Western Kentucky Grinds Out 16-3 Win at Sam Houston
Sam Houston gained 177 yards in this one. That is most of the story. Western Kentucky had 277 and won 16-3, which is not a rout, just a steady squeeze.
Western Kentucky scored first and never gave the lead back. Brock Glenn found Coleson Arends from 23 yards out with 10:06 left in the first quarter, and Karl Campbell added a 35-yarder early in the second to make it 10-0. Sam Carpenter's 42-yard kick with 5:59 left in the half made it 10-3, and that was Sam Houston's entire night on the scoreboard. Campbell hit from 39 yards with three seconds left in the third quarter and from 33 with 10:45 to go in the fourth, which settled it at 16-3.
It was not pretty on either side, and nobody pretended it was. Western Kentucky passed for 132 yards (Glenn was 14 of 30 for 127) and ran 42 times for 145. Sam Houston threw an interception, managed 65 yards on the ground from 27 carries and never reached the end zone. The Hilltoppers did not turn it over at all, which is a decent way to win when you are not scoring much.
Sam Houston did not reach the end zone and did not have a lead at any point, which is a long night for a team that managed 177 yards. Campbell, the kicker, put up 9 of Western Kentucky's 16 points on three field goals.
Western Kentucky moves to 3-4. Sam Houston drops to 1-5. For fantasy, Glenn's 22 carries for 54 yards kept his week afloat, and Arends, a tight end, had a season-best day, thanks to a 23-yard touchdown catch.