Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Middle Tennessee beat Tennessee State 45–⁠26. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayTennessee State3–⁠9 in 2019
26
HomeMiddle Tennessee4–⁠8 in 2019
45

Final at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium, MurfreesboroTV: ESPN3Attendance 20,912

At kickoff
84°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Smyrna Airport (KMQY), 22 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Patrick Foy; umpire Brandon Ellison; head linesman Gary Calip; line judge Sarah Fleming; side judge Leroy Jones; field judge John Bullock; back judge Parker Anderson; center judge J. WhittingtonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee State6013726
Middle Tennessee010142145

Standouts

  • PassingAsher O’Hara22 of 30, 367 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTMiddle Tennessee
  • RushingChaton Mobley9 carries, 104 yards, 2 TDMiddle Tennessee
  • ReceivingChris Rowland11 catches, 202 yards, 2 TDTennessee State
  • DefenseReed Blankenship9 tackles, 2 INTMiddle Tennessee

Player stats

Tennessee State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cameron Rosendahl14/2415911
Michael Hughes7/810010
Chris Rowland0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Te’kendrick Roberson2098126
Seth Rowland1196038
Michael Hughes3503
DeMarco Corbin3414
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Rowland11202296
Steven Newbold455029
Dayron Johnson1909
Miles Cavitt2604
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ronnie Killings7000
Terry Straughter7000
Jahsun Bryant6100
Ray Coggins6000
Rhashaun Epting1110
Nick Harper Jr.1001

Middle Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Asher O’Hara22/3036741
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chaton Mobley9104238
Asher O’Hara11103017
Brad Anderson729015
Yusuf Ali1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D.J. England-Chisolm180180
Jarrin Pierce574130
Ty Lee564122
C.J. Windham464128
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Reed Blankenship9002
Khalil Brooks8100
Jovante Moffatt7000
Tyshun Render6100

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

Team stats

Tennessee StateMiddle Tennessee
466Total yards604
259Passing yards367
207Rushing yards237
7.8Yards per pass12.2
4.9Yards per rush8.5
22First downs31
7–⁠16Third downs4–⁠7
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers2
10–⁠60Penalties5–⁠57
35:48Possession24:12
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Tennessee StateMiddle Tennessee
44%Success rate61%
0.19EPA per play0.44
1.29Explosiveness1.23
0.22Rushing EPA0.32
0.15Passing EPA0.58
27%Passing-down success40%
0.01First-down EPA0.61
0.40Second-down EPA−0.10
0.35Third-down EPA0.75
15%Havoc by its defense29%

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)

Middle Tennessee 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Middle Tennessee −25.5, over/under 56.5.

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 Middle Tennessee 96%, Tennessee State 4%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Middle Tennessee end zoneTennessee State end zoneQ1 Tennessee StateInterception, 13 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 playsQ1 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Middle TennesseeFumble, 2 playsQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 12 playsQ2 Tennessee StateInterception, 12 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Tennessee StatePunt, 9 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeInterception, 2 playsQ3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Tennessee StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Middle Tennessee drives left to right, Tennessee State right to left.
  1. Q1 Tennessee StateInterception, 13 plays, 65 yards
  2. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  3. Q1 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  4. Q1 Middle TennesseeFumble, 2 plays, 30 yards
  5. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  6. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  7. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 6 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 12 plays, 55 yards
  9. Q2 Tennessee StateInterception, 12 plays, 83 yards
  10. Q2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 1 play, 80 yards
  11. Q2 Tennessee StatePunt, 9 plays, 26 yards
  12. Q2 Middle TennesseeEnd of half, 5 plays, 60 yards
  13. Q3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 76 yards
  15. Q3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q3 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 Middle TennesseeInterception, 2 plays, −14 yards
  18. Q3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 1 play, 2 yards
  19. Q3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q4 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 72 yards
  21. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 9 plays, 85 yards
  22. Q4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  23. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 3 plays, 55 yards
  24. Q4 Tennessee StateEnd of game, 3 plays, 21 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tennessee State 6, Middle Tennessee 0
Tennessee State Interception, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 61 yds , Dayron Johnson return for 23 yds to the TenSt 27
15:001st & 10 at own 27Te’kendrick Roberson run for 3 yds to the TenSt 30
15:002nd & 7 at own 30Te’kendrick Roberson run for 3 yds to the TenSt 33
15:003rd & 4 at own 33Te’kendrick Roberson run for 8 yds to the TenSt 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Steven Newbold for 29 yds to the MTnSt 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Te’kendrick Roberson run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 26
15:002nd & 6 at opp 26Te’kendrick Roberson run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 20Chris Rowland run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 15
15:002nd & 5 at opp 15Cameron Rosendahl run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 12
15:003rd & 2 at opp 12DeMarco Corbin run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 8 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 8TENNESSEE ST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the MTnSt 13
15:001st & goal at opp 13Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Chris Rowland for 1 yd to the MTnSt 12
15:002nd & goal at opp 12Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Miles Cavitt for 4 yds to the MTnSt 8
15:003rd & goal at opp 8Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete to Steven Newbold
15:004th & goal at opp 8Chris Rowland pass intercepted, touchback. Reed Blankenship return for no gain
Middle Tennessee Punt, 4 plays
8:111st & 10 at own 20Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 17 yds to the MTnSt 37 for a 1ST down
8:111st & 10 at own 37Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 1 yd to the MTnSt 38
8:112nd & 9 at own 38Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 39
8:113rd & 8 at own 39Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
8:114th & 8 at own 39Kyle Ulbrich punt for 61 yds for a touchback
Tennessee State Touchdown, 3 plays
6:291st & 10 at own 20Te’kendrick Roberson run for 4 yds to the TenSt 24
6:292nd & 6 at own 24Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Cameron Rosendahl for a loss of 15 yards to the TenSt 9 TENNESSEE ST Penalty, illegal forward pass (Cameron Rosendahl) to the TenSt 4
5:343rd & 26 at own 4Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Chris Rowland for 96 yds for a TD, (Antonio Zita PAT BLOCKED)Tennessee State 6, Middle Tennessee 0
Middle Tennessee Fumble, 2 plays
5:341st & 0 at own 35Kaleb Mosley kickoff for 50 yds , Ruben Garnett return for 32 yds to the MTnSt 47
5:341st & 10 at own 47Asher O’Hara pass complete to Zack Dobson for 18 yds to the TenSt 35 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 35Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 10 yds Ty Lee fumbled, forced by Ray Coggins, recovered by TenSt Dante’ Ferguson Jr.
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
5:341st & 10 at own 23Shawn McColley run for 2 yds to the TenSt 25
5:342nd & 8 at own 25Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete
5:343rd & 8 at own 25Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete
5:344th & 8 at own 25Kaleb Mosley punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Ty Lee at the MIDDLETENN 45 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the MTnSt 35
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
3:551st & 10 at own 35Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ruben Garnett for 2 yds to the MTnSt 37
3:552nd & 8 at own 37Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
3:553rd & 8 at own 37Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
3:554th & 8 at own 37Kyle Ulbrich punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Chris Rowland at the TenSt 25
Tennessee State Punt, 6 plays
3:111st & 10 at own 25Te’kendrick Roberson run for no gain to the TenSt 25
3:112nd & 10 at own 25Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Steven Newbold for 6 yds to the TenSt 31
3:113rd & 4 at own 31Te’kendrick Roberson run for 4 yds to the TenSt 35 for a 1ST down
3:111st & 10 at own 35DeMarco Corbin run for a loss of 2 yards to the TenSt 33
3:112nd & 12 at own 33Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete to Chris Rowland, broken up by Cody Smith
3:113rd & 12 at own 33Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete to Steven Newbold
3:114th & 12 at own 33Kaleb Mosley punt for 35 yds, downed at the MTnSt 32
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 12 plays
0:341st & 10 at own 32Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 12 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
0:341st & 10 at own 44Brad Anderson run for 15 yds to the TenSt 41 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 41Asher O’Hara run for 12 yds to the TenSt 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 29Brad Anderson run for 5 yds to the TenSt 24
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at opp 24Brad Anderson run for 6 yds to the TenSt 18 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the TenSt 33
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 33O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete to BRUCE, Jocquez, PENALTY TSU offside (95) 5 yards to the TSU28, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 5 at opp 28O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete to UPTON, Isiah (ARMSTRONG, N.), PENALTY TSU offside (BROWN, Mekhi) 5 yards to the TSU23, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 23Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 7 yds to the TenSt 16
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at opp 16Chaton Mobley run for 1 yd to the TenSt 15
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at opp 15Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 3 yds to the TenSt 12 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 12Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to CJ Windham
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 12Asher O’Hara pass complete to Brad Anderson for a loss of 1 yard to the TenSt 13
Q2 11:193rd & 11 at opp 13Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 11:19
Q2 11:193rd & 11 at opp 13Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee
Q2 11:094th & 11 at opp 13Crews Holt 30 yd FG GOODTennessee State 6, Middle Tennessee 3
2nd quarter4 drives, then Middle Tennessee 10, Tennessee State 6
Tennessee State Interception, 12 plays
11:091st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 57 yds , Kenyon Garlington return for 2 yds to the TenSt 37 TENNESSEE ST Penalty, Offensive holding (5 Yards) to the TenSt 5
11:091st & 10 at own 5Te’kendrick Roberson run for 10 yds to the TenSt 15 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at own 15Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Chris Rowland for 4 yds to the TenSt 19
11:092nd & 6 at own 19Te’kendrick Roberson run for a loss of 1 yard to the TenSt 18
11:093rd & 7 at own 18Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Steven Newbold for 12 yds to the TenSt 30 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at own 30Seth Rowland run for 6 yds to the TenSt 36
11:092nd & 4 at own 36Seth Rowland run for 38 yds to the MTnSt 26 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at opp 26Te’kendrick Roberson run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 21
11:092nd & 5 at opp 21TENNESSEE ST Penalty, false start (Chris Rowland) to the MTnSt 26
6:322nd & 10 at opp 26Timeout TENNESSEE ST, clock 06:32
6:322nd & 10 at opp 26ROSENDAHL, C. pass complete to ROBERSON, T. for loss of 2 yards to the MT28 (SHEPHERD, Brett), PENALTY TSU holding (SIMMONS, L.) 10 yards to the MT36, NO PLAY.
6:322nd & 20 at opp 36Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Te’kendrick Roberson for 7 yds to the MTnSt 29
5:333rd & 13 at opp 29Timeout TENNESSEE ST, clock 05:33
5:333rd & 13 at opp 29Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete to Chris Rowland, broken up by Decorian Patterson
5:204th & 13 at opp 29ZITA, Antonio field goal attempt from 46 BLOCKED, recovered by MT TEAM at MT30, clock 05:20 (blocked by BROWN, Justin), out-of-bounds, TEAM for no gain to the MT30, PENALTY MT personal foul (THOMAS, DQ) 15 yards to the MT14, 1ST DOWN TSU, NO PLAY.
5:201st & 10 at opp 14Te’kendrick Roberson run for a loss of 4 yards to the MTnSt 18
5:202nd & 14 at opp 18Te’kendrick Roberson run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 12
5:203rd & 8 at opp 12Cameron Rosendahl pass intercepted, touchback. Reed Blankenship return for no gain
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 1 play
4:051st & 10 at own 20Asher O’Hara pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 80 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 10, Tennessee State 6
Tennessee State Punt, 9 plays
4:051st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 62 yds , Da’Shon Davis return for 8 yds to the TenSt 11
4:051st & 10 at own 11Seth Rowland run for 7 yds to the TenSt 18
4:052nd & 3 at own 18Seth Rowland run for 3 yds to the TenSt 21 for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at own 21Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Chris Rowland for 5 yds to the TenSt 26
4:052nd & 5 at own 26Seth Rowland run for 6 yds to the TenSt 32 for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at own 32Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Steven Newbold for 8 yds to the TenSt 40
4:052nd & 2 at own 40Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Chris Rowland for 2 yds to the TenSt 42 for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at own 42Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete to Dayron Johnson, broken up by Justin Brown
4:052nd & 10 at own 42Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete to Te’kendrick Roberson
4:053rd & 10 at own 42Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Te’kendrick Roberson for a loss of 5 yards to the TenSt 37
0:584th & 15 at own 37Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:58
0:584th & 15 at own 37Kaleb Mosley punt for 57 yds, downed at the MTnSt 6
Middle Tennessee End of half, 5 plays
0:471st & 10 at own 6Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to DJ England-Chisolm
0:472nd & 10 at own 6Asher O’Hara run for 17 yds to the MTnSt 23 for a 1ST down
0:471st & 10 at own 23Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 13 yds to the MTnSt 36 for a 1ST down
0:471st & 10 at own 36Asher O’Hara run for 13 yds to the MTnSt 49 for a 1ST down
0:471st & 10 at own 49Asher O’Hara pass complete to Chaton Mobley for 17 yds to the TenSt 34 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter7 drives, then Middle Tennessee 24, Tennessee State 19
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Mosley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 10 yds to the MTnSt 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Asher O’Hara pass complete to Zack Dobson for 43 yds to the TenSt 22 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 22Yusuf Ali run for 1 yd to the TenSt 21
15:002nd & 9 at opp 21Brad Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the TenSt 22
12:473rd & 10 at opp 22Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 22 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 17, Tennessee State 6
Tennessee State Touchdown, 9 plays
12:471st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 65 yds , Dayron Johnson return for 24 yds to the TenSt 24
12:471st & 10 at own 24Chris Rowland run for a loss of 4 yards to the TenSt 20
12:472nd & 14 at own 20Te’kendrick Roberson run for 13 yds to the TenSt 33
12:473rd & 1 at own 33Te’kendrick Roberson run for 7 yds to the TenSt 40 for a 1ST down
12:471st & 10 at own 40Micheal Hughes pass complete to Chris Rowland for 7 yds to the TenSt 47
12:472nd & 3 at own 47Micheal Hughes run for 1 yd to the TenSt 48
12:473rd & 2 at own 48Seth Rowland run for 1 yd to the TenSt 49
12:474th & 1 at own 49Micheal Hughes run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:471st & 10 at the 50Te’kendrick Roberson run for no gain to the 50 yard line
12:472nd & 10 at the 50HUGHES, Micheal pass incomplete to NEWBOLD, Steven (ANDERSON, D.), PENALTY TSU holding (CAVITT, Miles) 10 yards to the TSU40, NO PLAY.
7:272nd & 20 at own 40Micheal Hughes pass complete to Chris Rowland for 60 yds for a TD, (Antonio Zita KICK)Middle Tennessee 17, Tennessee State 13
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 7 plays
7:271st & 0 at own 35Kaleb Mosley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:271st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara run for 16 yds to the MTnSt 41 for a 1ST down
7:271st & 10 at own 41Brad Anderson run for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 38
6:192nd & 13 at own 0O’HARA, Asher pass complete to ENGLAND-CHISOLM for 62 yards to the TSU0, clock 06:19, PENALTY TSU unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY MT holding off-setting, NO PLAY.
6:192nd & 13 at own 38Asher O’Hara run for 17 yds to the TenSt 45 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 45Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jocquez Bruce for 2 yds to the TenSt 43
6:192nd & 8 at opp 43Asher O’Hara run for 7 yds to the TenSt 36
6:193rd & 1 at opp 36Asher O’Hara run for 6 yds to the TenSt 30 for a 1ST down
3:481st & 10 at opp 30Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 30 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 24, Tennessee State 13
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
3:481st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 48 yds
3:481st & 10 at own 35Micheal Hughes pass complete to Miles Cavitt for 2 yds to the TenSt 37
3:482nd & 8 at own 37Micheal Hughes pass complete to Chris Rowland for 7 yds to the TenSt 44
3:483rd & 1 at own 44Te’kendrick Roberson run for a loss of 1 yard to the TenSt 43
3:484th & 2 at own 43Kaleb Mosley punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Reed Blankenship at the MTnSt 15
Middle Tennessee Interception, 2 plays
2:141st & 10 at own 15O’HARA, Asher rush for 18 yards to the MT33, out-of-bounds, PENALTY MT holding (GILCHRIST, Will) 7 yards to the MT8, NO PLAY.
2:141st & 17 at own 8Asher O’Hara sacked by Rhashaun Epting for a loss of 7 yards to the MTnSt 1
2:142nd & 24 at own 1Asher O’Hara pass intercepted Nick Harper Jr. return for 15 yds to the MTnSt 2
Tennessee State Touchdown, 1 play
1:001st & goal at opp 2DeMarco Corbin run for 2 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Middle Tennessee 24, Tennessee State 19
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 6 plays
1:001st & 0 at own 35Kaleb Mosley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:001st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 21 yds to the MTnSt 46 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at own 46Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 16 yds to the TenSt 38 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 38Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 10 yds to the TenSt 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Chaton Mobley run for 13 yds to the TenSt 15 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 15Chaton Mobley run for 14 yds to the TenSt 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:171st & goal at opp 1Chaton Mobley run for 1 yd for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 31, Tennessee State 19
4th quarter5 drives, then Middle Tennessee 45, Tennessee State 26
Tennessee State Touchdown, 10 plays
14:171st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 59 yds , Dayron Johnson return for 22 yds to the TenSt 28
14:171st & 10 at own 28Micheal Hughes pass complete to Chris Rowland for 5 yds to the TenSt 33
14:172nd & 5 at own 33Seth Rowland run for 5 yds to the TenSt 38 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at own 38Micheal Hughes pass complete to Chris Rowland for 10 yds to the TenSt 48 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at own 48Seth Rowland run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 43
14:172nd & 1 at opp 43Micheal Hughes pass incomplete to Chris Rowland, broken up by Reed Blankenship
14:173rd & 1 at opp 43Te’kendrick Roberson run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 40 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at opp 40Te’kendrick Roberson run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 38
14:172nd & 8 at opp 38Micheal Hughes pass complete to Dayron Johnson for 9 yds to the MTnSt 29 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at opp 29Micheal Hughes run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 26
10:102nd & 7 at opp 26Te’kendrick Roberson run for 26 yds for a TD, (Antonio Zita KICK)Middle Tennessee 31, Tennessee State 26
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 9 plays
10:101st & 0 at own 35Kaleb Mosley kickoff for 58 yds , DJ England-Chisolm return for 18 yds to the MIDDLETENN 47 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) declined
10:101st & 10 at own 15Chaton Mobley run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 19
10:102nd & 6 at own 19Asher O’Hara run for 10 yds to the MTnSt 29 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at own 29Brad Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 28
10:102nd & 11 at own 28Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to CJ Windham, broken up by Nick Harper Jr.
10:103rd & 11 at own 28Asher O’Hara run for 11 yds to the MTnSt 39 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at own 39Chaton Mobley run for 12 yds to the TenSt 49 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at opp 49Chaton Mobley run for 17 yds to the TenSt 32 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at opp 32Asher O’Hara pass complete to Chaton Mobley for 4 yds to the TenSt 28
5:162nd & 6 at opp 28Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 28 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 38, Tennessee State 26
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
5:161st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 63 yds , Dayron Johnson return for 17 yds to the TenSt 19
5:161st & 10 at own 19Chris Rowland run for a loss of 2 yards to the TenSt 17
5:162nd & 12 at own 17Cameron Rosendahl pass complete to Chris Rowland for 5 yds to the TenSt 22
5:163rd & 7 at own 22TENNESSEE ST Penalty, false start (Raekwon Allen) to the TenSt 17
5:163rd & 12 at own 17Cameron Rosendahl pass incomplete to Te’kendrick Roberson
3:434th & 12 at own 17Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 03:43
3:434th & 12 at own 17Kaleb Mosley punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Ty Lee at the MTnSt 45
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 3 plays
3:341st & 10 at own 45Chaton Mobley run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 49
3:342nd & 6 at own 49Brad Anderson run for 8 yds to the TenSt 43 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at opp 43ANDERSON, Brad rush for 1 yard to the TSU42 (GREEN, Josh), PENALTY TSU offside 5 yards to the TSU38, NO PLAY.
1:291st & 5 at opp 38Chaton Mobley run for 38 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 45, Tennessee State 26
Tennessee State End of game, 3 plays
1:291st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 61 yds , Dayron Johnson return for 12 yds to the TenSt 16
1:291st & 10 at own 16Seth Rowland run for 17 yds to the TenSt 33 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at own 33Seth Rowland run for 4 yds to the TenSt 37
1:292nd & 6 at own 37Seth Rowland run for no gain to the TenSt 37

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.

Middle Tennessee leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Middle Tennessee 49, Tennessee State 6
2019Middle Tennessee 45, Tennessee State 26
1977Tennessee State 27, Middle Tennessee 0

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