Western Kentucky vs Jacksonville State: Box score, stats and summary feat. Tyler Huff | Conference USA championship

AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama, hosted the Conference USA Championship game between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-4) and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8-4). A big relief for the host, as starting quarterback Tyler Huff (ankle), who was a game-time decision, started the game.

Jacksonville State started the game with back-to-back 14 points each in the first two quarters. Their defense didn't allow a single touchdown drive from Western Kentucky in the first half. The home team led the game 28-6 going into halftime.

The story remained the same even in the second half as Western Kentucky's defense was unable to stop the Gamecocks offense. As expected, Jacksonville State won the Conference USA title by beating Hilltoppers 52-12.

Western Kentucky vs Jacksonville State: Box score

Team	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Final
Western Kentucky	3	3	6	0	12
Jacksonville State	14	14	10	14	52

Western Kentucky stats

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Caden Veltkamp	18-30-0	141	1	25
Total	18-30-0	141	1	25

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Elijah Young	3	-9	0
Easton Messer	7	83	0	21
Noah Meyers	1	5	0	5
Kisean Johnson	1	25	1	25
K.D. Hutchinson	3	20	0	8
Michael Mathison	3	17	0	8
Total	18	141	1	25

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	LONG
Caden Veltkamp	4	-41
Michael Mathison	1	11	11
Elijah Young	19	108	20
George Hart III	2	10	8
Total	26	88	20

KICKING	FG-FGA	LONG	XP	PTS
Lucas Carneiro	2/2	54	0	6

DEFENSE	TOT	SOLO	TFL
Cole Maynard	0	0	0
Michael Mathison	0	0	0
Keyshawn Swanson	14	9	0
Dalvin Smith	0	0	0
Sebastian Benjamin	5	0	0
Devonte' Mathews	13	8	0.5
Rodney Newsom Jr.	0	0	0
Upton Stout	2	0	0
Stacey Wilkins	0	0	0
Riley Stephens	0	0	0
Quantavious Leslie	0	0	0
Terrion Thompson	1	0	0
Elijah Young	0	0	0
Dallas Walker	6	1	0
Terreance Ellis	2	2	0
Trevor Borland	0	0	0
Chandler Matthews	2	1	0
Kisean Johnson	0	0	0
Rex Robich	0	0	0
Nathan Griffin	0	0	0
Marshall Jackson	0	0	0
Dave Herard	3	2	0
George Hart III	0	0	0
Demarko Williams	2	2	0
Kent Robinson	4	3	0
Caden Veltkamp	0	0	0
K.D. Hutchinson	0	0	0
Lucas Carneiro	0	0	0
Darius Thomas	7	3	0.5
Kylan Guidry	7	1	0
Alex Ford	2	1	0
Evan Wibberley	0	0	0
Easton Messer	0	0	0
Marcus Patterson	3	1	1
Hosea Wheeler	5	0	0
Deante McCray	3	0	0
Devon Lynch	1	1	0
Noah Meyers	0	0	0
Harper Holloman	1	0	0
Cameron Flowers	0	0	0
Total	83	35	2

Jacksonville State stats

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Tyler Huff	11-15-0	176	2	50
Total	11-15-0	176	2	50

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Cam Vaughn	4	91	1	34
Sean Brown	1	6	1	6
Jacob Barrick	1	6	0	6
Tre Stewart	3	54	0	50
Jordan McCants	1	4	0	4
Michael Pettway	1	15	0	15
Total	11	176	2	50

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	TD	LONG
Andrew Paul	5	8	0	8
Tre Stewart	27	201	3	31
Tyler Huff	23	167	1	48
Logan Smothers	1	10	1	10
Total	56	386	5	48

KICKING	FG-FGA	LONG	XP	PTS
Garrison Rippa	1/2	27	7	10

DEFENSE	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	FF	FR
Jack Dawson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Paul	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geimere Latimer	3	1	0	0	0	0
Marco Baker	2	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Pettway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samario Rudolph	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jabari Mack	2	2	0	1	0	0
Reginald Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Huff	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Perry	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Tee Denson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Smothers	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antonio Carter II	6	4	1	1.5	0	0
Patrick Taylor	3	1	0	0	0	0
Fred Davis II	1	1	0	1	0	0
Ky'won McCray	2	0	0	0	0	1
Malcolm Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0
Derek Carter	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jibreel Al-Amin	2	1	0	0	0	0
Laletia Hale	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Vaughn	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zechariah Poyser	8	4	0	0	0	0
Morven Joseph	1	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Franklin, Jr.	2	2	1	1	1	0
Tre Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Backe	0	0	0	0	0	0
J-Rock Swain	2	0	0	0.5	0	1
Aidan Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Collin Westfelt	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garrison Rippa	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curley Young Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cole Fuller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaleel Birdsong	1	1	0	0	0	0
Thaxton Gallagher	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amare Grayson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will O'Steen	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clay Webb	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Barrick	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan McCants	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brock Rechsteiner	0	0	0	0	0	0
Talan Carter	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jawaun Campbell	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Total	57	27	2	6	1	2

Western Kentucky vs Jacksonville State: Game Summary

Jacksonville State took control early and maintained their dominance throughout the game, securing a commanding 52-12 victory over Western Kentucky.

1st Quarter:

Jacksonville State started strong:

7:39: Tyler Huff connected with Sean Brown for a six-yard touchdown pass, finishing a six-play, 75-yard drive. Garrison Rippa added the extra point.

Score: Jacksonville State 7, WKU 3.

3:21: Huff threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Cam Vaughn to cap a six-play, 42-yard drive.

Score: Jacksonville State 14, WKU 3.

2nd Quarter:

Jacksonville State extended their lead with a dominant rushing attack:

3:47: Tre Stewart scored on a four-yard rushing touchdown to conclude a 10-play, 85-yard drive.

1:19: Stewart added another rushing touchdown, this time from six yards out, after a quick 4-play, 57-yard drive.

WKU managed a 44-yard field goal by Lucas Carneiro as the half ended.

Halftime Score: Jacksonville State 28, WKU 6.

3rd Quarter:

Jacksonville State’s offense remained unstoppable:

10:12: Huff ran for a three-yard touchdown, ending an 11-play, 75-yard drive.

6:21: Rippa nailed a 27-yard field goal to increase the lead.

WKU finally scored a touchdown with a 25-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp to Kisean Johnson, but the two-point conversion failed.

Score: Jacksonville State 38, WKU 12.

4th Quarter:

Jacksonville State put the game away:

11:01: Stewart broke free for a 29-yard touchdown run, completing a 10-play, 75-yard drive.

3:00: Logan Smothers added a 10-yard rushing touchdown to cap another lengthy drive.

Final Score: Jacksonville State 52, WKU 12.