CARROLLTON, Ga. – Matt Willis rushes for 127 yards while Kyle Caldwell throws for a career-high 206 yards as the University of West Alabama football team defeats West Georgia 35-23 in the GSC-TV Live Game of the Week shootout. Willis becomes the fastest Tiger running back to 1,000 yards and just the second all-time to reach the milestone.

In the win, which snapped an eight-game losing streak to UWG, UWA amassed 405 yards of total offense in the contest – marking the third straight outing with 400-plus yards for the Red and White and the fourth time season. The victory also gives the Red and White its first back-to-back triumphs over the Wolves since the 1990 and 1991 campaigns.

Defensively, Deon Lacey led the Tigers with eight tackles. Bryant McGowan and Renaldo Buck followed with five stops each.a

The Wolves opened the scoring as wide receiver V.J. Hunt caught the pass on an option pass and found fellow wideout Denarius Appling streaking for an 86 yard, touchdown pass. The one play drive erased just 16 seconds off the clock.

The Tigers answered with an eight-play drive that covered 47 yards as Willis forced the Red and White's first score across the goal line as the Collins, Miss., native dove into the end zone from four yards out.

The Red and White attempted a go-ahead late in the first quarter, but the score was denied as UWG's Donovan Jackson picked off a Caldwell pass at the Wolves' five yard line. The Red and Blue drove 71 yards on 14 plays to regain the lead at 10-7 on a 43 yard field goal. UWG expanded its margin right before the half as Brackett hit his second field goal of the evening – this time from 31 yards out – to put the homestanding Wolves up 13-7 at the intermission.

UWA opened the second half with a dominating drive to take back the lead in back and forth affair. The Red and White strung together a 10-play, 64 yard drive as Willis scored his second TD of the game – this time from one yard out. The lead, however, was short lived as UWG answered with a 35 yard, Brackett field goal on the Red and Blue's first drive of the second half.

The Tigers countered with an eight-play, 78 yard drive to take back the lead in the contest as UWA scored its third, rushing TD of the game – this time Kyle Caldwell scampering in from eight yards out to lift the Red and White back in front 21-16. UWA extended its margin to 28-16 with 11:12 left in the game as Caldwell found Ken May for a 45 yard, TD – capping an eight-play, 73 yard drive.

The Wolves managed to nip into the Tigers' margin as Emmanuel Taylor found Bobby Burum for a 65 yard score to pull within 28-23 with just under five minutes to play.

UWA added a late score to insure the double digit win following the Wolves' score as the Tigers ran the clock down to six seconds and on fourth down and one Caldwell connected with May for the second TD for the duo on the game.

West Alabama returns to action on Thursday, Oct. 27 as the Tigers look to Red Out in-state foe North Alabama in the GSC-TV Live Game of the Week. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. with the UWA radio broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m.