Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs South Alabama Jaguars, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
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Who won: Western KY 44-23
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers beat the South Alabama Jaguars 44-23 in R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Caesars Superdome. The Western KY outscored the South Alabama 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Austin Reed led the Western KY in passing yards (36/55, 497 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT). Carter Bradley led the South Alabama in passing yards (36/53, 360 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT).

Player of the game
Austin Reed
WKU · 36/55, 497 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
9.0
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reed9.0 | 36/55 | 497 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 92.6 |
| Dalvin Smith8.3 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markese Stepp6.3 | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Davion Ervin-Poindexter6.5 | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Mathison6.7 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Austin Reed9.0 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Malachi Corley8.4 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| LT Sanders | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Smith8.3 | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 1 | 44 |
| Jaylen Hall8.0 | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 1 | 38 |
| Malachi Corley8.4 | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 2 | 39 |
| Joey Beljan6.9 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 27 |
| Michael Mathison6.7 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Davion Ervin-Poindexter6.5 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Joshua Simon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleb Oliver6.5 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Upton Stout6.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mathison6.7 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Munson6.4 | 3/4 | 75.0 | 31 | 5/5 | 14 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ellard | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | 43 |

