Quarterback, Drew Eckels
- In his 1st career start under center, completed 15 of 26 passes for 167 yards with zero touchdowns and zero interceptions.
- He also rushed 9 times for a team-high 38 yards.
- His 48-yard completion to Jacquez Sloan in the 3rd quarter was the 2nd-longest of his career. His longest is a 74-yard pass to Stephon Brown at Florida Atlantic in 2016.
Quarterback, Davis Shanley
- Completed 2 of 3 passes for 14 yards.
- He also rushed 3 times for 31 yards, but lost a fumble inside the 5 yard line in the 4th quarter.
Wide Receiver, Jacquez Sloan
- His 48-yard reception in the 3rd quarter was the longest of his career, eclipsing his 44-yard touchdown catch last season at Old Dominion.
Linebacker, Masai Whyte
- Led WKU with a career-high 11 tackles (3 solo, 8 assisted) and had a sack for a loss of 9 yards. The sack was the 2nd of his career, the 1st being vs. FIU in 2016.
Safety, Devon Key
- Was 2nd on WKU with 10 tackles (5 solo, 5 assisted), as he posted his 3rd career double-digit tackle performance.
Safety, Drell Greene
- Had 7 tackles (3 solo, 4 assisted) and scooped up a loose fumble in the 3rd quarter.
Linebacker, Ben Holt
- Had 6 tackles (2 solo, 4 assisted) and led WKU with a career-high-tying 1.5 tackles for loss. He also had 1.5 tackles for loss last season at Marshall.
- Posted 0.5 sacks, 1 quarterback hurry and 1 pass breakup.
Nickelback, Ta'Corian Darden
- Had 5 tackles (2 solo, 3 assisted) and forced the 3rd-quarter fumble of Jonathan Taylor. He also added 1 pass breakup, the 7th of his career.
Nickelback, Antwon Kincade
- Had 5 tackles (3 solo, 2 assisted) and added 1 pass breakup, the 3rd of his career.
- Made WKU's 1st tackle of the season on the opening kickoff, stopping the Badgers at the 16 yard line.
GAME AND SERIES NOTES
- WKU's team captains for the game were DeAndre Farris, Ben Holt, Ryan Nuss and Miles Pate.
- There was an attendance of 74,145 in Camp Randall Stadium for the 8:06 p.m. CT kick off.
- WKU fell to 0-2 at Wisconsin, with a combined score of 58-9.
HILLTOPPER TEAM NOTES
- WKU fell to 0-8 all-time against teams currently in the Big Ten Conference.
- WKU fell to 59-34-6 all-time in season openers, losing for the first time since September 1, 2011, at Kentucky which was by a score of 14-3.
- WKU fell to 4-17 over the past 21 years in true road openers.
- WKU fell to 22-23-2 all-time on Friday-night games. The Hilltoppers have lost 2 in a row after winning the previous 6.
- WKU fell to 11-6 (dating back to 2013) while wearing white jerseys and red pants. The Hilltoppers had won 5 consecutive games in that uniform combination.
- WKU had 3 sacks for 18 yards lost. In 2017, the Hilltoppers had game-highs of 2 sacks on 3 occasions.
- WKU had 34 rushes for 124 yards. In 2017, the Hilltoppers surpassed the 120-yard mark on 2 occasions.
