Liberty @ Western Kentucky, Week 9 · 2023

4213–1@FINAL298–5
Tue, Oct 24, 2023Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY

HOW IT WENT

Week 9 · 2023
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Liberty7772142
Western Kentucky7301929

PLAY-BY-PLAY

173 plays
Q4Liberty4 plays · 9 yds · 2:08 · End of Game42–29
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:002nd & 11 at WKU 28J. Bennett takes a knee
  3. 2:081st & 10 at WKU 27J. Bennett takes a knee
  4. 2:082nd & 8 at WKU 36Malik Caper run for 9 yds to the WKU 27 for a 1ST down
  5. 2:081st & 10 at WKU 38James Jointer Jr. run for 2 yds to the WKU 36
  6. 2:081st & 10 at WKU 35kickoff for 3 yds
Q4Western Kentucky6 plays · 78 yds · 2:00 · Touchdown42–29
  1. 2:134th & 13 at LIB 21Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 21 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
  2. 4:133rd & 20 at LIB 28Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 7 yds to the LIB 21
  3. 4:132nd & 20 at LIB 28Austin Reed pass incomplete to Markese Stepp
  4. 4:131st & 20 at LIB 28Austin Reed pass incomplete to Blue Smith
  5. 4:131st & 10 at LIB 18No Huddle-Shotgun Reed,Austin pass incomplete short right to Corley,Malachi PENALTY WKU Holding (Leslie,Quantavious) 10 yards from LIB18 to LIB28. NO PLAY.
  6. 4:131st & 10 at LIB 44Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 26 yds to the LIB 18 for a 1ST down
  7. 4:131st & 10 at WKU 41No Huddle-Shotgun Reed,Austin pass incomplete deep left to Helms,River PENALTY LIB Pass Interference (Bishop,Brandon) 15 yards from WKU41 to LIB44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  8. 4:131st & 10 at WKU 22Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 19 yds to the WKU 41 for a 1ST down
  9. 4:131st & 10 at LIB 35Max Morgan kickoff for 62 yds , Elijah Young return for 19 yds to the WKU 22
Q4Liberty6 plays · 75 yds · 2:44 · Touchdown28–16
  1. 8:401st & 10 at LIB 35PENALTY LIB UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Salter,Kaidon) 15 yards from LIB35 to LIB20. NO PLAY.
  2. 8:402nd & 6 at WKU 6Aaron Bedgood run for 6 yds for a TD (Nick Brown KICK)
  3. 11:241st & 6 at WKU 6Billy Lucas run for no gain to the WKU 6
  4. 11:241st & 10 at WKU 47Kaidon Salter run for 34 yds to the WKU 13 for a 1ST down Western Kentucky Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Kendrick Simpkins) to the WKU 6 for a 1ST down
  5. 11:242nd & 6 at LIB 45Billy Lucas run for 8 yds to the WKU 47 for a 1ST down
  6. 11:241st & 10 at LIB 41Aaron Bedgood run for 4 yds to the LIB 45
  7. 11:241st & 10 at LIB 25Western Kentucky Penalty, Personal Foul (Sebastian Benjamin) to the LIB 41 for a 1ST down
  8. 11:241st & 10 at WKU 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds
Q4Western Kentucky8 plays · 75 yds · 2:57 · Touchdown28–16
  1. 11:243rd & 6 at LIB 43Austin Reed pass complete to Elijah Young for 43 yds for a TD Liberty Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jerome Jolly Jr.) declined (Two-Point Conversion failed)
  2. 14:212nd & 10 at LIB 47Malachi Corley run for 4 yds to the LIB 43
  3. 14:211st & 10 at LIB 47Austin Reed pass incomplete to Jimmy Holiday
  4. 14:213rd & 17 at WKU 35Austin Reed pass complete to Davion Ervin-Poindexter for 18 yds to the LIB 47 for a 1ST down
  5. 14:212nd & 17 at WKU 35Austin Reed pass incomplete to Blue Smith
  6. 14:211st & 10 at WKU 42Austin Reed sacked by Kendy Charles for a loss of 7 yards to the WKU 35
  7. 14:212nd & 6 at WKU 29Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 13 yds to the WKU 42 for a 1ST down
  8. 14:211st & 10 at WKU 25Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 4 yds to the WKU 29
  9. 14:211st & 10 at LIB 35Max Morgan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4Liberty9 plays · 75 yds · 4:14 · Touchdown42–22
  1. 4:184th & 5 at WKU 27Kaidon Salter pass complete to Treon Sibley for 27 yds for a TD (Nick Brown KICK)
  2. 4:254th & 5 at WKU 27Timeout Liberty, clock 04:25
  3. 4:283rd & 5 at WKU 27Kaidon Salter pass incomplete to CJ Daniels
  4. 4:283rd & 5 at WKU 27Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 04:28
  5. 7:152nd & 6 at WKU 28Billy Lucas run for 1 yd to the WKU 27
  6. 7:151st & 10 at WKU 32Quinton Cooley run for 4 yds to the WKU 28
  7. 7:152nd & 2 at WKU 43Quinton Cooley run for 11 yds to the WKU 32 for a 1ST down
  8. 7:151st & 10 at LIB 49Kaidon Salter run for 8 yds to the WKU 43
  9. 7:153rd & 3 at LIB 32Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Daniels for 17 yds to the LIB 49 for a 1ST down
  10. 8:322nd & 8 at LIB 27Quinton Cooley run for 5 yds to the LIB 32
  11. 8:321st & 10 at LIB 25Quinton Cooley run for 2 yds to the LIB 27
  12. 8:321st & 10 at WKU 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  13. 7:153rd & 3 at LIB 32Timeout Liberty, clock 07:15
Q4Western Kentucky1 play · 63 yds · 0:09 · Touchdown35–16
  1. 8:321st & 10 at LIB 3Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 08:32
  2. 8:321st & 10 at WKU 37Austin Reed pass complete to River Helms for 63 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
  3. 8:411st & 10 at LIB 20Max Morgan kickoff for 62 yds , Elijah Young return for 19 yds to the WKU 37
Q3Liberty10 plays · 80 yds · 5:02 · Touchdown28–10
  1. 14:212nd & 2 at WKU 2Quinton Cooley run for 2 yds for a TD (Nick Brown KICK)
  2. 15:001st & 4 at WKU 4Quinton Cooley run for 2 yds to the WKU 2
  3. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  4. 0:001st & 10 at WKU 17Kaidon Salter run for 13 yds to the WKU 4 for a 1ST down
  5. 4:232nd & 2 at WKU 29Aaron Bedgood run for 12 yds to the WKU 17 for a 1ST down
  6. 4:231st & 10 at WKU 37Aaron Bedgood run for 8 yds to the WKU 29
  7. 4:231st & 10 at LIB 50Billy Lucas run for 13 yds to the WKU 37 for a 1ST down
  8. 4:232nd & 7 at LIB 35Kaidon Salter pass complete to Noah Frith for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
  9. 4:231st & 10 at LIB 32Billy Lucas run for 3 yds to the LIB 35
  10. 4:232nd & 2 at LIB 28Billy Lucas run for 4 yds to the LIB 32 for a 1ST down
  11. 4:231st & 10 at LIB 20Billy Lucas run for 8 yds to the LIB 28
Q3Western Kentucky7 plays · 25 yds · 3:28 · Punt21–10
  1. 4:234th & 11 at WKU 50Tom Ellard punt for 50 yds for a touchback
  2. 7:513rd & 11 at WKU 50Austin Reed pass incomplete to K.D. Hutchinson
  3. 7:512nd & 16 at WKU 45Austin Reed pass complete to L.T. Sanders for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
  4. 7:511st & 20 at WKU 41Austin Reed pass complete to L.T. Sanders for 4 yds to the WKU 45
  5. 7:511st & 10 at LIB 49No Huddle-Shotgun Young,Elijah rush right for 7 yards gain to the LIB42 (Reese,Quinton) PENALTY WKU Holding (Murphy,Vincent) 10 yards from LIB49 to WKU41. NO PLAY.
  6. 7:512nd & 10 at WKU 36Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 15 yds to the LIB 49 for a 1ST down
  7. 7:511st & 10 at WKU 36Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for no gain to the WKU 36
  8. 7:512nd & 5 at WKU 30Austin Reed run for 6 yds to the WKU 36 for a 1ST down
  9. 7:511st & 10 at WKU 25Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 5 yds to the WKU 30
  10. 7:511st & 10 at LIB 35Max Morgan kickoff for 59 yds
Q3Liberty9 plays · 83 yds · 4:15 · Touchdown21–10
  1. 7:511st & 9 at WKU 9Kaidon Salter pass complete to Victor Venn for 9 yds for a TD (Nick Brown KICK)
  2. 12:061st & 10 at LIB 29Aaron Bedgood run for 17 yds to the LIB 46 for a 1ST down
  3. 12:062nd & 1 at WKU 19Aaron Bedgood run for 10 yds to the WKU 9 for a 1ST down
  4. 12:061st & 10 at WKU 28Aaron Bedgood run for 9 yds to the WKU 19
  5. 12:062nd & 7 at WKU 36Kaidon Salter run for 8 yds to the WKU 28 for a 1ST down
  6. 12:061st & 10 at WKU 39Quinton Cooley run for 3 yds to the WKU 36
  7. 12:062nd & 1 at WKU 45Quinton Cooley run for 6 yds to the WKU 39 for a 1ST down
  8. 12:061st & 10 at LIB 46Quinton Cooley run for 9 yds to the WKU 45
  9. 12:061st & 10 at LIB 17Quinton Cooley run for 12 yds to the LIB 29 for a 1ST down
Q3Western Kentucky3 plays · 7 yds · 1:15 · Punt14–10
  1. 12:064th & 3 at WKU 42Tom Ellard punt for 47 yds , Brylan Green returns for 6 yds to the LIB 17
  2. 13:213rd & 3 at WKU 42Austin Reed pass incomplete to Easton Messer
  3. 13:212nd & 8 at WKU 37Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 5 yds to the WKU 42
  4. 13:211st & 10 at WKU 35Elijah Young run for 2 yds to the WKU 37
Q3Liberty3 plays · 7 yds · 1:39 · Punt14–10
  1. 13:214th & 3 at LIB 32Max Morgan punt for 33 yds, fair catch by K.D. Hutchinson at the WKU 35
  2. 15:003rd & 7 at LIB 28Kaidon Salter run for 4 yds to the LIB 32
  3. 15:002nd & 10 at LIB 25Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Daniels for 3 yds to the LIB 28
  4. 15:001st & 10 at LIB 25Aaron Bedgood run for no gain to the LIB 25 Aaron Bedgood fumbled, recovered by LIB Aaron Bedgood
  5. 15:001st & 10 at WKU 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Liberty1 play · 2 yds · 0:44 · End of Half14–10
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:001st & 10 at LIB 20Quinton Cooley run for 2 yds to the LIB 22
Q2Western Kentucky4 plays · 31 yds · 0:29 · Interception14–10
  1. 0:442nd & 10 at LIB 30Austin Reed pass intercepted, touchback.
  2. 1:131st & 10 at LIB 30Austin Reed pass incomplete to Dalvin Smith
  3. 1:131st & 10 at LIB 49Austin Reed pass complete to Easton Messer for 19 yds to the LIB 30 for a 1ST down
  4. 1:131st & 10 at WKU 39Austin Reed pass complete to Davion Ervin-Poindexter for 12 yds to the LIB 49 for a 1ST down
Q2Liberty5 plays · 10 yds · 1:37 · Punt14–10
  1. 1:134th & 12 at LIB 30Max Morgan punt for 31 yds
  2. 2:503rd & 12 at LIB 30Kaidon Salter pass incomplete to Treon Sibley
  3. 2:502nd & 12 at LIB 30Kaidon Salter pass incomplete to CJ Daniels
  4. 2:502nd & 7 at LIB 35Kaidon Salter run for 24 yds to the WKU 41 Liberty Penalty, Offensive Holding (Austin Henderson) to the LIB 30
  5. 2:501st & 10 at LIB 32Kaidon Salter run for 3 yds to the LIB 35
  6. 2:501st & 10 at LIB 20Kaidon Salter run for 12 yds to the LIB 32 for a 1ST down
Q2Liberty8 plays · 75 yds · 4:07 · Touchdown14–10
  1. 8:321st & 10 at WKU 47Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Daniels for 47 yds for a TD (Nick Brown KICK)
  2. 12:394th & 1 at LIB 48PENALTY WKU Offside (Key,Aaron) 5 yards from LIB48 to WKU47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  3. 12:393rd & 1 at LIB 48Quinton Cooley run for no gain to the LIB 48
  4. 12:392nd & 5 at LIB 44Billy Lucas run for 4 yds to the LIB 48
  5. 12:391st & 10 at LIB 39Billy Lucas run for 5 yds to the LIB 44
  6. 12:394th & 1 at LIB 34Kaidon Salter run for 5 yds to the LIB 39 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:393rd & 12 at LIB 23Kaidon Salter run for 11 yds to the LIB 34
  8. 12:392nd & 4 at LIB 31Kaidon Salter sacked by Sebastian Benjamin for a loss of 8 yards to the LIB 23
  9. 12:391st & 10 at LIB 25Billy Lucas run for 6 yds to the LIB 31
  10. 12:391st & 10 at WKU 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds Western Kentucky Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-65 Yards) to the LIB 25
Q2Western Kentucky11 plays · 57 yds · 5:42 · Missed FG14–10
  1. 2:504th & 10 at LIB 18Lucas Carneiro 36 yd FG MISSED
  2. 4:583rd & 13 at LIB 21Elijah Young run for 3 yds to the LIB 18
  3. 4:582nd & 13 at LIB 21Austin Reed pass incomplete to Easton Messer
  4. 4:581st & 15 at LIB 23Markese Stepp run for 2 yds to the LIB 21
  5. 4:581st & 10 at LIB 18No Huddle-Shotgun Reed,Austin pass incomplete short right to Helms,River PENALTY WKU Illegal Formation (Jackson,Marshall) 5 yards from LIB18 to LIB23. NO PLAY.
  6. 4:583rd & 1 at LIB 24Markese Stepp run for 6 yds to the LIB 18 for a 1ST down
  7. 8:322nd & 8 at LIB 31Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 7 yds to the LIB 24
  8. 8:321st & 10 at LIB 33Elijah Young run for 2 yds to the LIB 31
  9. 8:322nd & 12 at WKU 44Liberty Penalty, Targeting (15 Yards) to the LIB 33 for a 1ST down
  10. 8:321st & 15 at WKU 41Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 3 yds to the WKU 44
  11. 8:321st & 10 at WKU 46No Huddle-Shotgun Reed,Austin pass complete short left to Corley,Malachi for 10 yards to the LIB44 (Green,Brylan) PENALTY WKU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Leslie,Quantavious) 5 yards from WKU46 to WKU41. NO PLAY.
  12. 8:322nd & 3 at WKU 32Markese Stepp run for 14 yds to the WKU 46 for a 1ST down
  13. 8:321st & 10 at WKU 25Markese Stepp run for 7 yds to the WKU 32
  14. 8:321st & 10 at LIB 35Max Morgan kickoff for 55 yds
  15. 4:583rd & 1 at LIB 24Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 04:58
Q1Western Kentucky9 plays · 55 yds · 2:52 · Field Goal7–10
  1. 12:394th & 4 at LIB 8Lucas Carneiro 26 yd FG GOOD
  2. 12:483rd & 4 at LIB 8Austin Reed pass incomplete to Elijah Young
  3. 12:483rd & 4 at LIB 8Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 12:48
  4. 15:002nd & 8 at LIB 12Elijah Young run for 4 yds to the LIB 8
  5. 15:001st & 10 at LIB 14Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 2 yds to the LIB 12
  6. 15:001st & 10 at LIB 26Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 12 yds to the LIB 14 for a 1ST down
  7. 15:001st & 10 at LIB 38Elijah Young run for 12 yds to the LIB 26 for a 1ST down
  8. 15:001st & 10 at WKU 48Austin Reed pass complete to River Helms for 14 yds to the LIB 38 for a 1ST down
  9. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  10. 0:002nd & 6 at WKU 41Elijah Young run for 7 yds to the WKU 48 for a 1ST down
  11. 0:311st & 10 at WKU 37Austin Reed pass complete to Jimmy Holiday for 4 yds to the WKU 41
Q1Liberty7 plays · 18 yds · 3:51 · Punt7–7
  1. 0:314th & 3 at LIB 26Max Morgan punt for 37 yds, fair catch by K.D. Hutchinson at the WKU 37
  2. 4:223rd & 3 at LIB 26Kaidon Salter pass incomplete to Treon Sibley
  3. 4:222nd & 10 at LIB 19Kaidon Salter pass complete to Aaron Bedgood for 7 yds to the LIB 26
  4. 4:221st & 10 at LIB 19Quinton Cooley run for no gain to the LIB 19
  5. 4:224th & 1 at LIB 17Kaidon Salter run for 2 yds to the LIB 19 for a 1ST down
  6. 4:223rd & 1 at LIB 17Quinton Cooley run for no gain to the LIB 17
  7. 4:222nd & 3 at LIB 15Aaron Bedgood run for 2 yds to the LIB 17
  8. 4:221st & 10 at LIB 8Quinton Cooley run for 7 yds to the LIB 15
Q1Western Kentucky6 plays · 18 yds · 1:52 · Punt7–7
  1. 4:224th & 8 at LIB 47Tom Ellard punt for 39 yds
  2. 6:143rd & 8 at LIB 47Austin Reed pass incomplete to Malachi Corley
  3. 6:142nd & 8 at LIB 47Austin Reed pass incomplete to Malachi Corley
  4. 6:141st & 10 at LIB 49Austin Reed pass complete to Easton Messer for 2 yds to the LIB 47
  5. 6:143rd & 9 at WKU 36Austin Reed pass complete to Easton Messer for 15 yds to the LIB 49 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:142nd & 9 at WKU 36Austin Reed pass incomplete to Xavier Shaw
  7. 6:141st & 10 at WKU 35Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 1 yd to the WKU 36
  8. 6:141st & 10 at LIB 35Max Morgan kickoff
Q1Liberty7 plays · 75 yds · 2:41 · Touchdown7–7
  1. 6:141st & 10 at WKU 20Kaidon Salter run for 20 yds for a TD (Nick Brown KICK)
  2. 8:551st & 10 at WKU 38Kaidon Salter pass complete to Aaron Bedgood for 18 yds to the WKU 20 for a 1ST down
  3. 8:553rd & 5 at WKU 46Kaidon Salter pass complete to Bentley Hanshaw for 8 yds to the WKU 38 for a 1ST down
  4. 8:552nd & 5 at WKU 46Kaidon Salter pass incomplete to Aaron Bedgood
  5. 8:551st & 10 at LIB 49Quinton Cooley run for 5 yds to the WKU 46
  6. 8:552nd & 4 at LIB 31Kaidon Salter pass complete to Aaron Bedgood for 18 yds to the LIB 49 for a 1ST down
  7. 8:551st & 10 at LIB 25Quinton Cooley run for 6 yds to the LIB 31
  8. 8:551st & 10 at WKU 35Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds
Q1Western Kentucky13 plays · 75 yds · 6:05 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 8:553rd & 2 at LIB 2Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 2 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
  2. 15:002nd & 6 at LIB 6Elijah Young run for 4 yds to the LIB 2
  3. 15:001st & 5 at LIB 5Austin Reed pass complete to River Helms for 1 yd to the LIB 6
  4. 15:003rd & 4 at LIB 11Austin Reed pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 6 yds to the LIB 5 for a 1ST down
  5. 15:002nd & 7 at LIB 14Davion Ervin-Poindexter run for 3 yds to the LIB 11
  6. 15:001st & 10 at LIB 17Austin Reed run for 3 yds to the LIB 14
  7. 15:003rd & 7 at LIB 28Austin Reed pass complete to K.D. Hutchinson for 11 yds to the LIB 17 for a 1ST down
  8. 15:002nd & 10 at LIB 31Austin Reed pass complete to Elijah Young for 3 yds to the LIB 28
  9. 15:001st & 10 at LIB 31Austin Reed pass incomplete to Dalvin Smith
  10. 15:001st & 10 at WKU 42Elijah Young run for 27 yds to the LIB 31 for a 1ST down
  11. 15:003rd & 2 at WKU 33Austin Reed pass complete to Elijah Young for 9 yds to the WKU 42 for a 1ST down
  12. 15:002nd & 7 at WKU 28Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 5 yds to the WKU 33
  13. 15:001st & 10 at WKU 25Austin Reed pass complete to Elijah Young for 3 yds to the WKU 28
  14. 15:001st & 10 at LIB 35Max Morgan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

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