Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Nevada Wolf Pack

College Football

Western KY

0-1

14-49

Final

Nevada

1-0

Mackay Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Touchdown
Touchdown
Fumble
Touchdown
Downs

Team	1	2	3	4	T
WKU	0	7	0	7	14
NEV	14	7	14	14	49

Who won: Nevada 49-14

The Nevada Wolf Pack beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 49-14 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Mackay Stadium. The Nevada outscored the Western KY 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Carter Jones led the Nevada in passing yards (9/15, 163 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT). Rodney Tisdale Jr. led the Western KY in passing yards (24/40, 203 YDS).

Win probability

100%NEV final

WKUNEV

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:37
Kneel down by #12 L.Duncan at Nevada23 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & 11 at NEV 24
Q4 1:08
Kneel down by #12 L.Duncan at Nevada24 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 at NEV 25
Q4 1:18
#33 M.Smith kickoff 65 yards to the Nevada00, Touchback
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:18
Touchdown! 10 yd run
Ajay Allen
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Allen rush middle for 10 yards gain to the Nevada00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:18, 1ST DOWN #33 M.Smith kick attempt good (H: #43 J.Smith, LS: #49 N.Imhoff)
WKU 14 - 49 NEV
Q4 1:32
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Allen rush middle for 11 yards gain to the Nevada10 (#24 J.Wyatt Jr.; #91 J.Gillespie), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 10 at NEV 21
Q4 1:40
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 R.Tisdale Jr. pass incomplete short right to #3 A.Allen thrown to Nevada10 broken up by #22 J.Webb
1st & 10 at NEV 21
Q4 1:53
Shotgun #22 L.Meadows rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Nevada21 (#24 J.Wyatt Jr.), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 1 at NEV 27
Q4 2:17
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 L.Meadows rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Nevada27 (#13 T.Stallworth)
1st & 10 at NEV 36
Q4 2:47
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 R.Tisdale Jr. pass complete short right to #4 C.Flowers caught at Nevada39, for 8 yards to the Nevada36 (#44 A.Maluia; #22 J.Webb), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 4 at NEV 44
Q4 3:26
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 L.Meadows rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Nevada44 (#90 J.Hemphill II)
2nd & 9 at NEV 49
Q4 3:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 L.Meadows rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Nevada49 (#11 P.Utu)
1st & 10 at 50
Q4 4:23
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 R.Tisdale Jr. pass complete short right to #4 C.Flowers caught at WKU48, for 6 yards to the WKU50 (#17 Z.Abercrombie), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 2 at WKU 44
Q4 4:59
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 L.Meadows rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WKU44 (#44 A.Maluia; #9 J.MacKinnon)
2nd & 5 at WKU 41
Q4 5:33
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 L.Meadows rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WKU41 (#24 J.Wyatt Jr.; #9 J.MacKinnon)
1st & 10 at WKU 36
Q4 5:59
Shotgun #22 L.Meadows rush middle for 11 yards gain to the WKU36 (#44 A.Maluia), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at WKU 25
Q4 6:07
#84 J.McFadden kickoff 59 yards to the WKU06 fair catch by #4 C.Flowers at WKU06
TOUCHDOWNQ4 6:07
Touchdown! 1 yd run
Carter Jackson
#4 C.Jackson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:07 #84 J.McFadden kick attempt good (H: #10 A.Bianco, LS: #51 C.Stack)
WKU 7 - 49 NEV
Q4 6:31
Shotgun #4 C.Jackson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WKU01 (#22 J.Donald; #0 M.Malotumau)
1st & Goal at WKU 8
Q4 7:02
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 R.Tisdale Jr. sacked for loss of 5 yards to the WKU08 (#13 T.Stallworth), fumble by #5 R.Tisdale Jr. recovered by Nevada #13 T.Stallworth at WKU08, End Of Play
2nd & 7 at WKU 13
Q4 7:25
Shotgun #22 L.Meadows rush right for 3 yards gain to the WKU13 (#44 A.Maluia)
1st & 10 at WKU 10
Q4 7:34
FLAG
#84 J.McFadden kickoff 62 yards to the WKU03 #4 C.Flowers return 16 yards to the WKU19 (#89 B.Wheeler) PENALTY WKU Blocking Out Of Bounds (#19 J.Cosby-Mosley) 9 yards from WKU19 to WKU10
TOUCHDOWNQ4 7:38
Touchdown! 1 yd run
Dominic Kelley
Shotgun #0 D.Kelley rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:38 #84 J.McFadden kick attempt good (H: #10 A.Bianco, LS: #51 C.Stack)
WKU 7 - 42 NEV
Q4 8:14
Shotgun #0 D.Kelley rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WKU01 (#22 J.Donald; #6 J.Brown)
3rd & Goal at WKU 4
Q4 8:25
Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 08:25