College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 41, Sam Houston State 24
Saturday, August 23, 2025 7:00 PM
Location - Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Attendance - 15312
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Sam Houston State 3 7 14 0 24
Western Kentucky 7 13 14 7 41
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:31
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 7 - Sam Houston State 0
Matthew Henry 26 yd. pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon kick)
1st Quarter - 4:32
Sam Houston State   FG  Western Kentucky 7 - Sam Houston State 3
R.J. Lopez 40 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 12:24
Sam Houston State   TD  Western Kentucky 7 - Sam Houston State 10
Hunter Watson 55 yd. run (R.J. Lopez kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:06
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 14 - Sam Houston State 10
La'Vell Wright 1 yd. run (John Cannon kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:57
Western Kentucky   FG  Western Kentucky 17 - Sam Houston State 10
John Cannon 49 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:24
Western Kentucky   FG  Western Kentucky 20 - Sam Houston State 10
John Cannon 42 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 13:29
Sam Houston State   TD  Western Kentucky 20 - Sam Houston State 17
Alton McCaskill 2 yd. run (R.J. Lopez kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:58
Sam Houston State   TD  Western Kentucky 20 - Sam Houston State 24
JaMair Diaz 43 yd. fumble recovery (R.J. Lopez kick)
3rd Quarter - 8:10
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 27 - Sam Houston State 24
K.D. Hutchinson 9 yd. pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon kick)
3rd Quarter - 4:47
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 34 - Sam Houston State 24
Marvis Parrish 22 yd. pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon kick)
4th Quarter - 10:17
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 41 - Sam Houston State 24
Maverick McIvor 4 yd. run (John Cannon kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Sam Houston State Western Kentucky
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Sam Houston State Western Kentucky
Score 24 41
1st Downs 14 26
3rd Down Efficiency 2-for-14
14% 		11-for-19
58%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-3
0% 		0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 382 506
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 31-173 35-105
Average/Rush 5.6 3.0
Passing
Comp-Att 19-30 33-51
Passing Yards 209 401
Average/Pass Play 6.5 7.6
Penalties-Yards 7-51 2-17
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Time of Possession 27:04 32:56
PLAYER STATS
Sam Houston State (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
H. Watson 19/30 209 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
H. Watson 14 91 6.5 1
A. McCaskill 11 72 6.5 1
E. Green 6 10 1.7 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
E. Green 7 61 8.7 0
G. O'Neill 3 50 16.7 0
R. Lotten 1 36 36.0 0
A. Smith-Mack 4 27 6.8 0
D. Bledsoe III 1 12 12.0 0
A. Smith 1 11 11.0 0
Q. Humphreys 1 9 9.0 0
A. McCaskill 1 3 3.0 0
L. Brown 0 0 0.0 0
M. Phillips 0 0 0.0 0
C. Reed 0 0 0.0 0
Western Kentucky (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. McIvor 33/51 401 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Parrish 12 52 4.3 0
G. Hart III 8 25 3.1 0
L. Wright 6 22 3.7 1
M. McIvor 7 7 1.0 1
M. Henry 1 0 0.0 0
K. Hutchinson 1 -1 -1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Henry 7 148 21.1 1
M. Barry 6 90 15.0 0
M. Parrish 6 58 9.7 1
J. Mack 4 35 8.8 0
K. Hutchinson 4 34 8.5 1
K. Williams 3 25 8.3 0
L. Wright 1 4 4.0 0
G. Hart III 1 4 4.0 0
N. Meyers 1 3 3.0 0
Q. Burroughs 0 0 0.0 0
C. Flowers 0 0 0.0 0