Western Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 12 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalSep 3, 2015 · FirstBank Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Western Kentucky	0	0	7	7	14
Vanderbilt	0	3	0	9	12

Game flow

Western Kentucky won by 2 · 5 scores

Lead changes

0 times tied

VAN biggest lead

Q2 1:42

WKU biggest lead

Q4 8:38

Time in front

VAN 26% · WKU 27%

tied 47% · 15:42 vs 16:00 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Vanderbilt is ahead, below it Western Kentucky. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

2nd quarter

1:42

FG Tommy Openshaw 49 Yd Field Goal 7 plays, 29 yds, 2:58 · from VAN 40

WKU 0–3 VAN

3rd quarter

1:00

TD Leon Allen 4 Yd Run (Garrett Schwettman Kick)2 plays, 69 yds, 0:28 · from WKU 31

WKU 7–3 VAN

4th quarter

12:34

FG Tommy Openshaw 26 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 52 yds, 3:19 · from VAN 40

WKU 7–6 VAN

8:38

TD Tyler Higbee 9 Yd pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman Kick)9 plays, 70 yds, 3:50 · from WKU 30

WKU 14–6 VAN

0:33

TD Trent Sherfield 2 Yd pass from Johnny McCrary (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)12 plays, 77 yds, 2:05 · from VAN 23

WKU 14–12 VAN

Drives

VAN 3/12 scoredWKU 2/13 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	VAN	VAN 27	7	9	3:55	Punt
Q1	11:05	WKU	WKU 2	3	7	1:17	Punt
Q1	9:48	VAN	WKU 48	4	8	2:36	Punt
Q1	7:12	WKU	WKU 20	6	24	2:56	Punt
Q1	4:16	WKU	VAN 18	3	-18	1:08	Punt
Q1	3:08	VAN	VAN 5	11	86	6:27	Interception
Q2	11:41	WKU	WKU 20	3	6	0:54	Punt
Q2	10:47	VAN	VAN 38	8	52	4:47	Missed FG
Q2	6:00	WKU	WKU 20	3	0	1:20	Punt
Q2	4:40	VAN	VAN 40	7	29	2:58	Field Goal
Q2	1:42	WKU	WKU 35	4	22	1:28	Punt
Q2	0:14	VAN	VAN 20	1	-1	0:14	End of Half

Win probability

Western Kentucky 100% · pregame line Vanderbilt −17.5 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Brandon Doughty	19/30	209	7.0	1	0	51.8

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Leon Allen	15	56	3.7	1	19
D'Andre Ferby	2	14	7.0	0	8
Brandon Doughty	5	-32	-6.4	0	4

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyler Higbee	4	102	25.5	1	65
Taywan Taylor	3	40	13.3	0	21
Antwane Grant	5	29	5.8	0	12
Nicholas Norris	3	19	6.3	0	7
Leon Allen	4	19	4.8	0	12

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Nick Newton	1	0	0
Nick Holt	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Garrett Schwettman	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joseph Occhipinti	9	348	38.7	0	0	49
Jake Collins	1	29	29.0	0	0	29

Biggest plays

WKU +95% Q4 0:33 Hayden Lekacz on-side kick recovered by WESTRN KENTUCKY at the Vandy 44

VAN +94% Q4 0:33 Johnny McCrary pass complete to Trent Sherfield for 2 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )

WKU +46% Q3 1:00 Leon Allen run for 4 yds for a TD, (Garrett Schwettman KICK)

WKU +41% Q4 8:38 Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 9 yds for a TD, (Garrett Schwettman KICK)

WKU +26% Q4 12:34 Hayden Lekacz kickoff for 62 yds , Kylen Towner return for 27 yds to the WKent 30

Team stats

Stat	WKU	VAN
1st Downs	11	20
3rd down efficiency	2-12	7-18
4th down efficiency	0-0	2-3
Total Yards	246	385
Passing	209	217
Comp/Att	19/30	18/34
Yards per pass	7.0	6.4
Rushing	37	168
Rushing Attempts	23	42
Yards per rush	1.6	4.0
Penalties	9-70	5-40
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	23:21	36:39

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:33 1st & 10 at VAN 44 N/A run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 45

Q4 0:33 Hayden Lekacz on-side kick recovered by WESTRN KENTUCKY at the Vandy 44

Q4 0:33 4th & Goal at WKU 2 Johnny McCrary pass complete to Trent Sherfield for 2 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )

Q4 0:40 3rd & Goal at WKU 2 Johnny McCrary pass incomplete to Latevius Rayford

Q4 0:40 Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 00:40

Q4 1:23 2nd & Goal at WKU 2 Ralph Webb run for no gain to the WKent 2

Q4 1:23 1st & Goal at WKU 5 Johnny McCrary pass complete to Steven Scheu for 3 yds to the WKent 2

Q4 1:23 2nd & 2 at WKU 25 Johnny McCrary pass complete to Trent Sherfield for 20 yds to the WKent 5 for a 1ST down

Q4 1:23 Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 01:23

Q4 2:38 1st & 10 at WKU 33 Johnny McCrary pass complete to Ralph Webb for 8 yds to the WKent 25

Q4 2:38 3rd & 8 at VAN 39 Johnny McCrary pass complete to Kris Kentera for 28 yds to the WKent 33 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:38 2nd & 8 at VAN 39 Johnny McCrary pass incomplete to Steven Scheu, broken up by Nick Holt

Q4 2:38 1st & 10 at VAN 37 Johnny McCrary pass complete to Latevius Rayford for 2 yds to the Vandy 39

Q4 2:38 3rd & 1 at VAN 32 Dallas Rivers run for 5 yds to the Vandy 37 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:38 2nd & 1 at VAN 32 Johnny McCrary pass incomplete to Steven Scheu

Q4 2:38 1st & 10 at VAN 23 Johnny McCrary pass complete to Steven Scheu for 9 yds to the Vandy 32

Q4 2:50 4th & 18 at WKU 38 Joseph Occhipinti punt for 49 yds , Trey Ellis returns for 10 yds to the Vandy 23

Q4 2:50 Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 02:50

Q4 5:04 3rd & 11 at WKU 45 Brandon Doughty sacked by Jonathan Wynn for a loss of 7 yards to the WKent 38

Q4 5:04 2nd & 11 at WKU 45 Brandon Doughty pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris, broken up by Zach Cunningham

Q4 5:04 1st & 10 at WKU 46 Leon Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 45

Q4 5:04 1st & 10 at WKU 27 Leon Allen run for 19 yds to the WKent 46 for a 1ST down

Q4 5:04 1st & 10 at WKU 15 Brandon Doughty pass complete to Antwane Grant for 12 yds to the WKent 27 for a 1ST down

Q4 8:31 4th & 14 at 50 Tommy Openshaw punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Kylen Towner at the WKent 15