Blue Raiders beat No. 10-ranked Rams 45-10 at Parnell Family Stadium, 2025 national champion men’s golf team honored.
COLUMBIA, KY. (08/29/2025) It was a night of firsts Thursday, Aug. 28, at Lindsey Wilson University Parnell Family Stadium.
In the first weeknight football game played at Parnell Family Stadium, the Blue Raiders opened their 2025 season with a convincing 45-10 win over No. 10-ranked Texas Wesleyan University, the first time Lindsey Wilson has opened a season with a win over a Top 10 team.
Wide receiver Khia Sherrard of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, etched his name into the Lindsey Wilson record book when he caught five passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns. His 215 receiving yards are a new Blue Raider record for total receiving yards in a game.
Lindsey Wilson’s next game is Saturday, Sept. 6, at Ave Maria (Florida) University. Their next game at Parnell Family Stadium is 3 p.m. CT Saturday, Sept. 13, against No. 8-ranked St. Thomas University (Florida.)
Lindsey Wilson University defensive back Khaleb Bridges breaks up a pass to Texas Wesleyan University’s Terrill Curtis in the first quarter of Thursday night’s season-opening game at Parnell Family Stadium. The Blue Raiders beat the No. 10-ranked Rams 45-10.
Lindsey Wilson University offensive lineman Larry Montgomery (No. 59) of Louisville, Kentucky, congratulates running back Davontaye Saunders after Saunders reached the end zone on a 14-yard pass play in the second quarter of Thursday night’s season-opening game against Texas Wesleyan University at Parnell Family Stadium. Saunders’ first of two touchdowns gave the Blue Raiders a 21-10 lead. For the game, Saunders had 109 total yards — including a game-high 86 rushing yards on 15 carries — and the Blue Raiders beat the No. 10-ranked Rams 45-10.
Lindsey Wilson University wide receiver Khia Sherrard of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, sprints to the end zone for his third touchdown in the game, a 75-yard pass play from quarterback Pryor Lamb of Paducah, Kentucky, in the third quarter of Thursday night’s season-opening game against Texas Wesleyan University at Parnell Family Stadium. The touchdown gave Lindsey Wilson a 35-10 lead, and the Blue Raiders went on to beat the No. 10-ranked Rams 45-10. Sherrard’s total 215 receiving yards in the game is a new Blue Raider record for receiving yards in a game.
Lindsey Wilson University quarterback Pryor Lamb of Paducah, Kentucky, reacts after completing a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Khia Sherrard of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in the second quarter of Thursday night’s season-opening game against Texas Wesleyan University at Parnell Family Stadium. The touchdown, scored with 16 seconds left in the first half, gave Lindsey Wilson a 28-10 halftime lead. For the game, Lamb threw for 333 yards on 15-of-27 passing, and Sherrard caught a game-record 215 yards to help the Blue Raiders beat the No. 10-ranked Rams 45-10.
Lindsey Wilson University quarterback Pryor Lamb of Paducah, Kentucky, looks for an open receiver in the second quarter of Thursday night’s season-opening game against Texas Wesleyan University at Parnell Family Stadium. Lamb threw for four touchdowns and 333 yards on 15-of-27 passing to help the Blue Raiders beat the No. 10-ranked Rams 45-10.
Lindsey Wilson University football coach Phil Kleckler and his son, Rory, walk off of the Parnell Family Stadium field Thursday night after the Blue Raiders opened the 2025 season with a 45-10 win over No. 10-ranked Texas Wesleyan University.
Referee Danny Brown hands a commemorative coin to Lindsey Wilson University Executive Vice President Dean Adams before Thursday night’s Lindsey Wilson-Texas Wesleyan University football game at Parnell Family Stadium. Adams flipped the coin to determine the game’s opening possession. The Blue Raiders opened the 2025 season with a 45-10 win over the No. 10-ranked Rams.
The Lindsey Wilson University men’s golf team was recognized for winning the 2025 NAIA national championship last May at halftime during Thursday night’s Lindsey Wilson-Texas Wesleyan University football game at Parnell Family Stadium. It was the 20th team national championship in Lindsey Wilson history.
Lindsey Wilson University is a vibrant liberal arts university in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The university’s 29 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.
(Duane Bonifer – Lindsey Wilson University)