
South Florida 35
(2-0, 1-0 away)

W Kentucky 13
(0-2, 0-1 home)
7:30 PM ET, September 12, 2009
Smith Stadium, BOWLING GREEN, KY
Top Performers
Passing: M. Grothe (USF) - 208 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: M. Plancher (USF) - 18 CAR, 115 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: C. Mitchell (USF) - 4 REC, 130 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | USF | WKU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 06:14 | Casey Tinius 40 Yd | 0 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 00:47 | Moise Plancher 1 Yd Run (Delbert Alvarado Kick) | 7 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | USF | WKU | |||
![]() | TD | 08:20 | Theo Wilson 14 Yd Pass From Matt Grothe (Delbert Alvarado Kick) | 14 | 3 |
![]() | FG | 00:57 | Casey Tinius 31 Yd | 14 | 6 |
| THIRD QUARTER | USF | WKU | |||
![]() | TD | 04:50 | B.J. Daniels 7 Yd Run (Delbert Alvarado Kick) | 21 | 6 |
![]() | TD | 00:27 | Marell Booker 15 Yd Run (Casey Tinius Kick) | 21 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | USF | WKU | |||
![]() | TD | 11:26 | Ben Busbee 17 Yd Pass From Matt Grothe (Delbert Alvarado Kick) | 28 | 13 |
![]() | TD | 06:03 | Moise Plancher 20 Yd Run (Delbert Alvarado Kick) | 35 | 13 |
Team Stat Comparison
| USF | WKU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-13 | 2-12 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 461 | 284 |
| Passing | 208 | 84 |
Comp-Att | 13-22 | 13-26 |
Yards per pass | 9.5 | 3.2 |
| Rushing | 253 | 200 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 37 |
Yards per rush | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Penalties | 9-85 | 13-124 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:56 | 29:04 |
| South Florida Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Grothe | 13/22 | 208 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 13/22 | 208 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Western Kentucky Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| B. Smith | 13/26 | 84 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 13/26 | 84 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
| South Florida Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Plancher | 18 | 115 | 6.4 | 2 | 20 |
| L. Lamar | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 0 | 26 |
| M. Grothe | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| A. Samuels | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| B. Daniels | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Team | 42 | 253 | 6.0 | 3 | 26 |
| Western Kentucky Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Smith | 21 | 105 | 5.0 | 0 | 21 |
| B. Rainey | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 28 |
| D. Brooks | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
| M. Booker | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 15 |
| J. Gaebler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Hayden | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Vasquez | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 200 | 5.4 | 1 | 28 |
| South Florida Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Mitchell | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 0 | 65 |
| A. Love | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
| B. Busbee | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
| T. Wilson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 |
| P. Richardson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| E. Landi | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Plancher | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 13 | 208 | 16.0 | 2 | 65 |
| Western Kentucky Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Q. Cooper | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Doyle | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 |
| A. Sheppard | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Boyer | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Gaebler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Brooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Rainey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 0 | 16 |
| South Florida Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| N. Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Kentucky Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| T. Smith | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| South Florida Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Bogan | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 40 |
| Team | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 40 |
| Western Kentucky Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Gaebler | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
| Team | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
| South Florida Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Alvarado | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Team | 0/2 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Western Kentucky Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Tinius | 2/2 | 100.0 | 40 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 40 | 1/1 | 7 |
| South Florida Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Alvarado | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Team | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Western Kentucky Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Moore | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Team | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
ATTENDANCE: 20,568




