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1 HILLTOPPERS 2015 GAME /WKUFootball WKUSports FOOTBALL Media Contact: Kyle Neaves, Director of Football Media Relations (228) Secondary Contact: Brett Pund, Assistant Director of Media Relations (662) GAME 9 at Old Dominion 11 a.m. Oct. 31, 2015 S.B. Ballard Stadium (20,118) ON TV: RADIO: Play-by-Play: Brendan Burke Analyst: Ben Leber Sideline: CT Steckel In Bowling Green: DirecTV 649, Dish 412, Time Warner Cable 929/521/37 In Louisville: DirecTV 649, Dish 412, Time Warner Cable 520/36 In Lexington: DirecTV 649, Dish 412, Time Warner Cable 930/520/66 Play-by-Play: Randy Lee Analyst: Leo Peckenpaugh Sideline: Terry Obee Hilltopper IMG Sports Network: FM/1450 AM Internet Radio: WKUSports.tv and TuneIn app Live Stats: ODU.Statbroadcast.com WKU HILLTOPPERS (6-2, 4-0 C-USA) DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULT September 3 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. W, LA Tech* 7 p.m. W, at Indiana 3 p.m. L, Miami (OH) 2:30 p.m. W, October 3 at Rice* 2:30 p.m. W, Middle Tennessee* 11 a.m. W, at North Texas* 6:30 p.m. W, at (5/5) LSU 6 p.m. L, at Old Dominion* 11 a.m. FSN NOVEMBER 7 Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. FSN 21 at FIU* TBA FSN 27 Marshall* 11 a.m. FS1 OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (3-4, 1-2 C-USA) DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULT September 5 at Eastern Michigan 2 p.m. W, Norfolk State 6 p.m. W, NC State 6 p.m. L, Appalachian State 2:30 p.m. L, 0-49 October 3 at Marshall* 2:30 p.m. L, Charlotte* 2:30 p.m. W, at FIU* 5 p.m. L, WKU* 11 a.m. FSN November 7 at UTSA* 6 p.m. ASN 14 UTEP* TBA FSN 21 at Southern Miss* 2:30 p.m. ASN 28 Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. ASN NOTING THE HILLTOPPERS WKU is in its 96th season of football and second under head coach Jeff Brohm, who became the school s 19th head coach on Jan. 10, WKU is one of the newest members of the FBS, entering just their seventh year of membership in college football s highest classification. In sixth-year QB Brandon Doughty, the Hilltoppers returned the nation s leader in passing yards (4,830) and touchdowns (49) from Doughty, the 2014 C-USA Most Valuable Player, was granted a sixth year of eligiblity for injuries suffered across the 2011 and 2012 seasons. More on Doughty on page 16 Last season, WKU became the first program in NCAA history with a 4,500 yard passer and 1,500 yard rusher. They were also the first program in 17 years to break their league s single-game passing (Doughty, 593, at Middle Tennessee) and rushing record (Allen, 345, vs. Army) in the same season (Kent State, MAC, 1997). Through eight games, WKU has tallied 328 points, down just one point from last year s school record pace. In 2014, through eight games, WKU was (-18) in scoring margin and 3-5. This season, the Tops are (+112) and 6-2. WKU has been on fire lately, with halftime leads of 42, 25, 38 and 20 points in four of their last five games. The Hilltoppers are out-scoring their opponents in the first half, an average halftime margin of 17 points, the third-highest nationally. More on Page 11. WKU has reached bowl eligibility for the fifth consecutive season and in five of seven years as an FBS school. The Hilltoppers are also the first bowl eligible team in the Commonwealth. The 6-2 start is WKU s best of the FBS era. NOTING THE GAME The Hilltoppers jump back into conference play this week and carry a seven-game winning streak over C-USA opponents into the game, the fourth-longest active streak in the country. WKU has never played at Old Dominion and has played in Virginia just twice. The Hilltoppers are 0-2 including a loss at No. 20 Virginia Tech in The other game was at Liberty in It will also be just the 12th time WKU has played on Halloween in program history and for just the third time since WKU last played on Halloween in 2009, losing at North Texas. The Hilltoppers are 8-4 all-time on the date and 3-4 when on the road. ODU Athletic Director Dr. Camden Wood Selig formerly served in the same post at WKU. Selig hired current WKU AD Todd Stewart. NUMBERS TO WATCH 1 72 Wide receiver Taywan Taylor is one receiving touchdown shy of breaking WKU s single-season mark of 11. Taylor has tied Jared Dangerfield (2014) and Porter Williams (1973). Taywan Taylor also needs just 72 yards to become only the second 1,000-yard receiver in a season in program history. He would join Porter Williams (1973) in that club. WHERE TO FIND IT GENERAL Media Information... 2 Weekly Schedule... 2 Jeff Brohm... 8 Brohm s Influences... 9 Preseason Awards...10 National Polls...10 C-USA Standings...11 Brandon Doughty WKU Rosters What Returns Recaps Opponent Schedules...38 ON THE GAME Game Center... 3 Depth Chart... 7 Assistant Coaches... 7 Record Breakdown... 9 NOTEBOOK Depth Chart Notes Schedule Notes... 6 Team Notebook Quick Hits...12 Player s Notebook Start Chart...14 Record Chasers...15 Game Notables...24 The Last Time Career Records STATISTICS Opening Drives...21 Position/Game Starts...22 Explosive Plays...23 Turnovers/Big Plays...24 Drive Summaries Stat Packet Brandon Doughty needs just 51 yards to move into the Top 50 in career passing yards. Along the way, Doughty has passed Doug Flutie, Marcus Mariota, John Elway and others along the way. WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 1

2 Media INFORMATION WORKING CREDENTIALS: To request credentials, contact the Media Relations office. All requests should be made as early as possible and should be limited to working press only. Working space in the Houchens-Smith Stadium press box is limited and a photo work room is available on the ground level for credentialed photographers. MEDIA WILL-CALL: If not received by mail, credentials may be picked up at the media Will Call table, located next to the press box elevators on the lower level of the east side of the stadium between gates 4 and 5. Please be mindful that parking passes cannot be picked up at will-call and must be received prior to gameday. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Credentials for photographers will be issued on the basis of circulation, with priority granted to agencies covering the participating schools on a regular basis. Per NCAA rules, images or likeness of current student-athletes may not be sold, distributed or used for commercial purposes. SIDELINE ACCESS: Excluding select portions of the game, media sideline access is reserved for photographers/ videographers. Credentialed photographers/videographers who arrive on the sideline without proper equipment will be removed from the sideline. Credentials must be worn at all times on the sideline. When on the sideline, media must remain outside the bench area. This includes during pre-game activities. RECRUITS: Per NCAA rule, media are not permitted to have contact with a prospect or family members of a prospect during their visit (official or unofficial) to campus, including prospects in attendance at practice or games. Contact includes in-person conversations, phone calls, text messages, s, etc. Media are also asked to make every effort to keep distance from prospects on campus, including at practice, during pre-game activities on the sidelines and in the stands. GAMEDAY SERVICES: Members of the media covering WKU will be provided with pregame notes for both teams, a game program and a flipcard. Statistics and a running play-by-play will be handed out after each quarter. Approximately 30 minutes following the completion of the game, a final statistical book, including complete team and individual stats, running play-by-play and postgame quotes from players and coaches, will be available. The first run of books will be given directly to the visiting SID to allow for easy departure with their team. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: For home games, Coach Jeff Brohm and select student-athletes will hold a postgame news conference with the media in the team meeting room of Harbaugh Hall. Athletics Media Relations office representatives will be available to assist in postgame interviews. A member of the AMR staff will accompany members of the press wishing to go to the sidelines, beginning with five minutes remaining in the final quarter. PRACTICES: WKU will begin practice at 4 p.m. on a normal game week every Tuesday through Friday. WKU football practices are open to media Tuesday and Wednesday for periods 1 through 4. Video is permitted for individual drills only during the open periods, although media may be alerted of other portions that are not available for video. Requests for players and assistants should be made by 11 a.m. on the day of practice. OLD DOMINION WEEK Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Practice Closed Press Conference Jeff Brohm and select players available in the Just Media Room - 11:30 a.m. Practice 4-6 p.m. (Open for first four periods) Offensive coaches and players available following practice Practice 4-6 p.m. (Open for first four periods) Defensive coaches and players available following practice Kyle Neaves Director of Media Relations Kyle.Neaves@wku.edu Cell: (228) Primary Football Contact Office: (270) Brett Pund Assistant Media Relations Dir. Brett.Pund@wku.edu Cell: (662) Secondary Football Contact Michael Schroeder Assistant A.D./Communications Michael.Schroeder@wku.edu Nick Brown Assistant Media Relations Dir. Nicholas.Brown@wku.edu Lille-Anne Mulligan Media Relations Assistant jordan.mulligan333@wku.edu Paul Just Sports Information Director Emeritus Paul.Just@wku.edu Practice 4-5 p.m. (CLOSED) Jeff Brohm available following practice MEDIA RELATIONS Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations E.A. Diddle Arena Room Avenue of Champions Bowling Green, KY WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Coach Jeff Brohm will hold his weekly press conference each Monday during a game week at 11:30 a.m. in the Paul Just Media Room inside Diddle Arena. A pair of players will also be available for interviews. Both Coach Brohm and the players will be available for out-oftown media during a weekly teleconference which coincides with the press conference. The call-in number for the press conference can be obtained by contacting Kyle Neaves at Kyle.Neaves@wku.edu. This will also serve as Coach Brohm s availability to all non-local media. COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox. com. 30 Friday 31 Saturday Travel Day No availability Game #9 at ODU Kick - 11 a.m. CT FSN Post Game Coach Brohm and select players available. 2 GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

3 Game CENTER LAST MEETING October 25, 2014 Houchens Industries L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Ky. QUICK FACTS WKU ODU WKU 66 OLD DOMINION 51 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Brandon Doughty completed 23 of 26 passes for 371 yards and five touchdowns and Western Kentucky earned its first win in Conference USA, beating Old Dominion on Saturday. Western Kentucky (3-4, 1-3 Conference USA) sealed the win with a 96-yard interception return for a touchdown by Juwan Gardner, which put the Hilltoppers up with 8:54 left. Western Kentucky s Leon Allen rushed for a career high 182 yards on 32 carries, including a one-yard touchdown run to open the scoring. Taylor Heinicke led Old Dominion (3-5, 1-4) to 643 yards of offense behind 471 passing yards and three touchdowns. The Hilltoppers scored on 10 of their 13 possessions and only punted once. Quarter Breakdown OT Total WKU ODU Scoring Summary 1st 12:23 - WKU Allen 1 yd run (Schwettman kick), :37 10:33 - ODU Cervi 41 yd field goal, :43 5:24 - WKU Doughty 6 yd pass to Grant (Schwettman kick), :41 3:22 - WKU Doughty 45 yd pass to German (Schwettman kick), :33 2nd 14:36 - ODU Lawry 12 yd run (Cervi kick), :40 12:23 - ODU Lawry 1 yd run (Cervi kick failed), :54 10:19 - WKU Doughty 16 yd pass to Grant (Schwettman kick), :59 8:52 - ODU Heinicke 19 yd pass to Vaughan (Cervi kick), :27 8:19 - WKU Doughty 34 yd pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick), :25 2:41 - ODU Heinicke 28 yd pass to Vaughn (Cervi kick), :32 0:12 - WKU Doughty 19 yd pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick), :22 3rd 11:22 - ODU Lawry 17 yd run (Cervi kick), :30 11:09 - WKU Towner 94 yd kickoff return (Schwettman kick) 8:41 - ODU Lawry 4 yd run (Cervi kick), :19 5:11 - WKU Allen 12 yd run (Schwettman kick), :30 2:05 - ODU Heinicke 39 yd pass to Vaughan (Cervi kick), :59 4th 8:54 - WKU Gardner 96 yd interception return (Schwettman kick) 2:04 - WKU Schwettman 27 yd field goal, :23 WKU ODU First Downs Rushes - Net Yards Rushing Touchdowns 2 4 Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int Total Plays - Total Offense Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts - Avg Time of Possession 27:53 32:07 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions RUSHING: WKU- Allen TDs; Wales 7-45; Warr 2-5; Doughty 3-minus 2 ODU- Lawry TDs; Johnson 4-11; Boyd 1-9; Heinicke 4-4 PASSING: WKU- Doughty , TDs ODU- Heinicke , TDs RECEIVING: WKU- Dangerfield TD; Taylor TD; Grant TDs; Henry 2-54; Allen 2-31; German TD; Wales 1-7; Norris 1-1 ODU- Vaughn TD; Vaughan TDs; Washington 4-36; Pascal 3-54; Lawry 2-39; Little 1-12; Duhart 1-8; Johnson 1-6 Location Bowling Green, Ky. Norfolk, Va. Founded Enrollment 20,178 24,828 Nickname Hilltoppers Monarchs Colors Red and White Slate Blue, Silver & Light Blue Conference Conference USA Conference USA Stadium Capacity 22,113 20,118 Lettermen Ret/Lost 53/19 36/ Record Conf. Record Conf. Finish 3rd, East 3rd, East NCAA RANKING COMPARISON GAMES THROUGH TEAM COMPARISON GAMES THROUGH WKU WKU ODU Scoring Offense T9 117 Scoring Defense T First Downs Offense T9 T109 First Downs Defense 111 T88 Rushing Offense 110 T67 Rushing Defense Passing Offense Passing Defense 105 T65 Total Offense Total Defense Sacks T108 T55 Sacks Allowed 14 T58 Turnover Margin 4 T93 Third Down Offense Third Down Defense Red Zone Offense T Red Zone Defense T20 42 Kickoff Return Avg Punt Return Avg. T ODU Scoring Offense Per Game Scoring Defense Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing Defense Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Passing Defense Per Game Total Offense Per Game Total Defense Per Game Int. Thrown/Opp. Int. Thrown 5/10 6/3 Sacks by/allowed 11-65/ /12-62 Third Down Off./Def. 46%/41% 37%/49% Red Zone Off./Def. 88%/76% 62%/81% Kickoff Return Avg Punt Return Avg Fum. Lost/Gained 3/9 5/7 Penalties/Yds. Per Game 51/ /40.8 Field Goals SERIES BREAKDOWN WKU leads 1-0 at WKU: 1-0 Series History SCORE W/L DATE HOST W WKU WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 3

4 Depth Chart NOTES QB #12 Brandon Doughty 6-3, 210, Gr., Davie, Fla. #9 Nelson Fishback 6-2, 215, r-jr., Durham, Calif. Registered his fourth consecutive 400-yard passing game at Rice, fourth-longest streak in FBS history In first half this season, he is 148-of-213 (69.5) for 2,164 yards, 22 touchdowns and only two INTs Passed for 475 and six touchdowns in win over Miami (Oh.) to be named C-USA Offensive POTW Ranks second in the FBS in passing yards (3,034) and third in TDs thrown (27) Has made 10 career appearances under center for the Hilltoppers, in last five games and five in 2013 Registered first-career start in homecoming game versus Troy on Oct. 26, 2013 Threw only TD pass of his career to tight end Tim Gorski in win at Georgia State on Nov. 2, 2013 Had scored a touchdown in five straight games, before missing NT game to injury, as his season tally is six Registered the first 100-yard rushing game of his career with 115 on 22 carries against Miami (Oh.) Notched two rushing touchdowns and 58 yards in his first career start at Indiana Had more rushing yards in his first start than Leon Allen, Antonio Andrews and Bobby Rainey had in theirs Registered his second-straight 100-yard rushing game and third of his career with 193 yards on a career-high 21 carries at NT. The 193 rushing yards were the second-most by a C-USA player this season in a conference game. Also added 66 receiving yards in the contest to set a new single-game career high for total yards with 259 Year GP/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT / /5 Career 37/ /30 Car. Highs: /5 Year GP/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT / /0 Car. Highs: /0 RB #32 D Andre Ferby 6-1, 240, r-fr., Nashville,Tenn. #20 Anthony Wales 5-10, 195, r-jr., Louisville, Ky. Year GP/GS Rush Yds. Avg. TD Long / Career 7/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS Rush Yds. Avg. TD Long / Car. Highs: WR #21 Jared Dangerfield 6-3, 215, r-sr., West Palm Peach, Fla. #1 Nacarius Fant 5-9, 185, So., Bowling Green, Ky. Caught a combined 40 passes in last five games, including four touchdowns, for 432 yards Posted a team-high eight catches and 95 yards in the win at Rice, while also adding a touchdown Tallied new single-game career highs in receiving yards (148) and receptions (11) and added a TD against Miami Broke single-season reception record at WKU with 69 in 2014 and tied school record in TD grabs with 11 Caught a career-high four catches for 56 yards, two off his career high, in the win at North Texas Threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Taylor on a wide receiver pass in the win over Middle Tennessee Tallied 58 yards on three catches with a career-long 30 yarder in the victory at Rice Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long / Career 21/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long / Car. Highs: WR #15 Nicholas Norris 5-9, 175, Jr., Miami, Fla. #81 Kylen Towner 5-8, 175, r-so., Mobile, Ala. Recorded second 100-yard receiving game of his career and first of season with 148 yards and a TD vs. MT Ranks second in C-USA games in YPC at 21.4 and has had a catch of at least 59 yards in three games in 2015 Racked up 79 yards on three catches at Rice, including a 65-yard reception to set up a WKU score Secured four catches for 63 yards and rushed for a touchdown in the victory over Miami Made a 98-yard kickoff return for TD against LA Tech which was the sixth-longest return in school history 94-yard kickoff return TD against ODU in 2014 to Finish with career high 186 kickoff return yards, third highest single-game total in WKU history Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long / Career 33/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long / Car. Highs: WR OR #2 Taywan Taylor 6-1, 195, Jr., Louisville, Ky. #3 Antwane Grant 6-1, 205, Sr., Wilmington, Del. Leads Conference USA in receiving yards (928, 5th FBS), receiving yards per game (116) and 150-yard games (2) Had at least 100 yards receiving in five of last six games and three-straight, while also scoring 10 TDs Has five 100-yard receiving games this season and his 11 TD s tie for the most in single season in WKU history Recorded a career-high 196 yards, second-highest in WKU history, on nine catches and added a TD against IU Grabbed four catches for 66 yards at LSU, including a 39-yard touchdown in the third quarter Was on the receiving end of WKU s second flea-flicker TD of the season at Rice, a career-long 45-yard TD Caught four passes in the Louisiana Tech win for 73 yards, tying his career high for yards Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long / Career 32/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long / Car. Highs: TE #86 Tim Gorski 6-6, 255, r-sr., Chicago, Ill. #22 Devin Scott 6-4, 250, r-sr., Indianapolis, Ind. Has been primary a blocking tight end for WKU, appearing in every game since coming to The Hill (46) Made a miraculous recovery from achilles surgery over the summer to make it back in time for the season Appeared in all 13 games in 2014, starting a three-game stretch at Navy, UAB and at Florida Atlantic Finished the 2013 regular season with 17 receptions, 172 yards, one touchdown and earned seven starts Made a reception in two of last four games, with the first of his career coming in the win at Rice Played in 12 games in 2014 and participated in all of the games so far this season Compiled two tackles on special teams last season Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long / Career 46/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long / Car. Highs: LT #76 Forrest Lamp 6-4, 300, r-jr., Venice, Fla. #68 Parker Howell 6-4, 275, Fr., Nashville, Tenn.. Has been WKU s starting left tackle for 30 consecutive games and has started every game of his Hilltopper career (33) Graded out as the top WKU lineman in his All-Conference USA season in 2014 Has protected blindside of QB Brandon Doughty and sealed edge for RB Leon Allen in C-USA single-game record performances Preseason All C-USA first team selection by Phil Steele and Rotary Lombardi Watch List member Helped lead CPA in the trenches to a perfect 15-0 record and the TSSAA Class 3A Championship last season Named the TSSAA Class AA Mr. Football Lineman of the Year after playing on both sides of the ball Registered 74 knockdown blocks and added 22 tackles with four tackles for loss and three sacks on defense Year GP/GS /8 Career 33/33 Year GP/GS /0 Career: 0/0 LG #51 Brandon Ray 6-2, 285, r-so., Madison, Ala. #78 Maurice Bennett 6-2, 290, Sr., Madison, Miss. Has been WKU s starting left guard for 20 consecutive games and has started every game of his Hilltopper career (20) Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history Became WKU s second Football Writer s Association of America Freshman All-American since 2011 Named to the C-USA All-Freshman team and graded out as the Hilltoppers second-best lineman last season Made 12 appearances last season as a protector on the field goal and extra-point unit and played in four games in 2015 Converted over to the defensive line midway through the 2014 season but will move back over to offensive side of ball Served as the primary backup for both guard positions in his sophomore season on the Hill Year GP/GS /7 Career 20/20 Year GP/GS /0 Career: 28/0 C #70 Max Halpin 6-3, 295, r-jr., Fort Mitchell, Ky. #64 Dennis Edwards 6-1, 305, r-fr., Snellville, Ga. Started in all eight games this year after starting in three contests last season before season-ending injury Was on the offensive line that helped generate 700-yard offensive efforts against Bowling Green and Middle Tennessee last year Helped WKU post a 6-1 record when he was the starting center during the 2013 campaign Named to the 2015 Rimington Award Watch List Made his first career start against Vanderbilt at right guard and has earned starts in seven of eight games this season Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history Named an Atlanta Journal Constitution first-team all-area player as well as an honorable mention all-state performer Year GP/GS /8 Career 23/18 Year GP/GS /7 Career: 8/7 RG OR #79 Joe Manley 6-6, 315, r-jr., Bowling Green, Ky. #64 Dennis Edwards 6-1, 305, r-fr., Snellville, Ga. Appeared in 18 straight games for WKU, including a start against LA Tech, after transfering from Louisville Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history Played in 11 games along the Hilltoppers offensive line in 2014 that helped Doughty and Allen have record-setting seasons Army All-American combine and named first team All-State by the AP his senior season in high school Made his first career start against Vanderbilt at right guard and has earned starts in seven of eight games this season Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history Named an Atlanta Journal Constitution first-team all-area player as well as an honorable mention all-state performer Year GP/GS /1 Career 28/1 Year GP/GS /7 Career: 8/7 RT #62 Darrell Williams 6-6, 310, r-jr., Dublin, Ga. #75 Jimmie Sims 6-5, 290, r-so., New Orleans, La. Started in all eight games so far in 2015, making it 17 straight starts Bounced back from injury early in 2014 season to start 10 straight games at right guard, while also rotating in at right tackle Made three starts at right tackle in final three games as a redshirt freshman in 2013, a stretch WKU went 3-0 in Two-sport athlete at West Laurens High School as he lettered all four years in football and basketball Made first-career appearance at Illinois on 9/6 and appeared in nine games total last season, primarily as a protector on field goal units Mentioned as one of top offensive lineman in 2013 class for state of Louisiana by Louisiana Football Magazine Converted over to defensive line in the later stages of last season to add depth to the interior line Year GP/GS /8 Career 25/20 Year GP/GS /0 Career: 14/0 4 GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

5 Depth Chart NOTES DE #72 Derik Overstreet 6-2, 250, So., Paducah, Ky #24 Devante Duclos 6-1, 240, Jr., Miami, Fla. Ranks second among WKU defensive lineman with 26 total tackles this season Made five tackles (4 solo) in the game at Indiana, while adding a tackle for loss and pass breakup Ended the Vanderbilt game with 4 tackles (2 solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss and added 4 stops against LA Tech Only true freshman to start for WKU last season as he started final seven games Has appeared in 22 games for WKU since his arrival, including a start at Texas State on 11/23/13 Tied his career high with three tackles at Illinois last year Won two state titles at Miami Central, where he led the Rockets to a No. 1 national ranking in 2012 Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Career 17/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Car. Highs: DT #3 Jontavius Morris 6-2, 305, Sr., Albany, Ga. #92 Ge Monee Brown 6-2, 305, Sr., Petal, Miss. Set a new career high for tackles with nine at Indiana and added a tackle for loss Tied his career high for tackles in a single game with five in his WKU debut and added a tackle for loss Joins WKU after three successful seasons at UAB, where he racked up 54 tackles in 35 games Started in 11 of 12 games for the Blazers in 2014, recorded 20 tackles and two tackles for loss Tied for most tackles for loss on the team last campaign with eight as the gap-plugging run stopper Made at least two tackles in seven of 13 games, ending the 2014 season with 22 total and a forced fumble Legally changed named from Jamonee (Juh-MON-ee) to Ge Monee (G-Money)) Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Career 43/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / / Car. Highs: DT #94 Bryan Shorter 6-2, 280, r-sr., Phenix City, Ala. #9 Omarius Bryant 6-3, 310, Jr., Byram, Miss.. Made four total tackles (2 solo) and notched a tackle for loss in the season opener Tied for the team lead with 5.5 sacks and was second on defensive line with 44 tackles last year Had a tackle for loss in eight of 13 games with lost yardage totaling a team-high 51 Registered a sack in four of the opening five games of the season in 2014 Earned the start at LSU and tallied a career high five total tackles (3 solo), while also adding a TFL Racked up four tackles at Indiana, while earning the first start of his career Notched four tackles in his Hilltopper debut in the win at Vanderbilt Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Career 36/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Car. Highs: DE #88 Gavin Rocker 6-2, 255, r-sr., Tyrone, Ga. #11 Tanner Reeves 6-4, 240, r-so., Lakeland, Fla. Leads all WKU defensive lineman in total tackles (27) and tackles for loss (4.5) this season Tallied four solo tackles in the win over Miami and added two tackles for loss and a sack Racked up seven total tackles in the victory over the Commodores, tying a career-high and added a TFL Tied with Shorter for team lead in sacks (5.5) and tallied 7.5 tackles for loss last season Forced a fumble on a strip-sack and recovered the ball to setting up a score late in the win at Rice Posted a pair of stops at Indiana and added a tackle for loss Ranked second among the defense ends with four sacks and also had five tackles for loss last season Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Career 45/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Car. Highs: LB #6 TJ McCollum 6-3, 230, r-so., Birmingham, Ala. #4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe 6-2, 220, r-fr., Bowling Green, Ky. Leads WKU and ranks just outside Top 10 in Conference USA in tackles this season with 58 (35 solo) Has had at least seven tackles in all but two games this season and has either led or tied for most stops in four games Continued his impressive start at The Hill with a career-high 10 tackles (7 solo) at Indiana Transfered to WKU from UAB where he played in 10 games for the Blazers in 2014 Racked up a career-high five total tackles (3 solo) in the win over Miami (Oh.) Made his return in the season opener after missing most of last season due to injury Rated the No. 12 overall prospect in the Bluegrass by 247sports.com coming out of high school Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Career 18/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Car. Highs: LB #10 Nick Holt 6-1, 230, r-sr., Seattle, Wash. #54 Daeshawn Bertram 5-11, 220, r-so., Louisville, Ky. Posted a team-high 12 tackles (8 solo) in the game at Indiana, tying his career high Ended a potential Vanderbilt scoring drive with his first career interception in the endzone Finished the LA Tech game with six tackles, a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup Led WKU and ranked second in C-USA last season with 111 tackles (62 solo) Appeared in 11 games last season and posted 19 tackles, a sack, forced a fumble and intercepted a pass Recorded his first-career interception at LA Tech Posted a career high six tackles in the Bahamas Bowl win over Central Michigan Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Career 21/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Car. Highs: LB OR #13 Nick Newton 6-4, 245, r-sr., Clearwater, Fla. #17 Dejon Brown 6-3, 250, Sr., Beaumont, Calif. Earned starts in the opening four games of the season and has an interception and two fumble recoveries Contributed with an interception in the endzone and a forced fumble in the win at Vanderbilt Transfered to WKU from Presbyterian College and sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules Played at Presbyterian College with safety Branden Leston Notched a season-high nine tackles (5 solo) at LSU Finished second on the team in tackles with 86 in 2014 and tied for most tackles for loss with eight Posted back-to-back double-digit tackle performances last season at Navy (10) and UAB (11) Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Career 8/ Car. Highs: Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL / Car. Highs: CB #5 Wonderful Terry Had a season-high six tackles (all solo) in the win over Middle Tennessee Forced the fourth TO of his career and first of season with INT at Rice, which was first TO he didn t return for TD 5-10, 190, r-sr., Fort Pierce, Fla. Tied for second nationally with three defensive touchdowns (2 INT, 1 FR) in 2014 Broke up Central Michigan s potential game-winning two-point conversion pass on final play of bowl game #23 De Andre Simmons Collected the first interception of his career in his first-career start against the Redhawks Stepped up when called upon in the win over Louisiana Tech with a career-high five tackles 5-11, 185, R-So., Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Made appearances in six games in 2014 and played in all six games this season Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU / /1 Career 18/ /7 Car. Highs: /4 Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU / /2 Car. Highs: /1 S #31 Branden Leston 6-3, 205, r-jr., Clearwater, Fla. #27 Martavius Mims 6-1, 200, r-fr., Muscle Shoals, Ala. Ranks second on WKU with 54 total tackles and leads the team with 39 solo tackles Posted a career-high 11 tackles (8 solo) and recovered a fumble in the game at Indiana Emerged as WKU s starting free safety halfway through the 2014 season, starting seven of the last eight games Led the Hilltoppers in interceptions with four and tied for third on team with 63 total tackles in 2014 Made two tackles in reserve roles in the wins at Rice and at North Texas Earned his first career start in the win over LA Tech, posting two tackles Came to the Hill from Muscle Shoals High School, the Alabama 5A state runner-up Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU / /1 Career 21/ /2 Car. Highs: /1 Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU / /0 Car. Highs: /0 S #8 Marcus Ward 6-3, 210, Jr., Birmingham, Ala. #29 Leverick Johnson 6-1, 185, R-So., Miami, Fla. Recorded the second interception of his career at NT and first since the Morgan State game on Sept. 21, 2013 Registered seven tackles (5 solo), a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack in win over Blue Raiders Led WKU with 11 tackles (6 solo) and two TFL, both career highs, and forced a fumble in LA Tech win to be named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week Tied his career high with four tackles (3 solo) in the win at Rice and added a sack Made his first-career interception in the win over Miami (Oh.) Registed 20 total tackles (15 solo) with one tackle for loss and one pass breakup in 2014 Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU / /4 Career 28/ /6 Car. Highs: /2 Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU / /0 Car. Highs: /1 CB #30 Prince Charles Iworah 5-11, 190, r-sr., Nashville, Tenn. #7 Joe Brown 5-10, 190, So., Louisville, Ky. Leads the Hilltoppers with three interceptions as he has picked off a pass in two of last four games Picked off Jeff Driskel for first interception since his INT at Illinois last season and first of the season Started every game for WKU in 2014, posting 37 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one INT and one FR Only multi-sport athlete at WKU as he finished eighth at the 2015 C-USA Championships in the 60-meter dash Made the defining tackle on Vanderbilt s potential game-tying two-point conversion play to seal the win Bettered his career high for tackles from the game before with nine (5 solo) at Indiana Earned first career start in Louisiana Tech and made a career-high seven total tackles Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU / /6 Career 34/ /11 Car. Highs: /1 Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU / /6 Car. Highs: /1 WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 5

6 Depth Chart NOTES PK #56 Garrett Schwettman 5-11, 175, Sr., Murray, Ky. WKU s all-time scoring leader with 342 points, passing Chris James 298 from in Miami game Made the most extra points in WKU history with 198, while ranking third in career field goals with 48 Registered third-most points by a WKU kicker in a single game with 16 on three FGs and seven PATs vs. MT Set the single-season WKU for points in a season with 118 points on 16-of-21 field goals in 2014 Year GP/GS FG FGA Lg. PAT Pts / Career 45/ Car. Highs: FGs: 4, FGAs: 5 P OR #15 Joseph Occhipinti 6-3, 190, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. #49 Jake Collins 6-0, 190, r-fr., Louisville, Ky. Punted a career-high nine times for 348 yards and pinned two inside 20 against Vanderbilt Booted a pair of 50+ yard punts against Bowling Green in 2014 opener, including career long 55-yarder In 49 punts in 2014, pinned 11 inside 20, booted three 50+ yards and had 15 fair caught last season Averaged a career-beest 50.5 yards per punt at North Texas and booted a career-long 59-yarder Pinned three of his six punts inside the 20 in the win at Rice and booted a long of 53 Rugby-style punter has been the primary punter for the Hilltoppers in the last five games Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. I-20 LG / Career 18/ Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. I-20 LG / Car. Highs: KO #37 Ryan Nuss 5-10, 190, r-fr., Fairfield, Ohio Set new career highs for kickoffs (10) and kickoff yards (536) in a game in the win over Middle Tennessee Booted two kickoffs for touchbacks and finished with an average of 63.0 yards per kick at Indiana Transfer from East Tennessee State University which is just beginning to bring FB back Won kickoff job in the fall when he joined the team Year GP/GS KO Yds. Avg. TB. OB / Career 8/ Car. Highs: LS #47 Nolan Dowling 6-0, 225, r-jr., Belleville, Ill. Executed 142 error-free snaps for field goals, punts and extra points in 2014 Recorded 110 clean snaps for field goals, punts and extra points in 2013 Landed on the ESPN Sportscenter Top 10 Plays over the summer for trick shots Snapped a football from the WKU football pressbox and landed into a trash can on the field Year GP/GS /8 Career 33/33 PR KR #81 Kylen Towner 5-9, 175, r-so., Mobile, Ala. #2 Taywan Taylor 6-1, 195, Jr., Louisville, Ky. Ranks third C-USA and 22nd in FBS in average per kick return at 25.7 Made a 98-yard kickoff return for TD against LA Tech which was the sixth-longest return in school history 94-yard kickoff return TD to open second half for WKU against ODU. Finished with career high 186 kickoff return yards - the third highest single-game total in WKU history Returned six kickoffs last season for WKU for 81 yards Recorded a 25-yard return against Old Dominion in 2014 which was a career-long for him Finished second on team with 767 receiving yards and third in TD receptions with seven last season Year PR Lg. KR Lg. Ret. TD / / Career 15/ / Car. Highs: 3/ / Year PR Lg. KR Lg. Ret. TD /0 0 0/0 0 0 Car. Highs: 0/0 0 6/ SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE OPPONENT ( 15 REC.) SITE TV TIME (CT) SERIES/RESULT NOTE Sept. 3 VANDERBILT (3-4) Nashville, Tenn. SECN 7 p.m. W, WKU wins despite just 247 yards Commodores Vanderbilt Stadium on offense; fewest in a W in FBS era Sept. 10 LA TECH (5-3) Bowling Green, Ky. FS1 7 p.m. W, Doughty goes 28-of-38 for 441 Bulldogs Houchens-Smith and tosses TD for 16th straight gm Sept. 19 INDIANA (4-4) Bloomington, Ind. ESPNews 3 p.m. L, Doughty becomes WKU s career Hoosiers Memorial Stadium passing yardage leader Sept. 26 MIAMI (1-7) Bowling Green, Ky. CBS SN 2:30 p.m. W, Schwettman breaks WKU s career Redhawks Houchens-Smith scoring record; Doughty 457 yds. Oct. 3 RICE (4-3) Houston, Texas FSN 2:30 p.m. W, Largest margin of victory over Owls Rice Stadium FBS conference opponent Oct. 10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (3-5) Bowling Green, Ky. FSN 11 a.m. W, WKU goes up at half, most Blue Raiders Houchens-Smith points scored against MT Oct. 15 NORTH TEXAS (0-7) Denton, Texas CBS SN 6:30 p.m. W, WKU s 683 total yards fourth most Mean Green Apogee Stadium in program history; Wales 21/193 Oct. 24 LSU (7-0) Baton Rouge, La. ESPNU 6 p.m. L, Hilltoppers hold RB Fournette Tigers Tiger Stadium to season-low yardage total Oct. 31 OLD DOMINION (3-4) Norfolk, Va. FSN 11 a.m. WKU, 1-0 WKU scored FBS home record 66 Monarchs Ballard Stadium points in last year s game Nov. 7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (1-6) Bowling Green, Ky. Fox 11 a.m. FAU, combined points in 2014 game Owls Houchens-Smith were most in series history Nov. 21 FIU (4-4) Miami, Fla. Fox TBA Tied, 4-4 Last three matchups decided by Panthers FIU Stadium average of 5.33 points Nov. 27 MARSHALL (7-1) Bowling Green, Ky. FS1 11 a.m. Marshall, 4-2 WKU s first win over ranked team Thundering Herd Houchens-Smith came in 2014 matchup RECORD BREAKDOWN Opponent Cumulative Record: Record of WKU victories: Record of WKU losses: 11-4 Cumulative C-USA Opp. Record: Remaining Schedule: Com. All-Time Record vs. Opp: GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

7 OFFENSE WR 21 Jared Dangerfield r-sr. 1 Nacarius Fant So. LT 76 Forrest Lamp r-jr. 68 Parker Howell Fr. LG 51 Brandon Ray r-so. 78 Maurice Bennett r-sr. C 70 Max Halpin r-jr. 64 Dennis Edwards r-fr. RG 79 Joe Manley r-jr. or 64 Dennis Edwards r-fr. RT 62 Darrell Williams, Jr r-jr. 75 Jimmie Sims r-so. WR 15 Nicholas Norris Jr. 81 Kylen Towner r-so. WR 3 Antwane Grant Sr. or 2 Taywan Taylor Jr. QB 12 Brandon Doughty r-sr. 9 Nelson Fishback r-jr. RB 32 D Andre Ferby r-fr. 20 Anthony Wales r-jr. TE 86 Tim Gorski r-sr. 22 Devin Scott Sr. DEFENSE DE 72 Derik Overstreet So. 24 Devante Duclos Jr. DT 3 Jontavius Morris Sr. 92 Ge Monee Brown Sr. DT 94 Bryan Shorter r-sr. 9 Omarius Bryant Jr. DE 88 Gavin Rocker r-sr. 11 Tanner Reeves r-so. LB 6 T.J. McCollum r-so. 34 Drew Davis Jr. or 4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe r-fr. LB 10 Nick Holt r-sr. 25 Masai Whyte r-fr. or 54 Daeshawn Bertram r-so. LB 13 Nick Newton r-sr. or 17 Dejon Brown Sr. CB 5 Wonderful Terry Sr. 23 De Andre Simmons r-so. S 31 Branden Leston r-jr. 27 Martavius Mims r-fr. S 8 Marcus Ward Jr. 29 Leverick Johnson So. CB 30 Prince Charles Iworah r-sr. 7 Joe Brown So. SPECIAL TEAMS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Depth CHART PK 56 Garrett Schwettman Sr. 37 Ryan Nuss r-fr. KO 37 Ryan Nuss r-fr. 56 Garrett Schwettman Sr. P 15 Joseph Occhipinti Jr. or 49 Jake Collins r-fr. SNP 47 Nolan Dowling r-jr. 82 Tyler Higbee r-sr. PR 81 Kylen Towner r-so. 2 Taywan Taylor Jr. KOR 81 Kylen Towner r-so. 2 Taywan Taylor Jr. 1 NACARIUS Fant nuh-car-ee-us 2 TAYWAN Taylor tay-waan 3 ANTWANE Grant an-twain 3 JONTAVIUS Morris john-tay-vee-us 4 Joel IYIEGBUNIWE EE-yay-Boo-NEE-Way 9 OMARIUS Bryant OH-marr-ee-us 12 Brandon DOUGHTY DOW-tee 15 Joseph OCCHIPINTI ak-uh-pin-tee 17 DEJON Brown Like the mustard Dijon 24 Devante DUCLOS doo-close 25 MASAI Whyte muh-sigh 29 LEVERICK Johnson Luh-VAIR-ick 30 Prince Charles IWORAH uh-war-ruh 56 Garrett SCHWETTMAN shh-wet-mun 71 R.J. SCAIFE sk-ay-ff 92 GE MONEE Brown G-Money 98 Devante TERRELL tuh-rell RICKY BRUMFIELD Special Teams/Cornerbacks Third Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Field KEN DELGADO Defensive Ends Second Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Field Assistant COACHES TYSON HELTON Offensve Coordinator/Quarterbacks Second Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Press Box NEIL CALLAWAY Offensive Line Third Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Field DON DUNN Defensive Tackles Third Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Field NICK HOLT Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Third Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Field MIKE CASSITY Secondary Third Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Press Box BRYAN ELLIS Running Backs Second Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Field JAMARCUS SHEPHARD Wide Receivers/Special Teams Fifth Year at WKU ON GAMEDAY: Field WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 7

8 Head Coach JEFF BROHM 6-2/Second Year 14-7 Overall/Second Year Jeff Brohm, a native Kentuckian and one of the state s most notable football products, enters his second season as the head football coach at WKU. A 12-year collegiate coaching veteran with experience in the Big 10, Big East, Conference USA and Sun Belt conferences, Brohm came to The Hill as the offensive coordinator in 2013 where he directed a highflying, high-scoring offensive attack that shattered 18 single-season school records including total offense, individual passing yards and individual rushing yards. He obliterated those marks once he was given the controls to direct his version of the offense. In 2014, the Hilltoppers completed their transformation from a ground-and-pound, run-first program to one of the nation s premiere passing offenses with their ability to move the ball seemingly at will against opponents. In Brohm s first saeson, WKU broke 50 school and conference records including the school s singleseason and single-game records in total yards (season/ game), touchdown passes (season/game), points scored in a season, and a host of others. The head coach s biggest credit, however, may lie in the right arm of senior quarterback Brandon Doughty, the nation s top passer in In his first season as a starter, Doughty threw 14 touchdowns to 14 interceptions but improved dramatically with Brohm directing the offense. Doughty s 49 touchdown passes and 4,830 yards were national-best numbers as he earned Conference USA Most Valuable Player honors and the Sammy Baugh Award, given to the nation s top quarterback. Doughty was even more deadly at home where he finished the year without throwing a single interception to 24 touchdowns - the only QB in the country with more than 60 attempts who can make that claim. To put it into perspective, if Doughty had never played a single road game on the year, he would have still broken WKU s single season touchdown passes record, a record that had stood since 1985 with 22). Under Brohm, the Hilltoppers won their first bowl at the FBS level, a thriller against Central Michigan in the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. WKU also recorded consecutive eight-win seasons for the first time since Brohm s OFFENSES Starting Quarterbacks Brohm s quarterbacks have averaged 3,247 passing yards per season, a mark that would have ranked No. 28 nationally in Known for his development of signal callers, Brohm spent two years at Illinois before making the move to UAB for the 2012 season. Prior to going to Illinois, Brohm spent the 2009 season as the quarterbacks coach at FAU, where he was reunited with his college coach, Howard Schnellenberger. Brohm served as the quarterbacks coach at Louisville from , assistant head coach and passing game coordinator in 2007, and the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in Under Brohm s direction, the Cardinals passing attack flourished, including a record-breaking season in 2007 with Brohm s younger brother, Brian, as quarterback. In his first season as an assistant coach at Louisville, Brohm guided quarterback Stefan LeFors to a No. 1 national ranking in passing efficiency and completion percentage, and watched as the southpaw narrowly missed setting NCAA records in both categories. Brohm began his NFL career in 1994 with the San Diego Chargers, who played in Super Bowl XXIX. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from , where he was the backup quarterback to Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Steve Young in From , Brohm played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns. In 2001, he played in the XFL for the Orlando Rage and was named first team All-XFL as he owned the league s highest QB rating at Brohm was one of four family members to earn a gridiron letter from Louisville. He wrapped up his four-year collegiate career as one of the most prolific offensive players to wear Louisville s jersey. As a threeyear starter for the Cards, Brohm ranks among the all-time leaders for passing yards, touchdown passes, completions, total offense and completion percentage. As a student-athlete at Louisville, Brohm played two seasons of baseball with the Cleveland Indians organization while playing football for the Cards. Brohm also was named the Kentucky High School Player of the Decade for the 1980s before attending Louisville, where his number was honored in 2006 for his contributions as a Cardinal quarterback. Brohm received his bachelor s degree in business administration from Louisville in He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Brady, and daughter, Brooke. Total Offense Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD. INT. YPG PPG Pass YPG Louisville, , Louisville, , Louisville, , Louisville, , Louisville, , Louisville, , FAU, , Illinois, , Illinois, , UAB, , WKU, , WKU, , WKU, , Totals 3,222 5, , The Brohm FILE Born: April 24, 1971 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. College: Louisville 94 Wife: Jennifer Children: Brady and Brooke Coaching CAREER 2002: Louisville Fire Head Coach (AF2) : Louisville Quarterbacks 2007: Louisville Asst HC/Passing Game 2008: Louisville Asst HC/OC 2009: Florida Atlantic Quarterbacks : Illinois Quarterbacks 2012: UAB OC/Quarterbacks 2013: WKU Asst HC/OC : WKU Head Coach Brohm by the Numbers ENTERING , Average passing yards per season by Brohm s quarterbacks Average yards from Brohm coached offenses Touchdowns thrown by Brohm coached quarterbacks Completion percentage of Brohm s quarterbacks Touchdowns thrown by Brohm as quarterback of Louisville ( ) Average points per game of Brohm s offenses Offensive players coached by Brohm selected in the NFL Draft Bowl appearances as a coach, including one BCS appearance FBS rank of 2004 Louisville offense that averaged 49 points and 539 yards per game 8 GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

9 RECORD BREAKDOWN In Under 2015 Brohm Record Conference USA Non-Conference MAC Big Ten SEC Home Away Day Games Night Games TV Games ESPN Networks CBS SN BTN Fox Networks ASN In the Month of... September October November December When Scoring First When Opponent Scores First When Leading after 1st Quarter When Trailing after 1st Quarter When Tied after 1st Quarter When Leading at Half When Trailing at Half When Tied at Half When Leading after 3rd Quarter When Trailing after 3rd Quarter When Tied after 3rd Quarter In Overtime Games Scoring Less than 20 points Scoring 20+ points Scoring 30+ points Opponent Scoring Less than 20 points Foe Scoring 20+ points Foe Scoring 30+ points Rushing for Less than 100 yards More than 100 yards More than 200 yards More than 300 yards Passing for Less than 100 yards More than 100 yards More than 200 yards More than 300 yards Total Offense Less than 300 Yards More than 300 Yards Allowing Less than 100 yards rush More than 100 yards rush More than 200 yards passing More than 300 yards passing Less than 300 yards total off More than 300 yards total off Having a 100-yard rusher Opp. has a 100-yard rusher Turnovers No turnovers Three or more Forcing no turnovers Forcing three or more turnovers AS A PLAYER San Diego Chargers (1994) Bobby Ross Sylvester Croom Junior Seau (player) Washington Redskins (1995) Cam Cameron Norv Turner Russ Grimm San Francisco 49ers ( ) George Seifert Pete Carroll Steve Mariucci Jay Gruden Marty Mornhingweg Steve Young Jerry Rice Terrell Owens Rod Woodson AS A COACH Louisville (Player , Asst. Coach ) Howard Schnellenberger Bobby Petrino Danny Hope Paul Petrino Greg Nord Mike Cassity Ken Delgado Mike Summers Ron English INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 33 Allen, Leon vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014) Allen, Leon at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014) Yards Rushing 345 Allen, Leon vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014) TD Rushes 3 Wales, Anthony vs UAB (Oct. 4, 2014) Allen, Leon vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014) Long Rush 80 Allen, Leon vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014) Pass attempts 66 Doughty, B. at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014) Pass completions 46 Doughty, B. vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014) Yards Passing 593 Doughty, B. at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014) TD Passes 8 Doughty, B. at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014) Long Pass 78 Doughty, B. at Indiana (Sept. 19, 2015) Receptions 12 Taylor, Taywan vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014) Yards Receiving 196 Taylor, Taywan at Indiana (Sept. 19, 2015) TD Receptions 3 Taylor, Taywan vs. Middle Tennessee (Oct. 10, 2015) Higbee, Tyler at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014) Long Reception 78 Taylor, Taywan at Indiana (Sept. 19, 2015) Field Goals 4 Twice, Last (Schwettman, G. vs. LT (Sept. 10, 2015) Long Field Goal 46 Schwettman, G. vs. LT (Sept. 10, 2015) Punts 9 Occhipiniti, J. at Vanderbilt (Sept. 3, 2015) Punting Avg 53.0 Occhipiniti, J. vs. Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014) Long Punt 59 Collins, Jake at North Texas (Oct. 15, 2015) Punts inside 20 3 Collins, Jake at Rice (Oct. 3, 2015) Long PR 32 Towner, Kylen vs. LT (Sept. 10, 2015) Long KOR 98 Towner, Kylen vs. LT (Sept. 10, 2015) Tackles 15 Randall, Daqual vs UAB (Oct. 4, 2014) Sacks 2.0 Reeves, Tanner vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014) Rocker, Gavin vs UTSA (Nov. 22, 2014) Overstreet, D. vs Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) Tackles For Loss 3 McCollum, T.J. vs Miami (Sept. 26, 2015) Interceptions 3 Leston, Branden at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014) Brohm s Coaching INFLUENCES Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998) Tony Dungy Herm Edwards Monte Kiffin Rod Marinelli Mike Shula Lovie Smith Trent Dilfer Warren Sapp Derrick Brooks Denver Bronocs (1999) Mike Shanahan Gary Kubiak Cleveland Browns (2000) Romeo Crennel Tony Sparano Illinois (Quarterbacks Coach ) Ron Zook Dan Disch Brohm s SUPERLATIVES TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 45 vs Old Dominion (Oct. 25, 2014) Yards Rushing 383 vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014) Yards Per Rush 9.3 vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014) TD Rushes 4 vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014) Pass attempts 66 at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014) Pass completions 46 vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014) Yards Passing 593 at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014) Yards Per Pass 14.3 vs Old Dominion (Oct. 25, 2014) TD Passes 8 at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014) Total Plays 102 at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014) Total Offense 738 at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014) Yards Per Play 8.7 vs Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) Points 67 at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014) Sacks By 4 at Navy (Sept. 27, 2014) vs Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) First Downs 40 vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014) Penalties 10 Twice, Last vs LA Tech (Sept. 10, 2015) Penalty Yards 109 vs LA Tech (Sept. 10, 2015) Turnovers 5 at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 1, 2014) Interceptions By 4 at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014) Punts 10 at Vanderbilt (Sept. 3, 2015) Punting Avg 53.0 vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014) Long Punt 59 at North Texas (Oct. 15, 2015) Punts inside 20 3 at Rice (Oct. 3, 2015) WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 9

10 Preseason RECOGNITION QB BRANDON DOUGHTY All-Conference Teams: Offensive Player of the Year, C-USA First-Team (C-USA, Phil Steele, Athlon) National Watch Lists: Maxwell Award Davey O Brien Award Walter Camp Award Manning Award Unitas Golden Arm Senior Bowl Media Lists: Best Kept Secret Herbie Award Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN Top Heisman Candidate from G5 School Bleacher Report Top Contender for College Football Triple Crown NFL.com One of CFB s Most Indispensable Players Bleacher Report Top 25 Quarterbacks for 2015 Sporting News Ninth-best QB-WR Duos in 2015 (Jared Dangerfield) Bleacher Report Top 25 Most Intriguing Quarterbacks (No. 24) Pat Forde, Yahoo Sports RB LEON ALLEN All-Conference Teams: First Team (C-USA) All-C-USA Second Team (Phil Steele, Athlon) National Watch Lists: Doak Walker Award Senior Bowl WR TAYWAN TAYLOR All-Conference Teams: Second team (Phil Steele, Athlon) National Watch Lists: Biletnikoff Award Media Lists: Top WR Duos in College Football (Jared Dangerfield) Bleacher Report TEAM RECORDS (25) Total yards, Season 6,950 Total yards, Game 738 at Marshall Total yards per Game Total plays, Game 102 at Middle Tennessee Points scored, Season 577 Points scored per Game 44.4 Points scored, First Quarter 172 Points scored, Second Quarter 180 Points scored, First Half 352 Touchdowns scored, Season 76 First downs, Season 351 First downs passing, Season 216 First downs, Game 40 vs. Bowling Green First downs passing, Game 29 vs. Bowling Green Passing Yards, Season 4,866 Passing Yards per Game Passing Yards, Game 593 at Middle Tennessee Pass Attempts, Season 557 Pass Completions, Season 378 Pass Completions per Game 29.1 Pass Completions, Game 46 vs. Bowling Green Completion Percentage, Season 67.9 Completion Percentage, Game 88.5 vs. ODU Touchdown Passes, Season 49 Touchdown Passes, Game 8 at Marshall RECORDS BROKEN IN 2014 WR JARED DANGERFIELD All-Conference Teams: First Team (C-USA, Phil Steele, Athlon) National Watch Lists: Biletnikoff Award Media Lists: Top WR Duos in College Football (Taywan Taylor) Bleacher Report TE TYLER HIGBEE All-Conference Teams: Second Team (C-USA, Phil Steele, Athlon) National Watch Lists: Biletnikoff Award Mackey Award C MAX HALPIN National Watch Lists: Rimington Award OT FORREST LAMP All-Conference Teams: First Team (Phil Steele, Athlon) National Watch Lists: Rotary Lombardi Award LB NICK HOLT All-Conference Teams: First Team (Phil Steele, Athlon) National Watch Lists: Rotary Lombardi Award INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (25) Pass attempts, Season 552, Brandon Doughty Pass attempts, Game 66, Brandon Doughty at MT Pass completions, Season 375, Brandon Doughty Pass completions, Game 46, Brandon Doughty vs. BG Passing yards, Season 4,830, Brandon Doughty Passing yards, Game ^ 593, Brandon Doughty at MT Completion pct., Season 67.9, Brandon Doughty Completion pct., Game 88.5, Brandon Doughty vs. ODU TD passes, Career 63, Brandon Doughty TD passes, Season ^ 49, Brandon Doughty TD passes, Game 8, Brandon Doughty at Marshall TD passes, Half ^ 6, Brandon Doughty at Marshall Rushing yards, Game ^ 345, Leon Allen vs. Army Receptions, Career 171, Willie McNeal Receptions, Season 69, Jared Dangerfield Total plays, Season 591, Brandon Doughty Total offense, Season 4,778, Brandon Doughty PATs made, Season 70, Garrett Schwettman PATs made, Game 9, Garrett Schwettman vs. ODU (Tied) Points scored, Season 118, Garrett Schwettman Long INT Return, Game 96, Juwan Gardner vs. ODU ^ - denotes Conference USA record AP TOP 25 Rk. Team...Record... Pts... Pv. 1. Ohio St. (39) Baylor (7) Clemson (6) LSU (5) TCU (3) Michigan St Alabama (1) Stanford Notre Dame Iowa Florida Oklahoma St Utah Oklahoma Michigan Memphis Florida St Houston Mississippi Toledo Temple Duke Pittsburgh UCLA NR 25. Mississippi St NR Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 73, N. Carolina 46, USC 33, BYU 18, Georgia 17, Wisconsin 15, Northwestern 10, Appalachian St. 6, California 5, Washington St. 2. USA TODAY COACHES POLL Rk. Team... Record... Pts... Pr. 1 Ohio State (49) Baylor (10) Texas Christian (2) Louisiana State (1) Michigan State Clemson (1) Alabama Stanford Notre Dame Oklahoma State Iowa Florida Oklahoma Utah Florida State Memphis Michigan Duke Houston Toledo Mississippi Temple Georgia Pittsburgh NR 25 UCLA NR Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 89; Mississippi State 70; North Carolina 55; Wisconsin 36; California 17; Navy 15; Northwestern 14; Southern California 14; Oregon 11; Brigham Young 11; Washington State 11; Boise State 1; Marshall GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

11 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS EAST Overall C-USA Marshall WKU FIU Middle Tennessee Old Dominion Florida Atlantic Charlotte WEST Overall C-USA LA Tech Southern Miss Rice UTSA UTEP North Texas UPCOMING GAMES Friday, Oct. 30 Louisiana Tech at Rice (FS1)... 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 WKU at Old Dominion (FSN) a.m. UTEP at Southern Miss (FCS)... 1:30 p.m. FIU at Florida Atlantic (ASN)... 2:30 p.m. Marshall at Charlotte (FSN)... 2:30 p.m. UTSA at North Texas (ASN)... 6 p.m. C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7 O: Ray Lawry, ODU D: Tiquan Lang, Marshall S: Blake Brewer, Charlotte Sept. 14 O: Brandon Doughty, WKU D: Marcus Ward, WKU S: Kylen Towner, WKU (1st league sweep since 2012) Sept. 21 O: Jalen Richard, USM D: Jeremy Cutrer, MT S: Jaquen White, UTEP Oct. 19 O: Zach Pascal, ODU D: TJ Ricks, ODU S: Stephen Brauchle, USM Oct. 26 O: D: S: Nov. 2 O: D: S: Notebook - TEAM 2015 TEAM CAPTAINS WKU s season-long team captains are voted on by the team at the first team meeting of the fall. On offense, QB Brandon Doughty, OL Forrest Lamp and TE Tyler Higbee. On defense, DB Wonderful Terry, LB Nick Holt and DL Gavin Rocker. Doughty is a three-year captain while Rocker is a two-year captain. 4,500 AND 1,500 FOR THE FIRST TIME WKU became the first team in FBS history to tally a 4,500-yard passer and 1,500-yard rusher in the same season when Brandon Doughty and Leon Allen paired up to combined for 6,372 yards, the most by a running back-quarterback combination in FBS history. TOP 3 COMBINED YARDAGE DUOS 2003 Oregon State Steven Jackson Derek Anderson 1,547 rushing 4,058 passing 5,605 combined QUICK STARTS Since shifting to a high-flying offense to start the 2013 season, WKU has proven to be potent on their opening drive. In the past three seasons, WKU has opened with a score 19 times including 16 touchdowns over 32 games. Additionally, Brandon Doughty is 78-of-96 (81.3) for 941 yards and 10 touchdowns on opening drives, including a perfect 7-of-7 and 6-of-6 drives against BGSU and UAB, respectively, in Doughty was 4-for-4 for 67 yards against LA Tech, 7-for-7 for 76 yards against Miami, and 1-for-1 for 59 yards against MT this season. OPENING DRIVES SINCE Opp. Plays Dis. Result UK 9 75 yds Simpson 3 run UT yds Schwettman 37 kick USA 5 79 yds Doughty 16 pass to Higbee MSU 1 65 yds Andrews 65 run Navy 3 4 yds Punt ULM 6 75 yds Doughty 33 pass to McNeal ULL 7 75 yds Doughty 14 pass to Henry Troy yds Schwettman 29 kick GSU yds Simpson 2 run Army 3-1 yd Punt TXST 3 7 yds Punt ASU 3 35 yds Simpson 2 run 2011 Baylor Terrance Ganaway Robert Griffin III 1,547 rushing 4,293 passing 5,840 combined 2014 Opp. Plays Dis. Result BGSU yds Allen 2 run ILL 8 16 yds Punt/Fumble MT 7 32 yds Punt Navy 9 63 yds Schwettman 37 kick UAB 8 72 yds Doughty 15 pass to Taylor FAU 5 75 yds Doughty 50 pass to Taylor ODU 8 73 yds Allen 1 run LT 4 57 yds Interception UTEP 4 24 yds Punt Army 3 3 yds Punt UTSA 5 74 yds Doughty 54 pass to Allen MAR 9 62 yds Doughty 11 pass to Higbee CMU yds Doughty 14 pass to Dangerfield 2014 WKU Leon Allen Brandon Doughty FIRST HALF DOMINANCE Over their last four games with halftime leads, the Hilltoppers have taken 42- (Miami), 25- (Rice), 38- (Middle Tennessee) and 20- (North Texas) point leads into the break. WKU is out-scoring its opponents in the game s opening half this season and boast the most second quarter points in the country. Over eight games, that 136 point margin works out to a 17 point average lead going into the break of each game. The Hilltoppers trail only No. 3 Clemson and No. 2 Baylor in that area. Team 1Q Pts/Opp Pts 2Q Pts/Opp Pts Total Margin 1. Baylor 152/59 116/45 268/ Clemson 81/13 98/20 179/ WKU 105/24 127/72 232/ Michigan 38/10 78/14 116/ ,542 rushing 4,830 passing 6,372 combined 2015 Opp. Plays Dis. Result VU 3 7 Punt LT 6 75 Doughty 37 pass to Taylor IU 5 17 Punt MU Doughty 9 pass to Grant Rice 3 4 Punt MT 4 75 Ferby 6 run NT 3 2 Punt LSU 3 5 Punt ODU FAU FIU MAR Sept. 28 O: Brandon Doughty, WKU D: Ocie Rose, FAU S: Tyler Williams, Marshall Oct. 5 O: Nick Mullens, Southern Miss D: Michael Egwuagi, UTSA S: Jonathan Barnes, LA Tech Oct. 12 O: Brandon Doughty, WKU D: Gary Thompson, Marshall S: Jonathan Barnes, LA Tech Nov. 9 O: D: S: Nov. 16 O: D: S: Nov. 23 O: D: S: AT OR BEFORE NOON When the Hilltoppers and Monarchs kickoff at Noon (ET) on Saturday, it will be WKU s second of three Noon or earlier games on the 2015 slate. Since 2011, the Hilltoppers have played 13 games at or before Noon local time. WKU is 9-4 in those games, including five straight wins, part of last season s season-ending five-game winning streak. GAMES AT OR BEFORE NOON SINCE 2011 Date Opponent Score 11/26/11 Troy W, /10/12 FAU L, /24/12 North Texas W, /7/13 at Tennessee L, /2/13 at Georgia State W, Date Opponent Score 11/9/13 at Army W, /6/14 at Illinois L, /18/14 at FAU L, /15/14 Army W, /22/14 UTSA W, 45-7 Date Opponent Score 11/28/14 at Marshall W, (OT) 12/24/14 Central Michigan W, /10/15 Middle Tennessee W, WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 11

12 Notebook - TEAM TOUGH OUT OF CONFERENCE After going 0-12 against non-conference foes in their first three years as an FBS team ( ), WKU has turned it around and has been on a hot streak against teams from outside their conference. Since 2012, the Hilltoppers are 13-6 against non-conference opponents with their only losses coming at Indiana and No. 5 LSU (2015), at Illinois (2014), at Tennessee (2013), at No. 1 Alabama (2012) and vs. Central Michigan in the 2012 Little Caesar s Pizza Bowl. WKU is 10-1 over that same span against teams from outside the Power 5 conferences. OUT-OF-CONFERENCE WINS SINCE Date Opponent Score S1 Austin Peay S15 at Kentucky (OT) S22 Southern Miss Date Opponent Score A31 vs. Kentucky S21 Morgan State S28 Navy 19-7 N9 at Army BOWLING IS THE NEW STANDARD Just six completed years into their transition into the FBS, the Hilltoppers are just about ready to shed the label of a newcomer to the FBS. Of the 27 teams to transition to the FBS since 1987, only eight have reached their second bowl game within that six year window. WKU joins Marshall, Boise State, Idaho, Nevada, South Florida, Troy, and FAU in that very exclusive group. EXPERIENCED TEAM + EXPERIENCED COACHING STAFF Contrary to the youth of the 2014 team, the 2015 Hilltoppers return nearly 73-percent of their letterwinners, 87-percent of their total yards, and 73-percent of their total tackles, marks that have the Tops as the No. 16 most experienced team in the country heading into 2015, according to Phil Steele. To go along with an experienced team in 2015, head coach Jeff Brohm s staff is also the most experienced coaching staff in Conference USA, combining for 206 years of collegiate coaching experience. North Texas is next on the list with 183 years. CONFERENCE USA COACHING STAFF EXPERIENCE Team Head Coach Years of Exp. 1. WKU Jeff Brohm North Texas Dan McCarney Middle Tennessee Rick Stockstill 182 PRESEASON PROJECTIONS Every year, college football prognosticators throw darts at the board and rank teams across college football. Below are a collection of some of those on WKU this offseason. PUBLICATION NATIONAL C-USA EAST Orlando Sentinel 32 1st College Football Poll 33 1st Cap Heresey 36 1st USA Today 37 1st CBSSports.com 46 1st SBNation 51 1st GROUP OF FIVE? MORE LIKE GROUP OF EIGHT WKU is one of eight Group of Five programs and one of just 32 teams in the FBS to win seven or more games in four consecutive seasons - the longest active streak in Conference USA. TEAM WKU Cincinnati Northern Illinois Toledo Boise State San Diego State Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Date Opponent Score A29 Bowling Green S27 at Navy N15 Army D24 vs. C. Michigan NOTE EXPANDED 2015 Date Opponent Score S3 at Vanderbilt S26 Miami (Ohio) The most veteran coach on WKU s staff? Mike Cassity (1979) - 36 years. PUBLICATION NATIONAL C-USA EAST College Sports Madness 55 1st Athlon Sports 69 1st CFN/Scout 74 1st Conference USA Media - 1st ESPN 59 2nd Phil Steele 67 2nd CompughterRankings.com 70 2nd NOTE EXPANDED Other win totals since 2011 across C-USA include: Marshall - 42 Rice - 35 WKU - 36 Middle Tennessee - 27 LA Tech - 35 North Texas - 22 QUICK HITS WKU has held a lead in all but two games that Jeff Brohm has been on the WKU sideline, either as the head coach or assistant coach (31 of 33). WKU has also held a lead in 35-of-37 games and in all but four games over the last three seasons. (42-of-46) Under Jeff Brohm, the Hilltoppers are 8-1 at home and have won seven straight, the longest streak since winning 10 between WKU is the first FBS team to have a 2,000-yard all-purpose player in four consecutive seasons when Leon Allen tallied 2,018 yards last season. Of the eight wins in 2014, six of them came over bowl-eligible opponents, a program record. Prior to that, WKU s high-water mark was four in In their first four seasons as a member of the FBS, the Hilltoppers beat just a combined three bowl-eligible teams. WKU s three games with at least 700 yards of offense or more trail only Baylor (5) and TCU (4) for the most games with 750 yards of offense or more since Safety Drell Greene became the first true freshman to see game action this season as he played in a reserve role in the Miami game. With their win at Vanderbilt, WKU became the first C-USA team to defeat an SEC opponent since UCF s win over Georgia in the 2010 Liberty Bowl. WKU is 3-1 against the SEC since WKU has closed consecutive regular seasons with four-game winning streaks and only defending national champion Florida State and Big 10 division champions Ohio State and Wisconsin have won more games in November over the past two seasons than WKU s eight. In the first game on Feix Field following the passing of legendary player and head coach Jimmy Feix, WKU scored 66 points in a victory over Old Dominion. Feix s No. 66 remains one of four retired jerseys for WKU. Of the eight rookie head coaches to be hired in 2014, Jeff Brohm was the only one to lead his team to a bowl victory. Wonderful Terry was the only defensive back with multiple interceptions last season to return them all for touchdowns. Terry was the first WKU player with three defensive scores in a season since Bobby Sippio had three touchdowns in GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

13 2014 PLAYER HONORS Below are the weekly and yearly honors in 2014 for returning Hilltoppers. Leon Allen, RB All-Conference USA Second Team All-Conference USA Second Team, Phil Steele C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (12) ESPN Helmet Sticker (12) Capital One Impact Performer (12) Jared Dangerfield, WR All-Conference USA Second Team All-Conference USA Second Team, Phil Steele Brandon Doughty, QB 2014 Conference USA Most Valuable Player 2014 Sammy Baugh Award Winner Bahamas Bowl Offensive Player of the Game All-Bowl Team, CBSSports.com All-Bowl Team, NFL.com All-Conference USA Second Team All-Conference USA Second Team, Phil Steele Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (1) Manning Award Star of the Week (1) (9) (11) (14) C-USA Offensive POW (1) (3) (11) (14) College GameDay Performance of the Week (1) CFPA National Performer of the Week (1) Athlon Sports C-USA Player of the Week (1) (5) CFPA Quarterback of the Week (1) CFPA C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (5) Midseason All-Conference USA - Phil Steele Nolan Dowling, LS All-Conference USA Honorable Mention Juwan Gardner, DB CFPA National DB of the Week - HM (9) Tyler Higbee, TE CFPA National Tight End of the Week - HM (14) Nick Holt, LB All-Conference USA Honorable Mention All-Conference USA Second Team, Phil Steele Midseason All-Conference USA - Phil Steele Forrest Lamp, OL All-Conference USA Honorable Mention All-Conference USA Third Team, Phil Steele Midseason All-Conference USA - Phil Steele Branden Leston, DB CFPA National Defensive Player of the Week (14) Derik Overstreet, DL Conference USA All-Freshman Team, DL Bahamas Bowl Defensive Player of the Game Brandon Ray, OL Freshman All-American, FWAA Garrett Schwettman, K All-Conference USA Honorable Mention Lou Groza Star of the Week (5) CFPA Honorable Mention Specialist (5) Taywan Taylor, WR All-Conference USA Honorable Mention All-Conference USA Third Team, Phil Steele Midseason All-Conference USA - Phil Steele Wonderful Terry, DB All-Conference USA Second Team C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (2) (11) CFPA Honorable Mention (2) (11) Kylen Towner, WR Conference USA All-Freshman Team, PR CFPA National KR of the Week (9) Notebook - PLAYERS HITTING 1,500 AND BEYOND WKU has had a running back reach the 1,500 yard mark in each of the last five seasons, becoming just the second program in NCAA history to have a 1,500-yard rusher in five consecutive seasons. Northern Illinois has a runner go for 1,500 from 2002 to Oregon ( ) and USC ( ) each had four consecutive seasons with a 1,500 yard rusher. WKU ( ) NIU ( ) Player (Year) Yards Player (Year) Yards Bobby Rainey (2010) 1,649 Michael Turner (2002) 1,915 Bobby Rainey (2011) 1,695 Michael Turner (2003) 1,648 Antonio Andrews (2012) 1,728 Garrett Wolfe (2004) 1,656 Antonio Andrews (2013) 1,730 Garrett Wolfe (2005) 1,580 Leon Allen (2014) 1,542 Garrett Wolfe (2006) 1,928 GROUND AND POUND Dating back to 2010, WKU has had a 100-yard rusher in 50 of 69 games (72.4 percent), even with a shift to a high-flying passing attack. Bobby Rainey rushed for 100-yards or more in nine of 12 games in 2010 and 10 of 12 in Antonio Andrews picked up in 2012 with 10 of 13 games and 11 of 12 in Leon Allen contributed six 100-yard performances in 2014 while Ace Wales tallied over 100 yards on the ground against UAB. Freshman D Andre Ferby tallied his first 100-yard performance, and the first of 2015, against Miami (Ohio). Ace Wales returned to form with consecutive 100-yarders against Middle Tennessee and North Texas. DON T DOUBT DOUGHTY In his first season as the starter, WKU quarterback Brandon Doughty lit up the Hilltopper record books and was the only quarterback in the country to lead multiple game-winning drives of 80 yards or longer during the 2013 season. Both of those game-winning drives came in two of the last three weeks of the season against Army and Arkansas State. Trailing Army with 4:16 left in West Point, Doughty completed 5-of-6 passes for 73 yards in leading WKU down the field for the go-ahead touchdown with 32 seconds remaining. The Hilltoppers trailed Arkansas State with 5:30 remaining in their season finale, but Doughty again delivered in the clutch, marching WKU 99 yards in 16 plays before throwing the game-winning touchdown pass to Willie McNeal with 10 seconds remaining. SPREADING IT AROUND The WKU passing attack spreads the wealth and has had at least seven different players catch a ball in 19 of 21 games since 2014, with a season-high 11 players catching at least one pass in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. In 2015, the Hilltoppers had nine players catch at least one pass against LA Tech, Miami, Rice and North Texas. Eight players caught a pass against Middle Tennessee and at LSU. TAKE YOUR PICK WKU found the strength in their passing game relied on their depth at the receiver position, forcing opposing defenses to defend each pass catcher - receivers and tight ends - with equal concern.. Against both LA Tech and Indiana, tight end Tyler Higbee led WKU in receptions but wide receiver Taywan Taylor was the yardage leader. The pattern repeated itself against Miami as Jared Dangerfield tallied a teamhigh 11 catches but Taylor led in yardage. The Hilltoppers are one of only eight teams in the nation with five receivers with 20 or more receptions: Taywan Taylor (55), Jared Dangerfield (50), Nicholas Norris (32), Tyler Higbee (31) and Antwane Grant (28). DOWNFIELD BLOCKING While WKU s offensive attack begins and ends with triggerman Brandon Doughty, over a third of WKU s passing yardage total come AFTER the catch, a credit to the importance of downfield blocking. YAC TOTALS FOR 2014 YAC TOTALS FOR 2015 Opponent YAC (Pct. of Total) Opponent YAC (Pct. of Total) Bowling Green 272 (48.3) Vanderbilt 98 (46.8) Illinois 94 (31.6) LA Tech 130 (30.6) Middle Tennessee 175 (29.5) Indiana 182 (37.6) Navy 152 (39.3) Miami (Ohio) 174 ( 37.4) UAB 102 (31.4) Rice 204 (48.1) Florida Atlantic 95 (28.4) Middle Tennessee 184 (42.9) Old Dominion 160 (43.1) North Texas 147 (36.5) LA Tech 71 (48.9) LSU 151 (46.5) UTEP 125 (38.6) Old Dominion - Army 56 (31.4) Florida Atlantic - UTSA 122 (35.6) FIU - Marshall 140 (28.5) Marshall - Central Michigan 155 (31.8) TOTAL 1,270 (40.0) TOTAL 1,717 (35.5) WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 13

14 Notebook - PLAYERS TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE WKU s Red Zone defense ranked No. 17 nationally last season and they had a knack for the big play with their backs to their own end zone. The Hilltoppers were the only team in the country with four defensive touchdowns of 80 yards or more. In fact, the four plays were WKU s longest plays of the year. Wonderful Terry was also one of three players in the country with three or more defensive touchdowns (Richard Leonard, FIU/Shaq Thompson, Washington). In all, WKU had five defensive touchdowns on the year, the most since registering five in 2007, and the third-most nationally in Player/Game Juwan Gardner vs. ODU Wonderful Terry vs. Illinois Wonderful Terry vs. UTEP Ricardo Singh vs. UAB Wonderful Terry vs. Navy Play 96 yd INT Return 95 yd Fumble Return 90 yd INT Return 85 yd INT Return 43 yd INT Return NOTE EXPANDED Wonderful Terry converted all three defensive turnovers he got his hands on into touchdowns. ALL-PURPOSE UNIVERSITY WKU could be APU, for All-Purpose University, as the Hilltoppers have had an individual go for 100 or more APY in 62 of its last 64 games, dating back to Oct. 9, 2010 against FIU. WKU was held without a player getting 100 APY for the first time since that game at FAU on Oct. 18, WKU is one of just five programs with five or more 2,000 yard all-purpose players in their school s history. Six: Utah State Five: Toledo, Tulsa, Northern Illinois, WKU NEED TO KNOW RULE CHANGES 1. Crew of Eight Officials: The eighth official, the center judge (with the letter C on the uniform), is positioned in the offensive backfield opposite the referee. 2. Non-Standard Overbuilt Facemasks Are Illegal: This is a facemask characterized by greater weight and closer spacing between the bars. Use of the facemask is a safety issue as opponents can easily get their fingers caught in the tight space. 3. Illegal Equipment: Player is Out for One Play: Up until now, if the officials noticed that a player was wearing illegal equipment, the team was charged one of its three timeouts. The new rule is that the player must leave the game for at least one play and may not return until the equipment is made legal. His team may burn a timeout to keep him from missing a down, but the equipment must be corrected before he is allowed to play. 4. Pregame Warm-Ups: Teams Guaranteed Access to the Field: By the new rule, the teams are now guaranteed that they may remain on the field for pregame warm-ups until at least 22 minutes before the opening kickoff. The committee was concerned that teams were being forced to leave the field early because of other pregame activities, and thus were having to spend too much time in the locker room before the kickoff. 5. Resetting the Play Clock When the Ball is Not Ready for Play: When the play clock begins its count from 40 seconds, on rare occasions the officials will have difficulty getting a new ball from the sidelines. In such a case after some period of time, the referee will stop the game clock and signal for the play clock to be reset to 25 seconds. 6. Helmet off Defensive Player: Play Clock Set to 40 Seconds: When a player s helmet comes off, the game clock is stopped, and the player must leave the game for one play. Now the play clock is set to 40 seconds when a defensive player loses his helmet, and still to 25 seconds when it is a player on offense. 7. Pushing or Pulling an Opponent off the Pile: Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Starting in 2015, if a player forcibly pulls or pushes an opponent off the pile, he is to be charged with unsportsmanlike conduct. Here s why this is important: if a player is flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct twice in the game, he is automatically disqualified after the second offense. 8. Sideline Warning Returns: For a long time, the first infraction led to a sideline warning, with no yardage penalty. After a few years the rule was changed to assess a five-yard penalty for the first offense. Now, we are returning to the warning for the first infraction. No yardage penalty will result until the second offense. 9. Instant Replay: Blocking During an On-Side Kick May Be Reviewed: A rule that is not so well known is that the kicking team may not block until they are eligible to touch the ball. Starting in 2015, replay may also review whether the kicking team blocks before being eligible to touch the ball; if they do, it is a foul. START CHART OFFENSE Player 2015 Streak Career Leon Allen, RB 2-14 Jared Dangerfield, WR Brandon Doughty, QB Dennis Edwards, OL D Andre Ferby, RB 4-4 Nelson Fishback, QB Tim Gorski, TE 1-15 Antwane Grant, WR Max Halpin, OL Tyler Higbee, TE 7-15 Forrest Lamp, OL Joe Manley, OL 1-1 Desmond Maxwell, TE 1-1 Nicholas Norris, WR Brandon Ray, OL Taywan Taylor, WR Anthony Wales Darrell Williams, OL DEFENSE Player 2015 Streak Career Dejon Brown, LB Joe Brown, DB 3-3 Ge Monee Brown, DL 1-4 Omarius Bryant, DL Forrest Coleman, DB Devante Duclos, LB Nick Holt, LB Prince Charles Iworah, DB Branden Leston, DB T.J. McCollum, LB Martavius Mims, DB 1-1 Jontavius Morris, DL Nick Newton, LB 4-4 Derik Overstreet Tanner Reeves, DL Kalvin Robinson, DL Gavin Rocker, DL Bryan Shorter, DL 4-20 DeAndre Simmons, DB 2-2 Devante Terrell, DL Wonderful Terry, DB Marcus Ward, DB SPECIAL TEAMS Player 2015 Streak Career Jake Collins, P Nolan Dowling, LS Ryan Nuss, KOS Joseph Occhipinti, P 3-18 Garrett Schwettman, K NFL HILLTOPPERS WKU has six former Hilltoppers currently in NFL programs. Player Team Antonio Andrews, RB Tennessee Titans Jonathan Dowling, DB* Miami Dolphins Jack Doyle, TE Indianapolis Colts Mitchell Henry, TE* Green Bay Packers Bobby Rainey, RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cam Thomas, DB* Buffalo Bills * Reserve/PUP list/practice Squad 14 GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

15 RECORD CHASERS Doughty Records on Page 16 Receiving Yards - Season Player Yards 1. Porter Williams, 1973 (66 catches) 1, Casey Rooney, 2003 (52 catches) Taywan Taylor, 2015 (55 catches) Curtis Hamilton, 2007 (66 catches) Joey Stockton, 1995 (33 catches) 863 Touchdown Receptions - Season Player Touchdowns 1. Taywan Taylor, Jared Dangerfield, Porter Williams, Curtis Hamilton, Willie McNeal, Rush Attempts - Career Player Yards 6. Antonio Andrews, (3,674 yds) Jimmy Woods, (2,479 yds) Dickie Moore, (3,560 yds) Clarence Jackson, (2,584 yds) Jim Vorhees, (2,040 yds) Leon Allen, 2012-Pres. (2,353 yds) 427 Rushing Touchdowns - Career Player Yards 6. Antonio Andrews, Joe Arnold, Antwan Floyd, Latravis Powell, Leon Allen, 2012-Present 22 Touchdowns Scored - Career Player Yards 7. Joe Arnold, Antwan Floyd, Jim Vorhees, Leon Allen, 2012-Present Glendell Miller, Latravis Powell, Field Goals - Career Player FGM 1. Chris James, Peter Martinez, Garrett Schwettman, 2012-Pres Dan Maher, Jeff Poisel, Scoring - Career Player Pts Scored 1. Garrett Schwettman, 2012-Pres Chris James, (PK) Willie Taggart, (QB) Peter Martinez, (PK) Jeff Poisel, (PK) 263 PATs Made - Career Player PATs 1. Garrett Schwettman, 2012-Pres Jeff Poisel, Chris James, NCAA LEADERS For the past three seasons, WKU has led the nation in a pair of statistical categories Antonio Andrews, All-Purpose Yds Quanterus Smith, Sacks Per Game Notebook - PLAYERS ALL-NAME TEAM NOMINEES Without a doubt, WKU features some of college football s most unique and humorous names - all of which the players and program wear with pride. Below are some of those names and a brief backstory. Ge Monee Brown Inspired by the 1991 Mario Van Peebles movie, New Jack City - Roommate of Wonderful Terry. Nick Holt V/VI Defensive coordinator Nick Holt and his son, senior middle linebacker Nick Holt, are the fifth and sixth generations of Nick Holt in their family. The elder Holt s grandfather was also one of the first actors to play the character Tarzan as well as Flash Gordon, 1932 Olympic gold medalist Buster Crabbe. Prince Charles Iworah Parents always told him he had royal blood and his first name is Prince Charles, NOT Prince Dontavian Lucky Jackson Mother had complications during his birth and claimed he was a lucky baby Wonderful Terry Father is a pastor and drew on the name from the biblical passage Isaiah 9:6 - And his name shall be called Wonderful - Also the roommate of fellow All-Name Teamer Ge Monee Brown. IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS A number of Hilltoppers will celebrate their birthdays over the course of the season, and two Hilltopper freshmen, Sheldon Goins and Wesley Vollmer, will celebrate a birthday on game day: Florida Atlantic and Marshall, respectively. IN-SEASON HILLTOPPER BIRTHDAYS Sept. 5 Kylen Towner (21) Sept. 23 Leverick Johnson (22) Sept. 24 Nick Newton (23) Sept. 27 Nicholas Coffey (19) Sept. 28 Nick Holt (23) Oct. 2 Tyler Camp (19) Oct. 6 Brandon Doughty (24) Oct. 8 Nelson Fishback (22) Oct. 12 Joel Iyiegbuniwe (20) Oct. 14 Ge Monee Brown (22) Oct. 20 Isaac Tanner (21) ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS Five Hilltoppers have already earned their degrees and are currently working on their master s while completing their final season on The Hill: Anthony Davis, Brandon Doughty (Sport Management), George Fant (Recreation Administration), DeVante Thomas (IDS/Social and Behavioral Sciences), and Gavin Rocker (IDS/Business). Freshman defensive end Nicholas Coffey, who enrolled this summer at WKU, has already accumulated a whopping 52 credit hours and just began his first fall semester on The Hill. Coffey is a 4.0 student and has already declared to major in biology. CHECKING THE JERSEYS WKU typically wears a home red with one game in the all-blacks and reserves the white top for the road games. Let s take a look at WKU s record in every jersey combination: RED-RED (6-1) Sept. 28, 2013 Navy W, 19-7 Oct. 3, 2013 at ULM W, Nov. 30, 2013 Arkansas State W, Aug. 29, 2014 Bowling Green W, Oct. 4, 2014 UAB L, Nov. 8, 2014 UTEP W, Oct. 10, 2015 Middle Tennessee W, RED-WHITE (2-1) Aug. 31, 2013 vs. Kentucky W, Oct. 26, 2013 Troy L, Dec. 24, 2014 vs. Central Michigan W, Antonio Andrews, All-Purpose Yds Jonathan Dowling, Forced Fumbles Oct. 20 Drell Greene (19) Oct. 21 Shaquille Johnson (22) Oct. 26 Omarius Bryant (21) Oct. 27 Devante Duclos (22) Nov. 1 Cullen Reynolds (19) Nov. 7 Sheldon Goins (19) Nov. 8 Blair Vaughan (22) Nov. 9 Dejon Brown (22) Nov. 12 Joseph Occhipinti (21) Nov. 15 Marquez Trigg (20) Nov. 17 Gavin Rocker (23) RED-BLACK (2-0) Nov. 22, 2014 UTSA W, 45-7 Sept. 10, 2015 LA Tech W, BLACK-BLACK (2-1) Oct. 15, 2013 Louisiana-Lafayette L, Oct. 25, 2014 Old Dominion W, Nov. 15, 2014 Army W, WHITE-WHITE (3-3) Sept. 14, 2013 at South Alabama L, Sept. 21, 2013 Morgan State W, Sept. 19, 2014 at Middle Tennessee L, Sept. 26, 2015 Miami (Ohio) W, Oct. 3, 2015 at Rice W, Oct. 24, 2015 at LSU L, Brandon Doughty, Passing Yds Brandon Doughty, Passing TDs Nov. 23 Dennis Edwards (20) Nov. 25 Maurice Bennett (23) Nov. 27 Wesley Vollmer (19) Dec. 14 Miles Pate (19) Dec. 15 Evan Sayner (20) Dec. 16 Jontavius Morris (22) Dec. 27 Anthony Davis (23) Jan. 1 Tyler Higbee (23) Jan. 6 Parker Howell (19) WHITE-RED (7-5) Sept. 7, 2013 at Tennessee L, Nov. 2, 2013 at Georgia State W, Nov. 9, 2013 at Army W, Nov. 23, 2013 at Texas State W, 38-7 Sept. 6, 2014 at Illinois L, Sept. 27, 2014 at Navy W, Oct. 18, 2014 at Florida Atlantic L, Nov. 1, 2014 at LA Tech L, Nov. 28, 2014 at Marshall W, Sept. 3, 2015 at Vanderbilt W, Sept. 19, 2015 at Indiana L, Oct. 15, 2015 at North Texas W, WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 15

16 b r a n d o n D O U G H T Y # H E 1 2 M A N NATIONAL WATCHLISTS THE GUY CAN THROW THE BALL. HE HIT 70-PERCENT OF PASSES, 49 TOUCHDOWNS. THIS GUY S A SLEEPER AND A GREAT QUARTERBACK. 6-FOOT-3, 210 AND CAN THROW THE BALL. - LEE CORSO, COLLEGE GAMEDAY HE S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC. HE S GOING TO PUT UP TIMMY CHANG, COLT BRENNAN, VIDEO GAME-TYPE NUMBERS THIS SEASON. - PAUL MYERBERG, USA TODAY 16 GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

17 TALK ABOUT CLOSING STRONG If you re only as good as your last performance, Brandon Doughty left the nation quite a impression. Over his final two games in 2014, Doughty was 65-of-92 (70.6-percent) for 977 yards with 13 touchdowns and two interceptions. During WKU s seven-game winning streak, Doughty was 177-of-254 (69.7-percent) for 2,475 yards, 26 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Over his last 12 games, he is 364-of-513 (70.9-percent) for 4,859 yards, 53 touchdowns and seven interceptions. TD TOSS STREAK Brandon Doughty has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 22 consecutive games, tied for the longest streak in the nation. Player, Class School Streak Next Opponent Trevone Boykin, Sr. TCU 22 West Virginia, Oct. 29 Brandon Doughty, Sr. WKU 22 at ODU, Oct. 31 NOTE EXPANDED Doughty has thrown a touchdown in 29 of his 37 career appearances. 350 IN A HALF Against Indiana, Brandon Doughty had 352 yards passing - at halftime. He repeated that performance the following week, going for 375 against Miami at the break. It was the third and fourth time in his career he had thrown for at least 350 yards by halftime, and according to ESPN Stats and Info, that s more than any other FBS quarterback in the last 10 years. Doughty also had 350 yards or more against Bowling Green (359) and Central Michigan (350). He also had at least 285 yards at halftime at Middle Tennessee (307) and at Marshall (285) in 2014 and 343 at Rice, 333 vs. Middle Tennessee in 2015 and 288 at North Texas. 569 AND ABOVE Only 10 times has an FBS quarterback thrown for more than 569 yards in a game since the 2004 season and of those 10 - two belong to Doughty. Doughty also added two of the top four single-game C-USA performances, just three games into the league last season. Player Team Yds. TD Opp. Conor Halliday Washington State California, 10/4/14 Geno Smith West Virginia Baylor, 9/29/12 Graham Harrell Texas Tech Oklahoma State, 9/22/07 Cody Hodges Texas Tech Kansas State, 10/15/05 Daniel Meagar North Texas SMU, 9/8/07 Brandon Doughty WKU Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14 Blake Frohnapfel UMass Bowling Green, 9/27/14 David Piland Houston LA Tech, 9/8/12 Nick Florence Baylor West Virginia, 9/29/12 Brandon Doughty WKU Bowling Green, 8/29/14 IT S GOOD TO BE HOME Doughty s stat line at home in 2014: 159-of-213 (74.6), 2,107 yards, 24 touchdowns, no interceptions - an average of one touchdown per 8.8 attempts. Updated for 2015, he had not thrown an INT at home since Oct. 15, 2013, a span of 394 passing attempts, until a first quarter interception against Middle Tennessee, nearly two calendar years. He was the only FBS quarterback in 2014 without an INT at home. For perspective, 83 FBS teams had fewer than 24 TD passes all season while 18 teams did not amass Doughty s home passing yardage total all season. Doughty s 24 touchdown passes at home were two more than any WKU quarterback had ever thrown IN AN ENTIRE SEASON entering 2014 while his 159 completions and 2,107 yards at home would rank fifth and sixth respectively in WKU single-season history. HIS PLACE IN HISTORY Brandon Doughty became just the 91st quarterback in FBS history to eclipse 10,000 career yards in the second quarter against Middle Tennessee. Doughty is the fourth signal caller from a Kentucky FBS school to make it to 10,000, joining Jared Lorenzen (Kentucky; 10,354; 76th), Brian Brohm (Louisville; 10,775; 64th) and Chris Redman (Louisville; 12,541; 20th). According to Sports-Reference.com, Doughty s current passer rating is a league-best while his percent completion percentage is second all-time over WKU s two seasons in Conference USA. Houston s Case Keenum finished with and marks, respectively. Doughty s 7,864 passing yards as a C-USA passer are 19th-most all-time. Brandon DOUGHTY DOUGHTY RECORD BOOK Pass Completions - Career Player Completions 1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present Jeff Cesarone, Kawaun Jakes, Passing Yards - Career Player Yards 1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 10, Jeff Cesarone, , Justin Haddix, ,929 Touchdown Passes - Career Player Touchdowns 1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present Kawaun Jakes, Justin Haddix, Completion Percentage - Career Player Cmp. Percentage 1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Pres ( ) 2. Kawaun Jakes, (636-1,099) 3. Justin Haddix, ( ) Total Plays - Career Player Plays 1. Jeff Cesarone, , Kawaun Jakes, , Brandon Doughty, 2011-Pres. 1, Justin Haddix, , Willie Taggart, ,141 Total Yards - Career Player Yards 1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Pres. 10, Justin Haddix, , Willie Taggart, , Jeff Cesarone, , Kawaun Jakes, ,766 Passing Yards - Season Player Yards 1. Brandon Doughty, , Brandon Doughty, , Brandon Doughty, , Jeff Cesarone, , Kawaun Jakes, ,488 Passing Completions - Season Player Completions 1. Brandon Doughty, Jeff Cesarone, Brandon Doughty, Brandon Doughty, Jeff Cesarone, Touchdown Passes - Season Player Touchdowns 1. Brandon Doughty, Brandon Doughty, Kawaun Jakes, Jeff Cesarone, Johnny Vance, Other Records Held by Doughty TD Passes, Game 8 at Marshall, 11/28/14 TD Passes, Half 6 at Marshall, 11/28/14 Passing Yards, Game 593 at MT, 9/13/14 Pass Completions, Game 46 vs. BG, 8/29/14 Pass Attempts, Game 66 at MT, 9/13/14 Completion Pct., Game 88.9 vs. ODU, 10/25/14 Total Yards, Season 4,778 (591 plays), 2014 Total Plays, Season 591 plays, 2014 WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 17

18 Brandon DOUGHTY 2015 GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC at Vanderbilt LA Tech at Indiana Miami (Ohio) at Rice Middle Tennessee at North Texas at LSU TOTALS , GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC Bowling Green at Illinois Middle Tennessee at Navy UAB at FAU Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech UTEP Army UTSA at No. 19 Marshall vs. Central Michigan TOTALS , GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC vs. Kentucky at Tennessee at South Alabama Morgan State Navy at ULM Louisiana-Lafayette Troy at Georgia State at Army at Texas State Arkansas State TOTALS , GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC Austin Peay Southern Miss TOTALS GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC Navy Indiana State TOTALS CAREER TOTALS ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC 1, , DOUGHTY S CAREER HIGHS Completions 46 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/14 Attempts 66 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14 Yards 593 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14 Touchdowns 8 at Marshall, 11/28/14 NCAA ALL-TIME CAREER LEADERS Passing Yards 40. Max Hall, BYU 11, Derek Anderson, Oregon State 11, Peyton Manning, Tennessee 11, Paul Smith, Tulsa 10, Austin Davis, Southern Miss 10, Brandon Doughty 10, Brian Brohm, Louisville 10, Eli Manning, Ole Miss 10, Andrew Luck, Stanford 9, John Elway, Stanford 9, Tim Tebow, Florida 9,285 Passing Touchdowns 26. Philip Rivers, NC State Keith Wenning, Ball State David Klingler, Houston Drew Brees, Purdue Todd Reesing, Kansas Brandon Doughty Peyton Manning, Tennessee John Elway, Stanford Andre Ware, Houston Brian Brohm, Louisville Steve Young, BYU 56 FBS ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS: Passing Yards, 1st 1. Brandon Doughty 10, Jared Goff, Cal 9,746 Pass Completions, 1st 1. Brandon Doughty Jared Goff, Cal 818 Passing Touchdowns, 1st 1. Brandon Doughty Trevone Boykin, TCU 80 Passing Yards per Attempt, 2nd 1. Cody Kessler, Southern Cal Brandon Doughty 8.48 Total Offense, 2nd 1. Trevone Boykin, TCU 11, Brandon Doughty 10,603 Passing Attempts, 2nd 1. Jared Goff, Cal 1, Brandon Doughty 1,278 Completion Percentage, 3rd 1. Luke Falk, Washington State Cody Kessler, Southern Cal Brandon Doughty 68.4 Passing Yards Per Game, 3rd 1. Jared Goff, Cal Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State Brandon Doughty Passing Efficiency, 6th 1. Seth Russell, Baylor Deshaun Watson, Clemson J.T. Barrett, Ohio State Matt Johnson, Bowling Green Cody Kessler, Southern Cal Brandon Doughty GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

19 NUMERICAL ROSTER 1 Nacarius Fant...WR 1 DeVante Thomas...DB 2 Taywan Taylor...WR 3 Antwane Grant...WR 3 Jontavius Morris...DL 4 Drew Eckels... QB 4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe... LB 5 Wonderful Terry...DB 5 Marquez Trigg... RB 6 T.J. McCollum... LB 6 Devin Nixon...WR 7 Joe Brown...DB 8 John Brunner...WR 8 Marcus Ward...DB 9 Omarius Bryant...DL 9 Nelson Fishback... QB 10 Nick Holt... LB 11 Lucky Jackson...WR 11 Tanner Reeves...DL 12 Brandon Doughty... QB 13 Nick Newton... LB 13 Reese Ryan... QB 14 Juwan Gardner...DB 14 Mike White... QB 15 Nicholas Norris...WR 15 Joseph Occhipinti...P 16 Sidney Hammond...DL 16 Quin Jernighan...WR 17 Dejon Brown... LB 17 Stephon Brown...WR 18 AJ Jackson...DB 18 Shaquille Johnson...TE 19 Jason Johnson...DB 19 Deon Yelder...TE 20 Nathan Roush...DB 20 Anthony Wales... RB 21 Jared Dangerfield...WR 21 Jordon Gonzalez...DB 22 Forrest Coleman...DB 22 Devin Scott...TE 23 De Andre Simmons...DB 24 Devante Duclos...DL 25 Masai Whyte... LB 26 Zhock Mason...DB 26 Darmontre Warr... RB 27 Martavius Mims...DB 28 Anthony Davis... RB 28 Drell Greene...DB 29 Leverick Johnson...DB 30 Prince Charles Iworah...DB 31 Branden Leston...DB 32 Ryan Duvall...DL 32 D Andre Ferby... RB 33 Leon Allen... RB 34 Drew Davis... LB 35 Nicholas Coffey...DL 2015 HILLTOPPERS No. NAME POS. HT WT CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 33 Leon Allen RB Sr.-3L Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS) 78 Maurice Bennett DL Sr.-2L Madison, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 54 Daeshawn Bertram LB r-so.-1l Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) 61 Matt Boston OL r-fr.-rs Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow HS) 7 Joe Brown DB So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Butler HS) 92 Ge Monee Brown DL Sr.-1L Petal, Miss. (Petal HS/Pearl River CC) 17 Dejon Brown LB Sr.-1L Beaumont, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto CC) 17 Stephon Brown WR r-jr.-sq Atlanta, Ga. (Henry County HS) 8 John Brunner WR Fr.-HS Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Catholic) 9 Omarius Bryant DL Jr.-JC Byrum, Miss. (Southwest MS CC) 83 Will Bush WR r-fr.-rs Louisville, Ky. (Ballard HS) 55 Tyler Camp OL Fr.-HS Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons HS) 30 Prince Charles Iworah DB r-sr.-2l Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS) 35 Nicholas Coffey DL Fr.-HS Dunnville, Ky. (Russell County HS) 22 Forrest Coleman DB Sr.-1L Stockton, Calif. (San Joaquin Delta) 49 Jake Collins K r-fr.-rs Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) 21 Jared Dangerfield WR r-sr.-1l West Palm Beach, Fla. (Fort Scott CC) 38 Tacorian Darden DB Fr.-HS Russellville, Ky. (Russellville HS) 34 Drew Davis LB Jr.-2L Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) 28 Anthony Davis RB Gr.-TR Indianapolis, Ind. (Indiana) 12 Brandon Doughty QB r-sr.-2l Davie, Fla. (North Broward Prep) 47 Nolan Dowling LS r-jr.-2l Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS) 24 Devante Duclos DL Jr.-2L Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) 32 Ryan Duvall DL r-fr.-rs Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo HS) 4 Drew Eckels QB r-fr.-rs Daytona, Fla. (Warner Christian) 64 Dennis Edwards OL r-fr.-rs Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS) 44 George Fant TE r-sr.-rs Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central HS) 1 Nacarius Fant WR So.-1L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 42 DeAndre Farris DB r-fr.-rs Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins HS) 32 D Andre Ferby RB r-fr.-rs Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth HS) 60 Dylan Ferguson OL r-fr.-rs Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East HS) 9 Nelson Fishback QB r-jr.-1l Oroville, Calif. (Butte College) 41 Elijah Gardner DB r-fr.-hs Louisville, Ky. (Doss HS) 14 Juwan Gardner DB r-so.-1l Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) 21 Jordon Gonzalez DB Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) 86 Tim Gorski TE r-sr.-3l Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS) 3 Antwane Grant WR Sr.-1L Wilmington, Del. (Nassau CC) 28 Drell Greene DB Fr.-HS Alma, Ga. (Bacon County HS) 70 Max Halpin OL r-jr.-2l Fort Mitchell, Ky. (Covington Catholic) 16 Sidney Hammond DL Jr.-JC Kennesaw, Ga. (Dodge City CC) 87 Jacob Harris WR Fr.-HS Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor Uni.) 82 Tyler Higbee TE r-sr.-3l Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake HS) 77 Hunter Holland OL Fr.-HS Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 10 Nick Holt LB r-sr.-1l Seattle, Wash. (City Coll. of San Fran.) 43 Ben Holt RB Fr.-HS Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 99 Ty Ron Horton DL Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) 68 Parker Howell OL Fr.-HS Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian) 4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB r-fr.-rs Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren HS) 18 AJ Jackson DB Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 49 Canon Jackson LB Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) 11 Lucky Jackson WR Fr.-HS Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) 16 Quin Jernighan WR Fr.-HS LaVergne, Tenn. (LaVergne HS) 19 Jason Johnson DB Fr.-HS Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee HS) 29 Leverick Johnson DB r-so.-1l Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS) 18 Shaquille Johnson TE Jr.-2L Lake City, Fla. (Columbia HS) 91 Trae Jones DL r-so.-1l Cusseta, Ga. (Chattahoochee County HS) 76 Forrest Lamp OL r-jr.-2l Venice, Fla. (Venice HS) 53 Julian Leslie DL r-jr.-1l Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef HS) 31 Branden Leston DB r-jr.-1l Clearwater, Fla. (Presbyterian) 96 Julien Lewis DL r-fr.-rs Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) 65 Scott Liebert OL r-fr.-rs Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) 79 Joe Manley OL r-jr.-1l Bowling Green, Ky. (Louisville) 26 Zhock Mason DB r-sr.-sq Union, Ky. (Thomas More) 89 Desmond Maxwell TE r-jr.-sq Louisville, Ky. (Georgetown College) 6 T.J. McCollum LB r-so.-tr Birmingham, Ala. (UAB) 27 Martavius Mims DB r-fr.-rs Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals HS) 50 Der Quione Mobley LB r-fr.-rs Louisville, Ky. (Central HS) WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 19

20 2015 HILLTOPPERS No. NAME POS. HT WT CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 3 Jontavius Morris DL Sr.-TR Albany, Ga. (Albany HS/UAB) 13 Nick Newton LB r-sr.-sq Clearwater, Fla. (Presbyterian) 6 Devin Nixon WR Fr.-HS Melbourne, Fla. (Viera HS) 69 Matt Nord OL r-jr.-2l Louisville, Ky. (DeSales HS) 15 Nicholas Norris WR Jr.-2L Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington HS) 37 Ryan Nuss K r-fr.-tr Fairfield, Ohio (East Tennessee) 15 Joseph Occhipinti P Jr.-2L Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) 72 Derik Overstreet DL So.-1L Paducah, Ky. (Paducah Tilghman HS) 63 Miles Pate OL Fr.-HS Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS) 51 Brandon Ray OL r-so.-1l Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) 11 Tanner Reeves DL r-so.-1l Lakeland, Fla. (George W. Jenkins HS) 73 Cullen Reynolds OL Fr.-HS Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville HS) 39 Alex Rinella K Fr.-HS Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS) 48 Kalvin Robinson DL Jr.-2L Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 88 Gavin Rocker DL r-sr.-3l Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) 20 Nathan Roush DB r-fr.-rs Louisville, Ky. (DeSales HS) 13 Reese Ryan QB Fr.-HS Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) 55 Evan Sayner DL r-fr.-rs Paducah, Ky. (McCracken County HS) 71 R.J. Scaife OL Fr.-HS Dade City, Fla. (Pasco HS) 56 Garrett Schwettman K Sr.-3L Murray, Ky. (Calloway County HS) 22 Devin Scott TE r-sr.-2l Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) 93 Sheldon Goins DL Fr.-HS Frankfort, Ky. (Franklin County HS) 94 Bryan Shorter DL r-sr.-3l Phenix City, Ala. (Central-Phenix HS) 23 De Andre Simmons DB r-so.-1l Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS) 75 Jimmie Sims OL r-so.-1l New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS) 36 Jarrett Sippola LB Fr.-HS Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS) 40 Isaac Tanner LB So.-1L Tampa, Fla. (Freedom HS) 2 Taywan Taylor WR Jr.-2L Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park HS) 98 Devante Terrell DL r-jr.-2l Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson HS) 5 Wonderful Terry DB r-sr.-1l Fort Pierce, Fla. (Garden City CC) 1 DeVante Thomas DB r-sr.-1l Baltimore, Md. (Hartnell College) 81 Kylen Towner WR r-so.-1l Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul s Episcopal School) 5 Marquez Trigg RB Fr.-HS Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow HS) 85 Nick True TE r-fr.-rs Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands HS) 41 Blair Vaughan RB r-jr.-2l Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic HS) 80 Alex Veneman WR Fr.-HS Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands HS) 84 Wesley Vollmer TE Fr.-HS Clearwater, Fla. (Calvary Christian) 20 Anthony Wales RB r-jr.-2l Louisville, Ky. (Central HS) 8 Marcus Ward DB Jr.-2L Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 26 Darmontre Warr RB r-jr.-2l Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) 14 Mike White QB Jr.-TR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (South Florida) 25 Masai Whyte LB r-fr.-rs Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins HS) 95 Heath Wiggins DL Fr.-HS Mayfield, Ky. (Graves County HS) 62 Darrell Williams, Jr. OL r-jr.-2l Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens HS) 19 Deon Yelder TE r-so.-sq Louisville, Ky. (Southern HS) WHAT RETURNS... Rushing Yards % Passing Yards % Receiving Yards % Punt Return Yards...73% Kick Return Yards...74% Interceptions...69% Scoring % Total Offense % All-Purpose Yards % Field Goals % Punting Yards % Tackles...73% Tackles for Loss...88% Sacks...94% Fumbles Recovered...80% Fumbles Forced...72% Offensive Starts Returning OL Forrest Lamp QB Brandon Doughty TE Tim Gorski WR Taywan Taylor WR Jared Dangerfield OL Brandon Ray OL Darrell Williams, Jr RB Leon Allen OL Max Halpin TE Tyler Higbee...8 WR Antwane Grant...5 WR Nicholas Norris...5 RB Anthony Wales...2 QB Nelson Fishback...1 Defensive Starts Returning DL Gavin Rocker DL Devante Terrell DL Bryan Shorter DB Marcus Ward LB Nick Holt DB P. Charles Iworah LB Dejon Brown DL Derik Overstreet...7 DB Branden Leston...6 DL Ge Monee Brown...3 DL Tanner Reeves...3 DB Forrest Coleman...2 DL Kalvin Robinson...2 LB Devante Duclos...1 Specialist Starts Returning K Garrett Schwettman LS Nolan Dowling P Joseph Occhipinti Offensive Starts Lost OL Cameron Clemmons WR Willie McNeal TE Mitchell Henry OL Derrick Stark RB Demetrius Coley...8 WR Joel German...6 QB Todd Porter...1 Defensive Starts Lost DB Cam Thomas DB Rico Brown DB Ricardo Singh...8 LB Terran Williams...7 LB Daquall Randall...5 DL T.J. Smith...4 DL D Von Isaac...1 Specialist Starts Lost KO Mike Mugler NUMERICAL ROSTER 36 Jarrett Sippola... LB 37 Ryan Nuss...K 38 Tacorian Darden...DB 39 Alex Rinella...K 40 Isaac Tanner... LB 41 Blair Vaughan... RB 41 Elijah Gardner...DB 42 DeAndre Farris...DB 43 Ben Holt... RB 44 George Fant...TE 47 Nolan Dowling...LS 48 Kalvin Robinson...DL 49 Jake Collins...K 49 Canon Jackson... LB 50 Der Quione Mobley... LB 51 Brandon Ray...OL 53 Julian Leslie...DL 54 Daeshawn Bertram... LB 55 Tyler Camp...OL 55 Evan Sayner...DL 56 Garrett Schwettman...K 60 Dylan Ferguson...OL 61 Matt Boston...OL 62 Darrell Williams, Jr...OL 63 Miles Pate...OL 64 Dennis Edwards...OL 65 Scott Liebert...OL 68 Parker Howell...OL 69 Matt Nord...OL 70 Max Halpin...OL 71 R.J. Scaife...OL 72 Derik Overstreet...DL 73 Cullen Reynolds...OL 75 Jimmie Sims...OL 76 Forrest Lamp...OL 77 Hunter Holland...OL 78 Maurice Bennett...DL 79 Joe Manley...OL 80 Alex Veneman...WR 81 Kylen Towner...WR 82 Tyler Higbee...TE 83 Will Bush...WR 84 Wesley Vollmer...TE 85 Nick True...TE 86 Tim Gorski...TE 87 Jacob Harris...WR 88 Gavin Rocker...DL 89 Desmond Maxwell...TE 91 Trae Jones...DL 92 Ge Monee Brown...DL 93 Sheldon Goins...DL 94 Bryan Shorter...DL 95 Heath Wiggins...DL 96 Julien Lewis...DL 98 Devante Terrell...DL 99 Ty Ron Horton...DL 20 GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

21 Experience BREAKDOWN RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (52) OFFENSE (23) DEFENSE (26) SPECIALISTS (3) Quarterbacks (2) Brandon Doughty Nelson Fishback Running Backs (4) Leon Allen Blair Vaughan Anthony Wales Darmontre Warr Tight Ends (4) Tim Gorski Tyler Higbee Shaquille Johnson Devin Scott Wide Receivers (6) Jared Dangerfield Nacarius Fant Antwane Grant Nicholas Norris Taywan Taylor Kylen Towner Offensive Line (7) Max Halpin Forrest Lamp Joe Manley Matt Nord Brandon Ray Jimmie Sims Darrell Williams, Jr. Defensive Line (11) Maurice Bennett Ge Monee Brown Devante Duclos (LB) Trae Jones Julian Leslie Derik Overstreet Tanner Reeves Kalvin Robinson Gavin Rocker Bryan Shorter Devante Terrell Linebackers (5) Daeshawn Bertram Dejon Brown Drew Davis Nick Holt Isaac Tanner Secondary (10) Joe Brown (RB) Forrest Coleman Juwan Gardner Prince Charles Iworah Leverick Johnson Branden Leston De Andre Simmons Wonderful Terry DeVante Thomas Marcus Ward Garrett Schwettman, PK Nolan Dowling, LS Joseph Occhipiniti, P CAREER CONSECUTIVE AND TOTAL STARTS OFFENSE Yr. Total Consec. ---Starts by Year--- Starts Starts Garrett Schwettman, K Sr Nolan Dowling, LS Jr Forrest Lamp, OL Jr Brandon Doughty, QB^ GS Brandon Ray, OL So Darrell Williams, OL Jr Jared Dangerfield, WR Sr Joseph Occhipiniti, P Jr Max Halpin, OL Jr Taywan Taylor, WR Jr Tyler Higbee, TE^ Sr Tim Gorski, TE Sr Leon Allen, RB Sr Antwane Grant, WR Sr Nicholas Norris, WR Jr Dennis Edwards, OL Fr Jake Collins, P Fr Anthony Wales, RB Jr D Andre Ferby, RB Fr Joe Manley, OL Jr Desmond Maxwell, TE Jr Nelson Fishback, QB Jr DEFENSE Yr. Total Consec. ---Starts by Year--- Starts Starts Gavin Rocker, DL Sr Jontavius Morris* Sr Marcus Ward, DB Jr Nick Holt, LB Sr P. Charles Iworah, DB Sr Bryan Shorter, DL Sr Devante Terrell, DL Jr Derik Overstreet, DL So Dejon Brown, LB Sr Branden Leston, DB Jr T.J. McCollum, LB So Nick Newton, LB^* Sr Wonderful Terry, DB Sr Ge Monee Brown, DL Sr Joe Brown, DB So Tanner Reeves, DL So Omarius Bryant, DL Jr DeAndre Simmons, DB So Forrest Coleman, DB Sr Kalvin Robinson, DL Jr Martavius Mims, DB Fr Devante Duclos, LB Jr ^ - Had starts in 2011 * - Starts in came at previous school GAME OPENING DRIVES WKU OPP Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Result at Vanderbilt 3 7 1:17 Punt 7 9 3:55 Punt LA Tech :24 TD 3 2 1:38 Punt at Indiana :25 Punt :01 Fumble Miami (OH) :52 TD 3 0 0:50 Punt at Rice 3 4 0:32 Punt :41 FG Middle Tennessee :25 TD :55 Punt at North Texas 3 2 1:24 Punt 3 3 1:23 Punt at LSU 3 5 0:43 Punt :12 TD SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES WKU OPP Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Result at Vanderbilt :36 Punt 3 9 2:04 Punt LA Tech :10 Punt :03 Fumble at Indiana :30 INT :31 TD Miami (OH) :32 Turnover 3 3 1:20 INT at Rice :24 Punt :24 Punt Middle Tennessee 3 7 2:11 Punt :00 TD at North Texas :49 TD 3 5 2:10 Punt at LSU :50 TD :29 FG WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 21

22 Starts by POSITION/GAME S Ward - 23 S Leston - 14 Mims - 1 LB D. Brown - 15 Newton - 4 LB Holt - 21 LB McCollum - 8 Duclos - 1 CB Terry - 5 Coleman - 2 Simmons - 2 End Rocker - 33 Robinson - 2 T Terrell - 17 Morris - 7 T Shorter - 20 G. Brown - 4 Bryant - 2 End Overstreet - 15 Reeves - 3 CB Iworah - 21 J. Brown - 3 WR Taylor - 16 Grant - 12 WR Norris - 12 LT Lamp - 30 LG Ray - 21 FB C Halpin - 18 QB Doughty - 32 Fishback - 1 RG Williams - 10 Edwards - 7 Lamp - 3 Manley - 1 RT Williams - 11 TE Gorski - 16 Higbee - 15 Maxwell - 1 WR Dangerfield - 20 RB Allen - 14 Ferby - 4 Wales OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OPPONENT WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB Vanderbilt Taylor Maxwell (TE) Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Gorski (TE) Doughty Allen LA Tech Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Manley Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty Allen Indiana Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty Ferby Miami Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty Ferby Rice Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty Ferby Middle Tennessee Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty Ferby North Texas Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty Wales LSU Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Taylor (WR) Dangerfield Doughty Wales Old Dominion Florida Atlantic FIU Marshall 2015 DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OPPONENT END T T END LB LB CB S S CB LB/NK Vanderbilt Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollum LA Tech Rocker Morris J. Brown (NK) Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Mims Terry McCollum Indiana Rocker Morris Bryant Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Leston J. Brown McCollum Miami Rocker G. Brown Shorter Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Leston Simmons McCollum Rice Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Simmons McCollum Middle Tennessee Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollum North Texas Rocker Morris J. Brown (NK) Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollum LSU Rocker Morris Bryant Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollum Old Dominion Florida Atlantic FIU Marshall 22 GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

23 Yds Type Player Opp. Qtr. 78* Pass Doughty to Taylor Indiana 2 69* Pass Fant to Taylor MT 2 65 Pass Doughty to Norris Rice 1 65 Pass Doughty to Higbee Vanderbilt 3 60 Pass Doughty to Norris Indiana 2 59 Pass Doughty to Norris MT 1 59* Pass Doughty to Taylor Miami 1 56* Pass Doughty to Taylor North Texas 2 53 Pass Doughty to Allen LA Tech 2 52 Pass Doughty to Taylor Rice 2 45* Pass Doughty to Grant Rice 1 43* Pass Doughty to Higbee MT 1 43 Pass Doughty to Taylor Miami 1 40 Pass Doughty to Norris MT 2 39* Pass Doughty to Grant LSU 3 39* Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Rice 1 37* Pass Doughty to Taylor LA Tech 1 35 Rush D Andre Ferby LSU 2 32 Rush Anthony Wales North Texas 2 32 Pass Doughty to Norris MT 1 32 Pass Doughty to Taylor Miami 3 32 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Miami 3 31* Pass Doughty to Taylor North Texas 2 31 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield North Texas 3 31 Pass Doughty to Taylor Indiana 1 31 Pass Doughty to Norris LA Tech 3 30 Pass Doughty to Wales North Texas 2 30* Pass Doughty to Higbee Rice 2 30 Pass Doughty to Fant Rice 1 30 Pass Doughty to Grant LA Tech 2 28* Pass Doughty to Taylor MT 1 28 Pass Doughty to Taylor LA Tech 4 28 Rush Anthony Davis LA Tech 3 28* Rush Leon Allen LA Tech 1 26 Pass Doughty to Higbee Miami 2 24 Pass Doughty to Grant MT 2 24 Pass Doughty to Higbee Rice 3 23 Pass Doughty to Fant North Texas 2 23 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Miami 2 22 Pass Doughty to Norris LA Tech 2 22 Pass Doughty to Higbee LA Tech 3 21 Rush Anthony Wales North Texas 3 21 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Miami 1 21 Pass Doughty to Higbee LA Tech 3 21 Pass Doughty to Grant LA Tech 2 21 Pass Doughty to Taylor Vanderbilt 4 * indicates a touchdown scoring play WKU S 20-PLUS YARDS PLAYS BREAKDOWN Explosive PLAYS BY PLAY (TOUCHDOWNS) Pass (12) Rush...5 (1) Interception...0 (0) Fumble Return...0 (0) BY GAME Vanderbilt...2 (0) LA Tech...11 (2) Indiana...3 (1) Miami...7 (1) Rice...7 (3) Middle Tennessee...7 (3) North Texas...7 (2) LSU...2 (1) BY QUARTER 1st nd rd th... 2 OT... 0 RUSHING Anthony Wales... 2 Leon Allen...1 (1) Anthony Davis... 1 D Andre Ferby... 1 PASSING Brandon Doughty (11) Nacarius Fant...1 (1) RECEIVING Taywan Taylor...13 (7) Tyler Higbee...7 (2) Nicholas Norris... 7 Antwane Grant...5 (2) Jared Dangerfield...5 (1) Nacarius Fant... 2 Leon Allen GAME-BY-GAME NOTABLES Opponent Captains Coin Toss Kick/ Receive 1st Poss. Game Time Game Length Jerseys Pants Result Vanderbilt Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Rocker Loss Kick Punt 7:01 p.m. CT 3:24 White Red W, LA Tech Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Receive Touchdown 7:05 p.m. CT 3:40 Red Black W, Indiana Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Rocker Win Receive Punt 4:02 p.m. ET 3:22 White Red L, Miami Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Rocker Loss Receive Touchdown 2:35 p.m. CT 3:07 White White W, Rice Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Terry Win Receive Punt 2:35 p.m. CT 3:24 White White W, Middle Tennessee Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Receive Touchdown 11:05 a.m. CT 3:28 Red Red W, North Texas Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Terry Win Receive Punt 6:30 p.m. CT 4:00 White Red W, LSU Rocker, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Receive Punt 6:02 p.m. CT 3:37 White White L, Old Dominion Florida Atlantic FIU Marshall WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 23

24 Play BREAKDOWN TURNOVERS Forced by WKU Pts. Off Forced by Opponent Opponent Fum INT Tot Pts Off Margin Fum INT Tot Pts Off Vanderbilt LA Tech Indiana (14) Miami Rice Middle Tennessee (3) North Texas LSU (14) Old Dominion Florida Atlantic FIU Marshall TOTAL WKU BIG PLAYS Rushing Passing Special Teams Defensive Plays Opponent Block Ret. TD INT TD Vanderbilt LA Tech (KOR) 1 0 Indiana Miami Rice Middle Tennessee North Texas LSU Old Dominion Florida Atlantic FIU Marshall TOTAL OPPONENT BIG PLAYS Rushing Passing Special Teams Defensive Plays Opponent Block Ret. TD INT TD Vanderbilt LA Tech Indiana (FG) 1 (Punt) 2 0 Miami Rice Middle Tennessee North Texas LSU Old Dominion Florida Atlantic FIU Marshall TOTAL SCORING DRIVES Opponent No. Plays Yards Time TD Drives Plays Yards Time < 2:00 Vanderbilt : :04 1 LA Tech : :16 0 Indiana : :32 2 Miami : :27 4 Rice : :56 4 Middle Tennessee : :35 5 North Texas : :44 2 LSU : :44 1 Old Dominion Florida Atlantic FIU Marshall GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

25 WKU TEAM Scored 80+ points: (87) vs. West Virginia Tech (0), 9/8/07 Scored 70+ points: (87) vs. West Virginia Tech (0), 9/8/07 Scored points: (67) at No. 19 Marshall (66), 11/28/14 Scored points: (55) at North Texas (28), 10/15/15 Scored points: (49) at Rice (10), 10/3/15 Defeated a ranked opponent: at No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/14 Defeated a ranked opponent on the road: at No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/14 Shutout an opponent: (20-0) at Florida Atlantic, 10/15/11 Had consecutive shutouts: (22-0) vs. Southern Illinois, 11/18/00; (27-0) vs. Florida A&M, 11/25/00 Did not allow a touchdown: (14-6) at Florida International, 10/27/12 Was shutout: (0-35) at Alabama, 9/8/ yards of total offense: (683) at North Texas 10/15/ yards total offense: (593) vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/10/ yards total offense: (428) at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/ total plays: (102) at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/ total plays: (84) at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/ first downs: (35) at North Texas 10/15/ yards rushing: (551) vs. Tennessee-Martin, 9/9/ yards rushing: (451) vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/1/ yards rushing: (383) vs Army, 11/15/ rushing attempts: (64) vs. Troy, 11/26/ rushing attempts: (51) at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/17/12 5+ rushing touchdowns: (5) at Texas State 11/23/13 4+ rushing touchdowns: (4) vs Army, 11/15/ yards passing (593) at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/ yards passing (400) at North Texas 10/15/ yards passing: (325) at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/ yards passing: (297) at Illinois, 9/6/ pass attempts: (61) at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/ pass attempts: (50) at Marshall, 11/28/ pass completions: (43) at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/ pass completions: (37) at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/15 6+ touchdown passes: (6) vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/10/15 5 touchdown passes: (5) vs. Central Michigan, 12/24/14 5+ fumbles: (5) at Troy, 10/11/12 (2 lost) No turnovers: at Rice, 10/3/15 5+ turnovers: (7) vs. Tennessee, 9/7/ yard rusher and 100 yard receiver: at North Texas 10/15/15 (RUSH: Anthony Wales - 193; REC: Taywan Taylor - 134) Two 100-yard+ rushers: vs. Southern Miss, 9/22/12 (Antonio Andrews - 136; Leon Allen - 132) Three 100-yard+ rushers: vs. Southern Illinois, 11/7/98 (Jammie Kyle - 113; Donte Pimpleton - 111; DeWayne Gallishaw - 108) Two 100-yard receivers: vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/10/15 (Nicholas Norris - 148, Taywan Taylor - 120) Returned a kickoff for TD: vs. LA Tech, 9/10/15 (Kylen Towner - 98 yds) Returned a punt for TD: vs. Austin Peay, 9/1/12 (Antonio Andrews - 70 yds) Returned an interception for a TD: vs UTEP, 11/8/14 (W. Terry - 90 yds) Returned a fumble for a TD: at Illinois, 9/6/14 (W. Terry - 95 yds) Returned a blocked punt for a TD: vs. MT, 11/20/10 (Derrius Brooks 0 yds) Returned a blocked FG for a TD: vs. Morgan St., 9/21/13 (J. Dowling 70 yds) Had 2+ defensive touchdowns: at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/23/10 Fumble Return (Jamarcus Allen - 69 yds); Interception Return (Derrius Brooks - 62 yds) Blocked a punt: at Tennessee, 9/7/13 (Tyler Higbee) Blocked two punts: vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/10 (Bar ee Boyd - 2) Blocked a field goal: vs. Morgan State, 9/21/13 (Tyree Robinson) The Last TIME Blocked a PAT: vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/6/11 (Jared Clendenin) Missed a PAT: at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/15 (Garrett Schwettman) Had a punt blocked: vs. CMU, 12/26/12 (Blocked by A. Cunningham) Had a field goal blocked: at Indiana, 9/19/15 (Blocked by N. Mangieri) Had a PAT Blocked: vs UAB, 10/4/14 Held an opponent to less than 10 first downs: (7) vs. Austin Peay, 9/1/12 Intercepted 4+ passes: (4) at Marshall, 11/28/14 Intercepted 3+ passes: (3) vs. Miami, 9/26/15 Held an opponent to less than 300 yards: (291) vs. Miami, 9/26/15 Held an opponent to less than 200 yards: (130) at Texas State, 11/23/13 Held an opponent to less than 100 yards: (15) vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/8/07 Scored a safety: vs. Navy, 9/28/13 (Xavius Boyd) Scored a 2-point conversion: vs. LA Tech, 9/10/15 (Doughty to Ferby) A HILLTOPPER PLAYER... Had 400+ yards total offense in a game: (409) Brandon Doughty at Rice, 10/3/15 (409 passing, 0 rushing) Scored 4+ TDs in a game: (4) Keshawn Simpson at Georgia St., 11/2/13 (4 rush) Scored 3 TDs in a game: Anthony Wales at North Texas 10/15/15 (2 rush;1 rec.) Rushed 40+ times in a game: (43) Bobby Rainey vs. Troy, 11/26/11 Rushed 30+ times in a game: (33) Leon Allen at Marshall, 11/28/14 Rushed for 300+ yards in a game: (345) Leon Allen vs. Army, 11/15/14 Rushed for yards in a game: (237) Leon Allen at Marshall, 11/28/14 Rushed for yards in a game: (193) Anthony Wales at NT 10/15/15 Rushed for 200+ yards in consecutive games: Antonio Andrews, (238) at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/17/12; (230) vs. North Texas, 11/24/12 Rushed for 150+ yards in consecutive games: Antonio Andrews (155) at ULM, 10/3/13 and (154) vs. Louisiana, 10/15/13 Rushed for 100+ yards in consecutive games: Anthony Wales (111) Middle Tennessee, 10/10/15 and (193) at North Texas 10/15/15 Rushed for 4+ TDs in a game: (4) Keshawn Simpson at Georgia St., 11/2/13 Passed for 400+ yards in a game: (409) Brandon Doughty at Rice, 10/3/15 Passed for yards in a game: (350) Brandon Doughty at NT, 10/15/15 Attempted 60+ passes in a game: (61) Brandon Doughty at LSU, 10/24/15 Attempted passes in a game: (50) Brandon Doughty at Marshall, 11/28/14 Attempted passes in a game: (41) Brandon Doughty vs. Miami, 9/26/15 Attempted passes in a game: (37) Brandon Doughty at NT, 10/15/15 Threw 6+ TD passes in a game: (6) Brandon Doughty vs. Miami, 9/26/15 Threw 3-5 TD passes in game: (3) Brandon Doughty at LSU, 10/24/15 Had 200+ yards receiving in a game: (276) Joey Stockton at APSU, 9/16/95 Had 150+ yards receiving in a game: (154) Taywan Taylor vs. Miami, 9/26/15 Had 100+ yards receiving in a game: (103) Taywan Taylor at LSU, 10/24/15 Caught 10+ passes in a game: (10) Taywan Taylor at LSU, 10/24/15 Caught 3+ TD passes in a game: (3) Taywan Taylor vs. MT, 10/10/15 Caught 2+ TD passes in a game: (3) Taywan Taylor at North Texas, 10/15/15 Scored 15+ points kicking: (16) Garrett Schwettman vs. MT, 10/10/15 Kicked 5+ field goals in a game: (5) Matt Lange vs. EKU, 9/20/03 Kicked 4+ field goals in a game: (4) Garrett Schwettman vs. LA Tech, 9/10/15 Kicked a 50-yard+ FG: (50) Tanner Siewert at Kentucky, 9/27/08 Had a 60-yard+ punt: (62) Hendrix Brakefield vs. North Texas, 10/30/10 Had a 70-yard+ punt: (74) Hendrix Brakefield vs. CMU, 12/26/12 Intercepted 3+ passes in a game: (3) Branden Leston at Marshall, 11/28/14 Intercepted 2+ passes in a game: (2) Tyree Robinson and Cam Thomas at Texas State, 11/23/13 Had a yard rush: (65) Antonio Andrews vs Morgan State, 9/21/13 Had a yard rush: (75) Anthony Wales vs UAB, 10/4/14 Had an 80-yard+ rush: (80) Leon Allen vs Army, 11/15/14 Had a 90-yard+ rush: (91) Lerron Moore vs. Southern Illinois, 11/1/03 Had a 70-yard+ pass: (78) Doughty to Taylor at Indiana, 9/19/15 Had an 80-yard+ pass: (84) Black to Hamilton vs. Morehead State, 11/17/07 Had a 90-yard+ pass: (96) Jeff Cesarone to Keith Paskett vs. Akron, 10/5/85 WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 25

26 The Last TIME AN OPPOSING TEAM... Failed to score a TD: (6) Florida International, 10/27/12 Had 30+ first downs: (34) Indiana, 9/19/ yards rushing: (412) Navy, 9/27/ yards rushing: (323) Middle Tennessee, 9/13/ rushing attempts: (64) UAB, 10/4/ rushing attempts: (59) Indiana, 9/19/ yards passing: (493) Central Michigan, 12/24/ yards passing: (355) Indiana, 9/19/ yards passing: (286) LSU, 10/24/ pass attempts: (50) Illinois, 9/6/ pass completions: (34) LA Tech, 11/1/14 5+ touchdown passes: (7) Central Michigan, 12/24/14 4 touchdown passes: (4) North Texas, 10/15/15 3 touchdown passes: (3) LSU, 10/24/ yards total offense: (639) Indiana, 9/19/ yards total offense: (507) LA Tech, 11/1/ total plays: (86) Indiana, 9/19/ points: (66) No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/ points: (59) LA Tech, 11/1/ points: (48) LSU, 10/24/15 No turnovers: LSU, 10/24/15 5+ Turnovers: (3 Fumble, 2 INT) at Rice, 10/3/ yard+ rusher and 100-yard+ receiver: Indiana, 9/19/15 (RUSH: Jordan Howard, 31/203 REC: Ricky Jones, 5/126) Two 100-yard+ rushers: Navy, 9/27/14 (Keenan Reynolds 121 yds; Noah Copeland 104 yds) Returned a kickoff for TD: UTEP, 11/8/14 (Autrey Golden - 92 yds) Returned a punt for TD: Indiana, 9/19/15 (Mitchell Paige - 91 yds) Returned an interception for a TD: Illinois, 9/6/14 (Taylor Barton - 77 yds) Returned a fumble for a TD: Florida Atlantic, 11/10/12 (Keith Reaser 9 yds) Returned a blocked punt for a TD: North Texas, 11/24/07 (Chris Neal 5 yds.) Blocked a punt: Central Michigan, 12/26/12 (Avery Cunningham) Missed a PAT: Old Dominion, 10/25/14 Intercepted 3+ passes: (4) LA Tech, 11/1/14 Scored a safety: North Texas, 10/31/08 (Eddrick Gilmore) Scored a 2-point conversion: Troy, 10/26/13 AN OPPOSING PLAYER... Rushed 30+ times in a game: (31) Jordan Howard, Indiana, 9/19/15 Rushed for 200+ yards in a game: (203) Jordan Howard, Indiana, 9/19/15 Rushed for 150+ yards in a game: (168) Kenneth Dixon, LA Tech, 9/10/15 Rushed for 3+ touchdowns in a game: (4) Ray Lawry, ODU, 10/25/14 Passed for 400+ yards in a game: (493) Cooper Rush, CMU, 12/24/14 Passed for yards in a game: (355) Nate Sudfeld, Indiana, 9/19/15 Attempted 40+ passes in a game: (48) Jeff Driskel, LA Tech, 9/10/15 Attempted passes in a game: (35) DaMarcus Smith, NT, 10/15/15 Threw 5+ TDs in a game: (7) Cooper Rush, CMU, 12/24/14 Threw 4 TDs in a game: (4) DaMarcus Smith, NT, 10/15/15 Threw 3 TDs in game: (3) Brandon Harris, LSU, 10/24/15 Had 400+ yards total offense in a game: (412) Jeff Driskel, LA Tech, 9/10/15 (PASS: 357; RUSH: 55) Had yards total offense in a game: (355) DaMarcus Smith, NT, 10/15/15 (PASS: 228; RUSH: 122) Had 150+ yards receiving in a game: (220) Antonio Vaughan, ODU, 10/25/14 Had yards receiving in a game: (132) Travin Dural, LSU, 10/24/15 Caught 10+ passes in a game: (10) Tommy Shuler, Marshall, 11/28/14 Caught 3+ TD passes in a game: (4) Titus Davis, Central Michigan, 12/24/14 Caught 2 TD passes in a game: Richie James, MT, 10/10/15 Kicked a 50-yard+ field goal: (51) Kyle Fischer, LA Tech, 11/1/14 Had a 70-yard+ punt: (82) Richie Hogan, Central Michigan, 12/26/12 Intercepted 2+ passes in a game: (2) Jonathan Crawford, Indiana, 9/19/15 Had a 70-yard+ run: (79) Aaron Spikes, Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/22/11 Had an 80-yard+ run: (83) Corey Crume, Eastern Kentucky, 9/19/98 Had a 70-yard+ pass: (75) Cody Clements to Josh Magee, UAB, 10/4/14 Had an 80-yard+ pass: (83) A.J. Porter to Steven Rush, Missouri State, 11/6/04 Had a 90-yard+ pass: (94) Erik Hutchins to Shoun Habersham, Chattanooga, 11/2/91 26 GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

27 Sept. 3 at Vanderbilt Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed Leon Allen, 4-yd run 3 1: :28 Doughty to Higbee, 9-yd pass 4 8: :50 Sept. 10 vs. LA Tech Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed Doughty to Taylor, 37-yd pass 1 12: :24 Leon Allen, 28-yd run 1 1: :16 Kylen Towner, 98-yd kick return 2 12: :00 Garrett Schwettman, 39-yd FG 2 6: :22 Garrett Schwettman, 25-yd FG 2 1: :00 Garrett Schwettman, 46-yd FG 3 6: :28 D Andre Ferby, 1-yd run 3 0: :08 Garrett Schwettman, 29-yd FG 4 1: :07 Sept. 19 at Indiana Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed D Andre Ferby, 9-yd run 1 10: :20 D Andre Ferby, 2-yd run 2 14: :41 Doughty to Higbee, 15-yd pass 2 3: :33 Doughty to Taylor, 78-yd pass 2 0: :50 Doughty to Dangerfield, 3-yd pass 4 5: :19 Drive SUMMARIES Oct. 15 at North Texas Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed Doughty to Wales, 5-yd pass 1 10: :01 Doughty to Dangerfield, 2-yd pass 1 6: :08 Garrett Schwettman, 25-yd FG 2 6: :16 Garrett Schwettman, 43-yd FG 2 4: :45 Doughty to Taylor, 56-yd pass 2 4: :09 Doughty to Taylor, 31-yd pass 2 0: :33 Anthony Wales, 8-yd run 3 10: :49 Anthony Wales, 1-yd run 3 3: :31 Darmontre Warr, 3-yd run 4 10: :57 Oct. 24 at LSU Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed Doughty to Wales, 7-yd pass 2 10: :27 Doughty to Grant, 39-yd pass 3 8: :43 Doughty to Taylor, 9-yd pass 4 13: :02 Sept. 26 vs. Miami Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed Doughty to Grant, 9-yd pass 1 11: :52 Doughty to Taylor, 59-yd pass 1 10: :10 Doughty to Taylor, 3-yd pass 1 2: :16 Doughty to Dangerfield, 5-yd pass 2 9: :15 Nicholas Norris, 4-yd run 2 4: :41 Anthony Davis, 1-yd run 2 1: :58 Doughty to Higbee, 4-yd pass 2 0: :24 Doughty to Higbee, 8-yd pass 4 13: :01 Oct. 3 at Rice Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed Doughty to Taylor, 10-yd pass 1 12: :39 Doughty to Dangerfield, 39-yd pass 1 6: :36 Doughty to Grant, 45-yd pass 1 5: :09 Doughty to Higbee, 30-yd pass 2 11: :11 D Andre Ferby, 2-yd run 2 2: :47 D Andre Ferby, 1-yd run 4 14: :31 Darmontre Warr, 1-yd run 4 8: :40 Oct. 10 vs. Middle Tennessee Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed D Andre Ferby, 6-yd run 1 13: :25 Doughty to Higbee, 43-yd pass 1 11: :34 Doughty to Norris, 10-yd pass 1 9: :09 Doughty to Taylor, 28-yd pass 1 2: :23 Doughty to Taylor, 9-yd pass 2 11: :00 Fant to Taylor, 69-yd pass 2 3: :15 Doughty to Dangerfield, 5-yd pass 2 1: :22 Garrett Schwettman, 31-yd FG 2 0: :08 Garrett Schwettman, 34-yd FG 3 3: :46 Garrett Schwettman, 29-yd FG 4 5: :04 DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Longest Drive (Yards) - 10 plays, 98 yards - 5:01 (Doughty to Higbee) vs. Miami Most Plays - 14 plays, three times (Last at North Texas, 88 yards, 5:57 TOP) Fewest Plays on TD Drive - 1 play, four times Most Time Used on TD Drive - 9:04 vs. Middle Tennessee Shortest Time Used on TD Drive - 0:09, twice (Last at North Texas) No. of TD Drives Less than 2:00-19 of 42 (45.2-percent) WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 27

28 Game RECAPS GAME 1 WKU Vanderbilt Sept. 3, 2015 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tenn. 30,307 SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score VANDY 2 1:42 Openshaw 49 yd field goal : WKU 3 1:00 Allen 4 yd run (Schwettman kick) : VANDY 4 12:34 Openshaw 26 yd field goal : WKU 4 8:38 Doughty 9 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) : VANDY 4th 0:33 McCrary 2 pass to Sherfield (McCrary pass failed) : NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Brown stopped Nathan Marcus a yard shy of the goal line on a twopoint conversion attempt with 33 seconds left to preserve Western Kentucky s victory over Vanderbilt on Thursday night. Brown made an open-field tackle after Marcus caught Johnny McCrary s pass on the conversion attempt. Vanderbilt had cut the lead to when McCrary threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Trent Sherfield on fourth-and-goal. Leon Allen had a 4-yard touchdown run and Tyler Higbee caught a 9-yard touchdown pass for Western Kentucky. Higbee set up Allen s score with a 65-yard reception. Tommy Openshaw kicked field goals of 49 and 26-yards for Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt had three scoreless trips inside Western Kentucky s 10-yard line. McCrary had two passes intercepted in the end zone, and Openshaw missed a 28-yard field goal after a low snap. Higbee finally awoke WKU s offense late in the third quarter when he caught a Brandon Doughty pass, headed to the right sideline and broke free before finally getting brought down at the Vanderbilt 4 to set up the Hilltoppers first touchdown. GAME BREAKDOWN WKU VU FIRST DOWNS Rushing 4 9 Passing 7 9 Penalty 0 2 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 0 2 Touchbacks 1 1 Fair catch 1 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 23:21 36:39 1st Quarter 5:21 9:39 2nd Quarter 3:42 11:18 3rd Quarter 7:23 7:37 4th Quarter 6:55 8:05 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 7 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 0 0 GAME NOTES The Hilltoppers have now have opened four consecutive seasons with a win, the longest streak since winning five openers from 1996 to The victory was the first for WKU in a true road game in the season opener since winning at UT-Martin in the opener of the 1999 season. This is the sixth straight win for the Hilltoppers, which marks the longest winning streak since winning 13 between 2002 and WKU was held scoreless in a half for the first time since playing Army on Nov. 9, The 10 punts in the game were the most by the Hilltoppers since 10 in the Florida Atlantic game in 2010 (Nov. 6). WKU s 247 yards of total offense were the fewest in a win in the FBS era. Brandon Doughty moved into second in career passing yards as his total of 209 for the game pushed his career mark to 8,009. Senior linebackers Nick Holt and Nick Newton each intercepted their first career pass in the endzone, halting a pair of Vanderbilt scoring drives. WKU STATISTICS LEADERS PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Doughty RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Allen Ferby TEAM Doughty TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Grant Higbee Allen Taylor Norris TOTALS Vanderbilt PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack McCrary RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Webb McCrary Rivers Sims TEAM TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Sherfield Webb Kentera Woods Scheu Sims Scott Rivers Rayford TOTALS GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

29 GAME 2 LA Tech WKU Sept. 10, 2015 Houchens-Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Ky. 17,515 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Brandon Doughty threw for 441 yards, redshirt freshman D Andre Ferby relieved an injured Leon Allen to add a short touchdown among several key runs to help Western Kentucky survive Louisiana Tech for an important - yet costly - Conference USA victory Thursday night. After a brief lull, the Hilltoppers (2-0, 1-0) regrouped behind Doughty and Ferby, who rushed four times for 13 yards on a drive ending with a 1-yard TD run and two-point conversion catch for a lead with 54 seconds left in the third quarter. The Bulldogs scored twice (1-1, 0-1) late in the fourth but ran out of time. Doughty bounced back from a 209-yard effort at Vanderbilt to complete 28 of 38 passes with a 37- yard touchdown and win the statistical battle with Bulldogs counterpart and Florida transfer Jeff Driskel, who was 28 of 48 for 357 yards and two TDs. Ferby also rushed 14 times for 39 yards to provide the emotional lift the Hilltoppers needed in this early matchup of C-USA divisional favorites. GAME BREAKDOWN LT WKU FIRST DOWNS Rushing 6 6 Passing Penalty 3 0 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 3 2 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 2 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 1 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 1 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 30:14 29:46 1st Quarter 5:33 9:27 2nd Quarter 9:34 5:26 3rd Quarter 6:42 8:18 4th Quarter 8:25 6:35 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 0 0 GAME NOTES This is the seventh straight win for the Hilltoppers, which marks the longest winning streak since winning 13 between 2002 and This marks the first time since the 2000 season that WKU won both its home and away openers in a season. After only 297 yards of total offense in last season s match up, WKU exploded for 590 yards in the game. The 441 passing yards by Brandon Doughty are now the most thrown by a quarterback in the FBS this season. Kylen Towner returned a kickoff in the second quarter for a careerlong 98-yard touchdown. The return was the sixth-longest in school history and longest since Tyler Higbee leads all FBS tight ends this season in receiving yards with 190 yards in two games, after adding 88 tonight. Doughty is now (85.9%) for 800 yards and 9 TDs on opening drives. Tonight, Doughty was 4-4 for 67 yards and TD on the first drive. WKU STATISTICS LEADERS Game RECAPS PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Doughty RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Allen Ferby Davis Taylor TEAM Doughty TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Higbee Taylor Grant Dangerfield Ferby Norris Allen Fant Davis TOTALS LA Tech SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score WKU 1 12:36 Doughty 37 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : WKU 1 1:12 Allen 28 run (Schwettman kick) : LATECH 2 12:53 Barnes 37 kick : WKU 2 12:38 Towner 98 kickoff return (Schwettman kick) LATECH 2 8:16 Driskel 13 pass to Taylor (Barnes kick) : WKU 2 6:54 Schwettman 39 kick : LATECH 2 4:26 Dixon 6 run (Barnes kick) : WKU 2 1:26 Schwettman 25 kick : LATECH 3 10:01 Dixon 1 run (Barnes kick) : WKU 3 6:33 Schwettman 46 kick : WKU 3 0:54 Ferby 1 run (Doughty to Ferby) : LATECH 4 2:22 Driskel 1 run (Barnes kick) : WKU 4 1:15 Schwettman 29 kick : LATECH 4 0:27 Driskel 21 pass to Turner (Barnes kick) : PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Driskel Taylor TOTALS RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Dixon Driskel TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Taylor Turner Dixon Henderson McKnight Watts TOTALS WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 29

30 Game RECAPS GAME 3 WKU Indiana Sept. 19, 2015 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Ind. 44,823 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Jordan Howard ran for 203 yards and Nate Sudfeld threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns Saturday to lead Indiana to a victory over Western Kentucky before a crowd of 44,823 at Memorial Stadium. Howard, the Big Ten s leading rusher coming into the game, ran for 203 yards on 31 carries. On the game s final drive with Indiana clinging to a three-point lead and trying to run out the clock, Howard carried the ball seven times for 39 yards. His final carry, an 8-yard run, took the ball to the Western Kentucky 1 and Indiana opted to take a knee on the game s final play. SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score IND 1 12:35 Paige 91 punt return (Oakes kick) WKU 1 10:15 Ferby 9 run (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 14:56 Ferby 2 run (Schwettman kick) : IND 2 4:02 Sudfeld 18 pass to Jones (Oakes kick) : WKU 2 3:29 Doughty 15 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) : IND 2 1:25 Oakes 27 kick : WKU 2 0:35 Doughty 78 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : IND 3 12:29 Sudfeld 36 pass to Paige (Oakes kick) : IND 3 6:06 Sudfeld 23 pass to Cobbs (Oakes kick) : IND 3 5:02 Redding 2 run (Oakes kick) : WKU 4 5:56 Doughty 3 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) : In the first half alone, the Hilltoppers amassed 395 yards of offense. Brandon Doughty completed 35 of 46 passes for 484 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Western Kentucky. Tyler Higbee had 11 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown and Taywan Taylor had nine catches for 196 yards and a score. WKU STATISTICS LEADERS The two teams combined for more than 1,200 yards of total offense. Indiana had 639 and Western Kentucky totaled 568 yards. GAME BREAKDOWN WKU IND FIRST DOWNS Rushing 5 18 Passing Penalty 2 3 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 3 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 2 6 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 26:24 33:36 1st Quarter 10:26 4:34 2nd Quarter 4:22 10:38 3rd Quarter 7:17 7:43 4th Quarter 4:19 10:41 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 8 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 0 14 GAME NOTES The loss for the Hilltoppers snaps a seven-game winning streak, which was the longest winning streak since winning 13 between 2002 and The punt return for a touchdown by the Hoosiers was the first TD given up by the Hilltoppers on a punt return since Randall Cobb did so for Kentucky on Sept. 11, Senior quarterback Brandon Doughty threw for 484 yards in the game to become WKU s all-time leader in career passing yards with 8,934, passing Jeff Cesarone s 8,566 yards from Garrett Schwettman has split the uprights on 58 consecutive PATs, the third-longest streak in WKU history. He is the only kicker to post two streaks of 50+ as he held a run of 59 straight from 10/11/12-11/2/13. D Andre Ferby rushed for two touchdowns and 58 yards in his first-career start. The 58 yards for Ferby were more than WKU running backs Leon Allen, Antonio Andrews and Bobby Rainey had in their first career starts. Taywan Taylor became the first WKU wide receiver to post a 100- yard receiving game this season as he finished with a career-high 196 yards, the second-most in a single game in school history, on nine catches and added a touchdown. Jared Dangerfield caught his 12thcareer touchdown, moving into a tie for tenth in WKU history with Mitchell Henry. PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Doughty RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Ferby Doughty Davis Warr Taylor TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Higbee Taylor Dangerfield Norris Grant Ferby Davis TOTALS Indiana PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Sudfeld RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Howard Redding Sudfeld TEAM Hale TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Jones Cobbs Howard Paige Cooper Friend Corsaro Fuchs Griffith TOTALS GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

31 GAME 4 Miami WKU Sept. 26, 2015 Houchens-Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Ky. 20,320 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Senior quarterback Brandon Doughty threw for 457 yards and six touchdowns - five in the first half - as Western Kentucky rolled over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday. Doughty, who passed for 381 yards in the first half, had touchdown passes of nine, three, five, four and 59 yards over the first two quarters as WKU built a 49-7 halftime lead. The 49 points were the most the Hilltoppers (3-1) had scored in a half since scoring 52 in the first half against West Virginia Tech on Sept. 8, Western Kentucky junior wide receiver Taywan Taylor made nine catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Jared Dangerfield hauled in 11 passes for 148 yards and a score. Quarterbacks Drew Kummer and Gus Ragland each threw touchdown passes for the RedHawks (1-3). WKU SCORING SUMMARY STATISTICS LEADERS Game RECAPS Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score WKU 1 11:08 Doughty 9 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick) : WKU 1 10:08 Doughty 59 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : WKU 1 2:23 Doughty 3 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 9:59 Doughty 5 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) : MIAMI 2 6:31 Kummer 10 pass to Hudson (Patterson kick) : WKU 2 4:50 Norris 4 run (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 1:00 Davis 1 run (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 0:10 Doughty 4 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) : WKU 4 13:10 Doughty 8 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) : MIAMI 4 7:28 Ragland 16 pass to Smith (Patterson kick) : PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Doughty Fishback TOTALS GAME BREAKDOWN MIAMI WKU FIRST DOWNS Rushing 5 6 Passing 9 20 Penalty 1 1 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 2 6 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 3 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 0 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 30:09 29:51 1st Quarter 4:26 10:34 2nd Quarter 7:27 7:33 3rd Quarter 7:47 7:13 4th Quarter 10:29 4:31 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 7 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 0 14 GAME NOTES WKU scored on its opening drive of the game for the 19th time, with 16 touchdowns, in the past 29 games. Doughty went 7-for-7 for 76 yards and threw a touchdown on the drive. The perfect drive is the fourth of his career as he is now 74-of-87 (.85) for 880 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career on first drives. The 272 yards in the first quarter were the most for WKU in any quarter in school history. Brandon Doughty threw for 457 yards in the game to become WKU s all-time leader in career total yards, passing Justin Haddix s 8,890 yards from He also added six touchdown passes, most in a single game by a C-USA quarterback this season. Garrett Schwettman became WKU s all-time scoring leader with 304 points, passing Chris James 298 points from With the eight extra points in the contest, Schwettman has now made more PATs than any player in WKU history with 175. The win was the sixth-straight home win for the Hilltoppers, the longest streak since moving to FBS and longest since winning 10 between WKU is now 6-1 at home under Jeff Brohm. The attendance of 20,320 was the most in the Brohm era and most since the Morgan State game on Sept. 21, RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Ferby Davis Norris Warr Doughty TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Dangerfield Taylor Norris Grant Fant, G Gorski Fant, N Ferby TOTALS Miami (OH) PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Kummer Bahl Ragland TOTALS RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. McInnis Ragland Smith Bahl Young Ross Kummer Murphy TEAM TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Hudson Martin Jenkins McInnis Smith Murphy Williams Smith Shisso TOTALS WKUSports.com October 31, 2015 FSN 11 a.m. at ODU GAME 9 31

32 Game RECAPS GAME 5 WKU Rice Oct. 3, 2015 Rice Stadium Houston, Texas 20,124 HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Brandon Doughty threw for 409 yards and four first-half touchdowns to lead Western Kentucky to a win over Rice on Saturday. D Andre Ferby added two touchdown runs for the Hilltoppers (4-1, 2-0 Conference USA), who piled up 504 yards. Doughty finished 28 of 38 and moved into the top 100 in NCAA for career passing yards with 9,800. He connected with Taywan Taylor for 10 yards, Jared Dangerfield for 39 and Antwane Grant for 45 in the first quarter. In the second he connected with Tyler Higbee for 30 yards to make it Doughty has thrown for 400-plus yards in six of his last seven games with an average of 356 yards in the first half of the last three after having 343 against Rice. Western Kentucky turned five Rice (2-3, 0-1) turnovers into touchdowns. WKU SCORING SUMMARY STATISTICS LEADERS Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score RICE 1 12:47 Tobola 27 kick : WKU 1 12:08 Doughty 10 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : WKU 1 6:48 Doughty 39 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) : WKU 1 5:00 Doughty 45 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 11:00 Doughty 30 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) : RICE 2 4:38 Turner 3 run (Tobola kick) : WKU 2 2:51 Ferby 2 run (Schwettman kick) : WKU 4 14:12 Ferby 1 run (Schwettman kick) : WKU 4th 8:22 Warr 1 run (Schwettman kick) 2-2 0: PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Doughty Fishback TOTALS Darmontre Warr also ran for a Western Kentucky touchdown. GAME BREAKDOWN WKU RICE FIRST DOWNS Rushing 4 4 Passing Penalty 4 1 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 3 1 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 4 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 1 2 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 4 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 1 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 32:03 27:57 1st Quarter 6:44 8:16 2nd Quarter 7:30 7:30 3rd Quarter 9:07 5:53 4th Quarter 8:42 6:18 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 4 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 21 0 GAME NOTES WKU is 2-0 in conference play for the second time in the FBS era and first since 2012 when WKU began Sun Belt play 2-1. The Hilltoppers win was its largest margin of victory in a conference game since defeating Western Illinois 45-3 in It also represented the largest margin of victory in a conference game in the FBS era. The Hilltoppers posted over 230 yards of total offense in the first quarter for their second consecutive game as WKU had 240 in the opening period. With his 409 passing yards, senior quarterback Brandon Doughty moved his season total to 2,000, which is good for the seventhmost in a single season by a WKU quarterback after just five games. Wonderful Terry recorded his first interception of the season, which was the fourth forced turnover of his career and first he had not returned for a touchdown. Jared Dangerfield caught his 14thcareer touchdown, moving into a tie for seventh in WKU history. Doughty now has 15 passing touchdowns on the season, which ties for fifth in school history in a single season. Doughty is the only quarterback to be in the Top 10 in the category in three separate seasons. RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Ferby Bush Wales Davis Warr TEAM TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Dangerfield Taylor Norris Fant, N Grant Higbee Wales Ferby Scott TOTALS Rice PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Stehling Jackson Turner TOTALS RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Stewart Dillard Davis Walter Turner Jackson Stehling TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Parks Alaka Wright Cella Turner Hunt Stewart TOTALS GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

33 Game RECAPS GAME 6 Middle Tennessee WKU Oct. 10, 2015 Houchens-Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Ky. 16,993 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- WKU s high-powered offense dominated from the outset as the host Hilltoppers scored on eight of 10 first-half possessions, routing Middle Tennessee, 58-28, on Saturday in Conference USA play. Quarterback Brandon Doughty led WKU, (5-1, 3-0) which put up 52 first-half points against the Blue Raiders (2-4, 1-1), throwing five first-half touchdown passes for Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers put up 484 yards of total offense in the first half, including 402 yards passing. For the game, the Hilltoppers finished with 593 yards of total offense. Doughty finished the day 28 of 36 for 359 yards with the five scores and one interception. Doughty hooked up with receiver Taywan Taylor on two of the touchdowns, from 28 yards and 9 yards. Taylor also caught a 69-yard touchdown pass from receiver Nacarius Fant in the second quarter on a double pass. The Hilltoppers did not punt the entire first half. In the second half, Western Kentucky settled for a pair of Garrett Schwettman field goals to close out its scoring. GAME BREAKDOWN MT WKU FIRST DOWNS Rushing 7 8 Passing Penalty 2 2 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing 23 8 NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 3 6 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 2 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 24:53 35:07 1st Quarter 8:49 6:11 2nd Quarter 5:35 9:25 3rd Quarter 8:03 6:57 4th Quarter 2:26 12:34 Third-Down Conversions 4 of of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers GAME NOTES WKU is 3-0 in conference play for the first time in the FBS era and first since 2005 when WKU began Gateway play 4-1. The 5-1 start to the season is the best since also starting Brandon Doughty is now 76-of- 91 (83.5) for 942 yards and 10 touchdowns on opening drives for his career, including five perfect drives. With his 359 passing yards, senior quarterback Brandon Doughty became the 91st quarterback in FBS history to eclipse the 10,000- yard mark for his career as he now has 10,159 yards. The 52 points in the first half by the Hilltoppers were more than all but six full game totals for WKU since Taywan Taylor, who entered the game as the leading receiver in C-USA, finished the game with 120 yards on six catches and added three touchdowns. For the year, Taylor leads WKU with 691 yards and eight touchdowns. Nicholas Norris recorded the second 100-yard receiving game of his career and first of season as he tallied 148 yards and added a touchdown. Anthony Wales registered his first 100-yard rushing game of the season with and second of his career with 111 yards on a careerhigh 18 carries. Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score WKU 1 13:35 Ferby 6 run (Schwettman kick) : WKU 1 11:06 Doughty 43 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) : WKU 1 9:01 Doughty 10 pass to Norris (Schwettman kick) : MT 1 4:33 Bryson 28 run (Clark kick) : WKU 1 2:10 Doughty 28 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 11:27 Doughty 9 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : MT 2 3:36 Stockstill 30 pass to James (Clark kick) : WKU 2 3:21 Fant 69 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 1:08 Doughty 5 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 0:00 Schwettman 31 kick : MT 3 11:00 Stockstill 34 pass to James (Clark kick) : WKU 3 3:03 Schwettman 34 kick : MT 4 14:51 Stockstill 8 pass to Batties (Clark kick) : WKU 4 5:47 Schwettman 29 kick : WKU STATISTICS LEADERS PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Doughty Fant TOTALS RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Wales Ferby Davis Warr Grant Doughty TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Dangerfield Norris Taylor Grant Higbee Scott Wales Gorski TOTALS Middle Tennessee SCORING SUMMARY PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Stockstill RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Bryson Parker Anderson James Stockstill TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Batties James Pettis Ducksworth Grammer Parker Bryson Frazier TOTALS GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

34 Game RECAPS GAME 7 WKU North Texas Oct. 15, 2015 Apogee Stadium Denton, Texas 10,155 DENTON, Texas (AP) -- Brandon Doughty passed for 350 yards and four touchdowns, and Anthony Wales had 259 total yards and three touchdowns to help Western Kentucky beat North Texas on Thursday night for its seventh straight Conference USA victory. Doughty found Wales out of the backfield for a 5-yard touchdown to open the scoring and connected with Jared Dangerfield on a short TD to make it In the second quarter, Doughty threw a deep ball to Taywan Taylor for a 56-yard score and later found Taylor in the end zone for 31 yards. SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score WKU 1 10:12 Doughty 5 pass to Wales (Schwettman kick) : WKU 1 6:01 Doughty 2 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) : NT 2 11:04 Smith 20 pass to Gorgee (Moore kick) : WKU 2 6:48 Schwettman 25 kick : WKU 2 4:28 Schwettman 43 kick : WKU 2 4:10 Doughty 56 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : WKU 2 0:52 Doughty 31 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : NT 2 0:00 Smith 46 pass to Kidsy (Moore kick) : WKU 3 10:01 Wales 8 run (Schwettman kick) : WKU 3 3:44 Wales 1 run (Schwettman kick) : WKU 4 10:23 Warr 3 run (Schwettman kick) : NT 4 5:34 Smith 4 pass to Harris (Moore kick) : NT 4 0:29 Smith 14 pass to Harris (Moore kick) : Taylor finished with 134 yards receiving for Western Kentucky (6-1, 4-0), which is off to its best start since joining the FBS in Damarcus Smith threw four touchdown passes in his first career start for North Texas (0-6, 0-3). WKU STATISTICS LEADERS Mike Canales was named interim coach for North Texas on Sunday, after Dan McCarney was fired following a blowout loss to FCS Portland State. GAME BREAKDOWN WKU NT FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing 17 9 Penalty 1 0 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 3 0 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 4 4 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 4 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 2 3 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 33:54 26:06 1st Quarter 9:05 5:55 2nd Quarter 9:42 5:18 3rd Quarter 7:40 7:20 4th Quarter 7:27 7:33 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 14 5 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 14 7 GAME NOTES WKU is bowl eligible for the fifthconsecutive season and for fifth year of the seven FBS era seasons. The 6-1 start is WKU s best start of FBS era and earliest WKU has reached six wins since getting win No. 6 on Oct. 14, The Hilltoppers have now won seven straight over C-USA opponents, program s longest streak since winning nine-straight games against Sun Belt opponents across the years of 2011 to The streak ties Baylor and Appalachian State for sixth-longest active streak in the country. The 4-0 start in conference play is the first in FBS era and first since starting Gateway play 4-0 in The 683 total yards by WKU were the fourth-most in a single game in school history. All of the Top 4 are in Brohm era. With his 350 passing yards, senior quarterback Brandon Doughty has now thrown for the fourth-most yards in a single season with 2,889. Doughty has thrown a touchdown pass in 21 straight games, which ties TCU s Trevone Boykin with longest active streak in FBS. Taylor now has 114 career receptions, tying Eddie Preston ( ) for 10th-most in WKU history. His 10 touchdowns this season tie Curtis Hamilton from 2006 for third-most in a single season in school history. His 825 yards this season tie Dangerfield s mark of 825 from last season, which are the nine most in program history. PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Doughty Fishback Eckels TOTALS RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Wales Warr Towner Norris Davis Doughty Fant Eckels TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Taylor Dangerfield Wales Fant Norris Grant Warr Gorski Higbee TOTALS North Texas PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Smith RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Smith Wilson Jimmerson Harris TEAM TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Harris Kidsy Smith Goree Smiley Wilson Rutherford TOTALS GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,

35 Game RECAPS GAME 8 WKU No. 5 LSU Oct. 24, 2015 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, La. 101,561 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Hilltoppers (6-2) were as close to the Tigers as on Brandon Doughty s 39-yard touchdown pass to Antwane Grant in the third quarter, but LSU scored the next 17 points. Doughty, who came in averaging 387 yards passing, finished 37 of 61 for 325 yards and three TDs. He was intercepted once, by Jamal Adams - the LSU safety s third interception this season. Taywan Taylor had 10 catches for 103 yards and one TD for Western Kentucky. LSU finished with 211 yards rushing, well below its average of yards coming in. Derrius Guice wound up with the Tigers longest run - a late 47-yard touchdown dash. After opening with four Fournette rushes for 15 yards on its first series, LSU took a 7-0 lead on Harris deep throw to Dupre. Yet LSU stuck with running plays for most of the first half with less success than usual, gaining just 82 yards on 23 carries. Western Kentucky, which came in averaging yards and 44 points, could not move the ball at its usual pace against LSU s defense, but managed to tie the game on its fifth possession. D Andre Ferby broke loose for a 35-yard run, setting up Anthony Wales 7-yard touchdown on a shovel pass. GAME BREAKDOWN WKU LSU FIRST DOWNS Rushing 7 11 Passing 16 7 Penalty 1 3 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 0 3 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 3 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 3 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 0 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 29:11 30:49 1st Quarter 6:35 8:25 2nd Quarter 7:18 7:42 3rd Quarter 6:07 8:53 4th Quarter 9:11 5:49 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 0 14 GAME NOTES With his 325 passing yards, Doughty became just the third quarterback to throw for at least 300 yards on LSU in Tigers last 33 games, joining Mississippi State s Dak Prescott and Ole Miss Bo Wallace. He has thrown for at least 300 yards in 17 of his last 21 games. Before his miss in the third quarter, Garrett Schwettman had split the uprights on 88 consecutive PATs, the second-longest streak in WKU history. He is the only kicker to post two streaks of 50+ as he held a run of 59 straight from 10/11/12-11/2/13. Taywan Taylor now has 124 career receptions, tying with Alan Mullins ( ) for sixth-place in WKU history. His 11 touchdowns this season tie Jared Dangerfield (2014) and Porter Williams (1973) for most in a season in program history. Taylor s 928 yards this season are the third-most in a single season in Hilltopper history as he had his third straight 100-yard game and his fifth in the last six games. The 101,561 in attendance is the second-most to ever watch the Hilltoppers play, just 260 people shy of the most ever (2012 at No. 1 Alabama). The 428 total yards on offense by WKU were the most given up by LSU at home this season and most since the Mississippi State game (Sept. 20) last season. Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score LSU 1 12:13 Harris 55 pass to Dupre (Domingue kick) : WKU 2 10:55 Doughty 7 pass to Wales (Schwettman kick) : LSU 2 1:25 Williams 2 run (Domingue kick) : LSU 3 10:26 Domingue 34 kick : WKU 3 8:36 Doughty 39 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick failed) : LSU 3 6:42 Domingue 43 kick : LSU 3 5:54 Fournette 1 run (Domingue kick) : LSU 3 2:06 Harris 61 pass to Johnson (Domingue kick) : WKU 4 13:04 Doughty 9 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) : LSU 4 8:46 Harris 17 pass to Dural (Domingue kick) : LSU 4 1:49 Guice 47 run (Domingue kick) : WKU STATISTICS LEADERS PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Doughty RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Wales Ferby Warr Davis Doughty TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Taylor Dangerfield Norris Grant Wales Gorski Fant Ferby TOTALS LSU SCORING SUMMARY PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Harris RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg. Fournette Guice Brossette Williams TEAM Harris TOTALS RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long Dural Dupre Johnson Mouton Fournette TOTALS GAME 9 at ODU 11 a.m. FSN October 31,