The Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 21, Texas El Paso 13
When: 9:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, November 4, 2023
Where: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Attendance: 11111
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Kentucky 0 0 14 7 21
Texas El Paso 0 3 0 10 13
SCORING
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter - 6:29
Texas El Paso   FG  Texas El Paso 3 - Western Kentucky 0
Buzz Flabiano 22 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:49
Western Kentucky   TD  Texas El Paso 3 - Western Kentucky 7
Elijah Young 64 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 0:14
Western Kentucky   TD  Texas El Paso 3 - Western Kentucky 14
Malachi Corley 3 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 14:15
Texas El Paso   TD  Texas El Paso 10 - Western Kentucky 14
Kelly Akharaiyi 62 yd. pass from Cade McConnell (Buzz Flabiano kick)
4th Quarter - 9:34
Western Kentucky   TD  Texas El Paso 10 - Western Kentucky 21
Elijah Young 1 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 0:57
Texas El Paso   FG  Texas El Paso 13 - Western Kentucky 21
Buzz Flabiano 31 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Western Kentucky Texas El Paso
W‑L 5 - 4 - 0 3 - 7 - 0
Conference 3 - 2 - 0 2 - 4 - 0
Team Stats
  Western Kentucky Texas El Paso
Score 21 13
1st Downs 11 19
3rd Down Efficiency 4-for-11
36%		 3-for-13
23%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100%		 2-for-4
50%
Total Yards 280 368
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 32-178 40-154
Average/Rush 5.6 3.9
Passing
Comp-Att 11-20 14-24
Passing Yards 102 214
Average/Pass Play 4.9 7.9
Penalties-Yards 4-33 6-35
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 26:50 33:10
PLAYER STATS
Western Kentucky (5 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Reed 11/20 102 1 1
Texas El Paso (3 - 7)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. McConnell 14/24 214 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
E. Young 12 139 11.6 2
D. Ervin-Poindexter 6 27 4.5 0
L. Sanders 4 10 2.5 0
M. Stepp 3 4 1.3 0
A. Reed 4 2 0.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
T. Burgess Jr. 15 86 5.7 0
D. Hankins 16 67 4.2 0
K. Hurley 3 4 1.3 0
E. White 1 3 3.0 0
Y. Oaxaca 1 -2 -2.0 0
C. McConnell 4 -4 -1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
L. Sanders 2 36 18.0 0
J. Holiday 2 33 16.5 0
D. Smith 3 23 7.7 0
M. Corley 4 10 2.5 1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Akharaiyi 5 141 28.2 1
J. Ballard 4 30 7.5 0
M. Vinson 1 29 29.0 0
J. Lopez 1 8 8.0 0
Z. Fryar 1 4 4.0 0
D. Hankins 1 3 3.0 0
T. Burgess Jr. 1 -1 -1.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Williams 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
O. Moore 1 10 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
S. Benjamin 1.5 8.0
J. Loving 1.0 2.0
K. Simpkins 0.5 5.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. Vaughn 1.0 5.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Williams 6 6
V. Marshall 4 1
D. Williams 3 0
D. Baker 3 6
A. Key 2 3
D. McCray 2 3
K. Guidry 1 0
D. Smith 1 0
T. Thompson 1 0
D. Walker IV 1 0
N. Ward 1 0
R. Hodge 1 1
D. Lynch 1 1
N. Cooper 1 1
H. Wheeler 1 2
J. Loving 1 2
R. Weber 1 3
S. Benjamin 1 4
A. Brackenridge 0 1
T. Allen 0 1
K. Simpkins 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Knight 5 9
A. Boyd-Matthews 2 0
T. Richardson 2 0
M. Westmoreland 2 0
K. Vaughn 2 1
K. Stewart 2 3
J. Neal 2 5
P. Amaewhule 1 0
T. Williams 1 0
A. Odums 1 1
J. Allen 1 2
S. Tonga'uiha 0 1
L. Va'a 0 1
J. Hall 0 1
K. Hylton 0 2
O. Moore 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
S. Benjamin 1.5 8.0
D. Baker 1.5 2.0
K. Simpkins 1.0 6.0
J. Loving 1.0 2.0
D. McCray 1.0 2.0
T. Williams 1.0 0.0
H. Wheeler 0.5 1.0
A. Key 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
K. Vaughn 1.0 5.0
J. Allen 1.0 1.0
T. Knight 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles