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#94Western Kentucky
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Conference USA
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#127UTEP
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Conference USA
2023 week 10 · Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM CT · Sun Bowl · 11,111 att · 70.9°F Clear, wind 2.3

Drive chart

Western Kentucky UTEP bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
PUNT
4 pl · 17 yd · 1:48
0–0
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Elijah Young run for 23 yds to the WKU 48 for a 1ST down +23 2.07
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 48 Elijah Young run for 4 yds to the UTEP 48 +4 -0.15
15:00 2nd & 6 OPP 48 Austin Reed pass incomplete 0 -1.16
15:00 3rd & 6 OPP 48 Western Kentucky Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the WKU 47 -5
15:00 3rd & 11 OWN 47 Austin Reed sacked by Kanious Vaughn for a loss of 5 yards to the WKU 42 -5 -0.87
13:12 4th & 16 OWN 42 Tom Ellard punt for 35 yds
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PUNT
4 pl · 10 yd · 2:09
0–0
13:12 1st & 10 OWN 23 Deion Hankins run for 14 yds to the UTEP 37 for a 1ST down +14 1.16
13:12 1st & 10 OWN 37 Deion Hankins run for 2 yds to the UTEP 39 +2 -0.66
13:12 2nd & 8 OWN 39 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 38 -1 -0.96
13:12 3rd & 9 OWN 38 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -0.40
13:12 4th & 9 OWN 38 UTEP Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UTEP 33 -5
11:03 4th & 14 OWN 33 Joshua Sloan punt for 47 yds
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 0:55
0–0
11:03 1st & 10 OWN 20 Markese Stepp run for 2 yds to the WKU 22 +2 -0.36
11:03 2nd & 8 OWN 22 Austin Reed pass incomplete 0 -0.37
11:03 3rd & 8 OWN 22 Austin Reed pass incomplete 0 -0.17
10:08 4th & 8 OWN 22 Tom Ellard punt for 29 yds, downed at the UTEP 49
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 2:09
0–0
10:08 1st & 10 OWN 49 Deion Hankins run for 2 yds to the WKU 49 +2 -0.64
10:08 2nd & 8 OPP 49 Cade McConnell pass complete to Torrance Burgess Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line -1 -1.30
10:08 3rd & 9 50 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 1 yd to the WKU 49 +1 -0.62
7:59 4th & 8 OPP 49 Joshua Sloan punt for 42 yds
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PUNT
6 pl · 16 yd · 2:50
0–0
7:59 1st & 10 OWN 7 Elijah Young run for 5 yds to the WKU 12 +5 0.07
7:59 2nd & 5 OWN 12 Elijah Young run for 4 yds to the WKU 16 +4 -0.04
7:59 3rd & 1 OWN 16 Austin Reed run for 2 yds to the WKU 18 for a 1ST down +2 0.36
7:59 1st & 10 OWN 18 Austin Reed pass incomplete 0 -0.51
7:59 2nd & 10 OWN 18 Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 5 yds to the WKU 23 +5 0.04
7:59 3rd & 5 OWN 23 Austin Reed pass incomplete 0 -0.25
5:09 4th & 5 OWN 23 Tom Ellard punt for 60 yds, downed at the UTEP 17
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PUNT
7 pl · 38 yd · 3:41
0–0
5:09 1st & 10 OWN 17 Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 7 yds to the UTEP 24 +7 0.48
5:09 2nd & 3 OWN 24 Cade McConnell pass complete to Jeremiah Ballard for 5 yds to the UTEP 29 for a 1ST down +5 0.28
5:09 1st & 10 OWN 29 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 9 yds to the UTEP 38 +9 1.34
5:09 2nd & 1 OWN 38 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 14 yds to the WKU 48 for a 1ST down +14 0.75
5:09 1st & 10 OPP 48 Deion Hankins run for 3 yds to the WKU 45 +3 -0.36
5:09 2nd & 7 OPP 45 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -1.11
5:09 3rd & 7 OPP 45 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -0.97
1:28 4th & 7 OPP 45 Joshua Sloan punt for 31 yds
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PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd · 1:41
0–0
1:28 1st & 10 OWN 14 Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for a loss of 1 yard to the WKU 13 -1 -0.48
1:28 2nd & 11 OWN 13 Austin Reed pass incomplete 0 -0.16
0:00 3rd & 11 OWN 13 Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 10 yds to the WKU 23 +10 0.21
0:00 OWN 13 End of 1st Quarter
14:47 4th & 1 OWN 23 Tom Ellard punt for 41 yds, downed at the UTEP 36
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Q2
FG
12 pl · 59 yd · 8:18
0–3
14:47 1st & 10 OWN 36 Deion Hankins run for 10 yds to the UTEP 46 for a 1ST down +10 0.96
14:47 1st & 10 OWN 46 Deion Hankins run for 7 yds to the WKU 47 +7 0.65
14:47 2nd & 3 OPP 47 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 9 yds to the WKU 38 for a 1ST down +9 0.44
14:47 1st & 10 OPP 38 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for no gain to the WKU 38 0 -0.78
14:47 2nd & 10 OPP 38 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 17 yds to the WKU 21 for a 1ST down +17 1.25
14:47 1st & 10 OPP 21 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 4 yds to the WKU 17 +4 -0.03
14:47 2nd & 6 OPP 17 Cade McConnell pass complete to Jeremiah Ballard for 4 yds to the WKU 13 +4 -0.03
14:47 3rd & 2 OPP 13 Deion Hankins run for 3 yds to the WKU 10 for a 1ST down +3 0.18
14:47 1st & 10 OPP 10 UTEP Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the WKU 15 -5
14:47 1st & 15 OPP 15 UTEP Penalty, Delay Of Game (Cade McConnell) to the WKU 20 -5
14:47 1st & 20 OPP 20 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 3 yds to the WKU 17 +3 -0.13
14:47 2nd & 17 OPP 17 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 13 yds to the WKU 4 +13 0.56
14:47 3rd & 4 OPP 4 Deion Hankins run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKU 5 -1 -0.36
6:29 4th & 5 OPP 5 Buzz Flabiano 22 yd FG GOOD
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INT
4 pl · 23 yd · 1:31
0–3
6:29 1st & 10 OWN 25 Elijah Young run for 4 yds to the WKU 29 +4 -0.11
6:29 2nd & 6 OWN 29 Austin Reed pass incomplete 0 -0.65
6:29 3rd & 6 OWN 29 Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 14 yds to the WKU 43 for a 1ST down +14 2.38
6:29 1st & 10 OWN 43 YOUNG, Elijah rush to the left for a gain of 1 yard to the WKU44 (KNIGHT, Tyrice). PENALTY TEP Offsides on WESTMORELAND, Maurice enforced 5 yards from the WKU43 to the WKU48 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down). +5
4:58 1st & 5 OWN 48 UTEP Penalty, Illegal Block (AJ Odums) to the UTEP 13 +10
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ON DOWNS
10 pl · 73 yd · 4:25
0–3
4:58 1st & 10 OWN 23 Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 44 yds to the WKU 33 for a 1ST down +44 3.31
4:58 1st & 10 OPP 33 Cade McConnell run for 11 yds to the WKU 22 for a 1ST down +11 0.26
4:58 1st & 10 OPP 22 Deion Hankins run for 2 yds to the WKU 20 +2 -0.22
4:58 2nd & 8 OPP 20 Deion Hankins run for 3 yds to the WKU 17 +3 -0.14
4:58 3rd & 5 OPP 17 Cade McConnell pass complete to Zach Fryar for 4 yds to the WKU 13 +4 -0.05
4:58 4th & 1 OPP 13 Kevin Hurley run for 1 yd to the WKU 12 for a 1ST down +1 0.53
4:58 1st & 10 OPP 12 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 8 yds to the WKU 4 +8 0.45
0:47 3rd & 1 OPP 3 Timeout UTEP, clock 00:47
0:47 2nd & 2 OPP 4 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 1 yd to the WKU 3 +1 -0.39
0:37 4th & 1 OPP 3 Deion Hankins run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKU 4 -1 -4.18
0:35 4th & 1 OPP 3 Timeout UTEP, clock 00:35
0:35 3rd & 1 OPP 3 Deion Hankins run for no gain to the WKU 3 0 -0.35
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END OF HALF
1 pl · -2 yd · 0:33
0–3
0:00 1st & 10 OWN 4 [SG] Kneel down by REED, Austin at WKU2 (team loss of 2), clock 00:00. 0 -0.27
0:00 OWN 2 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
ON DOWNS
8 pl · 41 yd · 3:27
0–3
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Cade McConnell pass complete to Jeremiah Ballard for 15 yds to the UTEP 40 for a 1ST down +15 1.32
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 40 Deion Hankins run for 4 yds to the UTEP 44 +4 -0.17
15:00 2nd & 6 OWN 44 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -1.09
15:00 3rd & 6 OWN 44 Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 18 yds to the WKU 38 for a 1ST down +18 2.92
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 38 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 4 yds to the WKU 34 +4 -0.08
15:00 2nd & 6 OPP 34 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for no gain to the WKU 34 0 -0.84
11:38 4th & 6 OPP 34 Timeout UTEP, clock 11:38
11:38 3rd & 6 OPP 34 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -1.02
11:33 4th & 6 OPP 34 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -1.97
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TD
2 pl · 66 yd · 0:44
7–3
11:33 1st & 10 OWN 34 Elijah Young run for 2 yds to the WKU 36 +2 -0.62
10:49 2nd & 8 OWN 36 Elijah Young run for 64 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK) +64 5.95
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INT
4 pl · 10 yd · 1:49
7–3
10:49 1st & 10 OWN 25 Emari White run for 3 yds to the UTEP 28 +3 -0.30
9:55 3rd & 1 OWN 34 Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 09:55
9:55 2nd & 7 OWN 28 Deion Hankins run for 6 yds to the UTEP 34 +6 0.27
9:55 3rd & 1 OWN 34 Kevin Hurley run for 1 yd to the UTEP 35 for a 1ST down +1 0.86
9:00 1st & 10 OWN 35 Cade McConnell pass intercepted -1.76
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TD
16 pl · 54 yd · 8:46
14–3
9:00 1st & 10 OWN 46 Markese Stepp run for 2 yds to the WKU 48 +2 -0.67
9:00 2nd & 8 OWN 48 Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 5 yds to the UTEP 47 +5 0.09
9:00 3rd & 3 OPP 47 Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 4 yds to the UTEP 43 for a 1ST down +4 1.42
9:00 1st & 10 OPP 43 Austin Reed pass complete to Jimmy Holiday for 6 yds to the UTEP 37 +6 0.29
9:00 2nd & 4 OPP 37 Austin Reed run for 2 yds to the UTEP 35 +2 -0.51
9:00 3rd & 2 OPP 35 Markese Stepp run for no gain to the UTEP 35 0 -1.03
9:00 4th & 2 OPP 35 Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 5 yds to the UTEP 30 for a 1ST down +5 1.79
9:00 1st & 10 OPP 30 Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 3 yds to the UTEP 27 +3 -0.17
9:00 2nd & 7 OPP 27 Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 5 yds to the UTEP 22 +5 0.07
9:00 3rd & 2 OPP 22 Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 1 yd to the UTEP 21 +1 -0.49
9:00 4th & 1 OPP 21 Austin Reed run for 3 yds to the UTEP 18 for a 1ST down +3 0.82
1:56 2nd & 10 OPP 18 Timeout UTEP, clock 01:56
1:56 1st & 10 OPP 18 Austin Reed pass incomplete 0 -0.35
1:56 2nd & 10 OPP 18 Western Kentucky Penalty, Offensive Holding (Colten Cable) to the UTEP 25 -10
1:56 2nd & 17 OPP 25 Austin Reed pass complete to L.T. Sanders for 19 yds to the UTEP 6 for a 1ST down +19 1.59
1:56 1st & 6 OPP 6 L.T. Sanders run for 3 yds to the UTEP 3 +3 -0.16
0:14 2nd & 3 OPP 3 Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 3 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK) +3 2.21
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TD
3 pl · 75 yd · 0:59
14–10
0:00 OWN 25 End of 3rd Quarter
0:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Deion Hankins run for 8 yds to the UTEP 33 +8 0.91
15:00 2nd & 2 OWN 33 Deion Hankins run for 5 yds to the UTEP 38 for a 1ST down +5 0.21
14:15 1st & 10 OWN 38 Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 62 yds for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK) +62 4.95
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Q4
TD
8 pl · 75 yd · 4:41
21–10
14:15 1st & 10 OWN 25 Elijah Young run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKU 24 -1 -0.80
14:15 2nd & 11 OWN 24 Austin Reed pass complete to L.T. Sanders for 17 yds to the WKU 41 for a 1ST down +17 2.22
14:15 1st & 10 OWN 41 Elijah Young run for 6 yds to the WKU 47 +6 0.40
14:15 2nd & 4 OWN 47 Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line +3 -0.46
14:15 3rd & 1 50 Western Kentucky Penalty, False Start (Vincent Murphy) to the WKU 45 -5
14:15 3rd & 6 OWN 45 Austin Reed pass complete to Jimmy Holiday for 27 yds to the UTEP 28 for a 1ST down +27 3.17
14:15 1st & 10 OPP 28 Elijah Young run for 5 yds to the UTEP 23 +5 0.08
14:15 2nd & 5 OPP 23 Elijah Young run for 22 yds to the UTEP 1 for a 1ST down +22 1.75
9:34 1st & 1 OPP 1 Elijah Young run for 1 yd for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK) +1 0.94
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PUNT
5 pl · 0 yd · 2:37
21–10
9:34 1st & 10 OWN 25 Cade McConnell pass complete to Julian Lopez for 8 yds to the UTEP 33 +8 0.91
9:34 2nd & 2 OWN 33 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 4 yds to the UTEP 37 for a 1ST down +4 0.12
8:13 2nd & 10 OWN 37 Timeout UTEP, clock 08:13
8:13 1st & 10 OWN 37 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -1.07
8:13 2nd & 10 OWN 37 Yamil Oaxaca run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 35 -2 -0.84
8:13 3rd & 12 OWN 35 Cade McConnell sacked by Kendrick Simpkins and Sebastian Benjamin for a loss of 10 yards to the UTEP 25 -10 -0.42
6:57 4th & 22 OWN 25 Joshua Sloan punt for 49 yds, fair catch by K.D. Hutchinson at the WKU 26
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PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 2:24
21–10
6:57 1st & 10 OWN 26 L.T. Sanders run for 4 yds to the WKU 30 +4 -0.12
6:57 2nd & 6 OWN 30 L.T. Sanders run for no gain to the WKU 30 0 -0.68
6:57 3rd & 6 OWN 30 L.T. Sanders run for 3 yds to the WKU 33 +3 -0.15
4:33 4th & 3 OWN 33 Tom Ellard punt for 41 yds
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FG
10 pl · 53 yd · 3:36
21–13
4:33 1st & 10 OWN 33 Cade McConnell pass complete to Marcus Vinson for 29 yds to the WKU 38 for a 1ST down +29 2.33
4:33 1st & 10 OPP 38 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -0.78
4:33 2nd & 10 OPP 38 UTEP Penalty, False Start (Otis Pitts III) to the WKU 43 -5
4:33 2nd & 15 OPP 43 Cade McConnell pass complete to Deion Hankins for 3 yds to the WKU 40 +3 -0.38
4:33 3rd & 12 OPP 40 Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 10 yds to the WKU 30 +10 1.15
4:33 4th & 2 OPP 30 Cade McConnell pass complete to Jeremiah Ballard for 6 yds to the WKU 24 for a 1ST down +6 1.47
4:33 1st & 10 OPP 24 Cade McConnell sacked by Jayden Loving for a loss of 2 yards to the WKU 26 -2 -0.65
4:33 1st & 10 OPP 13 Kevin Hurley run for 2 yds to the WKU 11 +2 -0.17
4:33 2nd & 8 OPP 11 Cade McConnell sacked by Sebastian Benjamin for a loss of 3 yards to the WKU 14 -3 -0.55
4:33 3rd & 11 OPP 14 Cade McConnell pass incomplete 0 -0.57
0:57 4th & 11 OPP 14 Buzz Flabiano 31 yd FG GOOD
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END OF GAME
2 pl · -2 yd · 0:55
21–13
0:55 1st & 10 OWN 33 [SG] Kneel down by REED, Austin at WKU32 (team loss of 1). 0 -0.96
0:00 2nd & 11 OWN 32 [SG] Kneel down by REED, Austin at WKU31 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00. 0 -0.47
0:00 OWN 31 End of 4th Quarter
21 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

3sacks1
8plays for loss3
1takeaways1
1three-and-outs forced3
8explosive plays allowed6
5.75yards allowed / play5.62
3 of 10scoring drives allowed3 of 11
Western Kentucky
Takulve Williams 12 (6) 1 TFL
Desmyn Baker 9 (3) 1.5 TFL
Sebastian Benjamin 5 (1) 1.5 sk · 1.5 TFL · 1 QH
Deante McCray 5 (2) 1 TFL
Aaron Key 5 (2) 0.5 TFL
Virgil Marshall 5 (4)
Rome Weber 4 (1) 1 PD
Jayden Loving 3 (1) 1 sk · 1 TFL
UTEP
Tyrice Knight 14 (5) 1 TFL · 2 PD
James Neal 7 (2)
Keenan Stewart 5 (2)
Kanious Vaughn 3 (2) 1 sk · 1 TFL
Josiah Allen 3 (1) 1 TFL
Torey Richardson 2 (2) 1 PD
A.J. Odums 2 (1) 1 PD
Maurice Westmoreland 2 (2) 2 QH
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

—field goals2 of 2
5punts4
41.2punt average42.3
1punts inside the 202
0return yards7
own 21average drive startown 29
Western Kentucky
K Lucas Carneiro 3/3 XP
P Tom Ellard 5 punts · 41.2 avg · 1 in 20
UTEP
K Buzz Flabiano 2/2 FG · long 31 · 1/1 XP
P Joshua Sloan 4 punts · 42.3 avg · 2 in 20
PR Torrance Burgess Jr. 1 ret · 7 yds · long 7
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

50plays64
281yards368
11drives10
42%success rate41%
14.73total PPA3.67
Derived from 114 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q2Buzz Flabiano 22 yd FG GOOD 3–0
Q3Elijah Young run for 64 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK) 7–3
Q3Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 3 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK) 14–3
Q4Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 62 yds for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK) 10–14
Q4Elijah Young run for 1 yd for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK) 21–10
Q4Buzz Flabiano 31 yd FG GOOD 13–21

Biggest plays by PPA

Q3Elijah Young run for 64 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK) 5.95
Q4Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 62 yds for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK) 4.95
Q2Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 44 yds to the WKU 33 for a 1ST down 3.31
Q4Austin Reed pass complete to Jimmy Holiday for 27 yds to the UTEP 28 for a 1ST down 3.17
Q3Cade McConnell pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 18 yds to the WKU 38 for a 1ST down 2.92
Q2Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 14 yds to the WKU 43 for a 1ST down 2.38

Series recent meetings

2024 UTEP 17 – 44 Western Kentucky
2018 UTEP 16 – 40 Western Kentucky
2017 Western Kentucky 15 – 14 UTEP
2014 UTEP 27 – 35 Western Kentucky
Last 4 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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