Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Middle Tennessee beat Western Kentucky 27–⁠26. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Middle Tennessee led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayMiddle Tennessee6–⁠7 in 2010
27
HomeWestern Kentucky2–⁠10 in 2010
26

Final at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling GreenTV: ESGP, ESPN3Attendance 12,322

At kickoff
65°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, 22 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Middle Tennessee7331427
Western Kentucky1367026

Standouts

Player stats

Middle Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dwight Dasher13/267900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Benny Cunningham659120
Phillip Tanner1751010
Dwight Dasher828016
D.D. Kyles2201
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Shane Blissard124024
Sancho McDonald216012
Tavarres Jefferson111011
Garrett Andrews211013

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kawaun Jakes9/229800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bobby Rainey Jr.45248245
Antonio Andrews642013
Kawaun Jakes7806
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bobby Rainey Jr.434024
Dexter Haynes234019
Demetrius Coley222018
Willie McNeal1808

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Middle TennesseeWestern Kentucky
208Total yards396
86Passing yards112
129Rushing yards298
3.0Yards per pass4.5
3.7Yards per rush5.1
11First downs19
5–⁠16Third downs8–⁠20
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠3
0Turnovers1
4–⁠41Penalties6–⁠34
13:08Possession22:56

Efficiency

Middle TennesseeWestern Kentucky
34%Success rate40%
−0.08EPA per play−0.01
0.71Explosiveness0.76
−0.05Rushing EPA0.05
−0.11Passing EPA−0.09
19%Passing-down success33%
−0.32First-down EPA0.09
−0.26Second-down EPA−0.01
0.42Third-down EPA0.11

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Middle Tennessee 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Western Kentucky end zoneMiddle Tennessee end zoneQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown run, 9 playsQ1 Middle TennesseeTouchdownQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt return TD, 3 plays (Western Kentucky scores)Q1 Western KentuckyResult not recordedQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 playsQ1 Western KentuckyField goal, 14 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 13 playsQ2 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 Western KentuckyField goal, 8 playsQ3 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 9 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ3 Western KentuckyTouchdown run, 9 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeField goal, 9 playsQ3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 5 playsQ4 Western KentuckyResult not recorded, 7 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdownQ4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown run, 10 playsQ4 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 6 playsQ4 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ4 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Kentucky drives left to right, Middle Tennessee right to left.
  1. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown run, 9 plays, 24 yards
  3. Q1 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 97 yards
  4. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  5. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt return TD, 3 plays (Western Kentucky scores), 3 yards
  6. Q1 Western KentuckyResult not recorded, 3 yards
  7. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  8. Q1 Western KentuckyField goal, 14 plays, 60 yards
  9. Q2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 13 plays, 63 yards
  10. Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  11. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  12. Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  13. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  14. Q2 Western KentuckyField goal, 8 plays, 39 yards
  15. Q3 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 9 plays, 35 yards
  16. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  17. Q3 Western KentuckyTouchdown run, 9 plays, 76 yards
  18. Q3 Middle TennesseeField goal, 9 plays, 33 yards
  19. Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  20. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  21. Q4 Western KentuckyResult not recorded, 7 plays, 61 yards
  22. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 99 yards
  23. Q4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  24. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown run, 10 plays, 77 yards
  25. Q4 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 6 plays, 61 yards
  26. Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  27. Q4 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  28. Q4 Middle TennesseeEnd of game, 2 plays, −11 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Western Kentucky 13, Middle Tennessee 7
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 36Phillip Tanner rush for 4 yards to the MTnSt 40, tackled by Thomas Majors.
15:002nd & 6 at own 40Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Tavarres Jefferson.
15:003rd & 6 at own 40Dwight Dasher rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 41, tackled by Jared Clendenin and Bar’ee Boyd.
15:004th & 5 at own 41Nathaniel Toulson punt blocked by Bar’ee Boyd for no gain to the MTnSt 24.
Western Kentucky Touchdown run, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 24Bobby Rainey rush for 7 yards to the MTnSt 17, tackled by Kevin Brown.
13:462nd & 3 at opp 17Bobby Rainey rush for no gain to the MTnSt 17, tackled by Darin Davis.
13:463rd & 3 at opp 17Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Bobby Rainey for 3 yards to the MTnSt 14, tackled by Arness Ikner for a 1ST down.
13:461st & 10 at opp 14Bobby Rainey rush for 3 yards to the MTnSt 11, tackled by Arness Ikner.
13:462nd & 7 at opp 11Bobby Rainey rush for 4 yards to the MTnSt 7, tackled by Arness Ikner out-of-bounds.
13:463rd & 3 at opp 7Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Bobby Rainey for 5 yards to the MTnSt 2, tackled by Jeremy Kellem and Arness Ikner for a 1ST down.
13:461st & goal at opp 2Bobby Rainey rush for no gain to the MTnSt 2, tackled by Justin Jones.
13:462nd & goal at opp 2Bobby Rainey rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 1, tackled by Rod Issac and Jeremy Kellem.
9:333rd & goal at opp 1Bobby Rainey rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.Western Kentucky 7, Middle Tennessee 0
9:33Casey Tinius extra point GOOD.
9:21Hendrix Brakefield kickoff for 67 yards returned by Eric Russell for 97 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Western Kentucky 7, Middle Tennessee 6
9:21Alan Gendreau extra point GOOD.Tied at 7
9:21Alan Gendreau kickoff for 55 yards returned by Antonio Andrews, tackled by Craig Allen for 23 yards to the WKent 38, tackled by Craig Allen.
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
9:161st & 10 at own 38Bobby Rainey rush for 2 yards to the WKent 40, tackled by Gary Tucker.
9:162nd & 8 at own 40Bobby Rainey rush for 1 yard to the WKent 41, tackled by Jeremy Kellem.
9:163rd & 7 at own 41Kawaun Jakes rush for 5 yards to the WKent 46, tackled by Jamari Lattimore and Arness Ikner.
9:164th & 2 at own 46Hendrix Brakefield punt for 43 yards, returned by Eric Russell for 11 yards to the MTnSt 22, tackled by Quinterrance Cooper.
Middle Tennessee Punt return TD, 3 plays (Western Kentucky scores)
7:141st & 10 at own 22Phillip Tanner rush for 2 yards to the MTnSt 24, tackled by Johnathan Scott.
7:143rd & 7 at own 25Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Benjamin Cunningham.
7:142nd & 8 at own 24Phillip Tanner rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 25, tackled by Thomas Majors and James Hervey.
6:134th & 7 at own 25Josh Davis punt blocked by Bar’ee Boyd, Derrius Brooks for no gain, to the MTnSt 0 for a TOUCHDOWN.Western Kentucky 13, Middle Tennessee 7
6:13Casey Tinius extra point BLOCKED.
6:13Hendrix Brakefield kickoff for 69 yards returned by Benjamin Cunningham, tackled by Willie McNeal for 38 yards to the MTnSt 39, tackled by Willie McNeal.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 6 plays
6:031st & 10 at own 39Dwight Dasher pass complete to Andrew Banks for 6 yards to the MTnSt 45, tackled by Chris Bullard.
6:032nd & 4 at own 45Dwight Dasher rush for 3 yards to the MTnSt 48, tackled by Quanterus Smith.
6:033rd & 1 at own 48Phillip Tanner rush for 4 yards to the WKent 48, tackled by Orlando Misaalefua and Jared Clendenin for a 1ST down.
6:031st & 10 at opp 48Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Tyler Mason.
6:032nd & 10 at opp 48Dwight Dasher pass complete to Richard Drake for 5 yards to the WKent 43, tackled by Orlando Misaalefua and Thomas Majors.
6:033rd & 5 at opp 43Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to N/A.
6:034th & 5 at opp 43Josh Davis punt for 25 yards, fair catch by Willie McNeal at the WKent 18.
Western Kentucky Field goal, 14 plays
6:031st & 10 at own 18Bobby Rainey rush for 5 yards to the WKent 23, tackled by Craig Allen.
3:542nd & 5 at own 23Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Demetrius Coley for 4 yards to the WKent 27, tackled by Justin Jones out-of-bounds.
3:543rd & 1 at own 27Antonio Andrews rush for 3 yards to the WKent 30, tackled by Justin Jones for a 1ST down.
3:541st & 10 at own 30Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal.
3:542nd & 10 at own 30Antonio Andrews rush for 12 yards to the WKent 42, tackled by Rod Issac and Jeremy Kellem for a 1ST down.
3:541st & 10 at own 42Kawaun Jakes rush for 6 yards to the WKent 48, tackled by Rod Issac out-of-bounds.
3:542nd & 4 at own 48Antonio Andrews rush for 13 yards to the MTnSt 39, tackled by Arness Ikner out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
3:541st & 10 at opp 39Bobby Rainey rush for 4 yards to the MTnSt 35, tackled by Antwan Davis.
3:542nd & 6 at opp 35Bobby Rainey rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 34, tackled by Antwan Davis and Emmanuel Perez.
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 34Bobby Rainey rush for 6 yards to the MTnSt 28, tackled by Gorby Loreus for a 1ST down.
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Bobby Rainey.
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 28Antonio Andrews rush for 6 yards to the MTnSt 22, tackled by Gorby Loreus out-of-bounds.
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 22Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Demetrius Coley.
Q2 14:024th & 4 at opp 22Casey Tinius 38 yard field goal GOOD.Western Kentucky 16, Middle Tennessee 7
Q2 14:02Hendrix Brakefield kickoff for 54 yards returned by Benjamin Cunningham, tackled by Quinterrance Cooper for 15 yards to the MTnSt 31, tackled by Quinterrance Cooper.
2nd quarter6 drives, then Western Kentucky 19, Middle Tennessee 10
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 13 plays
13:561st & 10 at own 31Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to N/A.
13:562nd & 10 at own 31Dwight Dasher pass complete to Phillip Tanner for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 29, tackled by Orlando Misaalefua and Kenny Martin.
13:563rd & 12 at own 29Dwight Dasher pass complete to Garrett Andrews for 13 yards to the MTnSt 42 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
13:561st & 10 at own 42Benjamin Cunningham rush for 4 yards to the MTnSt 46, tackled by Ryan Beard.
13:562nd & 6 at own 46Dwight Dasher pass complete to Sancho McDonald for 12 yards to the WKent 42, tackled by Derrius Brooks for a 1ST down.
13:561st & 10 at opp 42D.D. Kyles rush for 1 yard to the WKent 41, tackled by Thomas Majors.
13:562nd & 9 at opp 41Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Tavarres Jefferson.
13:563rd & 9 at opp 41Dwight Dasher rush for 16 yards to the WKent 25, tackled by Derrius Brooks out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
13:561st & 10 at opp 25Benjamin Cunningham rush for 11 yards to the WKent 14, tackled by Kareem Peterson for a 1ST down.
13:561st & 10 at opp 14WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 5 yard offside on Quanterus Smith accepted, no play.
13:561st & 5 at opp 9WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 4 yard offside on Orlando Misaalefua accepted.
13:561st & 1 at opp 5Phillip Tanner rush for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 6, tackled by Jamarcus Allen.
13:562nd & 2 at opp 6Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to N/A.
13:563rd & 2 at opp 6Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Garrett Andrews.
10:334th & 2 at opp 6Alan Gendreau 23 yard field goal GOOD.Western Kentucky 16, Middle Tennessee 10
10:33Alan Gendreau kickoff for 68 yards returned by Antonio Andrews, tackled by Craig Allen for 24 yards to the WKent 26, tackled by Craig Allen.
Western Kentucky Punt, 6 plays
10:261st & 10 at own 26Bobby Rainey rush for 3 yards to the WKent 29, tackled by Jeremy Kellem.
10:262nd & 7 at own 29Kawaun Jakes rush for 5 yards to the WKent 34, tackled by Corey Carmichael.
10:263rd & 2 at own 34Bobby Rainey rush for 3 yards to the WKent 37, tackled by Kevin Brown and Darin Davis for a 1ST down.
10:261st & 10 at own 37Bobby Rainey rush for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 34, tackled by Darin Davis and Arness Ikner.
10:262nd & 13 at own 34Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to N/A, WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty illegal formation declined.
10:263rd & 13 at own 34Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Bobby Rainey for 2 yards to the WKent 36, tackled by Corey Carmichael.
10:264th & 11 at own 36Hendrix Brakefield punt for 47 yards, returned by Benjamin Cunningham for no gain to the MTnSt 17, tackled by Derrius Brooks.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
7:051st & 10 at own 17Dwight Dasher pass complete to Andrew Banks for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 16, tackled by Chris Bullard.
7:052nd & 11 at own 16Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to N/A.
7:053rd & 11 at own 16Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Tyler Mason.
7:054th & 11 at own 16Josh Davis punt for 39 yards, fair catch by Willie McNeal at the WKent 40, WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 5 yard illegal fair catch signal on Willie McNeal accepted.
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
6:251st & 10 at own 40Bobby Rainey rush for 3 yards to the WKent 43, tackled by Justin Jones.
6:252nd & 7 at own 43Bobby Rainey rush for 1 yard to the WKent 44, tackled by Gorby Loreus and Rod Issac.
4:583rd & 6 at own 44Timeout WKU, clock 04:58.
4:583rd & 6 at own 44Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to N/A.
4:584th & 6 at own 44Hendrix Brakefield punt for 46 yards, downed at the MTnSt 10.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
4:441st & 10 at own 10Dwight Dasher rush for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 9, tackled by Quanterus Smith.
4:442nd & 11 at own 9Dwight Dasher pass complete to Garrett Andrews for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 7, tackled by Ryan Beard and James Hervey.
4:443rd & 13 at own 7Dwight Dasher rush for 5 yards to the MTnSt 12, tackled by Bar’ee Boyd.
4:444th & 8 at own 12Josh Davis punt for 37 yards, returned by Antonio Andrews for 5 yards to the MTnSt 44, tackled by Benjamin Cunningham and Eric Russell.
Western Kentucky Field goal, 8 plays
4:441st & 10 at opp 44Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Dexter Haynes for 15 yards to the MTnSt 29 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2:431st & 10 at opp 29Bobby Rainey rush for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 30, tackled by Corey Carmichael.
2:432nd & 11 at opp 30Bobby Rainey rush for 5 yards to the MTnSt 25, tackled by Corey Carmichael.
2:433rd & 6 at opp 25Bobby Rainey rush for 11 yards to the MTnSt 14, tackled by Jeremy Kellem for a 1ST down.
2:431st & 10 at opp 14WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 10 yard holding on N/A accepted.
2:431st & 20 at opp 24WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 5 yard false start on N/A accepted.
2:431st & 25 at opp 29Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Bobby Rainey for 24 yards to the MTnSt 5, tackled by Darin Davis and Jeremy Kellem.
0:122nd & 1 at opp 5Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 00:12.
0:122nd & 1 at opp 5Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal.
0:123rd & 1 at opp 5Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Dexter Haynes.
0:004th & 1 at opp 5Casey Tinius 22 yard field goal GOOD.Western Kentucky 19, Middle Tennessee 10
Q3 15:00Alan Gendreau kickoff for 60 yards returned by Antonio Andrews, tackled by Eric Russell and Benjamin Cunningham for 26 yards to the WKent 36, tackled by Eric Russell and Benjamin Cunningham.
3rd quarter6 drives, then Western Kentucky 26, Middle Tennessee 13
Western Kentucky Missed FG, 9 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 36Bobby Rainey rush for 1 yard to the WKent 37, tackled by Antwan Davis and Emmanuel Perez.
14:522nd & 9 at own 37Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Dexter Haynes for 19 yards to the MTnSt 44, tackled by Rod Issac out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
14:521st & 10 at opp 44Bobby Rainey rush for 3 yards to the MTnSt 41, tackled by Justin Jones.
14:522nd & 7 at opp 41Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Demetrius Coley.
14:523rd & 7 at opp 41Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Demetrius Coley for 18 yards to the MTnSt 23, tackled by Rod Issac for a 1ST down.
14:521st & 10 at opp 23Bobby Rainey rush for no gain to the MTnSt 23, tackled by Darin Davis.
14:522nd & 10 at opp 23Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Dexter Haynes, broken up by Craig Allen.
11:363rd & 10 at opp 23Timeout WKU, clock 11:36.
11:363rd & 10 at opp 23Kawaun Jakes sacked by Jarrett Crittenton for a loss of 6 yards to the MTnSt 29.
10:544th & 16 at opp 29Casey Tinius 46 yard field goal MISSED.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
10:541st & 10 at own 29Dwight Dasher sacked by James Hervey and Quanterus Smith for a loss of 7 yards to the MTnSt 22.
10:542nd & 17 at own 22Phillip Tanner rush for 6 yards to the MTnSt 28, tackled by Kareem Peterson and Ryan Beard.
10:543rd & 11 at own 28Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Malcolm Beyah, broken up by Vince Williams.
10:544th & 11 at own 28Josh Davis punt for 56 yards, returned by Antonio Andrews for 8 yards to the WKent 24, tackled by Benjamin Cunningham and Darin Davis.
Western Kentucky Touchdown run, 9 plays
10:541st & 10 at own 24Bobby Rainey rush for 39 yards to the MTnSt 37, tackled by Jeremy Kellem for a 1ST down.
9:441st & 10 at opp 37Antonio Andrews rush for 6 yards to the MTnSt 31, tackled by Jerry Cobb.
9:442nd & 4 at opp 31Antonio Andrews rush for 2 yards to the MTnSt 29, tackled by Darin Davis and Gary Tucker.
9:443rd & 2 at opp 29Bobby Rainey rush for no gain to the MTnSt 29, tackled by Jamari Lattimore.
9:444th & 2 at opp 29Bobby Rainey rush for 2 yards to the MTnSt 27, tackled by Kevin Brown for a 1ST down.
9:441st & 10 at opp 27Bobby Rainey rush for 6 yards to the MTnSt 21, tackled by Gorby Loreus and Darin Davis.
9:442nd & 4 at opp 21Bobby Rainey rush for 18 yards to the MTnSt 3, tackled by Jeremy Kellem and Emmanuel Perez for a 1ST down.
9:441st & goal at opp 3Bobby Rainey rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 2, tackled by Jeremy Kellem and Justin Jones.
5:042nd & goal at opp 2Bobby Rainey rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Western Kentucky 25, Middle Tennessee 10
5:04Casey Tinius extra point GOOD.Western Kentucky 26, Middle Tennessee 10
5:04Hendrix Brakefield kickoff for 60 yards returned by Benjamin Cunningham, tackled by Derrius Brooks for 34 yards to the MTnSt 44, tackled by Derrius Brooks.
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 9 plays
4:581st & 10 at own 44Dwight Dasher pass complete to Harold Turner Jr. for 5 yards to the MTnSt 49 out-of-bounds.
4:582nd & 5 at own 49Dwight Dasher pass complete to Sancho McDonald for 4 yards to the WKent 47 out-of-bounds.
4:583rd & 1 at opp 47Phillip Tanner rush for 10 yards to the WKent 37, tackled by Chris Bullard for a 1ST down.
4:581st & 10 at opp 37Phillip Tanner rush for 9 yards to the WKent 28, tackled by Chris Bullard and Kareem Peterson.
4:582nd & 1 at opp 28Phillip Tanner rush for 4 yards to the WKent 24, tackled by Chris Bullard and Bo Adebayo for a 1ST down.
4:581st & 10 at opp 24Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Garrett Andrews, broken up by Tyree Robinson.
4:582nd & 10 at opp 24D.D. Kyles rush for 1 yard to the WKent 23, tackled by Ryan Beard.
4:583rd & 9 at opp 23Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Tyler Mason.
3:054th & 9 at opp 23Alan Gendreau 40 yard field goal GOOD.Western Kentucky 26, Middle Tennessee 13
3:05Alan Gendreau kickoff for 55 yards returned by Antonio Andrews, tackled by Benjamin Cunningham for 18 yards to the WKent 33, tackled by Benjamin Cunningham.
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
2:561st & 10 at own 33Bobby Rainey rush for 4 yards to the WKent 37, tackled by Craig Allen.
2:562nd & 6 at own 37Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Quinterrance Cooper.
2:563rd & 6 at own 37Kawaun Jakes rush for 5 yards to the WKent 42, tackled by Justin Jones.
2:564th & 1 at own 42Hendrix Brakefield punt for 56 yards, downed at the MTnSt 2.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 5 plays
1:211st & 10 at own 2Phillip Tanner rush for 9 yards to the MTnSt 11, tackled by Chris Bullard.
1:212nd & 1 at own 11Phillip Tanner rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 12, tackled by Thomas Majors for a 1ST down.
1:211st & 10 at own 12Dwight Dasher pass complete to Malcolm Beyah for 2 yards to the MTnSt 14.
1:212nd & 8 at own 14MIDDLE TENN penalty 6 yard holding on N/A accepted.
1:212nd & 14 at own 8Dwight Dasher rush for 10 yards to the MTnSt 18, tackled by Kareem Peterson.
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at own 18Dwight Dasher pass complete to Benjamin Cunningham for 2 yards to the MTnSt 20, tackled by Arius Wright.
Q4 15:004th & 2 at own 20MIDDLE TENN penalty 5 yard false start on N/A accepted.
Q4 15:004th & 7 at own 15Josh Davis punt for 47 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the WKent 38.
4th quarter7 drives, then Middle Tennessee 27, Western Kentucky 26
Western Kentucky Result not recorded, 7 plays
14:201st & 10 at own 38Bobby Rainey rush for 15 yards to the MTnSt 47, tackled by Justin Jones and Arness Ikner for a 1ST down.
14:201st & 10 at opp 47Bobby Rainey rush for 9 yards to the MTnSt 38, tackled by Arness Ikner.
14:202nd & 1 at opp 38MIDDLE TENN penalty 15 yard pass interference on Arness Ikner accepted.
14:201st & 10 at opp 23Bobby Rainey rush for 17 yards to the MTnSt 6, tackled by Sancho McDonald out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
14:201st & goal at opp 6Bobby Rainey rush for 3 yards to the MTnSt 3, tackled by Antwan Davis.
14:202nd & goal at opp 3Bobby Rainey rush for 2 yards to the MTnSt 1, tackled by Kevin Brown.
14:203rd & goal at opp 1Bobby Rainey rush for no gain to the MTnSt 1, tackled by Sancho McDonald and Dearco Nolan.
10:274th & goal at opp 1Kawaun Jakes rush, fumbled, forced by Team, recovered by MTnSt Rod Issac at the MTnSt 1, Rod Issac for 99 yards, to the WKent 0 for a TOUCHDOWN.
10:27Alan Gendreau extra point GOOD.Western Kentucky 26, Middle Tennessee 20
10:27Alan Gendreau kickoff for 62 yards returned by Antonio Andrews, tackled by Sancho McDonald for 26 yards to the WKent 34, tackled by Sancho McDonald.
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
10:271st & 10 at own 34Bobby Rainey rush for 1 yard to the WKent 35, tackled by Justin Jones and Corey Carmichael.
10:212nd & 9 at own 35Kawaun Jakes sacked by Jamari Lattimore for a loss of 8 yards to the WKent 27.
10:213rd & 17 at own 27Bobby Rainey rush for 7 yards to the WKent 34, tackled by Jamari Lattimore.
10:214th & 10 at own 34Hendrix Brakefield punt for 43 yards, fair catch by Eric Russell at the MTnSt 23.
Middle Tennessee Touchdown run, 10 plays
8:171st & 10 at own 23Phillip Tanner rush for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 22, tackled by Quanterus Smith.
8:172nd & 11 at own 22Phillip Tanner rush for 6 yards to the MTnSt 28, tackled by Thomas Majors and Chris Bullard.
8:173rd & 5 at own 28Dwight Dasher pass complete to Shane Blissard for 24 yards to the WKent 48 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
8:171st & 10 at opp 48Benjamin Cunningham rush for 20 yards to the WKent 43, tackled by Chris Bullard out-of-bounds, MIDDLE TENN penalty 15 yard personal foul on Tyler Mason accepted.
8:171st & 10 at opp 43Benjamin Cunningham rush for 17 yards to the WKent 26, tackled by Arius Wright for a 1ST down.
8:171st & 10 at opp 26Phillip Tanner rush for 2 yards to the WKent 24, tackled by Thomas Majors.
8:172nd & 8 at opp 24Phillip Tanner rush for 1 yard to the WKent 23, tackled by Thomas Majors and Quanterus Smith.
8:173rd & 7 at opp 23Benjamin Cunningham rush for 1 yard to the WKent 22, tackled by Orlando Misaalefua.
8:174th & 6 at opp 22WESTRN KENTUCKY penalty 5 yard offside on Orlando Misaalefua accepted.
8:174th & 1 at opp 17Phillip Tanner rush for 11 yards to the WKent 6, tackled by Ryan Beard for a 1ST down.
4:381st & goal at opp 6Benjamin Cunningham rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Middle Tennessee 27, Western Kentucky 26
4:38Alan Gendreau extra point GOOD.
4:38Alan Gendreau kickoff for 68 yards returned by Antonio Andrews, tackled by Craig Allen for 20 yards to the WKent 22, tackled by Craig Allen.
Western Kentucky Missed FG, 6 plays
4:311st & 10 at own 22Bobby Rainey rush for 45 yards to the MTnSt 33, tackled by Jeremy Kellem for a 1ST down.
4:311st & 10 at opp 33Bobby Rainey rush for 12 yards to the MTnSt 21, tackled by Sancho McDonald and Gorby Loreus out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
4:311st & 10 at opp 21Bobby Rainey rush for 4 yards to the MTnSt 17, tackled by Emmanuel Perez.
4:312nd & 6 at opp 17Bobby Rainey rush for 4 yards to the MTnSt 13, tackled by Emmanuel Perez.
2:383rd & 2 at opp 13Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 02:38.
2:383rd & 2 at opp 13Bobby Rainey rush for a loss of 4 yards to the MTnSt 17, tackled by Gorby Loreus.
2:324th & 6 at opp 17Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 02:32.
2:294th & 6 at opp 17Casey Tinius 34 yard field goal BLOCKED, Team for no gain, to the MTnSt 20.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
2:291st & 10 at own 20Phillip Tanner rush for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 18, tackled by Quanterus Smith and Orlando Misaalefua.
2:212nd & 12 at own 18Timeout WKU, clock 02:21.
2:212nd & 12 at own 18Phillip Tanner rush for a loss of 4 yards to the MTnSt 14, tackled by Thomas Majors.
2:143rd & 16 at own 14Timeout WKU, clock 02:14.
2:143rd & 16 at own 14Dwight Dasher rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 15, tackled by Jared Clendenin and Chris Bullard.
2:144th & 15 at own 15Josh Davis punt for 38 yards, downed at the WKent 47.
Western Kentucky Turnover on downs, 4 plays
1:221st & 10 at own 47Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Dexter Haynes.
1:222nd & 10 at own 47Kawaun Jakes pass complete to Willie McNeal for 8 yards to the MTnSt 45, tackled by Derrick Crumpton.
1:223rd & 2 at opp 45Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Demetrius Coley, broken up by Kevin Brown.
1:224th & 2 at opp 45Kawaun Jakes pass incomplete to Willie McNeal, broken up by Derrick Crumpton.
Middle Tennessee End of game, 2 plays
0:501st & 10 at own 45Team rush for a loss of 6 yards to the MTnSt 39.
0:502nd & 16 at own 39Team rush for a loss of 5 yards to the MTnSt 34.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Western Kentucky leads 12–⁠6 in 18 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Kentucky 42, Middle Tennessee 26
2024Western Kentucky 49, Middle Tennessee 21
2023Western Kentucky 31, Middle Tennessee 10
2022Western Kentucky 35, Middle Tennessee 17
2021Western Kentucky 48, Middle Tennessee 21
2020Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 17

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