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FINAL SCORE: WKU 36, Navy 27
Team Records and Series Notes
- WKU improves to 2-2 on the season while Navy falls to 2-3
- WKU's victory tied up the all-time series between the Hilltoppers and Midshipmen at 2-2
- Saturday's game concluded a four-game, home-and-home series between the programs that began in 2009. Navy won the first two meetings (2009, 2011) while WKU closed with back-to-back victories (2013-14)
Team Notes
- WKU extended its winning streak against the service academies to three-straight dating back to 2013
- WKU's captains for the game were Cam Clemmons, Willie McNeal, Gavin Rocker and Cam Thomas
- WKU has racked up at least 400 yards of offense in six-straight games after totaling 551 against the Midshipmen
- Four different receivers had six or more catches, led by Taywan Taylor and Jared Dangerfield's seven receptions
- WKU has had at least eight different players catch a pass in every game this season
- WKU held Navy to two third-down conversions on 11 attempts, its fewest allowed in at least the past two seasons
- WKU's defense racked up a season-high four sacks, all of which came from different players
- WKU's 91-yard touchdown drive to go up 29-21 in the fourth quarter was WKU's second 90+ yard TD drive of 2014
- WKU has had a scoring drive of at least 15 plays in every game this season
- WKU has scored at least 34 points in six-straight games dating back to the 2013 season, which is the longest such streak since accomplishing the feat in eight-straight games from Nov. 16, 2002 to Sept. 20, 2003.
- WKU has now had an individual record at least 100 all-purpose yards in 48 straight games dating back to Oct. 9, 2010 as running back Leon Allen and wide receiver Willie McNeal both eclipsed the mark against Navy.
Player Notes
- Senior QB Brandon Doughty completed 38 of 54 passes for 387 yards and two touchdowns
- Doughty became the first quarterback in school history with back-to-back 300-yard games
- Doughty owns three of Conference USA's seven 300-yard passing performances in 2014
- Doughty's fourth-quarter rushing touchdown was the first of his career
- Doughty has completed at least 20 passes in six-consecutive games dating back to the end of 2013
- It took Doughty 14 ½ quarters to throw 14 TD passes this season. He threw 14 in 48 quarters of 2013
- Senior WR Willie McNeal caught his 16th TD pass in the second quarter and finished with five catches for 42 yards
- McNeal upped his career reception total to 135, moving him into fourth place in WKU history
- McNeal surpassed the 3,000-yard all-purpose mark for his career with a 152-yard all-purpose performance
- McNeal has at least one catch in 24-straight games and at least four catches in nine-straight games
- Junior defensive back Wonderful Terry sealed WKU's win with a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown
- Terry's interception was the first of his career and gave WKU a 36-27 lead with 56 seconds left
- Terry's touchdown was the second of his career as he also recorded a 95-yard fumble return touchdown at Illinois earlier this season
- Sophomore WR Taywan Taylor hauled in six catches for 78 yards
- Junior WR Jared Dangerfield had seven receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown
- Dangerfield has at least seven catches for 70 yards and has scored a TD in three of four games this season
- Junior wide receiver Antwane Grant has at least 50 receiving yards in every game this season after 5 catch, 55-yard outing at Navy
- Junior RB Leon Allen registered his third-straight 100-yard rushing performance with 102 yards on 17 carries
- Allen now has four career 100-yard performances and has rushed for at least 90 yards in seven career games with 10 or more carries
- Allen added 58 yards receiving on six catches, giving up 160 all-purpose yards for the game
- Sophomore RB Anthony Wales had a career high 14 carries for 60 yards and added a career high 39 yards receiving on four catches
- Junior kicker Garrett Schwettman connected on three field goals, his fourth-straight multi-field goal performance and 13th of his career
- Schwettman now has 33 career field goals, giving him sole possession of fourth place in WKU history
- Junior LB Dejon tallied a career high 10 tackles, which included his first career sack
- Junior defensive back Prince Charles Iworah intercepted Navy's two-point try to tie the game in the fourth quarter for his second career interception
- Sophomore DL Devante Terrell recorded his first career solo sack for a loss of eight yards
- Junior LB Nick Holt recovered the first fumble of his career to set up a WKU touchdown in second quarter
- Junior DL Ge'Monee Brown forced the first fumble of his career to set up a WKU TD in the second quarter
