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GAME AND SERIES NOTES
- WKU's team captains for the game were Drew Davis, Forrest Lamp and Anthony Wales.
- There was an attendance of 24,726 in FAU Stadium for the 7:00 p.m. kick off.
- WKU won a bowl game for the 3rd-consecutive season. The Hilltoppers previously beat Central Michigan (49-48) in the 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and South Florida (45-35) in the 2015 Miami Beach Bowl.
- This was the 6th matchup between WKU and Memphis, and the 1st since 1956. With the Hilltoppers' win, they improved to 3-2-1 against the Tigers. It was the 1st game in series history in which one side did not get shut out.
TEAM NOTES
- WKU scored a team bowl-record 51 points. With the Hilltoppers averaging 45.5 points per game this season, they currently lead the nation in scoring offense (Louisville – 45.3 with its bowl game still to play). WKU scored 50+ points in 7 of its last 10 games.
- WKU set team bowl records with 48 rushes (previous was 33), 262 rushing yards (161), 5.5 yards per rush (5.0), 4 rushing touchdowns (3) and 5 sacks (4).
- WKU rushed for 262 yards, the team's 9th game of 200+ in the past 11 and the 7th straight such game.
- With Keith Brown's interception in the 3rd quarter, WKU has at least 1 interception in 8 consecutive games, as well as 10 of the last 11 contests.
PLAYER NOTES
- Completed 20 of 30 passes for 336 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. It was his 8th game of 300+ yards passing this season, including the 7th in his last 9 contests.
- With a 187.1 rating on the day, he posted a 160+ rating in the final 10 games of the year.
- Earned 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Offensive MVP honors.
- Had 35 rushes for a career-high 245 yards to go along with 3 touchdowns. It was his 2nd-career (and 2nd-consecutive) 200-yard rushing game, and only the 4th for WKU since 2014.
- It was his 8th game of 100+ rushing yards in 13 games this season, 7th in his last 8 games, and his 15th in 22 games dating back to last year.
- Set individual team bowl records with 35 rushes (previous was 27), 245 rushing yards (119), 3 rushing touchdowns (2) and a long rush of 53 (42).
- With 27 rushing touchdowns this season, he extended the WKU single-season rushing score all-time record. With 43 career rushing touchdowns, he tied Lerron Moore for 2nd in program history. With 47 career touchdowns scored, he tied Willie Taggart for most in program history.
- Over his last 11 games, he had 211 rushes for 1,519 yards (7.2 avg.) and 25 touchdowns, with at least 83 yards and 1 touchdown in each contest.
- He also added 4 receptions for a career-high 84 yards, becoming the 1st player in FBS this season to have a game with 245 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns and 75 receiving yards.
- Had 9 receptions for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was his 10th consecutive game with at least 1 receiving touchdown, the longest streak for an FBS player this season.
- His touchdown gave him 17 for the season, tying his own program season-best mark from 2015.
- Pushed his career numbers to 253 receptions (67th all-time) for 4,234 yards (15th all-time) with 41 touchdowns (t-10th all-time).
- Had 3 receptions for 65 yards and 1 touchdown. It was his 2nd touchdown this season in FAU Stadium.
- Pushed his career numbers to 3,091 yards (145th all-time).
- Scored a 9-yard touchdown rush on a lateral pass from Mike White in the 1st quarter. It was WKU's 1st score by an offensive lineman since Wes Jeffries had a 1-yard score vs. Troy in 2011.
Keith Brown
- Earned 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Defensive MVP honors.
- Had 8 total tackles (2 solo, 6 assisted), including 0.5 TFL and 1 interception. It was his 2nd interception of the season, with the 1st being at Middle Tennessee.
- Had 9 total tackles (5 solo, 4 assisted), which was a WKU individual team bowl record (previous was 8). He also added a team-high 2 PBU.
Nick Dawson-Brents
- Had a career-high 3 sacks, giving him 5.5 in his last 2 games after 1.5 in his first 10 games of the year. The 3 sacks was the most by a WKU player this season.
- Also added 1 PBU, batting down a 4th down pass at the line of scrimmage, and 1 forced fumble.
- Had a career-high 8 total tackles (4 solo, 4 assisted), including 2 TFL and 1.5 sacks. He was named 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl MVP with 2.5 TFL and 2 sacks.
- Had 6 total tackles (5 solo, 1 assisted), including a career-high 2 TFL. He also added 1 PBU.
