GAME 11 WKU and Charlotte Have Played Only Three Times in Their Head-To-Head Series, All Over the Past Three Years
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2020 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES @WKUFootball @wkufootball www.WKUSports.com /WKUFootball WKUSports Media Contact: Bryan Fyalkowski, Associate Director of Media Relations • [email protected] • 412-335-2675 • @fyalkowski FOOTBALL Secondary Contact: Matt Keenan, Assistant Director of Media Relations • [email protected] • 814-853-6645 • @Keenan_mck3 Tertiary Contact: Dana Brown, Media Relations Coordinator • [email protected] • 317-752-6161 • @dana_colleen37 NOTING THE GAME – WKU at CHARLOTTE WHERE TO FIND IT GAME 11 WKU and Charlotte have played only three times in their head-to-head series, all over the past three years. The home team has won every game so far, at Charlotte with each matchup being the host’s homecoming game. Refer to the chart on 2019 H2H Recap................. 2 9:30 a.m. CT | Charlotte, N.C. | Jerry Richardson Stadium the bottom right of Page 3 for full head-to-head series results. Player Features ................... 3 In 2017, WKU defeated Charlotte by a score of 45-14 in the school’s annual The Matchup ....................... 3 Play-by-Play: Dave Ryan homecoming game at Houchens-Smith Stadium. QB Mike White completed Depth Chart ......................... 4 Analyst: Corey Chavous WATCH: 33-of-47 passes for 398 yards with 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The HC Tyson Helton ................ 5 Hilltoppers at 15 players with at least 1 reception, and five different receivers 2020 Rosters .................... 6-7 with 1 touchdown. WKU held the 49ers to only 61 yards passing, the fewest Talking Points ................8-11 Play-by-Play: Brett Williams allowed to a conference opponent in the program’s FBS Era (since 2009). Stats and Info ............. 12-16 Analyst: Leo Peckenpaugh In 2018, Charlotte got revenge on WKU in the 49ers’ own homecoming RADIO: Career-Highs .............. 17-19 Sideline: Terry Obee game with a 40-14 win. The Hilltoppers took a 7-6 lead at the 3:20 mark of the 2020 Recaps ............... 20-29 Hilltopper IMG Sports Network: 100.7 FM, 1450 AM first quarter after a touchdown run by QB Kevaris Thomas, but the 49ers scored the next 34 points over the following 43 minutes. Quick Hitter Notes ...........30 Internet Radio: WKUSports.tv and TuneIn Radio In 2019, WKU once again defeated Charlotte on homecoming with a 30-14 2020 Statistics ............ 31-40 Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/charlotte/football win at Houchens-Smith Stadium. After the 49ers scored at the 9:00 mark of the second quarter to tie the game at 14-14, the Hilltoppers held the visitors ALL-TIME IN DECEMBER WKU HILLTOPPERS (4-6, 3-3 CONFERENCE USA) scoreless for the remaining 39 minutes and ended the game on a 16-0 run. QB Ty Storey completed 21-of-20 passes for 283 yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 WKU is 18-11 DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) RESULT/TV picks. Storey also caught an 8-yard score from WR Lucky Jackson on a trick play. SCORE W/L OPPONENT DATE September 23-20 W Western MI 12/30/19 12 at Louisville 7 p.m. L, 21-35 NOTING THE NEW GAME DAY AND START TIME 17-27 L GA State 12/16/17 19 Liberty 11 a.m. L, 24-30 Referring to the chart on the right side of this page, this will only be the 30th 51-31 W Memphis 12/20/16 October game in program history played by WKU in the month of December. Of those 58-44 W vs. LA Tech 12/3/16 3 at Middle Tennessee* 4 p.m. W, 20-17 games, only two others (bold) have been played on December 1 and six others 45-35 W South Fla. 12/21/15 10 Marshall* (HC) 6:30 p.m. L, 14-38 (italics) have been regular-season games. 45-28 W vs. So. Miss. 12/5/15 17 at UAB* 12:30 p.m. L, 14-37 49-48 W Central MI 12/24/14 This will be only the fifth game in program history played by WKU on a 24 Chattanooga 3 p.m. W, 13-10 21-24 L Central MI 12/26/12 Tuesday. Refer to the chart on the bottom right of Page 3 for full results. 31 at #10/11 BYU 9:15 p.m. L, 10-41 20-24 L vs. Ark. State 12/3/09 In terms of start times, this matchup may be the earliest ever for a game in November 3-27 L at FIU 12/6/08 the Eastern Time Zone. Here is a list of other FBS games since 2000 that had a 7 at Florida Atlantic* 5:30 p.m. L, 6-10 17-34 L at Wofford 12/6/03 LOCAL start time of 10:30 a.m. or earlier in the Eastern or Central Time Zone: 34-14 W McNeese 12/20/02 14 Southern Miss* 2:30 p.m. W, 10-7 31-28 W at GA South. 12/14/02 21 FIU* 1 p.m. W, 38-21 • Charlotte vs. WKU – Dec. 1, 2020 – 10:30 a.m. ET • Southern Miss vs. Tulane – Jan. 4, 2020 – 10:30 a.m. CT 31-28 W at Western IL 12/7/02 December 20-24 L at Furman 12/1/01 1 at Charlotte* 9:30 a.m. CBS SN • Northern Illinois vs. Eastern Michigan – Nov. 25, 2011 – 10 a.m. CT • LSU vs. Appalachian State – Aug. 30, 2008 – 10 a.m. CT 14-17 L vs. App. State 12/2/00 21-38 L at Eastern WA 12/3/97 24-41 L at Eastern KY 12/3/88 CHARLOTTE 49ERS (2-3, 2-1 CONFERENCE USA) SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATING THROUGH 2020 14-16 L Northern MI 12/13/75 The Hilltoppers have played a game in 9 consecutive weeks, and are only 14-3 W New Hamp. 12/6/75 DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) RESULT/TV 1-of-3 FBS teams to have a current streak of that length or better: 0-34 L LA Tech 12/15/73 September • Texas State – 11 straight weeks 28-20 W Grambling 12/8/73 12 at Liberty 12 noon L, 20-35 • WKU – 9 straight weeks 25-16 W vs. Lehigh 12/1/73 October • Virginia Tech – 9 straight weeks 27-0 W Coast Guard 12/28/63 3 at Florida Atlantic* 4 p.m. L, 17-21 34-19 W Ark. State 12/7/52 10 at North Texas* 8 p.m. W, 49-21 YOU SHALL NOT PASS... AGAINST THIS DEFENSE 50-7 W at Tampa 12/3/38 24 UTEP* 12 noon W, 38-28 23-20 W at Tampa 12/5/36 The Hilltopper defense ranks fourth in FBS with only 165.2 pass yards 31 at Duke 7 p.m. L, 19-53 13-7 W at Centre 12/7/35 December allowed per game. After the first game of the season at Louisville – in which 19-0 W at Miami Fla. 12/6/30 WKU allowed 343 pass yards – the Hilltoppers have allowed only 145.4 pass 1 WKU* 10:30 a.m. CBS SN 5 FIU* 12 noon ESPN3 yards on average over the past nine games. Since that opening game, WKU has vs. = home game allowed more than 162 pass yards only twice – at Middle Tennessee (217) and at = away game at #10/11 BYU (244) – not allowed any pass play over 42 yards. none = neutral game KEY NUMBERS TO WATCH at ALL-TIME H2H SERIES .....................WKU LEADS, 2-1 237 150 54 Matchups in Charlotte ................................... 49ers lead, 1-0 Matchups in Bowling Green ..................Hilltoppers lead, 2-0 Pass attempts this season by QB Tyrrell Career starts by WKU’s primary starting five Total pass breakups by the WKU defense Tyson Helton Career/at WKU ....................................... 13-10 Pigrome without an interception. That’s offensive linemen (Cole Spencer, Tyler Witt, this season, which leads in the FBS. CB Will Healy at Charlotte ....................................................9-9 the longest current streak in the FBS and Seth Joest, Jordan Meredith and Mason Dionté Ruffin leads the Hilltoppers with 10, Will Healy Career (5 seasons) ...................................... 22-30 the longest such streak in WKU history. Brooks) which ranks 3rd in the FBS. while CB Roger Cray ranks second with 9. 2020 WKU Football GAME NOTES 2019 HEAD-TO-HEAD RECAP Charlotte 7 7 0 0 -- 14 SCORING SUMMARY WKU 7 10 13 0 -- 30 Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP Score CHA 1 7:12 Ishod Finger 4-yard rush (Cruz kick) 14-75 7:48 0-7 October 19, 2019 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 15,816 WKU 1 0:52 Pearson 30-yard pass from Storey (Munson kick) 12-75 6:20 7-7 WKU 2 12:45 Jackson 69-yard pass from Storey (Munson kick) 3-80 1:16 14-7 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Ty Storey passed for 283 yards WKU 2 9:00 LeMay 47-yard pass from Reynolds (Cruz kick) 7-75 3:44 14-14 and two touchdowns and WKU scored the final 16 points to GAME NOTES WKU 2 4:08 Cory Munson 45-yard field goal 11-48 4:52 17-14 pull away from Charlotte 30-14 on Saturday. Lucky Jackson WKU 3 10:45 Cory Munson 32-yard field goal 4-0 1:54 20-14 caught five passes for 141 yards and a touchdown for the • WKU’s team captains for the game WKU 3 5:41 Cory Munson 48-yard field goal 5-44 2:01 23-14 Hilltoppers (5-2, 4-0 Conference USA). were Antwon Kincade, Marcelis Logan WKU 3 0:08 Storey 8-yard pass from Jackson (Munson kick) 10-67 3:55 30-14 and Ty Storey.