Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ New Mexico State Aggies — Oct 2, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 2, 2026
Hilltoppers Western Kentucky WKU 0-4, 0-4 Away
13
Final
34
New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico St. NMST 1-3, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WKU 3 3 7 0 13
NMST 6 14 7 7 34
Top Performers
Passing Yards
R.
R. Tisdale QB WKU
314 PASS
A. Damante NMST
144 PASS
Rushing Yards
A. Allen RB WKU
31 RUSH
J. Jones RB NMST
157 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Stafford Jr. WKU
108 REC
J. Thomas TE NMST
58 REC
Passing
Western Kentucky
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R. Tisdale 31/41 314 0 1 6 86.8
B. Glenn 0/3 0 0 0 0 39.6
New Mexico St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Damante 15/26 144 1 1 1 70.0
Rushing
Western Kentucky
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Allen 9 31 3.4 0 7
C. Flowers 1 9 9.0 0 9
R. Tisdale 10 -25 -2.5 0 6
B. Glenn 7 23 3.3 1 9
S. Baines 2 4 2.0 0 3
L. Meadows 2 4 2.0 0 3
New Mexico St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Jones 21 157 7.5 1 46
A. Damante 3 -6 -2.0 1 1
T. Washington 9 25 2.8 0 7
J. Brown 1 33 33.0 0 33
Receiving
Western Kentucky
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Allen 4 4 24 6.0 0 17 0
Q. Burroughs 3 8 62 20.7 0 42 0
C. Flowers 1 3 19 19.0 0 19 0
Q. Humphreys 1 1 22 22.0 0 22 0
J. Stafford Jr. 10 12 108 10.8 0 36 0
C. Arends 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
M. Barry 4 5 38 9.5 0 15 0
L. Howard 3 3 20 6.7 0 9 0
L. Meadows 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Z. Taylor 3 5 12 4.0 0 12 0
New Mexico St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Jones 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
M. Libman 2 2 19 9.5 0 16 0
A. Damante 1 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 4 6 58 14.5 0 33 0
T. Washington 2 2 8 4.0 0 10 0
T. King 2 5 21 10.5 1 15 0
A. Williams 0 3 0 - 0 0 0
J. Brown 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
C. Su'esu'e 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
L. Ravare 2 2 24 12.0 0 12 0
B. Malone 1 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
Defense
Western Kentucky
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Myers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lewis 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Newsome 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Thompson 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Brown 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
W. Ard 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hampton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Minnis 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Wester 7 1 6 0 0 1 0 1 0
J. Knight 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Herard 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Malotumau 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Fletcher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Lawton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. White 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Donald 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Akpaloo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico St.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
Z. Davis 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Barron 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Smith 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Charles 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Session 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Peters 3 1 2 0 0 1 45 1 0
J. Gwan 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Okeke 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Roberts-Day 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Gethers 7 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Downey 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Vislisel 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
S. Aupiu 5 2 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
G. Peterson 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Gillespie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Fualema 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cambell 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Baller 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
H. Davis 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
E. Tayou 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Clark-White 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Western Kentucky
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K. Campbell 2/2 1/1 7 0
New Mexico St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
I. Uvaydov 2/2 4/4 10 0
Returns
Western Kentucky
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
S. Baines 3 68 22.7 0 25 0
L. Meadows 2 36 18.0 0 19 0
New Mexico St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Lydiatt 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Western Kentucky
New Mexico St.
360 Total Yards 352
18 First Downs 17
13 Passing 8
4 Rushing 6
3 Penalty 1
7/18 3rd Down Eff. 2/12
314 Passing Yards 144
46 Rushing Yards 208
1 Turnovers 1
10-79 Penalties 4-30
30:24 Possession 29:28
2/2 Red Zone 4/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 7 13 - 34
13 - 34 3:18
I. Uvaydov XP
13 - 33 3:18
J. Jones TD
Q3 7 - 7 13 - 27
XP K. Campbell
13 - 27 9:24
TD B. Glenn
12 - 27 9:24
6 - 27 11:13
I. Uvaydov XP
6 - 26 11:13
T. King TD
Q2 3 - 14 6 - 20
FG K. Campbell
6 - 20 0:07
3 - 20 2:38
I. Uvaydov XP
3 - 19 2:38
A. Damante TD
3 - 13 8:36
I. Uvaydov XP
3 - 12 8:36
D. Peters TD
Q1 3 - 6 3 - 6
3 - 6 2:35
I. Uvaydov FG
3 - 3 7:55
I. Uvaydov FG
FG K. Campbell
3 - 0 9:53
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NMST +21 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 2, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
1h 0m