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Western Kentucky vs Sam Houston State

Final · Week 8 · Wed Oct 14 · 8:00 PM ET · Elliott T. Bowers Stadium

Western Kentucky HilltoppersWestern Kentucky3-4

FinalOct 14, 2026

Sam Houston State BearkatsSam Houston State1-5

TVESPN

Weather85°F · Clear · SSE wind 9 mph

Weather at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium

Western Kentucky vs Sam Houston State at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, Wed Oct 14, 8:00 PM ET. As reported at the nearest airport during the game.

At kickoff · 7:53 PM ET

85°FWind 9 mph from the SSEClear · humidity 51%

7:53 PM85°F9 mphClear
8:53 PM82°F11 mphClear
9:53 PM80°F11 mphClear
10:53 PM78°F10 mphClear
11:53 PM76°F10 mphClear

Reports from KUTS, 3 mi away (NOAA Aviation Weather Center). Pregame forecast from the US National Weather Service, issued Wed Oct 14, 7:16 PM ET.

Closing line

US sportsbooks, consensus at kickoff

Moneyline

WKU−113

SHSU−105

Spread

WKU −1.5−102

SHSU +1.5−120

Total O/U

Over 53.5−110

Under 53.5−109

Spread: Western Kentucky −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 53.5 (19 points).

Recap

Western Kentucky beat Sam Houston State 16-3 at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville on Oct 14, 2026 to move to 3-4.

The game was played before 7,291.

Kalshi had Western Kentucky at 50% and Polymarket at 50% to win before kickoff. Among the public, 62% of moneyline bets and 53% of the money were on Western Kentucky.

Score by quarter

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Sam Houston State Bearkats, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
WKU	7	3	3	3	16
SHSU	0	3	0	0	3

Market win chance

WKU on top, SHSU below · Kalshi and Polymarket prices, averaged · tap or hover for any moment

Scoring plays

First Quarter

WKUTouchdown · 10:06Coleson Arends 23 Yd pass from Brock Glenn (Karl Campbell Kick)7-0

Second Quarter

WKUField Goal · 12:02Karl Campbell 35 Yd Field Goal10-0
SHSUField Goal · 5:59Sam Carpenter 42 Yd Field Goal10-3

Third Quarter

WKUField Goal · 0:03Karl Campbell 39 Yd Field Goal13-3

Fourth Quarter

WKUField Goal · 10:45Karl Campbell 33 Yd Field Goal16-3

Team stats

WKUSHSU

1st Downs: 17; 12
Total Yards: 276; 177
Passing: 132; 112
Rushing: 144; 65
3rd down efficiency: 8-20; 2-13
Turnovers: 0; 1
Possession: 32:23; 27:37

Top performers

Western Kentucky HilltoppersSam Houston State Bearkats

Passing

Brock Glenn14/30, 127 YDS, 1 TD

Landyn Locke13/30, 112 YDS, 1 INT

Rushing

Brock Glenn22 CAR, 54 YDS

MJ Dowdy14 CAR, 55 YDS

Receiving

Jonathan Stafford Jr.5 REC, 37 YDS

Chris Reed3 REC, 51 YDS

Sacks

Westen Ard1.5

Josh Alexander-Felton1

Tackles

Westen Ard10

Dean Ford12

Player stats

Western Kentucky · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Brock Glenn	14/30	127	4.2	1	0	27.4
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	1/1	5	5.0	0	0	--

Western Kentucky · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Brock Glenn	22	54	2.5	14
Le'Kamren Meadows	1	32	32.0	32
Ajay Allen	10	25	2.5	6
Jaden McGill	6	20	3.3	5
Cameron Flowers	1	8	8.0	8
Zion Taylor	1	7	7.0	7
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0
Quincy Burroughs	1	-1	-1.0	0

Western Kentucky · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonathan Stafford Jr.	5	37	7.4	0	13
Moussa Barry	2	36	18.0	0	31
Ajay Allen	5	26	5.2	0	6
Coleson Arends	2	24	12.0	1	23
Qua'Vez Humphreys	1	9	9.0	0	9

Western Kentucky · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Brock Glenn	1	0	0

Western Kentucky · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Westen Ard	10	5	1.5	2.5	1	0
Justin Brown	7	6	0	2	1	1
Dave Herard	7	4	0	0	2	1
Jaylen Lewis	4	4	0	0	1	0
Latrevion Thompson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jakeem Fletcher	3	3	0	1	0	0
Braxton Myers	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tony Newsome Jr.	2	2	0	0	1	1

Western Kentucky · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tony Newsome Jr.	1	22	0

Western Kentucky · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jonathan Stafford Jr.	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Western Kentucky · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Karl Campbell	3/3	100.0	39	1/1	10

Western Kentucky · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Smith	6	252	42.0	0	1	49

Sam Houston State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Landyn Locke	13/30	112	3.7	0	1	5.9

Sam Houston State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
MJ Dowdy	14	55	3.9	15
Landan Brown	3	16	5.3	12
Alton McCaskill	3	10	3.3	6
Kyan Berry-Johnson	1	7	7.0	5
Landyn Locke	6	-23	-3.8	6

Sam Houston State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chris Reed	3	51	17.0	20
Kyan Berry-Johnson	3	26	8.7	13
Matt Smith	1	15	15.0	15
Alton McCaskill	1	8	8.0	8
Tim Burns Jr.	2	7	3.5	5
Grady O'Neill	3	5	1.7	5

Sam Houston State · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
MJ Dowdy	1	0	0

Sam Houston State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Dean Ford	12	9	0	1	0	1
Railyn Adams	6	5	0	0	0	0
Tokyo Gordon	5	4	0	0	1	0
Ishmel Atkins	5	3	0	0.5	0	0
Brian Bates Jr.	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Brody Henderson	4	4	1	1	1	2
Tyler Bailey	4	0	0	0	2	2
Dravon Wilson	3	3	0	0	0	0

Sam Houston State · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Alijah Cason	1	27	27.0	27	0
Tim Burns Jr.	1	17	17.0	17	0

Sam Houston State · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tim Burns Jr.	5	50	10.0	25	0

Sam Houston State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Sam Carpenter	1/2	50.0	42	0/0	3

Sam Houston State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cal Joseph	8	360	45.0	2	3	60

Betting splits at kickoff

Consensus

MoneylineWKU · SHSU

Bets62%38%

Money53%47%

SpreadWKU · SHSU

Bets52%48%

Money40%60%

Total O/UOver · Under

Bets72%28%

Money86%14%

Game info

VenueElliott T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX

Attendance7,291

TVESPN · national

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