Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky

Friday, November 17, 2017

Western Kentucky beat Middle Tennessee 41–⁠38 in triple overtime. It was their 10th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 5–⁠5.

AwayMiddle Tennessee7–⁠6 in 2017
38
HomeWestern Kentucky6–⁠7 in 2017
41

Final, 3 overtimes at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling GreenTV: CBSSNAttendance 12,612

At kickoff
56°F, a few clouds, wind 8 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Dan Gautreaux; umpire Ben Young; head linesman Maia Chaka; line judge Thomas Eaton; side judge Justin Larrew; field judge David Sherwood; back judge Larry Neal Jr.; center judge Kevin RandallGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3Final
Middle Tennessee0302177038
Western Kentucky7031477341

Standouts

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Player stats

Middle Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brent Stockstill27/4629410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tavares Thomas1892219
Terelle West1247113
Brent Stockstill23015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ty Lee11114028
Patrick Smith560121
Shane Tucker253028
Tavares Thomas349019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Khalil Brooks12200
Walter Brady111.51.50
Jovante Moffatt111.500
Reed Blankenship11000
D.J. Sanders1021.50
Darius Harris4110
Jahmal Jones3110

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mike White39/5448550
RushingCarYdsTDLong
D’Andre Ferby2164012
Jakairi Moses21508
Deon Yelder114014
Marquez Trigg1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Lucky Jackson5109193
Kylen Towner4105165
Nacarius Fant14101115
Quin Jernighan363046
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joel Iyiegbuniwe1530.50
Ta’Corian Darden10000
Drell Greene8000
DeAndre Farris7000
Ben Holt310.50

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

Team stats

Middle TennesseeWestern Kentucky
431Total yards538
294Passing yards485
137Rushing yards53
6.4Yards per pass9.0
4.2Yards per rush1.6
27First downs25
6–⁠16Third downs7–⁠18
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠3
1Turnovers2
5–⁠68Penalties7–⁠69
26:56Possession33:04
5Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Middle TennesseeWestern Kentucky
45%Success rate41%
0.06EPA per play0.06
0.96Explosiveness1.25
−0.11Rushing EPA−0.43
0.13Passing EPA0.32
26%Passing-down success36%
0.07First-down EPA−0.15
−0.29Second-down EPA0.33
0.41Third-down EPA0.48
22%Havoc by its defense15%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Kentucky 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Middle Tennessee −1, over/under 56.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Middle Tennessee 53%, Western Kentucky 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Kentucky end zoneMiddle Tennessee end zoneQ1 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 8 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 7 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 7 playsQ2 Western KentuckyPunt, 9 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeFumble, 6 playsQ2 Western KentuckyPunt, 7 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 playsQ3 Western KentuckyFumble, 12 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 playsQ3 Western KentuckyField goal, 10 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Western KentuckyFumble return TD, 1 play (Middle Tennessee scores)Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 playsQ4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Western KentuckyPunt, 5 playsQ4 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ4 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 playsQ4 Western KentuckyResult not recorded, 2 playsQ5 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 4 playsQ5 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 4 playsQ5 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 4 playsQ5 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 5 playsQ5 Middle TennesseeMissed FG, 4 playsQ5 Western KentuckyField goal, 4 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. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Western KentuckyTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 40 yards
  2. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 9 plays, 76 yards
  4. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 8 plays, 26 yards
  5. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  6. Q2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 7 plays, 27 yards
  7. Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 9 plays, −9 yards
  8. Q2 Middle TennesseeFumble, 6 plays, 61 yards
  9. Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 7 plays, 23 yards
  10. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 plays, 33 yards
  11. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 plays, −10 yards
  12. Q3 Western KentuckyFumble, 12 plays, 54 yards
  13. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 plays, 31 yards
  14. Q3 Western KentuckyField goal, 10 plays, 69 yards
  15. Q3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 plays, 35 yards
  16. Q4 Western KentuckyFumble return TD, 1 play (Middle Tennessee scores), −25 yards
  17. Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 35 yards
  18. Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 plays, 33 yards
  19. Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 95 yards
  20. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 Western KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, −21 yards
  22. Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  23. Q4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  24. Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 plays, 35 yards
  25. Q4 Western KentuckyResult not recorded, 2 plays, −5 yards
  26. Q5 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 4 plays, 50 yards
  27. Q5 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 4 plays, 25 yards
  28. Q5 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 4 plays, 25 yards
  29. Q5 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 5 plays, 25 yards
  30. Q5 Middle TennesseeMissed FG, 4 plays, 0 yards
  31. Q5 Western KentuckyField goal, 4 plays, 5 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Western Kentucky 7, Middle Tennessee 0
Western Kentucky Turnover on downs, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Canon Rooker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25D’Andre Ferby run for 12 yds to the WKent 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 10 yds to the WKent 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 5 yds to the MTnSt 48
15:002nd & 5 at opp 48Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 5 yds to the MTnSt 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 8 yds to the MTnSt 35
15:002nd & 2 at opp 35D’Andre Ferby run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 36
15:003rd & 3 at opp 36Mike White pass complete to Kylen Towner for 2 yds to the MTnSt 34
15:004th & 1 at opp 34D’Andre Ferby run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 35
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
11:341st & 10 at own 35Tavares Thomas run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 39
11:342nd & 6 at own 39Brent Stockstill pass incomplete
11:343rd & 6 at own 39Brent Stockstill pass incomplete
11:344th & 6 at own 39Matt Bonadies punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Nacarius Fant at the WKent 24
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 9 plays
10:511st & 10 at own 24Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 3 yds to the WKent 27
10:512nd & 7 at own 27Jakairi Moses run for 8 yds to the WKent 35 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at own 35Mike White sacked by D.J. Sanders and Walter Brady for a loss of 4 yards to the WKent 31
10:512nd & 14 at own 31Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 13 yds to the WKent 44
10:513rd & 1 at own 44Mike White pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 1 yd to the WKent 45 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at own 45Mike White pass complete to Kylen Towner for 33 yds to the MTnSt 22 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at opp 22D’Andre Ferby run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 19
10:512nd & 7 at opp 19Mike White pass complete to Kylen Towner for 5 yds to the MTnSt 14
6:413rd & 2 at opp 14Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 14 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK) MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declinedWestern Kentucky 7, Middle Tennessee 0
Middle Tennessee Punt, 8 plays
6:411st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:411st & 10 at own 25Tavares Thomas run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 26
6:412nd & 9 at own 26Tavares Thomas run for no gain to the MTnSt 26
6:413rd & 9 at own 26Brent Stockstill pass complete to Tavares Thomas for 12 yds to the MTnSt 38 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at own 38Tavares Thomas run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 47
6:412nd & 1 at own 47Tavares Thomas run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 48 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at own 48Brent Stockstill pass complete to CJ Windham for 1 yd to the MTnSt 49
6:412nd & 9 at own 49Brent Stockstill pass complete to Terelle West for 2 yds to the WKent 49
6:413rd & 7 at opp 49Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Terelle West
6:414th & 7 at opp 49Matt Bonadies punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Western Kentucky Punt, 7 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 20Mike White pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 4 yds to the WKent 24
2:472nd & 6 at own 24D’Andre Ferby run for 2 yds to the WKent 26
2:473rd & 4 at own 26Mike White sacked by D.J. Sanders for a loss of 8 yards to the WKent 18
2:474th & 12 at own 18MIDDLE TENN Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Mike Minter) to the WKent 33 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at own 33Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 13 yds to the WKent 46 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at own 46D’Andre Ferby run for 3 yds to the WKent 49
2:472nd & 7 at own 49Mike White pass complete to Jakairi Moses for no gain to the WKent 49
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 49Mike White pass incomplete to Cameron Echols-Luper, broken up by Charvarius Ward
Q2 15:004th & 7 at own 49Jake Collins punt for 10 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 41
2nd quarter5 drives, then Western Kentucky 7, Middle Tennessee 3
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 7 plays
14:491st & 10 at own 41Brent Stockstill pass complete to Tavares Thomas for 19 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 40Brent Stockstill pass incomplete
14:492nd & 10 at opp 40Brent Stockstill pass complete to Tavares Thomas for 18 yds to the WKent 22 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 22Tavares Thomas run for no gain to the WKent 22
13:112nd & 10 at opp 22STOCKSTILL, B. pass complete to LEE, Ty for 22 yards to the WKU0, clock 13:11, PENALTY MT pass interference (LEE, Ty) 15 yards to the WKU37, NO PLAY.
13:112nd & 25 at opp 37Brent Stockstill pass incomplete
13:113rd & 25 at opp 37Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 5 yds to the WKent 32
12:194th & 20 at opp 32Canon Rooker 49 yd FG GOODWestern Kentucky 7, Middle Tennessee 3
Western Kentucky Punt, 9 plays
12:191st & 0 at own 35Canon Rooker kickoff for 58 yds , Kylen Towner return for 20 yds to the WKent 27
12:191st & 10 at own 27D’Andre Ferby run for 5 yds to the WKent 32
12:192nd & 5 at own 32Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant
12:193rd & 5 at own 32Mike White pass complete to Quin Jernighan for 13 yds to the WKent 45 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at own 45D’Andre Ferby run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 47
12:192nd & 2 at opp 47D’Andre Ferby run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 48
12:193rd & 3 at opp 48Marquez Trigg run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 45 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at opp 45Mike White run for a loss of 5 yards to the WKent 47 Mike White fumbled,
12:192nd & 18 at own 47Mike White pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 5 yds to the MTnSt 48
12:193rd & 13 at opp 48Mike White pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 9 yds to the MTnSt 39
12:194th & 4 at opp 39WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the MTnSt 44
12:194th & 9 at opp 44Jake Collins punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Middle Tennessee Fumble, 6 plays
7:001st & 10 at own 20Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 9 yds to the MTnSt 29
7:002nd & 1 at own 29Tavares Thomas run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 33 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at own 33Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 28 yds to the WKent 39 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 39Tavares Thomas run for 6 yds to the WKent 33
7:002nd & 4 at opp 33Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 5 yds to the WKent 28 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 28Terelle West run for 7 yds to the WKent 19 Terelle West fumbled, forced by Joel Iyiegbuniwe, recovered by WKent Joe Brown
Western Kentucky Punt, 7 plays
4:341st & 10 at own 19Mike White pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 6 yds to the WKent 25
4:342nd & 4 at own 25Mike White pass incomplete, broken up by Charvarius Ward
4:343rd & 4 at own 25WHITE, Mike pass complete to YELDER, Deon for 7 yards to the WKU32 (BLANKENSHIP, R.;RANDOLPH, D.), PENALTY WKU pass interference (JERNIGHAN, Quin) 12 yards to the WKU13, NO PLAY.
4:343rd & 16 at own 13Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 13 yds to the WKent 26
4:344th & 3 at own 26Deon Yelder run for 14 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 10 at own 40Mike White sacked by Jahmal Jones for a loss of 10 yards to the WKent 30
4:342nd & 20 at own 30Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 12 yds to the WKent 42
4:343rd & 8 at own 42Mike White pass incomplete to Cameron Echols-Luper, broken up by O.J. Johnson
4:344th & 8 at own 42Jake Collins punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 6
Middle Tennessee Punt, 6 plays
1:071st & 10 at own 6Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 7 yds to the MTnSt 13
1:072nd & 3 at own 13Terelle West run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 19 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at own 19Terelle West run for 11 yds to the MTnSt 30 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at own 30Brent Stockstill pass complete to Terelle West for 7 yds to the MTnSt 37
1:072nd & 3 at own 37Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Ty Lee, broken up by Drell Greene
1:073rd & 3 at own 37Brent Stockstill pass complete to Terelle West for 2 yds to the MTnSt 39
0:054th & 1 at own 39Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:05
0:054th & 1 at own 39Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:05
0:054th & 1 at own 39Matt Bonadies punt for 43 yds, downed at the WKent 18
3rd quarter5 drives, then Western Kentucky 10, Middle Tennessee 3
Middle Tennessee Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 51 yds , Ruben Garnett return for 21 yds to the MTnSt 35
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 1 yd to the MTnSt 36
15:002nd & 9 at own 36Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to CJ Windham
15:003rd & 9 at own 36Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 20 yds to the WKent 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Terelle West run for 3 yds to the WKent 41
15:002nd & 7 at opp 41Terelle West run for a loss of 4 yards to the WKent 45
15:003rd & 11 at opp 45Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Tavonn Salter
15:004th & 11 at opp 45Matt Bonadies punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Nacarius Fant at the WKent 15 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, personal foul (Myles Harges) to the WKent 30
Western Kentucky Fumble, 12 plays
12:191st & 10 at own 30D’Andre Ferby run for 1 yd to the WKent 31
12:192nd & 9 at own 31Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 10 yds to the WKent 41 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at own 41Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 10 yds to the MTnSt 49 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at opp 49Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 2 yds to the MTnSt 47
12:192nd & 8 at opp 47Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 9 yds to the MTnSt 38 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at opp 38Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 9 yds to the MTnSt 29
12:192nd & 1 at opp 29Mike White pass incomplete to Cameron Echols-Luper
12:193rd & 1 at opp 29D’Andre Ferby run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 23 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at opp 23D’Andre Ferby run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 19
12:192nd & 6 at opp 19Mike White pass complete to Quin Jernighan for 4 yds to the MTnSt 15
12:193rd & 2 at opp 15Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 1 yd to the MTnSt 14
12:194th & 1 at opp 14Mike White run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 16 Mike White fumbled, forced by Darryl Randolph, recovered by MTnSt Jovante Moffatt
Middle Tennessee Punt, 4 plays
7:301st & 10 at own 16Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 28 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
7:301st & 10 at own 44Brent Stockstill pass complete to Jocquez Bruce for 3 yds to the MTnSt 47
7:302nd & 7 at own 47Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Jocquez Bruce
7:303rd & 7 at own 47Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Shane Tucker, broken up by Drell Greene
7:304th & 7 at own 47Matt Bonadies punt for 53 yds for a touchback
Western Kentucky Field goal, 10 plays
6:201st & 10 at own 20Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant
6:202nd & 10 at own 20Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 3 yds to the WKent 23
6:203rd & 7 at own 23Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 10 yds to the WKent 33 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at own 33Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 6 yds to the WKent 39
6:202nd & 4 at own 39D’Andre Ferby run for no gain to the WKent 39
6:203rd & 4 at own 39Mike White pass complete to Quin Jernighan for 46 yds to the MTnSt 15 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at opp 15Mike White pass incomplete to Kyle Fourtenbary
6:202nd & 10 at opp 15D’Andre Ferby run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 11
6:203rd & 6 at opp 11Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant, broken up by Charvarius Ward
2:354th & 6 at opp 11Ryan Nuss 28 yd FG GOODWestern Kentucky 10, Middle Tennessee 3
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 6 plays
2:351st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 55 yds , Desmond Anderson return for 29 yds to the MTnSt 39
2:351st & 10 at own 39Terelle West run for 13 yds to the WKent 48 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at opp 48Terelle West run for 3 yds to the WKent 45
2:352nd & 7 at opp 45Brent Stockstill pass complete to Terelle West for 3 yds to the WKent 42
2:353rd & 4 at opp 42Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 9 yds to the WKent 33 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at opp 33Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 12 yds to the WKent 21 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:561st & 10 at opp 21Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 21 yds for a TD, (Canon Rooker KICK)Tied at 10
Q4 14:561st & 0 at own 35Canon Rooker kickoff for 63 yds , Cameron Echols-Luper return for 40 yds to the WKent 42
Q4 14:361st & 10 at own 42Mike White run for a loss of 7 yards Mike White fumbled, recovered by MTnSt Darius Harris , return for 40 yds, (Canon Rooker KICK)Middle Tennessee 17, Western Kentucky 10
4th quarter9 drives, then Tied at 24
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
14:361st & 0 at own 35Canon Rooker kickoff for 59 yds , Cameron Echols-Luper return for 22 yds to the WKent 28
14:361st & 10 at own 28D’Andre Ferby run for 7 yds to the WKent 35
13:502nd & 3 at own 35Mike White pass complete to Kylen Towner for 65 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)Tied at 17
Middle Tennessee Punt, 6 plays
13:501st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:501st & 10 at own 25Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 5 yds to the MTnSt 30
13:502nd & 5 at own 30Tavares Thomas run for 7 yds to the MTnSt 37 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at own 37Tavares Thomas run for 15 yds to the WKent 48 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at opp 48Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Tavonn Salter, broken up by Joe Brown
13:502nd & 10 at opp 48Tavares Thomas run for 3 yds to the WKent 45
13:503rd & 7 at opp 45Tavares Thomas run for 3 yds to the WKent 42
13:504th & 4 at opp 42Brent Stockstill punt for 37 yds, downed at the WKent 5
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 5D’Andre Ferby run for 2 yds to the WKent 7
9:422nd & 8 at own 7Mike White pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 93 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)Western Kentucky 24, Middle Tennessee 17
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 9 plays
9:421st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:421st & 10 at own 25Terelle West run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 24
9:422nd & 11 at own 24Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 17 yds to the MTnSt 41 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at own 41Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Tyrese Johnson
9:422nd & 10 at own 41STOCKSTILL, B. pass intercepted by KEY, Devon at the WKU28, KEY, Devon return to the MT48 (BROWN, Tyshawn), QB hurry by WHYTE, Masai, PENALTY WKU pass interference (GREENE, Drell) 15 yards to the WKU44, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
9:421st & 10 at opp 44Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 14 yds to the WKent 30 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at opp 30Brent Stockstill run for 15 yds to the WKent 15 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at opp 15Terelle West run for 3 yds to the WKent 12
9:422nd & 7 at opp 12Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 6 yds to the WKent 6
9:423rd & 1 at opp 6Tavares Thomas run for 4 yds to the WKent 2 for a 1ST down
4:511st & goal at opp 2Tavares Thomas run for 2 yds for a TD, (Canon Rooker KICK)Tied at 24
Western Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
4:511st & 0 at own 35Canon Rooker kickoff for 62 yds , Kylen Towner return for 22 yds to the WKent 25
4:511st & 10 at own 25Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant, broken up by Malik Manciel
4:512nd & 10 at own 25Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 15 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at own 40Jakairi Moses run for 7 yds to the WKent 47
4:512nd & 3 at own 47Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 44
4:513rd & 6 at own 44Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant
4:514th & 6 at own 44Jake Collins punt for 56 yds for a touchback
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
2:561st & 10 at own 20Terelle West run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 22
2:562nd & 8 at own 22Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Patrick Smith, broken up by DeAndre Farris
2:563rd & 8 at own 22Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Ty Lee, broken up by Ta’Corian Darden
2:564th & 8 at own 22Matt Bonadies punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Nacarius Fant at the 50 yard line
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
2:041st & 10 at the 50Mike White pass incomplete to Lucky Jackson
2:042nd & 10 at the 50Mike White pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 5 yds to the MTnSt 45
1:323rd & 5 at opp 45Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 01:32
1:323rd & 5 at opp 45Mike White pass incomplete to Cameron Echols-Luper
1:324th & 5 at opp 45Jake Collins punt for 44 yds, downed at the MTnSt 1
Middle Tennessee Punt, 4 plays
1:171st & 10 at own 1WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Defensive offside (Joel Iyiegbuniwe) to the MTnSt 6
1:171st & 5 at own 6Tavares Thomas run for 19 yds to the MTnSt 25 for a 1ST down WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Devon Key) to the MTnSt 40 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at own 40Brent Stockstill sacked by Ben Holt and Joel Iyiegbuniwe for a loss of 12 yards to the MTnSt 28
0:512nd & 22 at own 28Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:51
0:512nd & 22 at own 28Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 8 yds to the MTnSt 36
0:513rd & 14 at own 36Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Ty Lee
0:514th & 14 at own 36Matt Bonadies punt for 18 yds, downed at the WESTERNKY 46 WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Offensive holding (Dalton Ponchillia) to the WKent 36
Western Kentucky Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:341st & 10 at own 36Mike White pass incomplete to Deon Yelder
0:342nd & 10 at own 36Mike White sacked by Walter Brady for a loss of 5 yards to the WKent 31
Overtime6 drives, then Tied at 31
Middle Tennessee 3 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Tavares Thomas run for 3 yds to the WKent 22
2nd & 7 at opp 22Ty Lee run for a loss of 5 yards to the WKent 27
3rd & 12 at opp 27Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 25 yds to the WKent 2 for a 1ST down
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 4 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25D’Andre Ferby run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 21
2nd & 6 at opp 21Mike White sacked by Darius Harris for a loss of 4 yards to the MTnSt 25
3rd & 10 at opp 25WHITE, Mike pass incomplete to JACKSON, Lucky, PENALTY MT holding (HARRIS, Darius) 10 yards to the MT15, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.
1st & 10 at opp 15WHITE, Mike pass incomplete to FANT, Nacarius, PENALTY MT pass interference (BLANKENSHIP, R.) 13 yards to the MT2, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.
1st & goal at opp 2D’Andre Ferby run for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 5
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 4 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 8 yds to the MTnSt 17
2nd & 2 at opp 17D’Andre Ferby run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 13 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at opp 13Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 5 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 7 yds to the WKent 18
2nd & 3 at opp 18Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Patrick Smith, broken up by Joel Iyiegbuniwe
3rd & 3 at opp 18Tavares Thomas run for 9 yds to the WKent 9 for a 1ST down
1st & 0 at opp 9STOCKSTILL, B. pass incomplete to SALTER, Tavonn, PENALTY WKU pass interference (BROWN, Joe) 7 yards to the WKU2, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
1st & goal at opp 2Terelle West run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 3
Middle Tennessee Missed FG, 4 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Ty Lee
2nd & 10 at opp 25Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to CJ Windham
3rd & 10 at opp 25Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Shane Tucker
4th & 10 at opp 25Canon Rooker 42 yd FG MISSED
Western Kentucky Field goal, 4 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25D’Andre Ferby run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 21
2nd & 6 at opp 21D’Andre Ferby run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 20
3rd & 5 at opp 20Mike White pass incomplete to Quin Jernighan
4th & 5 at opp 20Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:00

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Western Kentucky leads 12–⁠6 in 18 meetings, counting the eight 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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