Referee Rodney Burnette; umpire Steve Marshall; head linesman Lea Bailey; line judge Josh Fath; side judge Adrian Carson; field judge Steve Hrducka; back judge Brandon Spencer; center judge Nathan JastramGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Western Kentucky
0
10
3
7
20
Middle Tennessee
0
10
0
7
17
Standouts
No. 10PassingAsher O’Hara23 of 33, 217 yards, 1 TDMiddle Tennessee
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
326
Total yards
319
188
Passing yards
217
138
Rushing yards
102
5.2
Yards per pass
6.6
3.6
Yards per rush
3.1
21
First downs
18
7–17
Third downs
7–16
2–2
Fourth downs
2–2
1
Turnovers
0
5–55
Penalties
6–47
31:35
Possession
26:27
3
Sacks (by defense)
3
Efficiency
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
43%
Success rate
39%
0.03
EPA per play
0.15
0.94
Explosiveness
1.33
−0.23
Rushing EPA
0.08
0.28
Passing EPA
0.22
32%
Passing-down success
44%
−0.04
First-down EPA
−0.03
−0.12
Second-down EPA
−0.20
0.14
Third-down EPA
0.65
15%
Havoc by its defense
15%
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 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Western Kentucky −7, over/under 52.5.
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 Western Kentucky 68%, Middle Tennessee 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Middle Tennessee drives left to right, Western Kentucky right to left.
Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, −15 yards
Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q1 Middle TennesseeMissed FG, 9 plays, 30 yards
Q1 Western KentuckyField goal, 11 plays, 30 yards
Q2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
Q2 Western KentuckyFumble, 5 plays, 44 yards
Q2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 8 plays, 42 yards
Q2 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
Q2 Middle TennesseeEnd of half, 2 plays, 3 yards
Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 9 plays, 46 yards
Q3 Western KentuckyField goal, 14 plays, 64 yards
Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 plays, 44 yards
Q3 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 2 plays, −2 yards
Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 13 plays, 68 yards
Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
Q4 Western KentuckyEnd of game, 5 plays, 4 yards
Play by play
1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 0
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Cory Munson kickoff for 63 yds
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Asher O’Hara sacked by DeAngelo Malone for a loss of 7 yards to the MTnSt 18
15:00
2nd & 17 at own 18
Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 19
15:00
3rd & 16 at own 19
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 8 yds to the MTnSt 27
15:00
4th & 8 at own 27
Kyle Ulbrich punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WKent 40
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
13:14
1st & 10 at own 40
PIGROME, T. pass incomplete to LANE, X. (PATTERSON, D.), PENALTY WKU pass interference (LANE, X.) 15 yards to the WKU25, NO PLAY.
13:14
1st & 25 at own 25
Tyrrell Pigrome run for 2 yds to the WKent 27
13:14
2nd & 23 at own 27
Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete
13:14
3rd & 23 at own 27
Gaej Walker run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 25
13:14
4th & 25 at own 25
John Haggerty punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 45
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
11:29
1st & 10 at own 45
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 6 yds to the WKent 49
11:29
2nd & 4 at opp 49
Jayy McDonald run for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 48
11:29
3rd & 7 at own 48
Asher O’Hara sacked by Eli Brown for a loss of 9 yards to the MTnSt 39
11:29
4th & 16 at own 39
Kyle Ulbrich punt for 56 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WKent 6 , Dayton Wade returns for 1 yd to the WKent 6
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
9:58
1st & 10 at own 6
Gaej Walker run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 5
9:58
2nd & 11 at own 5
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Joshua Simon for 8 yds to the WKent 13
9:58
3rd & 3 at own 13
Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the WKent 15
9:58
4th & 1 at own 15
John Haggerty punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 45
Middle Tennessee Missed FG, 9 plays
7:52
1st & 10 at own 45
Asher O’Hara run for 9 yds to the WKent 46
7:52
2nd & 1 at opp 46
Chaton Mobley run for 5 yds to the WKent 41 for a 1ST down
7:52
1st & 10 at opp 41
Asher O’Hara run for 5 yds to the WKent 36
7:52
2nd & 5 at opp 36
Chaton Mobley run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 37
7:52
3rd & 6 at opp 37
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 7 yds to the WKent 30 for a 1ST down
7:52
1st & 10 at opp 30
O’HARA, Asher rush for 1 yard to the WKU29 (JONES, J.), PENALTY MT face mask (JONES, Robert) 15 yards to the WKU45, NO PLAY.
7:52
1st & 25 at opp 45
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
7:52
2nd & 25 at opp 45
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jamichael Thompson for 21 yds to the WKent 24
7:52
3rd & 4 at opp 24
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 25
4:11
4th & 5 at opp 25
Crews Holt 42 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by DeAngelo Malone
Western Kentucky Field goal, 11 plays
4:11
1st & 10 at own 41
Tyrrell Pigrome run for 3 yds to the WKent 44
4:11
2nd & 7 at own 44
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Xavier Lane for 5 yds to the WKent 49
4:11
3rd & 2 at own 49
Tyrrell Pigrome run for no gain to the WKent 49
4:11
4th & 2 at own 49
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Xavier Lane for 9 yds to the MTnSt 42 for a 1ST down
4:11
1st & 10 at opp 42
Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Mitchell Tinsley
4:11
2nd & 10 at opp 42
Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Mitchell Tinsley
4:11
3rd & 10 at opp 42
Tyrrell Pigrome run for 12 yds to the MTnSt 30 for a 1ST down
4:11
1st & 10 at opp 30
Gaej Walker run for no gain to the MTnSt 30
4:11
2nd & 10 at opp 30
Tyrrell Pigrome sacked by DQ Thomas and Jordan Ferguson for a loss of 11 yards to the MTnSt 41
Q2 15:00
3rd & 21 at opp 41
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Dayton Wade for 12 yds to the MTnSt 29
Jayy McDonald run for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 28
14:09
3rd & 7 at own 28
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 10 yds to the MTnSt 38 for a 1ST down
14:09
1st & 10 at own 38
Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 40
14:09
2nd & 8 at own 40
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Chaton Mobley for 16 yds to the WKent 44 for a 1ST down
14:09
1st & 10 at opp 44
Chaton Mobley run for 1 yd to the WKent 43
14:09
2nd & 9 at opp 43
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jamichael Thompson for 4 yds to the WKent 39
14:09
3rd & 5 at opp 39
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 7 yds to the WKent 32 for a 1ST down
14:09
1st & 10 at opp 32
MIDDLE TENN Penalty, false start (Marcus Greer) to the WKent 37
14:09
1st & 15 at opp 37
Asher O’Hara run for 15 yds to the WKent 22 for a 1ST down
14:09
1st & 10 at opp 22
Asher O’Hara run for 3 yds to the WKent 19
14:09
2nd & 7 at opp 19
O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete to MARSHALL, Jimmy, PENALTY WKU pass interference (BRADSHAW, D.) 15 yards to the WKU4, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
8:40
1st & goal at opp 4
O’HARA, Asher pass complete to MOBLEY, Chaton for 4 yards to the WKU0, clock 08:40, PENALTY MT pass interference (WINDHAM, CJ) 15 yards to the WKU19, NO PLAY.
8:40
1st & goal at opp 19
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
8:40
2nd & goal at opp 19
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 13 yds to the WKent 6
8:40
3rd & goal at opp 6
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 5 yds to the WKent 1
7:54
4th & 0 at opp 1
Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 07:54
7:51
4th & goal at opp 1
Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 7, Western Kentucky 3
Western Kentucky Fumble, 5 plays
7:51
1st & 0 at own 35
Crews Holt kickoff for 52 yds
7:51
1st & 10 at own 25
Tyrrell Pigrome sacked by Ty Nix for a loss of 4 yards to the WKent 21
7:51
2nd & 14 at own 21
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Xavier Lane for 26 yds to the WKent 47 for a 1ST down
7:51
1st & 10 at own 47
Tyrrell Pigrome run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
7:51
2nd & 7 at the 50
Chase Jones run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 47
7:51
3rd & 4 at opp 47
Gaej Walker run for 14 yds to the MTnSt 31 Gaej Walker fumbled, forced by Gregory Grate Jr., recovered by MTnSt Decorian Patterson
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 8 plays
5:02
1st & 10 at own 31
Asher O’Hara run for 11 yds to the MTnSt 42 for a 1ST down
5:02
1st & 10 at own 42
Asher O’Hara run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 45
5:02
2nd & 7 at own 45
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Jarrin Pierce
5:02
3rd & 7 at own 45
MIDDLE TENN Penalty, false start (Jahlil Ryles) to the MTnSt 40
5:02
3rd & 12 at own 40
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 29 yds to the WKent 31 for a 1ST down
5:02
1st & 10 at opp 31
Asher O’Hara run for 4 yds to the WKent 27
5:02
2nd & 6 at opp 27
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
5:02
3rd & 6 at opp 27
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete, broken up by Devon Key
Cory Munson kickoff for 61 yds , DJ England-Chisolm return for 10 yds to the MTnSt 45 MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Offensive holding (Darius McClendon) to the MTnSt 7
3:18
1st & 10 at own 7
Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 6 yds to the MTnSt 13
3:18
2nd & 4 at own 13
Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 14
3:18
3rd & 3 at own 14
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 32 yds to the MTnSt 46 for a 1ST down
3:18
1st & 10 at own 46
Asher O’Hara run for 5 yds to the WKent 49
3:18
2nd & 5 at opp 49
Chaton Mobley run for no gain to the WKent 49
3:18
3rd & 5 at opp 49
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
3:18
4th & 5 at opp 49
Kyle Ulbrich punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
0:25
1st & 10 at own 20
Chase Jones run for 2 yds to the WKent 22
Q4 15:00
2nd & 8 at own 22
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Dayton Wade for 3 yds to the WKent 25
Q4 15:00
3rd & 5 at own 25
Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Dayton Wade
Q4 15:00
4th & 5 at own 25
John Haggerty punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Reed Blankenship at the MTnSt 32
4th quarter4 drives, then Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 17
Middle Tennessee Punt, 2 plays
14:16
1st & 10 at own 32
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 4 yds to the MTnSt 36
14:16
2nd & 6 at own 36
Asher O’Hara sacked by Ricky Barber and Jeremy Darvin for a loss of 6 yards to the MTnSt 30
14:16
3rd & 12 at own 30
O’HARA, Asher pass complete to MARSHALL, Jimmy for 41 yards to the WKU29 (CRAY, R.), PENALTY MT illegal touching (MARSHALL, Jimmy) 0 yards to the MT30, NO PLAY.
14:16
4th & 12 at own 30
Kyle Ulbrich punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Dayton Wade at the WKent 32
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 13 plays
12:43
1st & 10 at own 32
Jakairi Moses run for 7 yds to the WKent 39
12:43
2nd & 3 at own 39
Jakairi Moses run for 7 yds to the WKent 46 for a 1ST down
12:43
1st & 10 at own 46
Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Joshua Simon
12:43
2nd & 10 at own 46
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Dayton Wade for 7 yds to the MTnSt 47
12:43
3rd & 3 at opp 47
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Mitchell Tinsley for 3 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
12:43
1st & 10 at opp 44
Jakairi Moses run for 10 yds to the MTnSt 34 for a 1ST down
12:43
1st & 10 at opp 34
Tyrrell Pigrome pass incomplete to Mitchell Tinsley
12:43
2nd & 10 at opp 34
Tyrrell Pigrome run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 33
12:43
3rd & 9 at opp 33
Jakairi Moses run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 25
12:43
4th & 1 at opp 25
Tyrrell Pigrome run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 21 for a 1ST down
12:43
1st & 10 at opp 21
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Dalvin Smith for 6 yds to the MTnSt 15
12:43
2nd & 4 at opp 15
Jakairi Moses run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 11 for a 1ST down
6:04
1st & 10 at opp 11
Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Joshua Simon for 11 yds for a TD (Brayden Narveson KICK)Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 10
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 12 plays
6:04
1st & 0 at own 35
Cory Munson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:04
1st & 10 at own 25
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
6:04
2nd & 10 at own 25
Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 8 yds to the MTnSt 33
6:04
3rd & 2 at own 33
Chaton Mobley run for no gain to the MTnSt 33
6:04
4th & 2 at own 33
O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete to PIERCE, Jarrin, PENALTY WKU pass interference (KINCADE, A.) 3 yards to the MT36, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
6:04
1st & 10 at own 36
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Jimmy Marshall
6:04
2nd & 10 at own 36
Asher O’Hara pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 3 yds to the MTnSt 39
6:04
3rd & 7 at own 39
Asher O’Hara run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 45
6:04
4th & 1 at own 45
Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 47 for a 1ST down
6:04
1st & 10 at own 47
Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 10 yds to the WKent 43 for a 1ST down
6:04
1st & 10 at opp 43
Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the WKent 42
2:39
2nd & 9 at opp 42
Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 02:39
2:39
2nd & 9 at opp 42
Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Jarrin Pierce
2:39
3rd & 9 at opp 42
Asher O’Hara run for 28 yds to the WKent 14 for a 1ST down
2:39
1st & 10 at opp 14
O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete to MARSHALL, Jimmy, PENALTY WKU pass interference (RUFFIN, D.) 12 yards to the WKU2, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
2:07
1st & goal at opp 2
Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 2 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 17
Western Kentucky End of game, 5 plays
2:07
1st & 0 at own 35
Crews Holt on-side kick recovered by WESTRN KENTUCKY at the MTnSt 44
2:05
1st & 10 at opp 44
Tyrrell Pigrome run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 40
2:01
2nd & 6 at opp 40
Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 02:01
2:01
2nd & 6 at opp 40
Tyrrell Pigrome run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 32 for a 1ST down
1:57
1st & 10 at opp 32
Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 01:57
1:57
1st & 10 at opp 32
TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the MTnSt 36
1:57
2nd & 14 at opp 36
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 38
1:57
3rd & 16 at opp 38
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 40
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.
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