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Postgame Notes
Aug. 29, 2014
Houchens-Smith Stadium: Bowling Green, Ky.
FINAL SCORE: WKU 59, Bowling Green 31
Team Records and Series Notes
- WKU starts the season 1-0 while Bowling Green falls to 0-1
- The Hilltoppers have now won three-straight home openers and 17 of their last 21
- WKU pulls even with the Falcons in the all-time series at 1-1. Bowling Green won the previous meeting 41-21 on Sept. 29, 2007
- Head coach Jeff Brohm won his collegiate head coaching debut.
- The Hilltoppers have won five-straight games dating back to the 2013 season, marking the second time in FBS history that they've rattled off five-consecutive wins (Oct. 6, 2011- Nov. 6, 2011).
- WKU's 59 points against the Falcons marked the highest total for the Hilltoppers in a game in the FBS era.
- WKU gashed Bowling Green for a school record 702 yards, which broke the previous record of 660 versus Central Florida on Sept. 24, 1994. The Falcons led the MAC in total defense in the 2012-13 seasons.
- In Jeff Brohm's 13 games with the WKU staff, the Hilltoppers have eclipsed 400 yards of total offense 11 times.
- WKU racked up 200 yards of offense in the first quarter, marking the first time they hit the 200-yard clip in a single quarter since accomplishing the feat in the first quarter against Morgan State on Sept. 21, 2013
- WKU set school records with 40 first downs, 29 passing first downs, 97 plays run.
- WKU jumped out to a 21-0 lead on Bowling Green, which was the first 21-0 start for the Hilltoppers since jumping out to a 35-0 start versus Austin Peay on Sept. 1, 2012.
- Nine different receivers caught passes from quarterback Brandon Doughty and six of them posted 50+ yards receiving
- WKU opened the game on a 10 play, 83-yard drive resulting in a two-yard touchdown run by Leon Allen
- Five different receivers caught a pass as QB Brandon Doughty went 7-7 for 63 yards
- The Hilltoppers have scored on their opening drive in 12 of their last 15 games dating back to
- With Taywan Taylor's 185 receiving yards and Leon Allen's 146 all-purpose yards, WKU has now had an individual record at least 100 all-purpose yards in 45 straight games dating back to Oct. 9, 2010
- WKU's Taywan Taylor and Jared Dangerfield became the first pair of Hilltopper receivers in school history to record 10+ catches in the same game
- WKU's scoring streak stands at 23 games since being shutout against Alabama (35-0) on Sept. 8, 2012.
- WKU has scored at least 20 points in 16 of their last 17 games
- WKU's defense opened the game by forcing the potent BG offense to three, three-and-outs and a turnover on downs. The Falcons started the game 0-4 on third downs
- WKU's team captains were Cam Clemmons, Cam Thomas, Willie McNeal and Terran Williams
- Attendance for the contest was 17, 215
Player Notes
- Senior quarterback Brandon Doughty set WKU records with 46 completions, 569 passing yards and six touchdown passes
- Doughty's six touchdown passes were the most in school history and tied a Conference USA record
- Doughty finished the game 46-of-56 and recorded the first 500-yard passing performance in school history
- Doughty broke Jeff Cesarone's 29-year old school record of 494 passing yards against Akron on Oct. 5, 1985
- Doughty's 569 yards passing were the third-most in C-USA history and 23 shy of the league record. His 46 completions rank fourth in conference history.
- Doughty's 46 completions marked the eighth time in his career he surpassed the 20-completion mark in a game
- Doughty completed 82.1 percent of his passes, which was the second best single-game clip in school history. He also completed 80.6 percent of his passes in a win over Navy in 2013
- Doughty connected on 27 of his first 32 passes for 359 yards and three touchdowns in the first half
- Doughty has completed a pass of 25+ yards in eight-consecutive games dating back to Oct. 3, 2013
- Doughty did not throw back-to-back incompletions once in his first 40 pass attempts
- Sophomore wide receiver Taywan Taylor tallied a career high 12 receptions for 185 yards
- Taylor's 185 receiving yards were the most since Joey Stockton posted 194 versus Murray State in 1997
- Taylor became the first WKU receiver to haul in 10 catches in a single-game since Jake Gaebler caught 11 versus Middle Tennessee on Nov. 15, 2008. Teammate Jared Dangerfield later hit the 10-catch mark
- Taylor scored his first career touchdown on a 55-yard screen pass to give WKU a 14-0 lead in the first quarter
- Redshirt junior Jared Dangerfield hauled in 10 receptions for 92 yards and a two touchdowns in his first-career game
- Dangerfield and Taylor became the 11th and 12th receivers in school history to record double-digit receptions
- Redshirt senior wide receiver Willie McNeal tallied five receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns
- McNeal has caught six touchdown passes in his past four games
- McNeal now has 15 touchdown receptions in his career
- Junior wide receiver Antwane Grant caught three passes for 53 yards and a TD in his Hilltopper debut
- Junior running back Leon Allen toted a career high 28 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown
- Allen's touchdown was his eight career rushing touchdown and ninth overall score
- Senior tight end Mitchell Henry tied a career high with six catches for a career high 77 yards
- Redshirt junior linebacker Nick Holt racked up nine tackles in his Hilltopper debut
- Sophomore defensive back Marcus Ward tallied a career high six tackles and his first career tackle for loss
- Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Tanner Reeves recorded his first-career sack, which went for a loss of four yards
- Redshirt junior defensive lineman Bryan Shorter recorded a nine-yard sack, the second of his career
