah Davis 1 -12 -12.0 0
Team 35 129 3.7 0

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Jeffery Pittman 2 14 7.0 0
Jaylin Carter 3 29 9.7 0
Tychaun Chapman 3 50 16.7 1
Bralon Brown 4 48 12.0 0
Jermane Hayes 3 25 8.3 0
Shane King 2 24 12.0 0
Carl Chester 1 19 19.0 0
Kadinn Morris 1 7 7.0 0
Elijah Metcalf 2 6 3.0 0
Micah Davis 3 36 12.0 0
Team 24 294 12.2 1

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Jaylin Carter 1 0
Team 1 0

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Interceptions

  INT YDS
Corey Myrick 1 23
JJ Hawkins 1 10
Team 2 33

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Robert Briggs 1 1 0 0 0
Corey Myrick 9 6 0 1 0
Chris Jones 6 5 0 2 0
Dylan King 5 4 0 0 0
Mike Montgomery 5 4 1.5 2.5 0
Garrick Ponder 4 2 1 1 0
Joseph Harper 4 2 0 1 0
Brodarius Lewis 4 0 0.5 1 0
Josh Battle 4 1 0 0 0
Josh Moten 3 3 0 0 1
J'Mond Tapp 3 1 0 0.5 1
Guylijah Theodule 3 3 0 0 1
Jonathan Pennix 3 3 0 0 0
Ahmere Foster 3 2 0 0 1
Isaiah Gibson 2 1 0 1 0
Mason Clinton 1 0 0 0 0
Anthony Richard 1 0 0 0 0
Eric Thomas Jr. 1 1 0 0 0
Brendon Toles 1 0 0 0 0
Ian Foster 1 1 0 0 0
Mathis Haygood 1 1 0 1 0
Team 65 41 3 11 4

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Micah Davis 1 30 30.0 30
Team 1 30 30.0

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Micah Davis 3 22 7.3 9
Team 3 22 7.3

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Creighton Wilbanks 3/4 75.0% 41 1 1
Team 3/4 75.0% 1 1

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Reed Harradine 7 268 38.3 48
Team 7 268 38.3