STEVEN DUNCAN
• Came in at quarterback to begin the 2nd half and played every offensive snap thereafter.
• Completed12 of 16 passes for 94 yards with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions.
• Also had 6 rushes for 55 yards on the ground, including a 27-yard rush in the 3rd quarter. It was the 1st 20-yard rush for WKU in the Mike Sanford Era (on the 520th carry dating back to the beginning of the 2017 season).
• Completed 5 of 5 passes for 27 yards and rushed 5 times for 54 yards during his 1st drive. It was a 13-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 4-yard touchdown shovel pass to Mik’Quan Deane.
DAVIS SHANLEY
•Started his 1st career game and played the entire 1st half, completing 13-of-19 passes for 158 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Also had 5 rushes for 16 yards on the ground.
MIK’QUAN DEANE
• Tied a career-high with 5 receptions, posting 48 yards and his 1st-career 2 touchdown game.
LUCKY JACKSON
• Led the Hilltoppers with 8 receptions for 91 yards, including a team-long 41-yard catch-and-run in the 2nd quarter.
JOSHUA SAMUEL
• Led the Hilltoppers with career-highs of 19 carries for 91 yards and his 1st career touchdown.
• The 5-yard score came on WKU’s final drive of the game. On the drive, he had 7 rushes for 49 yards.
GINO APPLEBERRY, JR.
• Had 4 carries for 14 yards and 1 touchdown. The 1-yard score tied the game at 7-7 in the 2nd quarter and was the 1st rushing touchdown by a WKU running back in a road game in the Mike Sanford Era.
Ta’CORIAN DARDEN and BEN HOLT
• Had 12 tackles apiece to lead the WKU defense.
• Darden recorded his 1st double-digit tackle game of the season and added 2 quarterback hurries and 1 pass breakup.
• Holt set a career-high mark with the dozen tackles and added 1 tackle for loss to push his team-leading total to 6.5 on the season.
DRELL GREENE
• Had a career-high 10 tackles (7 solo) while adding 1 pass breakup.
JAYLON GEORGE
• Had a career-high 6 tackles (1 solo) while adding his 1st career solo sack, a 7-yard loss.
DEVON KEY
• Had 2 assisted tackles while adding a career-high 2 pass breakups for the 2nd straight week.
• Came in at quarterback to begin the 2nd half and played every offensive snap thereafter.
• Completed12 of 16 passes for 94 yards with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions.
• Also had 6 rushes for 55 yards on the ground, including a 27-yard rush in the 3rd quarter. It was the 1st 20-yard rush for WKU in the Mike Sanford Era (on the 520th carry dating back to the beginning of the 2017 season).
• Completed 5 of 5 passes for 27 yards and rushed 5 times for 54 yards during his 1st drive. It was a 13-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 4-yard touchdown shovel pass to Mik’Quan Deane.
DAVIS SHANLEY
•Started his 1st career game and played the entire 1st half, completing 13-of-19 passes for 158 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Also had 5 rushes for 16 yards on the ground.
MIK’QUAN DEANE
• Tied a career-high with 5 receptions, posting 48 yards and his 1st-career 2 touchdown game.
LUCKY JACKSON
• Led the Hilltoppers with 8 receptions for 91 yards, including a team-long 41-yard catch-and-run in the 2nd quarter.
JOSHUA SAMUEL
• Led the Hilltoppers with career-highs of 19 carries for 91 yards and his 1st career touchdown.
• The 5-yard score came on WKU’s final drive of the game. On the drive, he had 7 rushes for 49 yards.
GINO APPLEBERRY, JR.
• Had 4 carries for 14 yards and 1 touchdown. The 1-yard score tied the game at 7-7 in the 2nd quarter and was the 1st rushing touchdown by a WKU running back in a road game in the Mike Sanford Era.
Ta’CORIAN DARDEN and BEN HOLT
• Had 12 tackles apiece to lead the WKU defense.
• Darden recorded his 1st double-digit tackle game of the season and added 2 quarterback hurries and 1 pass breakup.
• Holt set a career-high mark with the dozen tackles and added 1 tackle for loss to push his team-leading total to 6.5 on the season.
DRELL GREENE
• Had a career-high 10 tackles (7 solo) while adding 1 pass breakup.
JAYLON GEORGE
• Had a career-high 6 tackles (1 solo) while adding his 1st career solo sack, a 7-yard loss.
DEVON KEY
• Had 2 assisted tackles while adding a career-high 2 pass breakups for the 2nd straight week.
