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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick McIvor | 12/19 | 199 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 93.7 |
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 9/20 | 65 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 11.9 |
| Cameron Flowers | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvis Parrish | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | 54 |
| Maverick McIvor | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 23 |
| George Hart III | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 14 |
| La'Vell Wright | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henry | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 0 | 46 |
| Noah Meyers | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 62 |
| Moussa Barry | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jairus Mack | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Jackson West | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Hart III | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Meyers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Wester | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Brackenridge | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Robinson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Lewis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai Eugene Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Koron Hayward | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harper Holloman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Herard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Emery | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackavelli Malotumau | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avarion Cole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakeem Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazir Ward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venson Sneed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Hart III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Vell Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Su'a-Filo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Lewis | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cannon | 2/2 | 100.0 | 31 | 3/3 | 9 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Maynard | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
