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From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Middle Tennessee
Liberty
265
Total yards
449
230
Passing yards
222
35
Rushing yards
227
5.5
Yards per pass
7.4
1.7
Yards per rush
5.4
12
First downs
21
4–14
Third downs
6–12
1–4
Fourth downs
0–0
2
Turnovers
3
5–37
Penalties
7–62
24:41
Possession
35:19
3
Sacks (by defense)
3
Efficiency
Middle Tennessee
Liberty
31%
Success rate
56%
−0.10
EPA per play
0.15
1.51
Explosiveness
1.01
−0.25
Rushing EPA
0.35
0.01
Passing EPA
0.41
27%
Passing-down success
41%
−0.14
First-down EPA
0.08
0.09
Second-down EPA
0.13
0.13
Third-down EPA
0.40
15%
Havoc by its defense
19%
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)
Liberty 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Liberty −20, over/under 59.
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 Liberty 92%, Middle Tennessee 8%. 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. Liberty drives left to right, Middle Tennessee right to left.
Q1 Middle TennesseeTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 20 yards
Q1 LibertyTouchdown, 3 plays, 45 yards
Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 6 plays, 22 yards
Q1 LibertyInterception, 3 plays, 12 yards
Q1 Middle TennesseeInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
Q1 LibertyPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q1 LibertyTouchdown, 6 plays, 84 yards
Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 8 plays, 27 yards
Q2 LibertyTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
Q2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 9 plays, 84 yards
Q2 LibertyField goal, 10 plays, 74 yards
Q2 LibertyEnd of half, 4 plays, −13 yards
Q3 LibertyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q3 Middle TennesseeSafety, 3 plays (Liberty scores), −12 yards
Q3 LibertyInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
Q3 Middle TennesseeTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 28 yards
Q3 LibertyInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
Q3 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 4 plays, 31 yards
Q3 LibertyTouchdown, 8 plays, 67 yards
Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
Q3 LibertyPunt, 6 plays, −2 yards
Q4 Middle TennesseeTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 30 yards
Q4 LibertyTouchdown, 7 plays, 48 yards
Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
Q4 LibertyPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q4 Middle TennesseeEnd of game, 2 plays, 7 yards
Play by play
1st quarter8 drives, then Liberty 14, Middle Tennessee 0
Middle Tennessee Turnover on downs, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Alex Barbir kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 7 yds to the MTnSt 32
15:00
2nd & 3 at own 32
Chase Cunningham run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 36 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 36
Chaton Mobley run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 40
15:00
2nd & 6 at own 40
Chaton Mobley run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 45
15:00
3rd & 1 at own 45
Frank Peasant run for no gain to the MTnSt 45
12:18
4th & 1 at own 45
Chaton Mobley run for no gain to the MTnSt 45
Liberty Touchdown, 3 plays
12:18
1st & 10 at opp 45
PENALTY LIB False Start (Schultz,Tristan) 5 yards from MTS45 to MTS50. NO PLAY.
12:18
1st & 15 at the 50
Malik Willis run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 47
12:18
2nd & 12 at opp 47
Malik Willis pass complete to Demario Douglas for 12 yds to the MTnSt 35 for a 1ST down
10:59
1st & 10 at opp 35
Malik Willis pass complete to Demario Douglas for 35 yds for a TD, (Brayden Beck KICK)Liberty 7, Middle Tennessee 0
10:59
1st & 10 at own 35
Timeout LIBERTY, clock 10:59
Middle Tennessee Punt, 6 plays
10:59
1st & 10 at own 35
Alex Barbir kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:59
1st & 10 at own 25
Frank Peasant run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 29
10:59
2nd & 6 at own 29
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to DJ England-Chisolm
10:59
3rd & 6 at own 29
Chase Cunningham pass complete to CJ Windham for 10 yds to the MTnSt 39 for a 1ST down
10:59
1st & 10 at own 39
Chase Cunningham pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 9 yds to the MTnSt 48
10:59
2nd & 1 at own 48
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to CJ Windham
10:59
3rd & 1 at own 48
Mobley,Chaton rush for 3 yards gain to the LIB49 (James,Elijah; Chibueze,Henry) PENALTY MTS Holding (Palmer,Jordan) 10 yards from MTS48 to MTS38. NO PLAY.
10:59
3rd & 11 at own 38
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 9 yds to the MTnSt 47
7:58
4th & 2 at own 47
Kyle Ulbrich punt for 41 yds , Demario Douglas returns for no gain to the Liber 12
Liberty Interception, 3 plays
7:58
1st & 10 at own 12
Timeout LIBERTY, clock 07:58
7:58
1st & 10 at own 12
Malik Willis pass complete to Kevin Shaa for 7 yds to the Liber 19
7:58
2nd & 3 at own 19
Malik Willis pass complete to Kevin Shaa for 5 yds to the Liber 24 for a 1ST down
Alex Barbir kickoff for 37 yds , Frank Peasant return for 7 yds to the MTnSt 35
0:33
1st & 10 at opp 35
Malik Willis pass incomplete to Johnny Huntley
0:33
2nd & 10 at opp 35
Malik Willis pass incomplete to Demario Douglas
0:33
3rd & 10 at opp 35
LIBERTY Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the MTnSt 41
0:00
3rd & 16 at opp 41
Malik Willis sacked by Jordan Ferguson for a loss of 7 yards to the MTnSt 48
3rd quarter8 drives, then Liberty 34, Middle Tennessee 13
Liberty Punt, 3 plays
14:54
1st & 10 at own 35
Scott Payne kickoff for 62 yds , Shedro Louis return for 24 yds to the Liber 27
14:54
1st & 10 at own 27
Joshua Mack run for 6 yds to the Liber 33
14:54
2nd & 4 at own 33
Joshua Mack run for 1 yd to the Liber 34
14:54
3rd & 3 at own 34
Malik Willis pass incomplete to Demario Douglas
13:26
4th & 3 at own 34
Max Morgan punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 12
Middle Tennessee Safety, 3 plays (Liberty scores)
13:26
1st & 10 at own 12
Chaton Mobley run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 11
13:26
2nd & 11 at own 11
Chase Cunningham sacked by Ahmad Walker for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 8
12:05
3rd & 14 at own 8
Henry Chibueze SafetyLiberty 26, Middle Tennessee 7
Liberty Interception, 2 plays
12:05
1st & 10 at own 20
Kyle Ulbrich kickoff for 30 yds
12:05
1st & 10 at the 50
Malik Willis pass incomplete to DJ Stubbs
11:54
2nd & 10 at the 50
Malik Willis pass intercepted
Middle Tennessee Turnover on downs, 6 plays
11:54
1st & 10 at own 43
Chase Cunningham sacked by Tre’Shaun Clark for a loss of 9 yards to the MTnSt 34
11:54
2nd & 19 at own 34
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 16 yds to the 50 yard line
11:54
3rd & 3 at the 50
Cunningham,Chase pass incomplete to Ali,Yusuf PENALTY LIB Roughing The Passer (Clark,TreShaun) 15 yards from LIB50 to LIB35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:54
1st & 10 at opp 35
Brad Anderson run for no gain to the Liber 35
11:54
2nd & 10 at opp 35
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to DJ England-Chisolm
11:54
3rd & 10 at opp 35
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 6 yds to the Liber 29
9:29
4th & 4 at opp 29
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Izaiah Gathings
9:29
1st & 10 at own 29
Timeout LIBERTY, clock 09:29
9:14
1st & 10 at own 29
Malik Willis pass intercepted
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 4 plays
9:14
1st & 10 at opp 31
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Jimmy Marshall
9:14
2nd & 10 at opp 31
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Chaton Mobley for no gain to the Liber 31
9:14
3rd & 10 at opp 31
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to CJ Windham
8:07
4th & 10 at opp 31
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 31 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Liberty 26, Middle Tennessee 13
8:07
1st & 10 at own 35
Timeout LIBERTY, clock 08:07
Liberty Touchdown, 8 plays
7:58
1st & 10 at own 35
Scott Payne kickoff for 52 yds , T.J. Green return for 20 yds to the Liber 33
7:58
1st & 10 at own 33
Joshua Mack run for 7 yds to the Liber 40
7:58
2nd & 3 at own 40
Joshua Mack run for 3 yds to the Liber 43 for a 1ST down
7:58
1st & 10 at own 43
Joshua Mack run for 26 yds to the MTnSt 31 for a 1ST down
7:58
1st & 10 at opp 31
Malik Willis run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 28
7:58
2nd & 7 at opp 28
Joshua Mack run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 26
7:58
3rd & 5 at opp 26
Malik Willis run for 16 yds to the MTnSt 10 for a 1ST down
7:58
1st & goal at opp 10
Shedro Louis run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 2
3:42
1st & goal at opp 10
Timeout LIBERTY, clock 03:42
3:25
2nd & goal at opp 2
Joshua Mack 2 Yd Run (Malik Willis Pass to Brody Brumm for Two-Point Conversion)Liberty 34, Middle Tennessee 13
Middle Tennessee Punt, 5 plays
3:14
1st & 10 at own 35
Alex Barbir kickoff for 60 yds , Jaylin Lane return for 28 yds to the MTnSt 33
3:14
1st & 10 at own 33
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 8 yds to the MTnSt 41
3:14
2nd & 2 at own 41
Martell Pettaway run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
3:14
1st & 10 at own 44
Martell Pettaway run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 40
3:14
2nd & 14 at own 40
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 8 yds to the MTnSt 48
3:14
3rd & 6 at own 48
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
0:43
4th & 6 at own 48
Kyle Ulbrich punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Liber 19 , Demario Douglas returns for 8 yds to the Liber 19
Liberty Punt, 6 plays
0:00
1st & 10 at own 19
Shedro Louis run for 6 yds to the Liber 25
Q4 15:00
2nd & 4 at own 25
Malik Willis pass complete to Shedro Louis for 1 yd to the Liber 26
Q4 15:00
3rd & 3 at own 26
Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 10 yds to the Liber 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at own 36
Shedro Louis run for 3 yds to the Liber 33
Q4 15:00
2nd & 13 at own 33
Malik Willis pass complete to Shedro Louis for no gain to the Liber 33
Q4 15:00
3rd & 13 at own 33
Willis,Malik rush for 24 yards gain to the MTS43 (Hartley,Raquon), out of bounds PENALTY LIB Holding (Louis,Shedro) 10 yards from LIB33 to LIB23. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:00
3rd & 23 at own 23
Malik Willis sacked by Jordan Ferguson for a loss of 6 yards to the Liber 17
Q4 10:40
4th & 29 at own 17
Max Morgan punt for 56 yds , Jaylin Lane returns for 9 yds to the MTnSt 18
4th quarter5 drives, then Liberty 41, Middle Tennessee 13
Middle Tennessee Turnover on downs, 6 plays
10:40
1st & 10 at own 18
Chase Cunningham run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 26
10:40
2nd & 2 at own 26
Chase Cunningham pass complete to CJ Windham for 23 yds to the MTnSt 49 for a 1ST down LIBERTY Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
10:40
1st & 10 at own 49
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Jimmy Marshall
10:40
2nd & 10 at own 49
Chase Cunningham pass complete to CJ Windham for 1 yd to the MTnSt 48
10:40
3rd & 11 at own 48
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Chaton Mobley
8:48
4th & 11 at own 48
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Chaton Mobley
Liberty Touchdown, 7 plays
8:48
1st & 10 at opp 48
Timeout LIBERTY, clock 08:48
8:48
1st & 10 at opp 48
Joshua Mack run for 7 yds to the MTnSt 41
8:48
2nd & 3 at opp 41
Malik Willis run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 39
8:48
3rd & 1 at opp 39
Joshua Mack run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 37 for a 1ST down
8:48
1st & 10 at opp 37
Malik Willis run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 29
8:48
2nd & 2 at opp 29
Joshua Mack run for 25 yds to the MTnSt 4 for a 1ST down
8:48
1st & goal at opp 4
Joshua Mack run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 1
4:17
2nd & goal at opp 1
Malik Willis 1 Yd Run (Brayden Beck Kick)Liberty 41, Middle Tennessee 13
4:17
1st & 10 at own 35
Timeout LIBERTY, clock 04:17
Middle Tennessee Punt, 4 plays
4:17
1st & 10 at own 35
Alex Barbir kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:17
1st & 10 at own 25
Timeout LIBERTY, clock 04:17
4:17
1st & 10 at own 25
Chase Cunningham pass complete to Izaiah Gathings for 10 yds to the MTnSt 35 for a 1ST down
4:17
1st & 10 at own 35
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
4:17
2nd & 10 at own 35
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
4:17
3rd & 10 at own 35
Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Izaiah Gathings
3:21
4th & 10 at own 35
Kyle Ulbrich punt for 34 yds
Liberty Punt, 3 plays
3:21
1st & 10 at own 31
Frank Boyd run for 1 yd to the Liber 32
3:21
2nd & 9 at own 32
Russian Williams run for 3 yds to the Liber 35
3:21
3rd & 6 at own 35
Tyron Staples run for no gain to the Liber 35
3:21
4th & 6 at own 35
PENALTY LIB Delay Of Game 5 yards from LIB35 to LIB30. NO PLAY.
0:37
4th & 11 at own 30
Max Morgan punt for 62 yds , Jaylin Lane returns for 15 yds to the MTnSt 2
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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