Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

10thin Conference USA · 1-4

Ugh, no.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers lost to the New Mexico State Aggies

1-4 13 – 34

2-3

Final · Thu, Oct 1

Game Details

Aggie Memorial Stadium (Las Cruces) · 5,513 fans · CBSSN

Recap

Jones has 155 yards rushing and a TD, Peters adds pick-6, New Mexico State beats Western Kentucky

James Jones had a season-high 155 yards rushing and a touchdown on 20 carries, De’Marcus Peters had a pick-6, and New Mexico State beat Western Kentucky 34-13 on Thursday night in the Conference USA opener for both teams.

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Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WKU	3	3	7	0	13
NMSU	6	14	7	7	34

Win Probability · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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Game Leaders

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Rodney Tisdale Jr. · 29/40, 314 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Brock Glenn · 7 CAR, 23 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jonathan Stafford Jr. · 10 REC, 108 YDSReceiving Yards
Latrevion Thompson · 1Sacks
Jaylen Lewis · 9Tackles

New Mexico State Aggies

Adam Damante · 15/26, 146 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
James Jones · 20 CAR, 155 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Josiah Thomas · 4 REC, 60 YDSReceiving Yards
Gabe Peterson · 1Sacks
Nick Session · 10Tackles

2026 Conference USA Standings

Team
Liberty
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Florida International
Kennesaw State
Missouri State
Sam Houston
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 3:18

TD James Jones 7 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)13–34

Q3 9:24

TD Brock Glenn 9 Yd Run (Karl Campbell Kick)13–27

Q3 11:13

TD TK King 15 Yd pass from Adam Damante (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)6–27

Q2 0:07

FG Karl Campbell 41 Yd Field Goal 6–20

Q2 2:38

TD Adam Damante 1 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)3–20

Q2 8:36

TD De'Marcus Peters 45 Yd Interception Return (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)3–13

Q1 2:35

FG Ilya Uvaydov 28 Yd Field Goal 3–6

Q1 7:55

FG Ilya Uvaydov 52 Yd Field Goal 3–3

Q1 9:53

FG Karl Campbell 45 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Western Kentucky HilltoppersNew Mexico State Aggies

Offense

357 Total Yards 352

314 Passing Yards 146

43 Rushing Yards 206

18 First Downs 17

Efficiency

7-18 3rd Down 2-12

0-3 4th Down 1-1

29/43 Completions 15/26

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

11-84 Penalties 4-30

30:25 Possession 29:35

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	29/40	314	7.9	1	17.0
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Brock Glenn	0/2	0	0.0	0	--
Team	29/43	314	7.3	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Brock Glenn	7	23	3.3	1	9
Ajay Allen	9	17	1.9	0	7
Cameron Flowers	1	9	9.0	0	9
Le'Kamren Meadows	2	4	2.0	0	3
Sincere Baines	2	4	2.0	0	3
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	10	-14	-1.4	0	6
Team	31	43	1.4	1	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jonathan Stafford Jr.	10	108	10.8	36
Quincy Burroughs	3	62	20.7	42
Moussa Barry	4	38	9.5	15
Ajay Allen	4	24	6.0	17
Qua'Vez Humphreys	1	22	22.0	22
Lofton Howard	3	20	6.7	9
Cameron Flowers	1	19	19.0	19
Zion Taylor	1	12	12.0	12
Le'Kamren Meadows	1	6	6.0	6
Coleson Arends	1	3	3.0	3
Team	29	314	10.8	42

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jaylen Lewis	9	7	0	0	0	0
Westen Ard	8	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jaylen Wester	7	1	0	0.5	0	0
Justin Brown	6	4	0	1	0	0
Tony Newsome Jr.	6	4	0	0	1	0
Dave Herard	3	3	0	0	0	0
Zsacari Minnis	3	2	0	1.5	0	0
Latrevion Thompson	2	2	1	1	0	0
Braxton Myers	2	2	0	0	1	0
Christian White	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mackavelli Malotumau	2	1	0	0	0	0
Zeiqui Lawton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josaiah Knight	1	1	0	0	0	1
Geajorm Akpaloo	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Donald	1	1	0	0	0	0
Elin Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jakeem Fletcher	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Darius Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Cosby-Mosley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	59	33	1	5	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jaylen Wester	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Sincere Baines	3	68	22.7	25
Le'Kamren Meadows	2	36	18.0	19
Team	5	104	20.8	25

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Karl Campbell	2/2	100.0	45	1/1	7
Team	2/2	100.0	45	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Smith	6	255	42.5	0	0	48
Team	6	255	42.5	0	0	48

New Mexico State Aggies ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Adam Damante	15/26	146	5.6	1	1	37.9
Team	15/26	146	5.6	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Jones	20	155	7.8	1	46
Jalen Brown	1	33	33.0	0	33
TJ Washington Jr.	9	25	2.8	0	7
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Adam Damante	3	-6	-2.0	1	1
Team	34	206	6.1	2	46

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josiah Thomas	4	60	15.0	0	33
Lyndon Ravare	2	24	12.0	0	12
TK King	2	21	10.5	1	15
Myles Libman	2	19	9.5	0	16
Brodie Malone-Bradford	1	17	17.0	0	17
TJ Washington Jr.	2	8	4.0	0	10
Jalen Brown	1	1	1.0	0	1
Adam Damante	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Team	15	146	9.7	1	33

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Nick Session	10	5	0	0.5	1	0	0
Tory Gethers	7	4	1	1	0	1	0
Lorenzo Smith	7	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sone Aupiu	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Vislisel	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Chance Barron	4	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Josiah Charles	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jakobe Campbell	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fa'apaia Fualema	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Peterson	3	1	1	1.5	1	0	0
Zaiden Davis	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
De'Marcus Peters	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
Demanuel Brown	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan-Lebron Downey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaian Roberts-Day	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
Jason Gwan	2	1	1	1.5	0	0	0
Obinna Okeke	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Izzy Clark-White	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Javon Gillespie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reeves Baller	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Henry Davis III	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Rudison	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Rucker	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Enzo-Pierre Tayou	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Zhakius Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	76	32	6	9	3	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
De'Marcus Peters	1	45	1
Team	1	45	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jerry Lydiatt	1	4	4.0	4	0
Team	1	4	4.0	4	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
TK King	2	5	2.5	3	0
Team	2	5	2.5	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ilya Uvaydov	2/2	100.0	52	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	52	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brody Richter	6	257	42.8	0	5	54
Team	6	257	42.8	0	5	54

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