Middle Tennessee at Troy

Saturday, November 21, 2020. Middle Tennessee took the Palladium Trophy from Troy

Middle Tennessee beat Troy 20–⁠17. It was their 14th meeting; Troy leads the series 9–⁠5.

AwayMiddle Tennessee3–⁠6 in 2020
20
HomeTroy5–⁠6 in 2020
17

Final at Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL), TroyTV: ESPN3Attendance 12,000

At kickoff
72°F, wind 4 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Troy 2 W, 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Marshall Lewis; umpire Ryan Aulds; head linesman Mike Boles; line judge Terry Allgeier; side judge Brett Toney; field judge Clay Brownlee; back judge Kevin Mitchell; center judge Greg LeFils JrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Middle Tennessee7100320
Troy370717

Standouts

Player stats

Middle Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Asher O’Hara19/2321000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Asher O’Hara2586023
Chaton Mobley1357113
Frank Peasant625110
D.J. England-Chisolm214015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Yusuf Ali790023
Jarrin Pierce443021
D.J. England-Chisolm227018
C.J. Windham218012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Reed Blankenship8000
Gregory Grate Jr.8001
D.Q. Thomas6210
Johnathan Butler50.50.51
Jordan Branch30.50.50

Troy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gunnar Watson25/3930012
RushingCarYdsTDLong
B.J. Smith1062124
Jamontez Woods638020
D.K. Billingsley31206
Tez Johnson1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Khalil McClain692140
Tez Johnson363058
Kaylon Geiger434021
Tray Eafford326013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Carlton Martial11000
Craig Slocum80.500
Luis Medina6110
K.J. Robertson6000
Antonio Showers5110
Will Choloh Jr.5110

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

Team stats

Middle TennesseeTroy
396Total yards392
210Passing yards300
186Rushing yards92
9.1Yards per pass7.7
3.6Yards per rush4.0
23First downs18
5–⁠13Third downs8–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers2
2–⁠25Penalties5–⁠39
37:21Possession22:39
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Middle TennesseeTroy
47%Success rate44%
0.19EPA per play0.21
0.94Explosiveness1.39
0.05Rushing EPA0.17
0.45Passing EPA0.24
38%Passing-down success35%
0.01First-down EPA−0.04
0.35Second-down EPA−0.17
0.29Third-down EPA1.27
16%Havoc by its defense9%

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)

Troy 77% to win. Middle Tennessee won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Troy −11, over/under 60.5.

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 Troy 78%, Middle Tennessee 22%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Troy end zoneMiddle Tennessee end zoneQ1 TroyField goal, 10 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 5 playsQ1 TroyInterception, 9 playsQ1 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 TroyPunt, 6 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 TroyTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 13 playsQ2 TroyMissed FG, 3 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 7 playsQ3 TroyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 5 playsQ3 TroyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ3 TroyInterception, 8 playsQ3 Middle TennesseeMissed FG, 11 playsQ4 TroyPunt, 4 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeField goal, 10 playsQ4 TroyTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Troy drives left to right, Middle Tennessee right to left.
  1. Q1 TroyField goal, 10 plays, 68 yards
  2. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  3. Q1 TroyInterception, 9 plays, 39 yards
  4. Q1 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 11 plays, 66 yards
  5. Q1 TroyPunt, 6 plays, −4 yards
  6. Q2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 11 plays, 71 yards
  7. Q2 TroyTouchdown, 7 plays, 70 yards
  8. Q2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 13 plays, 70 yards
  9. Q2 TroyMissed FG, 3 plays, 29 yards
  10. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  11. Q3 TroyPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  12. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  13. Q3 TroyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  14. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  15. Q3 TroyInterception, 8 plays, 58 yards
  16. Q3 Middle TennesseeMissed FG, 11 plays, 64 yards
  17. Q4 TroyPunt, 4 plays, 28 yards
  18. Q4 Middle TennesseeField goal, 10 plays, 51 yards
  19. Q4 TroyTouchdown, 11 plays, 85 yards
  20. Q4 Middle TennesseeEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Middle Tennessee 7, Troy 3
Troy Field goal, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Scott Payne kickoff for 65 yds , Kaylon Geiger return for 17 yds to the Troy 17
15:001st & 10 at own 17Gunnar Watson pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for a loss of 1 yard to the Troy 16
15:002nd & 11 at own 16Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to B.J. Smith
15:003rd & 11 at own 16Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 40 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Reggie Todd, broken up by Teldrick Ross
15:002nd & 10 at opp 44B.J. Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 46
15:003rd & 12 at opp 46Gunnar Watson pass complete to Jamontez Woods for 25 yds to the MTnSt 21 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 21Gunnar Watson pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 21Gunnar Watson sacked by Jordan Branch and Johnathan Butler for a loss of 8 yards to the MTnSt 29
15:003rd & 18 at opp 29Jamontez Woods run for 14 yds to the MTnSt 15
11:204th & 4 at opp 15Evan Legassey 33 yd FG GOODTroy 3, Middle Tennessee 0
Middle Tennessee Punt, 5 plays
11:201st & 0 at own 35Jack Martin kickoff for 64 yds
11:201st & 10 at own 25Frank Peasant run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 26
11:202nd & 9 at own 26Asher O’Hara run for 23 yds to the MTnSt 49 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at own 49Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the Troy 49
11:202nd & 8 at opp 49Asher O’Hara sacked by Antonio Showers for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 49
11:203rd & 10 at own 49Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
11:204th & 10 at own 49Kyle Ulbrich punt for 51 yds for a touchback
Troy Interception, 9 plays
9:051st & 10 at own 20Gunnar Watson run for 8 yds to the Troy 28
9:052nd & 2 at own 28B.J. Smith run for 5 yds to the Troy 33 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at own 33Gunnar Watson pass complete to Reggie Todd for 5 yds to the Troy 38
9:052nd & 5 at own 38Gunnar Watson pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for 5 yds to the Troy 43 for a 1ST down
7:421st & 10 at own 43DK Billingsley run for 6 yds to the Troy 49
7:422nd & 4 at own 49DK Billingsley run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 48
7:423rd & 1 at opp 48Jamontez Woods run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 46 for a 1ST down
7:421st & 10 at opp 46Gunnar Watson pass complete to Tray Eafford for 5 yds to the MTnSt 41
7:422nd & 5 at opp 41Gunnar Watson pass intercepted Johnathan Butler return for 4 yds to the MTnSt 34
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 11 plays
6:051st & 10 at own 34Chaton Mobley run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 43
6:052nd & 1 at own 43Chaton Mobley run for 13 yds to the Troy 44 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at opp 44Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the Troy 42
6:052nd & 8 at opp 42Chaton Mobley run for 5 yds to the Troy 37
6:053rd & 3 at opp 37Asher O’Hara run for 6 yds to the Troy 31 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at opp 31Jayy McDonald run for 3 yds to the Troy 28
6:052nd & 7 at opp 28Jayy McDonald run for 2 yds to the Troy 26
6:053rd & 5 at opp 26Asher O’Hara run for 6 yds to the Troy 20 for a 1ST down
2:341st & 10 at opp 20Asher O’Hara run for a loss of 2 yards to the Troy 22
2:342nd & 12 at opp 22Asher O’Hara pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 18 yds to the Troy 4 for a 1ST down
0:561st & goal at opp 4Chaton Mobley run for 4 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 7, Troy 3
Troy Punt, 6 plays
0:561st & 0 at own 35Scott Payne kickoff for 63 yds , Kaylon Geiger return for 29 yds to the TROY 36 TROY Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Troy 21
0:441st & 10 at own 21Tez Johnson run for 5 yds to the Troy 26
0:442nd & 5 at own 26Jamontez Woods run for a loss of 1 yard to the Troy 25
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at own 25Gunnar Watson pass complete to Tray Eafford for 13 yds to the Troy 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 38Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Reggie Todd
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 38Watson, Gunnar sideline pass incomplete to Billingsley, DK (ROSS, Teldrick), PENALTY TROY false start (Andrews, Jake) 5 yards to the TROY33, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:002nd & 15 at own 33Gunnar Watson pass complete to Reggie Todd for 9 yds to the Troy 42
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at own 42Gunnar Watson sacked by DQ Thomas for a loss of 14 yards to the Troy 17 Gunnar Watson fumbled, recovered by Troy Reggie Todd , return for 0 yards
Q2 15:004th & 31 at own 17Jack Martin punt for 54 yds, fair catch by Reed Blankenship at the MTnSt 29
2nd quarter4 drives, then Middle Tennessee 17, Troy 10
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 11 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 29Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 6 yds to the MTnSt 35
12:542nd & 4 at own 35Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 16 yds to the Troy 49 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 49Asher O’Hara run for 12 yds to the Troy 37 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 37Frank Peasant run for 10 yds to the Troy 27 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 27Frank Peasant run for 2 yds to the Troy 25
12:542nd & 8 at opp 25Asher O’Hara sacked by Luis Medina for a loss of 5 yards to the Troy 30
12:543rd & 13 at opp 30Asher O’Hara pass complete to CJ Windham for 12 yds to the Troy 18
9:254th & 1 at opp 18Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the Troy 16 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at opp 16Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the Troy 15
9:252nd & 9 at opp 15Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 10 yds to the Troy 5 for a 1ST down
7:451st & goal at opp 5Frank Peasant run for 5 yds for a TD (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 14, Troy 3
Troy Touchdown, 7 plays
7:451st & 0 at own 35Scott Payne kickoff for 58 yds , Kaylon Geiger return for 23 yds to the Troy 30
7:391st & 10 at own 30B.J. Smith run for no gain to the Troy 30
7:392nd & 10 at own 30Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 4 yds to the Troy 34
7:393rd & 6 at own 34Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 8 yds to the Troy 42 for a 1ST down
7:391st & 10 at own 42Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Kaylon Geiger
7:392nd & 10 at own 42DK Billingsley run for 3 yds to the Troy 45
7:393rd & 7 at own 45TROY Penalty, false start (Grant Betts) to the Troy 40
7:393rd & 12 at own 40Gunnar Watson pass complete to Tez Johnson for 58 yds to the MTnSt 2 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 0 at opp 2Timeout TROY, clock 04:34
4:291st & goal at opp 2B.J. Smith run for 2 yds for a TD (Evan Legassey KICK)Middle Tennessee 14, Troy 10
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 13 plays
4:291st & 0 at own 35Jack Martin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:291st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 9 yds to the MTnSt 34
4:292nd & 1 at own 34Chaton Mobley run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 35 for a 1ST down
4:291st & 10 at own 35Asher O’Hara run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 39
4:292nd & 6 at own 39Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 10 yds to the MTnSt 49 for a 1ST down
4:291st & 10 at own 49Asher O’Hara run for 3 yds to the Troy 48
4:292nd & 7 at opp 48O’HARA, Asher deep pass incomplete to ANDERSON, Brad, PENALTY TROY personal foul (Choloh, Will) 14 yards to the TROY34, 1ST DOWN MT, NO PLAY.
4:291st & 10 at opp 34Asher O’Hara run for 5 yds to the Troy 29
4:292nd & 5 at opp 29Chaton Mobley run for 6 yds to the Troy 23 for a 1ST down
4:291st & 10 at opp 23Asher O’Hara run for 4 yds to the Troy 19
4:292nd & 6 at opp 19Asher O’Hara pass complete to Joeseph Sewell for 8 yds to the Troy 11 for a 1ST down
0:491st & 10 at opp 11Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:49
0:491st & 10 at opp 11Chaton Mobley run for 8 yds to the Troy 3
0:492nd & 2 at opp 3Chaton Mobley run for a loss of 2 yards to the Troy 5
0:263rd & 4 at opp 5Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:26
0:263rd & 4 at opp 5Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
0:174th & 4 at opp 5Crews Holt 22 yd FG GOODMiddle Tennessee 17, Troy 10
Troy Missed FG, 3 plays
0:171st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 29 yds
0:171st & 10 at own 36Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 29 yds to the MTnSt 35 for a 1ST down
0:171st & 10 at opp 35Gunnar Watson pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at opp 35Evan Legassey 53 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter7 drives, then Middle Tennessee 17, Troy 10
Middle Tennessee Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Martin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Frank Peasant run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 13 yds to the MTnSt 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 5 yds to the MTnSt 45
15:002nd & 5 at own 45Asher O’Hara run for 8 yds to the Troy 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the Troy 45
15:002nd & 8 at opp 45DJ England-Chisolm run for a loss of 1 yard to the Troy 46
15:003rd & 9 at opp 46Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Jarrin Pierce
15:004th & 9 at opp 46Kyle Ulbrich punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Tez Johnson at the Troy 11
Troy Punt, 3 plays
11:041st & 10 at own 11Gunnar Watson pass complete to Reggie Todd for 3 yds to the Troy 14
11:042nd & 7 at own 14Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Khalil McClain
11:043rd & 7 at own 14Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Kaylon Geiger
11:044th & 7 at own 14Jack Martin punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Reed Blankenship at the MTnSt 42
Middle Tennessee Punt, 5 plays
10:161st & 10 at own 42Jayy McDonald run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 43
10:162nd & 9 at own 43Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 21 yds to the Troy 36 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at opp 36Jayy McDonald run for a loss of 1 yard to the Troy 37
10:162nd & 11 at opp 37O’HARA, Asher rush up middle for 1 yard to the TROY36 (Robertson, K.J.), PENALTY MT holding (FALVEY, Tyler) 10 yards to the TROY47, NO PLAY.
10:162nd & 21 at opp 47Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
10:163rd & 21 at opp 47Asher O’Hara run for 5 yds to the Troy 42
10:164th & 16 at opp 42Asher O’Hara punt for 36 yds, downed at the Troy 6
Troy Punt, 3 plays
6:541st & 10 at own 6Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Kaylon Geiger
6:542nd & 10 at own 6Gunnar Watson pass complete to Bret Clark for 6 yds to the Troy 12
6:543rd & 4 at own 12Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Jamontez Woods
6:544th & 4 at own 12Jack Martin punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Reed Blankenship at the MTnSt 48
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
6:081st & 10 at own 48Chaton Mobley run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
6:082nd & 8 at the 50Chaton Mobley run for 4 yds to the Troy 46
6:083rd & 4 at opp 46Asher O’Hara sacked by Will Choloh for a loss of 11 yards to the MTnSt 43
6:084th & 15 at own 43Kyle Ulbrich punt for 36 yds , Tez Johnson returns for no gain to the Troy 21
Troy Interception, 8 plays
4:041st & 10 at own 21B.J. Smith run for 2 yds to the Troy 23
4:042nd & 8 at own 23B.J. Smith run for 24 yds to the Troy 47 for a 1ST down
4:041st & 10 at own 47B.J. Smith run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
4:042nd & 7 at the 50B.J. Smith run for 13 yds to the MTnSt 37 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 37B.J. Smith run for 14 yds to the MTnSt 23 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 23B.J. Smith run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 22
2:512nd & 9 at opp 22Gunnar Watson pass complete to Tez Johnson for 1 yd to the MTnSt 21
2:513rd & 8 at opp 21Gunnar Watson pass intercepted, touchback. Gregory Grate Jr. return for no gain
Middle Tennessee Missed FG, 11 plays
0:391st & 10 at own 20Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 8 yds to the MTnSt 28
0:392nd & 2 at own 28Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 16 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 44Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 4 yds to the MTnSt 48
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at own 48Frank Peasant run for 5 yds to the Troy 47
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 47DJ England-Chisolm run for 15 yds to the Troy 32 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 32Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 7 yds to the Troy 25
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 25Asher O’Hara run for 5 yds to the Troy 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 20O’HARA, Asher pass incomplete, PENALTY MT face mask (HINTON, Dorian) 15 yards to the TROY35, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & 25 at opp 35Asher O’Hara pass complete to Brad Anderson for 10 yds to the Troy 25
Q4 15:002nd & 15 at opp 25Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the Troy 23
Q4 15:003rd & 13 at opp 23Asher O’Hara run for 7 yds to the Troy 16
Q4 10:134th & 6 at opp 16Crews Holt 33 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter4 drives, then Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17
Troy Punt, 4 plays
10:131st & 10 at own 20Jamontez Woods run for 20 yds to the Troy 40 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at own 40Jamontez Woods run for 1 yd to the Troy 41
10:132nd & 9 at own 41Jamontez Woods run for 2 yds to the Troy 43
9:003rd & 7 at own 43Gunnar Watson pass complete to Marcus Rogers for 5 yds to the Troy 48
9:004th & 2 at own 48Jack Martin punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Reed Blankenship at the TROY 13 TROY Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the MTnSt 18
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 10 plays
7:571st & 10 at own 18Chaton Mobley run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 20
7:572nd & 8 at own 20Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 7 yds to the MTnSt 27
7:573rd & 1 at own 27Chaton Mobley run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 30 for a 1ST down
7:571st & 10 at own 30Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 31
7:572nd & 9 at own 31Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jaylin Lane for 7 yds to the MTnSt 38
7:573rd & 2 at own 38Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 23 yds to the Troy 39 for a 1ST down
4:491st & 10 at opp 39Chaton Mobley run for 2 yds to the Troy 37
3:452nd & 8 at opp 37Asher O’Hara run for 4 yds to the Troy 33
2:473rd & 4 at opp 33Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 02:47
2:473rd & 4 at opp 33Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the Troy 31
2:424th & 2 at opp 31Timeout TROY, clock 02:42
2:374th & 2 at opp 31Crews Holt 49 yd FG GOODMiddle Tennessee 20, Troy 10
Troy Touchdown, 11 plays
2:371st & 0 at own 35Scott Payne kickoff for 65 yds , Kaylon Geiger return for 15 yds to the Troy 15
2:301st & 10 at own 15Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 3 yds to the Troy 18
2:302nd & 7 at own 18Gunnar Watson pass complete to B.J. Smith for 10 yds to the Troy 28 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at own 28Gunnar Watson pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for 9 yds to the Troy 37
2:302nd & 1 at own 37Gunnar Watson pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for 21 yds to the MTnSt 42 for a 1ST down
1:391st & 10 at opp 42Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Reggie Todd
1:292nd & 10 at opp 42Gunnar Watson pass complete to Tez Johnson for 4 yds to the MTnSt 38
1:293rd & 6 at opp 38Gunnar Watson pass complete to DK Billingsley for 9 yds to the MTnSt 29 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at opp 29Gunnar Watson pass complete to DK Billingsley for 13 yds to the MTnSt 16 for a 1ST down
0:521st & 10 at opp 16Timeout TROY, clock 00:52
0:521st & 10 at opp 16Gunnar Watson pass incomplete to Reggie Todd
0:472nd & 10 at opp 16Gunnar Watson pass complete to Tray Eafford for 8 yds to the MTnSt 8
0:283rd & 2 at opp 8Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 8 yds for a TD (Evan Legassey KICK)Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17
Middle Tennessee End of game, 1 play
0:281st & 0 at own 35Richard Jibunor on-side kick recovered by MIDDLE TENN at the Troy 46
0:271st & 10 at opp 46TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Troy 47

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.

Troy leads 9–⁠5 in 14 meetings.

Recent meetings
2020Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17
2020Troy 47, Middle Tennessee 14
2012Middle Tennessee 24, Troy 21
2011Troy 38, Middle Tennessee 35
2010Troy 42, Middle Tennessee 13
2009Troy 31, Middle Tennessee 7

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