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Clear 75F Houchen Industries L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY

Head to Head

18.6	Points Scored Per Game	29.3
40.4	Points Allowed Per Game	25.2
181	Pass Yards Per Game	214.6
162.6	Rush Yards Per Game	175.3
271	Pass Yards Allowed Per Game	207
172.9	Rush Yards Allowed Per Game	118.2
14	Takeaways (Season)	17
17	Giveaways (Season)	20
1907.5	Average Time of Possession	2000.1
7	Penalties Per Game	6
1-1	Record	6-6

Team Leaders

Austin Peay

		Team Leaders
QB	Ryan	1779 PASS YDS, 14 TD, 10 INT
RB	Kitts	94 CAR, 503 YDS, 2 TD
RB	Williams	88 CAR, 425 YDS, 2 TD
WR	Stark	58 REC, 675 YDS, 7 TD
WR	Oliver	34 REC, 266 YDS, 1 TD

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QB	Jakes	1967 PASS YDS, 20 TD, 9 INT
RB	Andrews	215 CAR, 1141 YDS, 8 TD
RB	Allen	56 CAR, 317 YDS, 2 TD
WR	McNeal	34 REC, 448 YDS, 6 TD
WR	Doyle	41 REC, 438 YDS, 3 TD

Western Kentucky routs Austin Peay 49-10

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Kawaun Jakes threw for a career-high 296 yards and four touchdowns to lead Western Kentucky over Austin Peay 49-10 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.

The fourth-year starting quarterback completed 18-of-23 passes, including touchdown passes of 21 yards to Willie McNeal, 15 yards to Tim Gorski, 13 yards to Boe Brand and 18 yards to Kadeem Jones. He also ran for a 9-yard touchdown.

Western Kentucky's Antonio Andrews scored the game's first touchdown on a 70 yard punt return.

The Hilltoppers defense held Austin Peay, a Football Championship Subdivision team, to 154 total yards while the Western Kentucky offense amassed 596 yards overall.

The lone negative for the Hilltoppers was field-goal kicking. Western Kentucky, which hit 5 of 20 field goals last year, missed all three attempts against Austin Peay.

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Western Kentucky routs Austin Peay 49-10

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