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WKU Football vs. South Florida
Postgame Notes
Dec. 21, 2015
Marlins Park: Miami, Fla.
FINAL SCORE: WKU 45, USF 35
Team Records and Series Notes
- Captains for WKU were Nick Holt, Forrest Lamp, Gavin Rocker and Wonderful Terry. WKU won the toss and received. The attendance for the game was 21,712.
- WKU finishes the season 12-2, which are the most wins in the FBS era and most since the 2002 National Championship team went 12-3.
- This was the second bowl victory in program history for the Hilltoppers.
- WKU has now won 16-straight games against teams from the Group of Five.
- WKU becomes just the fifth team in Conference USA history to win 12 games in a season. The league record is 13, accomplished twice.
Team Notes.
- With the 45 points scored by WKU, it surpassed last season's record for most points scored in a season as the Hilltoppers finished with 620 in 2015.
- The Hilltoppers used 24 unanswered points to storm back from the 14-point deficit.
- The 28 points in the third quarter tied for the most in a quarter for WKU this season and were the most in any third quarter of the year.
- This marked the second game this season where WKU had a 400-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher and two 100-yard receivers (Miami Ohio).
Player Notes
- Brandon Doughty became the first player in school history and third player in C-USA history to throw for 5,000 yards in a single season as he pushed his season mark to 5,055. He finished the game with 461 yards on 32-of-44 passing and added three touchdowns.
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- Doughty finished his career throwing for a touchdown pass in 28 straight games, which is the longest active streak in the FBS.
- Over the last two seasons, Doughty has thrown 97 touchdowns, which are the most in FBS history in consecutive seasons.
- For his career, he finished ranked 16th in FBS history in passing yards (12,855) and threw the 15th-most touchdowns with 111.
- Doughty claimed the MVP award for this game and the C-USA Championship game.
- Taywan Taylor caught seven passes for 104 yards in the game, moving into third in WKU history with 155 career receptions.
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- He finishes the season with 1,467 receiving yards, which are the second-most in a single season in Conference USA history.
- His 17 touchdowns rank fourth in C-USA single-season history.
- His eight 100-yard games this season tied for the most in a single season in C-USA.
- Jared Dangerfield pushed his season tally to 82 receptions, which are the second-most in WKU history. He also moved into fourth in WKU history with 151 career receptions.
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- His 844 receiving yards this season are the eighth-most in WKU history for a single season. He is the only player in school history to have multiple seasons in the Top 10 for the statistic.
- Garrett Schwettman set the single-season mark for points scored with 124.
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- He finishes his career ranked fifth in FBS history with 136 career extra points made.
- With his 105 rushing yards, Anthony Wales pushed his season tally over 1,000 yards, giving WKU a 1,000-yard rusher in six straight seasons.
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- He posted 1,091 yards and nine touchdowns this season, including seven 100-yard rushing games.
- His seven 100-yard rushing games this season tie for 10th-most in a year by a WKU player.
- He finished the game with 105 yards and two touchdowns.
- Nicholas Norris racked up 120 yards on five catches, including two touchdowns in the game. He also had a career-long 69-yard touchdown reception in the game.
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- He had five games this season with a catch of at least 54 yards.
- His two TDs tied a career high.
- He finished the season with 971 receiving yards, which are the third-most in a single season by a WKU player.
- Nacarius Fant scored the first rushing touchdown of his career on the end-around run in the third quarter, with Doughty acting as lead blocker.
