Middle Tennessee at Marshall

Friday, October 5, 2018

Middle Tennessee beat Marshall 34–⁠24. It was their sixth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 3–⁠3.

AwayMiddle Tennessee8–⁠6 in 2018
34
HomeMarshall9–⁠4 in 2018
24

Final at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, HuntingtonTV: CBSSNAttendance 25,979

At kickoff
75°F, clear, wind 3 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tri-State/M.J.Fergus (KHTS), 13 km from the stadium, 21 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Rodney Burnette; umpire Sheldon Davis; head linesman Lea Bailey; line judge Josh Faith; side judge Carlos Guzman; field judge Brandon Spencer; back judge Larry Neal; center judge Brett ToneyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Middle Tennessee37141034
Marshall3140724

Standouts

  • PassingBrent Stockstill25 of 40, 317 yards, 2 TDMiddle Tennessee
  • RushingTyler King27 carries, 165 yardsMarshall
  • DefenseKhalil Brooks11 tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 for lossMiddle Tennessee

Player stats

Middle Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brent Stockstill25/4031720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tavares Thomas1542117
Brent Stockstill1331117
Brad Anderson524011
Terelle West2603
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ty Lee467022
Gatlin Casey654025
Jocquez Bruce247039
Brad Anderson445019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jovante Moffatt17000
Reed Blankenship140.500
Darius Harris122.510
Khalil Brooks112.520
D.Q. Thomas7220
Trae Philpots71.510
Wesley Bush7001

Marshall

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Alex Thomson17/3417321
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyler King27165031
Anthony Anderson1777123
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyre Brady658020
Obi Obialo649115
Armani Levias223112
Willie Johnson121021
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chase Hancock9000
Chris Jackson7000
Malik Thompson6110
Malik Gant6000
Juwon Young5110
Ty Tyler3220
Darius Hodge3210

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

Team stats

Middle TennesseeMarshall
420Total yards382
317Passing yards173
103Rushing yards209
7.9Yards per pass4.9
2.9Yards per rush3.9
25First downs28
4–⁠12Third downs8–⁠17
1–⁠1Fourth downs4–⁠4
1Turnovers3
11–⁠127Penalties6–⁠59
29:24Possession30:36
6Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

Middle TennesseeMarshall
42%Success rate43%
0.19EPA per play0.03
1.28Explosiveness1.04
0.13Rushing EPA0.17
0.26Passing EPA−0.12
40%Passing-down success40%
0.00First-down EPA−0.12
0.27Second-down EPA−0.45
0.47Third-down EPA0.70
20%Havoc by its defense18%

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)

Marshall 64% to win. Middle Tennessee won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Marshall −3, over/under 50.5.

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 Marshall 58%, Middle Tennessee 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Marshall end zoneMiddle Tennessee end zoneQ1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 15 playsQ1 MarshallPunt, 3 playsQ1 Middle TennesseeFumble, 6 playsQ1 MarshallField goal, 10 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 MarshallTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 MarshallInterception, 7 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 playsQ2 MarshallFumble, 9 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 MarshallTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeEnd of half, 1 playQ3 MarshallMissed FG, 7 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 MarshallPunt, 4 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 MarshallPunt, 6 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 MarshallFumble, 6 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeField goal, 6 playsQ4 MarshallTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ4 MarshallEnd of game, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Marshall drives left to right, Middle Tennessee right to left.
  1. Q1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 15 plays, 59 yards
  2. Q1 MarshallPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  3. Q1 Middle TennesseeFumble, 6 plays, 38 yards
  4. Q1 MarshallField goal, 10 plays, 42 yards
  5. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  6. Q1 MarshallTouchdown, 10 plays, 87 yards
  7. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  8. Q2 MarshallInterception, 7 plays, 28 yards
  9. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  10. Q2 MarshallFumble, 9 plays, 50 yards
  11. Q2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 5 plays, 67 yards
  12. Q2 MarshallTouchdown, 8 plays, 66 yards
  13. Q2 Middle TennesseeEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
  14. Q3 MarshallMissed FG, 7 plays, 36 yards
  15. Q3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 12 plays, 74 yards
  16. Q3 MarshallPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  17. Q3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
  18. Q3 MarshallPunt, 6 plays, −1 yard
  19. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 plays, 69 yards
  20. Q4 MarshallFumble, 6 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q4 Middle TennesseeField goal, 6 plays, 26 yards
  22. Q4 MarshallTouchdown, 12 plays, 67 yards
  23. Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  24. Q4 MarshallEnd of game, 8 plays, 55 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 3
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 15 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Justin Rohrwasser kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Brent Stockstill pass complete to Gatlin Casey for 7 yds to the MTnSt 32
15:002nd & 3 at own 32Brad Anderson run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brent Stockstill pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Brent Stockstill run for 11 yds to the MTnSt 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 46Brent Stockstill pass complete to Gatlin Casey for 7 yds to the Marsh 47
15:002nd & 3 at opp 47Brent Stockstill pass complete to Gatlin Casey for 5 yds to the Marsh 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Brent Stockstill pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 42Brent Stockstill run for 3 yds to the Marsh 39
15:003rd & 7 at opp 39Brent Stockstill pass complete to Brad Anderson for 19 yds to the Marsh 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 20Tavares Thomas run for a loss of 3 yards to the Marsh 23
15:002nd & 13 at opp 23Brent Stockstill pass complete to Tavares Thomas for 19 yds to the Marsh 4 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 4Tavares Thomas run for 1 yd to the Marsh 3
15:002nd & goal at opp 3Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Gatlin Casey, broken up by Nazeeh Johnson
15:003rd & goal at opp 3MIDDLE TENN Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Marsh 8
15:003rd & goal at opp 8Brent Stockstill sacked by Ty Tyler for a loss of 8 yards to the Marsh 16
9:424th & goal at opp 16Crews Holt 34 yd FG GOODMiddle Tennessee 3, Marshall 0
Marshall Punt, 3 plays
9:421st & 0 at own 35Matt Bonadies kickoff for 44 yds , Marcel Williams return for 22 yds to the Marsh 43
9:421st & 10 at own 43Tyler King run for 5 yds to the Marsh 48
9:422nd & 5 at own 48Alex Thomson pass incomplete
9:423rd & 5 at own 48Alex Thomson sacked by Khalil Brooks for a loss of 8 yards to the Marsh 40
9:424th & 13 at own 40Robert LeFevre punt for 60 yds for a touchback
Middle Tennessee Fumble, 6 plays
8:271st & 10 at own 20Brent Stockstill pass complete to Gatlin Casey for 25 yds to the MTnSt 45 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at own 45Brad Anderson run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 48
8:272nd & 7 at own 48Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 10 yds to the Marsh 42 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at opp 42Tavares Thomas run for 5 yds to the Marsh 37
8:272nd & 5 at opp 37Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Patrick Smith
8:273rd & 5 at opp 37Brent Stockstill sacked by Juwon Young for a loss of 6 yards to the Marsh 42 Brent Stockstill fumbled, recovered by Marsh Frankie Hernandez , return for 0 yards
Marshall Field goal, 10 plays
6:281st & 10 at own 42Alex Thomson sacked by Trae Philpots for a loss of 10 yards to the Marsh 32
6:282nd & 20 at own 32Tyler King run for 5 yds to the Marsh 37
5:073rd & 15 at own 37Timeout MARSHALL, clock 05:07
5:073rd & 15 at own 37Tyler King run for 19 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 44Tyler King run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 40
5:072nd & 6 at opp 40Tyler King run for 13 yds to the MTnSt 27 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 27Tyler King run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 25 for a 1ST down MIDDLE TENN Penalty, illegal helmet contact (12 Yards) to the MTnSt 13 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 13Anthony Anderson run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 10
5:072nd & 7 at opp 10Alex Thomson pass incomplete
5:073rd & 7 at opp 10Anthony Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 11
5:074th & 8 at opp 11MARSHALL Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the MTnSt 16
2:144th & 13 at opp 16Justin Rohrwasser 33 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
2:141st & 0 at own 35Justin Rohrwasser kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:141st & 10 at own 25Brent Stockstill pass complete to Brad Anderson for 3 yds to the MTnSt 28
2:142nd & 7 at own 28Brent Stockstill pass incomplete
2:143rd & 7 at own 28Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Gatlin Casey, broken up by Malik Gant
2:144th & goal at opp 0BONADIES, Matt punt 49 yards to the MAR23, WILLIAMS, M. return to the MAR20 (ANDERSON, D.;WEST, Terelle), PENALTY MT holding off-setting, PENALTY MAR illegal block off-setting, NO PLAY.
2:144th & 7 at own 28Matt Bonadies punt for 52 yds , Marcel Williams returns for 7 yds to the Marsh 35 MARSHALL Penalty, personal foul (14 Yards) to the Marsh 13
Marshall Touchdown, 10 plays
1:071st & 10 at own 13Tyler King run for 6 yds to the Marsh 19
1:072nd & 4 at own 19MIDDLE TENN Penalty, personal foul (Rosheem Collins) to the Marsh 34 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at own 34Alex Thomson pass complete to Tyre Brady for 14 yds to the Marsh 48 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at own 48Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Tyre Brady, broken up by Darryl Randolph
1:072nd & 10 at own 48Alex Thomson pass incomplete
1:073rd & 10 at own 48THOMSON, Alex pass incomplete to LEVIAS, Armani, PENALTY MT illegal helmet contact (PHILPOTS, Trae) 15 yards to the MT37, 1ST DOWN MAR, NO PLAY.
1:071st & 10 at opp 37Tyler King run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 29
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 29Alex Thomson pass complete to Willie Johnson for 21 yds to the MTnSt 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 8Tyler King run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 6
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 6Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Willie Johnson
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 6Tyler King run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 1
Q2 13:254th & goal at opp 1Anthony Anderson run for 1 yd for a TD (Justin Rohrwasser KICK)Marshall 10, Middle Tennessee 3
2nd quarter7 drives, then Marshall 17, Middle Tennessee 10
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
13:251st & 0 at own 35Justin Rohrwasser kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:251st & 10 at own 25Brent Stockstill sacked by Ty Tyler for a loss of 8 yards to the MTnSt 17
13:252nd & 18 at own 17Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 5 yds to the MTnSt 22
13:253rd & 13 at own 22Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Gatlin Casey
13:254th & 13 at own 22Matt Bonadies punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Marcel Williams at the MARSHALL 36 MARSHALL Penalty, Offensive offside ( Yards) declined
Marshall Interception, 7 plays
11:581st & 10 at own 36Tyler King run for a loss of 1 yard to the Marsh 35
11:582nd & 11 at own 35Alex Thomson run for no gain to the Marsh 35
11:583rd & 11 at own 35Alex Thomson pass complete to Armani Levias for 12 yds to the Marsh 47 for a 1ST down
11:581st & 10 at own 47Tyler King run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 49
11:582nd & 6 at opp 49Tyler King run for 10 yds to the MTnSt 39 for a 1ST down
11:581st & 10 at opp 39Tyler King run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 36
11:582nd & 7 at opp 36Alex Thomson pass intercepted Wesley Bush return for 7 yds to the MTnSt 30
Middle Tennessee Punt, 6 plays
8:581st & 10 at own 30Tavares Thomas run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 31
8:582nd & 9 at own 31Brent Stockstill sacked by Darius Hodge for a loss of 6 yards to the MTnSt 25
8:583rd & 15 at own 25Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 22 yds to the MTnSt 47 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at own 47Brad Anderson run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 49
8:582nd & 8 at own 49Terelle West run for 3 yds to the Marsh 48
8:583rd & 5 at opp 48Brent Stockstill sacked by Malik Thompson for a loss of 9 yards to the MTnSt 43
8:584th & 14 at own 43Matt Bonadies punt for 40 yds, downed at the Marsh 17
Marshall Fumble, 9 plays
5:231st & 10 at own 17Alex Thomson pass complete to Tyre Brady for 5 yds to the Marsh 22
5:232nd & 5 at own 22Anthony Anderson run for 3 yds to the Marsh 25
5:233rd & 2 at own 25Anthony Anderson run for 5 yds to the Marsh 30 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at own 30Anthony Anderson run for 9 yds to the Marsh 39
5:232nd & 1 at own 39Anthony Anderson run for 8 yds to the Marsh 47 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at own 47Tyler King run for 1 yd to the Marsh 48
5:232nd & 9 at own 48Alex Thomson run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 43 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at opp 43Tyler King run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 39
5:232nd & 6 at opp 39Tyler King run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 33 Tyler King fumbled, forced by Jovante Moffatt, recovered by MTnSt Tyshun Render
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 5 plays
2:031st & 10 at own 33Brent Stockstill pass complete to Jocquez Bruce for 39 yds to the Marsh 28 for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at opp 28MIDDLE TENN Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Marsh 33
2:031st & 15 at opp 33Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Patrick Smith
2:032nd & 15 at opp 33Brent Stockstill run for 17 yds to the Marsh 16 for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at opp 16Brent Stockstill pass incomplete
2:032nd & 10 at opp 16STOCKSTILL, B. pass incomplete to SALTER, Tavonn, PENALTY MAR pass interference (JACKSON, Chris) 11 yards to the MAR5, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
1:091st & goal at opp 5Brent Stockstill run for 5 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Tied at 10
Marshall Touchdown, 8 plays
1:091st & 0 at own 35Matt Bonadies kickoff for 65 yds , Willie Johnson return for 34 yds to the Marsh 34
1:091st & 10 at own 34Tyler King run for 11 yds to the Marsh 45 for a 1ST down
1:091st & 10 at own 45Tyler King run for 31 yds to the MTnSt 24 for a 1ST down
1:091st & 10 at opp 24Anthony Anderson run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 21
0:422nd & 7 at opp 21Timeout MARSHALL, clock 00:42
0:422nd & 7 at opp 21Alex Thomson pass complete to Obi Obialo for 3 yds to the MTnSt 18
0:423rd & 4 at opp 18Anthony Anderson run for 7 yds to the MTnSt 11 for a 1ST down
0:421st & 10 at opp 11TEAM pass incomplete
0:422nd & 10 at opp 11Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Armani Levias
0:173rd & 10 at opp 11Alex Thomson pass complete to Armani Levias for 11 yds for a TD (Justin Rohrwasser KICK)Marshall 17, Middle Tennessee 10
Middle Tennessee End of half, 1 play
0:171st & 0 at own 35Justin Rohrwasser kickoff for 61 yds , Ty Lee return for 27 yds to the MARSHALL 38 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Offensive holding (Wayne Parks) to the MTnSt 21
0:171st & 10 at own 21Tavares Thomas run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 27
3rd quarter5 drives, then Middle Tennessee 24, Marshall 17
Marshall Missed FG, 7 plays
15:002nd & 4 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 65 yds , Willie Johnson return for 38 yds to the Marsh 38
15:001st & 10 at own 38Tyler King run for 4 yds to the Marsh 42
15:002nd & 6 at own 42Alex Thomson run for 3 yds to the Marsh 45
15:003rd & 3 at own 45Anthony Anderson run for 23 yds to the MTnSt 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 32Anthony Anderson run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 29
15:002nd & 7 at opp 29Alex Thomson pass complete to Tyre Brady for 3 yds to the MTnSt 26
15:003rd & 4 at opp 26Tyler King run for no gain to the MTnSt 26
11:474th & 4 at opp 26Timeout MARSHALL, clock 11:47
11:414th & 4 at opp 26Justin Rohrwasser 43 yd FG MISSED
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 12 plays
11:411st & 10 at own 26Tavares Thomas run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 29
11:412nd & 7 at own 29Brent Stockstill pass complete to Jocquez Bruce for 8 yds to the MTnSt 37 for a 1ST down
11:411st & 10 at own 37Brent Stockstill pass complete to Gatlin Casey for 4 yds to the MTnSt 41
11:412nd & 6 at own 41Brent Stockstill run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 45
11:413rd & 2 at own 45Brad Anderson run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:411st & 10 at the 50Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Gatlin Casey, broken up by Malik Gant
11:412nd & 10 at the 50Brent Stockstill pass complete to Tavonn Salter for 18 yds to the Marsh 32 for a 1ST down
11:411st & 10 at opp 32Terelle West run for 3 yds to the Marsh 29
11:412nd & 7 at opp 29Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Ty Lee, broken up by Kereon Merrell
11:413rd & 7 at opp 29Brent Stockstill pass complete to Gatlin Casey for 6 yds to the Marsh 23 for a 1ST down MARSHALL Penalty, personal foul (Juwon Young) to the Marsh 11 for a 1ST down
11:411st & 10 at opp 11Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Watkins for 2 yds to the Marsh 9
11:412nd & 8 at opp 9STOCKSTILL, B. pass incomplete to SMITH, Patrick, PENALTY MAR pass interference (JOHNSON, Nazeeh) 7 yards to the MAR2, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
8:201st & goal at opp 2Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 2 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Tied at 17
Marshall Punt, 4 plays
8:201st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 65 yds , Willie Johnson return for 33 yds to the Marsh 33
8:201st & 10 at own 33Tyler King run for 11 yds to the Marsh 44 for a 1ST down
8:201st & 10 at own 44Tyler King run for 5 yds to the Marsh 49
8:202nd & 5 at own 49Tyler King run for a loss of 1 yard to the Marsh 48
8:203rd & 6 at own 48Alex Thomson pass incomplete
8:204th & 6 at own 48Robert LeFevre punt for 52 yds for a touchback
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 11 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 20Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 11 yds to the MTnSt 31 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 31Brent Stockstill run for 11 yds to the MTnSt 42 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 42Brent Stockstill pass complete to Brad Anderson for 4 yds to the MTnSt 46
6:342nd & 6 at own 46Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Gatlin Casey
6:343rd & 6 at own 46STOCKSTILL, B. pass intercepted by JOHNSON, Nazeeh at the MAR42, JOHNSON, Nazeeh return to the MAR42, PENALTY MAR pass interference (MERRELL, Kereon) 10 yards to the MAR44, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
6:341st & 10 at opp 44Brent Stockstill run for 5 yds to the Marsh 39
6:342nd & 5 at opp 39Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 22 yds to the Marsh 17 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 17Brent Stockstill pass complete to Patrick Smith for 3 yds to the Marsh 14 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, personal foul (Ty Lee) to the Marsh 29
6:341st & 22 at opp 29Tavares Thomas run for no gain to the Marsh 29
6:342nd & 22 at opp 29Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Tavonn Salter
6:343rd & 22 at opp 29Brent Stockstill pass complete to Tavonn Salter for 21 yds to the Marsh 8
2:054th & 1 at opp 8Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 02:05
2:004th & 1 at opp 8Tavares Thomas run for 8 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 24, Marshall 17
Marshall Punt, 6 plays
2:001st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 52 yds , Marcel Williams return for 12 yds to the Marsh 25
2:001st & 10 at own 25Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Tyre Brady, broken up by O.J. Johnson
2:002nd & 10 at own 25Tyler King run for 9 yds to the Marsh 34
2:003rd & 1 at own 34Anthony Anderson run for 2 yds to the Marsh 36 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 36Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Tyre Brady
2:002nd & 10 at own 36Tyler King run for a loss of 3 yards to the Marsh 33
Q4 15:003rd & 13 at own 33Alex Thomson sacked by DQ Thomas for a loss of 9 yards to the Marsh 24
Q4 15:004th & 22 at own 24Robert LeFevre punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 46
4th quarter6 drives, then Middle Tennessee 34, Marshall 24
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 6 plays
14:171st & 25 at own 31Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 18 yds to the MTnSt 49
14:172nd & 7 at own 49Tavares Thomas run for 3 yds to the Marsh 48
14:173rd & 4 at opp 48Brent Stockstill pass complete to Brad Anderson for 19 yds to the Marsh 29 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at opp 29Brent Stockstill run for 11 yds to the Marsh 18 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at opp 18Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Gatlin Casey, broken up by Malik Gant
11:352nd & 10 at opp 18Brent Stockstill pass complete to Tavares Thomas for 18 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 31, Marshall 17
Marshall Fumble, 6 plays
11:351st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 60 yds , Willie Johnson return for 15 yds to the Marsh 20
11:351st & 10 at own 20Alex Thomson pass complete to Tyre Brady for 7 yds to the Marsh 27
11:352nd & 3 at own 27Tyler King run for 2 yds to the Marsh 29
11:353rd & 1 at own 29Anthony Anderson run for no gain to the Marsh 29
11:354th & 1 at own 29Anthony Anderson run for 4 yds to the Marsh 33 for a 1ST down
11:351st & 10 at own 33Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Marcel Williams, broken up by Jovante Moffatt
11:352nd & 10 at own 33Alex Thomson sacked by Darius Harris for a loss of 7 yards to the Marsh 27 Alex Thomson fumbled, recovered by MTnSt DQ Thomas , return for 0 yards
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 6 plays
9:251st & 10 at opp 27Tavares Thomas run for no gain to the Marsh 27
9:252nd & 10 at opp 27Tavares Thomas run for 17 yds to the Marsh 10 for a 1ST down
9:251st & goal at opp 10Tavares Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the Marsh 12
9:252nd & goal at opp 12Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Patrick Smith
9:253rd & goal at opp 12Brad Anderson run for 11 yds to the Marsh 1
6:274th & 0 at opp 1Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 06:27
6:234th & goal at opp 1Crews Holt 18 yd FG GOODMiddle Tennessee 34, Marshall 17
Marshall Touchdown, 12 plays
6:231st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 41 yds , Marcel Williams return for 9 yds to the Marsh 33
6:231st & 10 at own 33Alex Thomson pass incomplete
6:232nd & 10 at own 33Alex Thomson pass complete to Obi Obialo for 8 yds to the Marsh 41
6:233rd & 2 at own 41Anthony Anderson run for no gain to the Marsh 41
6:234th & 2 at own 41Alex Thomson pass complete to Marcel Williams for 13 yds to the MTnSt 46 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 46Alex Thomson pass complete to Artie Henry III for 9 yds to the MTnSt 37
6:232nd & 1 at opp 37Anthony Anderson run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 32 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 32Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Tyre Brady
6:232nd & 10 at opp 32Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Tyre Brady
6:233rd & 10 at opp 32Alex Thomson pass complete to Obi Obialo for 5 yds to the MTnSt 27
6:234th & 5 at opp 27Alex Thomson pass complete to Obi Obialo for 15 yds to the MTnSt 12 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 12Anthony Anderson run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 10
2:372nd & 8 at opp 10Alex Thomson pass complete to Obi Obialo for 10 yds for a TD (Justin Rohrwasser KICK)Middle Tennessee 34, Marshall 24
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
2:371st & 0 at own 35Justin Rohrwasser on-side kick recovered by MIDDLE TENN at the 50 yard line
2:371st & 10 at the 50Tavares Thomas run for 2 yds to the Marsh 48
2:302nd & 8 at opp 48Timeout MARSHALL, clock 02:30
2:302nd & 8 at opp 48Tavares Thomas run for 1 yd to the Marsh 47
2:233rd & 7 at opp 47Timeout MARSHALL, clock 02:23
2:233rd & 7 at opp 47Tavares Thomas run for no gain to the Marsh 47
2:234th & 7 at opp 47MIDDLE TENN Penalty, delay of game (Brent Stockstill) to the MTnSt 48
2:234th & 12 at own 48Rakavian Poydras punt for 46 yds
Marshall End of game, 8 plays
1:291st & 10 at own 6Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Tyre Brady
1:292nd & 10 at own 6Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Obi Obialo, broken up by Jovante Moffatt
1:293rd & 10 at own 6Alex Thomson pass complete to Tyre Brady for 20 yds to the Marsh 26 for a 1ST down MIDDLE TENN Penalty, roughing passer (Darius Harris) to the Marsh 41 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at own 41Alex Thomson pass complete to Obi Obialo for 8 yds to the Marsh 49
1:292nd & 2 at own 49Alex Thomson pass complete to Tyre Brady for 9 yds to the MTnSt 42 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at opp 42Alex Thomson pass incomplete to Tyre Brady
1:292nd & 10 at opp 42Alex Thomson sacked by Khalil Brooks for a loss of 6 yards to the MTnSt 48
1:293rd & 16 at opp 48THOMSON, Alex pass intercepted by MOFFATT, J. at the MT16, MOFFATT, J. return to the MT16, PENALTY MT pass interference (RANDOLPH, D.) 15 yards to the MT33, 1ST DOWN MAR, NO PLAY.
1:291st & 10 at opp 33Alex Thomson sacked by DQ Thomas for a loss of 6 yards to the MTnSt 39

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.

Marshall leads 6–⁠5 in 11 meetings, counting the five since this game.

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2026Marshall 28, Middle Tennessee 26
2025Marshall 42, Middle Tennessee 28
2021Middle Tennessee 34, Marshall 28
2020Marshall 42, Middle Tennessee 14
2019Middle Tennessee 24, Marshall 13
2018Middle Tennessee 34, Marshall 24

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