Sam Houston Bearkats vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

College Football

Sam Houston

0-1

24-41

Final

Western KY

1-0

Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium

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Team	1	2	3	4	T
SHSU	3	7	14	0	24
WKU	7	13	14	7	41

Who won: Western KY 41-24

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers beat the Sam Houston Bearkats 41-24 on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. Maverick McIvor led the Western KY in passing yards (33/51, 401 YDS, 3 TD). Hunter Watson led the Sam Houston in passing yards (19/30, 209 YDS, 1 INT).

SHSU

WKU

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Hunter Watson	19/30	209	7.0	0	1	39.4

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Hunter Watson	14	91	6.5	1	55
Alton McCaskill	11	72	6.5	1	52
Elijah Green	6	10	1.7	0	7

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Elijah Green	7	61	8.7	35
Grady O'Neill	3	50	16.7	29
Ray Lotten	1	36	36.0	36
Aviyon Smith-Mack	4	27	6.8	12
Darrick Bledsoe III	1	12	12.0	12
Austin Smith	1	11	11.0	11
Qua'Vez Humphreys	1	9	9.0	9
Alton McCaskill	1	3	3.0	3

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Adrian Murdaugh	0	0	1
JaMair Diaz	0	0	1

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Alonzo Edwards Jr.	8	7	0	2	0	0	0
CJ Johnson	8	4	0	0	0	0	0
Antavious Fish	7	5	0	0	0	0	0
CJ Brown	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tokyo Gordon	6	5	0	0.5	0	0	0
Emon Allen	6	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cecil Powell	5	4	0	0	1	0	0
Chauncey Chidi	4	3	1	2	0	0	0
Jaidan Scott	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Christopher Eaton Jr.	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
JaMair Diaz	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
Zeiqui Lawton	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Tyler Bailey	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Quardale Patt	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jalyn Stanford	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dax Horany	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aviyon Smith-Mack	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Sargent	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Railyn Adams	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
She'Fon Boyd	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jace Arnold	0	0	0	0	1	0	0