Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles, New Orleans Bowl
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Interception- Touchdown
- Punt
- Touchdown
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| USM | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Who won: Western KY 27-16
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers beat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 27-16 in New Orleans Bowl on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Caesars Superdome. The Western KY outscored the Southern Miss 14-0 in the 4th quarter. Maverick McIvor led the Western KY in passing yards (12/19, 199 YDS, 1 INT). Braylon Braxton led the Southern Miss in passing yards (24/47, 258 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braylon Braxton | 24/47 | 258 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 39.5 |
| Grant Page | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery Pittman | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Robert Briggs | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Braylon Braxton | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 21 |
| Jaylin Carter | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Matt Jones | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| JJ Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Davis | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tychaun Chapman | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 35 |
| Bralon Brown | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Micah Davis | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jaylin Carter | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Jermane Hayes | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Shane King | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Carl Chester | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Jeffery Pittman | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Kadinn Morris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Elijah Metcalf | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guylijah Theodule | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Myrick | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan King | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrick Ponder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Harper | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Battle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodarius Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Moten | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Pennix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guylijah Theodule | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmere Foster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J'Mond Tapp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaiah Gibson Sr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Thomas Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Briggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathis Haygood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Toles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Richard Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Clinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Myrick | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| JJ Hawkins | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Davis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Davis | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton Wilbanks | 3/4 | 75.0 | 41 | 1/1 | 10 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Harradine | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
