Gardner-Webb at Tennessee State

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Tennessee State beat Gardner-Webb 27–⁠25. It was their first meeting; after it, Tennessee State led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayGardner-Webb7–⁠5 in 2023
25
HomeTennessee State6–⁠5 in 2023
27

Final at Nissan Stadium, NashvilleTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,869

At kickoff
74°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Nashville International Airport (KBNA), 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jeremee TateGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gardner-Webb7102625
Tennessee State777627

Standouts

Player stats

Gardner-Webb

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matthew Caldwell20/4921920
Gino English0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Narii Gaither17152152
Jayden Brown1139011
Matthew Caldwell4106
Brennan McGuire1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brennan McGuire359036
Ephraim Floyd455028
Darius Hough232128
Maleek Huggins31908
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Josiah Wright0001

Tennessee State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Draylen Ellis16/2815411
Deveon Bryant5/176700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Deveon Bryant753124
Jalen Rouse1653114
Ike Brown2604
Jordan Gant4403
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Da’Shon Davis364155
Chevy Brenson651017
Dayron Johnson446025
Gerand Turner323010

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

Team stats

Gardner-WebbTennessee State
406Total yards341
219Passing yards221
187Rushing yards120
4.4Yards per pass4.9
5.5Yards per rush3.4
18First downs17
5–⁠22Third downs7–⁠20
2–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers2
4–⁠45Penalties11–⁠73
28:52Possession31:08

Efficiency

Gardner-WebbTennessee State
35%Success rate31%
−0.02EPA per play−0.10
1.29Explosiveness1.43
0.03Rushing EPA−0.04
−0.03Passing EPA−0.03
20%Passing-down success23%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Gardner-Webb 55% to win. Tennessee State won as Elo’s underdog.

Every drive

Tennessee State end zoneGardner-Webb end zoneQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Tennessee StateFumble, 8 playsQ1 Gardner-WebbTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 playsQ1 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Gardner-WebbMissed FG, 5 playsQ2 Gardner-WebbField goal, 8 playsQ2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 6 playsQ2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Tennessee StatePunt, 7 playsQ2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 playsQ2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Gardner-WebbResult not recorded, 6 playsQ2 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Tennessee StateSafety, 1 play (Gardner-Webb scores)Q3 Gardner-WebbMissed FG, 5 playsQ3 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 5 playsQ3 Tennessee StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 Gardner-WebbTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 6 playsQ3 Tennessee StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 playsQ4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 playsQ4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 playsQ4 Tennessee StateField goal, 10 playsQ4 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Tennessee StateInterception, 2 playsQ4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 playsQ4 Tennessee StateField goal, 11 playsQ4 Gardner-WebbResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Tennessee State drives left to right, Gardner-Webb right to left.
  1. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  2. Q1 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 6 plays, 46 yards
  3. Q1 Tennessee StateFumble, 8 plays, 22 yards
  4. Q1 Gardner-WebbTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 3 yards
  5. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  6. Q1 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q1 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 45 yards
  8. Q1 Gardner-WebbMissed FG, 5 plays, 58 yards
  9. Q2 Gardner-WebbField goal, 8 plays, 42 yards
  10. Q2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  11. Q2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  12. Q2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q2 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 4 plays, 27 yards
  14. Q2 Tennessee StatePunt, 7 plays, 23 yards
  15. Q2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  17. Q2 Gardner-WebbResult not recorded, 6 plays, −15 yards
  18. Q2 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 63 yards
  19. Q3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 1 play, −1 yard
  20. Q3 Tennessee StateSafety, 1 play (Gardner-Webb scores), 0 yards
  21. Q3 Gardner-WebbMissed FG, 5 plays, 44 yards
  22. Q3 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  23. Q3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 5 plays, 28 yards
  24. Q3 Tennessee StatePunt, 5 plays, 29 yards
  25. Q3 Gardner-WebbTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 14 yards
  26. Q3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  27. Q3 Tennessee StatePunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  28. Q3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  29. Q4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  30. Q4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  31. Q4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  32. Q4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  33. Q4 Tennessee StateField goal, 10 plays, 35 yards
  34. Q4 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 11 plays, 72 yards
  35. Q4 Tennessee StateInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  36. Q4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 plays, −5 yards
  37. Q4 Tennessee StateField goal, 11 plays, 62 yards
  38. Q4 Gardner-WebbResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 7
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ian Sauter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Jamari Freeman) to the TNST 20
15:002nd & 27 at own 8Jalen Rouse run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 7
15:003rd & 28 at own 7Deveon Bryant run for 13 yds to the TNST 20
12:324th & 15 at own 20Jackson Foster punt for 48 yds , Maleek Huggins returns for 19 yds to the TNST 49
Gardner-Webb Touchdown, 6 plays
12:321st & 10 at opp 49pass incomplete to Brennan McGuire
12:322nd & 10 at opp 49Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Brennan McGuire for 36 yds to the TNST 13 for a 1ST down
12:321st & 10 at opp 13pass incomplete to Karim Page
12:322nd & 10 at opp 13Narii Gaither run for 3 yds to the TNST 10
12:323rd & 7 at opp 10Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Jonathan Burns for 9 yds to the TNST 1 for a 1ST down
10:371st & goal at opp 1Narii Gaither run for 1 yd for a TD (Jay Billingsley KICK)Gardner-Webb 7, Tennessee State 0
Tennessee State Fumble, 8 plays
10:371st & 10 at own 35Ian Sauter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:371st & 10 at own 25Jalen Rouse run for 2 yds to the TNST 27
10:372nd & 8 at own 27Jalen Rouse run for 2 yds to the TNST 29
10:373rd & 6 at own 29Deveon Bryant run for 14 yds to the TNST 43 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at own 43Jalen Rouse run for 4 yds to the TNST 47
10:372nd & 6 at own 47Jalen Rouse run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
10:373rd & 3 at the 50Deveon Bryant pass complete to Karate Brenson for 12 yds to the GWEB 38 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 38Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Trenton Gillison) to the GWEB 43
10:371st & 15 at opp 43Deveon Bryant pass complete to Delanie Majors Tennessee State Penalty, Offensive holding (Nicholas Green) to the TNST 47
6:471st & 25 at own 47Jalen Rouse run for a loss of 5 yards to the TNST 42 Jalen Rouse fumbled, recovered by GWEB AJ Thomas
Gardner-Webb Turnover on downs, 4 plays
6:471st & 10 at opp 42Narii Gaither run for 3 yds to the TNST 39
6:472nd & 7 at opp 39pass incomplete to Darius Hough
6:473rd & 7 at opp 39pass incomplete to AJ Johnson
6:144th & 7 at opp 39Matthew Caldwell pass incomplete to Jonathan Burns, broken up by Jeremiah Josephs
Tennessee State Punt, 6 plays
6:141st & 10 at own 39pass incomplete to Karate Brenson
6:142nd & 10 at own 39pass incomplete to Trenton Gillison
6:143rd & 10 at own 39Deveon Bryant pass complete to Dayron Johnson for 25 yds to the GWEB 36 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at opp 36pass incomplete to Gerand Turner
6:142nd & 10 at opp 36
6:143rd & 10 at opp 36Deveon Bryant pass incomplete to Dayron Johnson, broken up by Josiah Wright
4:444th & 10 at opp 36Jackson Foster punt for 34 yds
Gardner-Webb Punt, 3 plays
4:441st & 10 at own 2Jayden Brown run for 1 yd to the GWEB 3
4:442nd & 9 at own 3Jayden Brown run for 2 yds to the GWEB 5
4:443rd & 7 at own 5pass incomplete
3:454th & 7 at own 5Austin Hendley punt for 43 yds , Dayron Johnson returns for no gain to the GWEB 48
Tennessee State Touchdown, 4 plays
3:451st & 10 at opp 48Deveon Bryant run for 5 yds to the GWEB 43
3:452nd & 5 at opp 43Deveon Bryant pass incomplete to Chayil Garnett for a 1ST down Gardner-Webb Penalty, roughing passer (Brice Bass) to the GWEB 28 for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at opp 28Deveon Bryant run for 4 yds to the GWEB 24
2:162nd & 6 at opp 24Deveon Bryant run for 24 yds for a TD (James Lowery KICK)Tied at 7
Gardner-Webb Missed FG, 5 plays
2:111st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 54 yds , Jayden Brown return for 19 yds to the GWEB 30
2:111st & 10 at own 30Narii Gaither run for 52 yds to the TNST 18 for a 1ST down
2:111st & 10 at opp 18Matthew Caldwell run for 6 yds to the TNST 12
2:112nd & 4 at opp 12Narii Gaither run for a loss of 4 yards to the TNST 16
2:113rd & 8 at opp 16Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Jonathan Burns for 4 yds to the TNST 12
0:024th & 4 at opp 12Jay Billingsley 29 Yard Field Goal Missed
2nd quarter10 drives, then Gardner-Webb 17, Tennessee State 14
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 20Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Jamari Freeman) to the TNST 15
15:001st & 15 at own 15Deveon Bryant pass complete to Avery Williams for 7 yds to the TNST 22
15:002nd & 8 at own 22Jalen Rouse run for 6 yds to the TNST 28
15:003rd & 2 at own 28Jalen Rouse run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 27
13:314th & 3 at own 27Jackson Foster punt for 39 yds
Gardner-Webb Punt, 6 plays
13:311st & 10 at own 34Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 9 yds to the GWEB 43
13:312nd & 1 at own 43Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Karim Page for 4 yds to the GWEB 47 for a 1ST down
13:311st & 10 at own 47Jayden Brown run for 1 yd to the GWEB 48
13:312nd & 9 at own 48Matthew Caldwell pass incomplete to Brennan McGuire, broken up by Bryce Phillips
13:313rd & 9 at own 48Matthew Caldwell pass incomplete to Karim Page, broken up by Josh Green Tennessee State Penalty, off-side (Joey McNeely) to the TNST 47
13:313rd & 4 at opp 47pass incomplete to Narii Gaither
12:044th & 4 at opp 47Austin Hendley punt for 36 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
12:041st & 10 at own 11pass incomplete to Karate Brenson
12:042nd & 10 at own 11Tre Boone III run for 3 yds to the TNST 14
12:043rd & 7 at own 14Deveon Bryant pass incomplete to Canen Adrian, broken up by Josiah Wright
11:064th & 7 at own 14Jackson Foster punt for 38 yds , Maleek Huggins returns for 22 yds to the TNST 30
Gardner-Webb Touchdown, 4 plays
11:061st & 10 at opp 30Brennan McGuire run for 1 yd to the TNST 29
11:062nd & 9 at opp 29Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 1 yd to the TNST 28
11:063rd & 8 at opp 28pass incomplete to Brennan McGuire
9:514th & 8 at opp 28Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Darius Hough for 28 yds for a TD (Jay Billingsley KICK)Gardner-Webb 14, Tennessee State 7
Tennessee State Punt, 7 plays
9:441st & 10 at own 35Ian Sauter kickoff for 65 yds , Dayron Johnson return for 33 yds to the TNST 33
9:441st & 10 at own 33Deveon Bryant pass complete to Delanie Majors for 13 yds to the TNST 46 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at own 46pass incomplete to Karate Brenson
9:442nd & 10 at own 46pass incomplete to Delanie Majors
9:443rd & 10 at own 46Deveon Bryant pass complete to Da’Shon Davis for 10 yds to the GWEB 44 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at opp 44pass incomplete to Da’Shon Davis
9:442nd & 10 at opp 44pass incomplete to Jason Hoath Jr.
9:443rd & 10 at opp 44pass incomplete to Dayron Johnson
8:364th & 10 at opp 44Jackson Foster punt for 34 yds
Gardner-Webb Punt, 3 plays
8:361st & 10 at own 10Jayden Brown run for 9 yds to the GWEB 19
8:362nd & 1 at own 19
8:363rd & 1 at own 19Jayden Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 18
6:364th & 2 at own 18Austin Hendley punt for 29 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
6:361st & 10 at opp 47Jordan Gant run for 3 yds to the GWEB 44
6:362nd & 7 at opp 44pass incomplete to Jordan Gant
6:363rd & 7 at opp 44Deveon Bryant run for 5 yds to the GWEB 39
5:114th & 2 at opp 39Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Dayron Johnson) to the GWEB 44
5:024th & 7 at opp 44Jackson Foster punt for 25 yds
Gardner-Webb Result not recorded, 6 plays
5:021st & 10 at own 19Narii Gaither run for 8 yds to the GWEB 27
5:022nd & 2 at own 27pass incomplete to Brennan McGuire
5:023rd & 2 at own 27Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Jackson Head for 4 yds to the GWEB 31 for a 1ST down
5:021st & 10 at own 31pass incomplete to Karim Page
5:022nd & 10 at own 31Narii Gaither run for 3 yds to the GWEB 34
2:354th & 12 at own 29Austin Hendley punt for 37 yds
Tennessee State Touchdown, 3 plays
2:351st & 10 at own 34Jalen Rouse run for 9 yds to the TNST 43
2:352nd & 1 at own 43Jalen Rouse run for 2 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
1:391st & 10 at own 45Draylen Ellis pass complete to Da’Shon Davis for 55 yds for a TD (James Lowery KICK)Tied at 14
Gardner-Webb Field goal, 8 plays
1:321st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 65 yds , Jayden Brown return for 27 yds to the GWEB 27
1:241st & 10 at own 27Ephraim Floyd pass intercepted for a 1ST down Tennessee State Penalty, roughing passer (Cameron Stewart) to the GWEB 42 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at own 42Narii Gaither run for 3 yds to the GWEB 45
1:242nd & 7 at own 45Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Maleek Huggins for 6 yds to the TNST 49
1:243rd & 1 at opp 49Narii Gaither run for 12 yds to the TNST 37 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at opp 37Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Maleek Huggins for 5 yds to the TNST 32
1:242nd & 5 at opp 32pass incomplete to Maleek Huggins
0:413rd & 5 at opp 32Narii Gaither run for 1 yd to the TNST 31
0:004th & 4 at opp 31Jay Billingsley 48 Yd Field GoalGardner-Webb 17, Tennessee State 14
3rd quarter9 drives, then Tennessee State 21, Gardner-Webb 19
Gardner-Webb Missed FG, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 36Narii Gaither run for 44 yds to the TNST 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 20
15:002nd & 10 at opp 20pass incomplete to Karim Page
15:003rd & 10 at opp 20Matthew Caldwell pass incomplete to Darius Hough, broken up by Jeremiah Josephs
14:591st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 30 yds , Jecari Bryson return for 1 yd to the GWEB 36
13:304th & 10 at opp 20Jay Billingsley 37 yd FG MISSED
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
13:301st & 10 at own 20Ike Brown run for 4 yds to the TNST 24
13:302nd & 6 at own 24Ike Brown run for 2 yds to the TNST 26
13:303rd & 4 at own 26Draylen Ellis run for 3 yds to the TNST 29
12:054th & 1 at own 29Jackson Foster punt for 40 yds
Gardner-Webb Punt, 5 plays
12:051st & 10 at own 31Narii Gaither run for 11 yds to the GWEB 42 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at own 42Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 17 yds to the TNST 41 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at opp 41pass incomplete
12:052nd & 10 at opp 41pass incomplete to Jackson Head
11:083rd & 10 at opp 41pass incomplete to Ephraim Floyd
10:584th & 10 at opp 41Austin Hendley punt for 32 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 5 plays
10:581st & 10 at own 9Jalen Rouse run for 8 yds to the TNST 17
10:582nd & 2 at own 17Jalen Rouse run for 14 yds to the TNST 31 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at own 31Draylen Ellis pass complete to Delanie Majors for 5 yds to the TNST 36
10:582nd & 5 at own 36Draylen Ellis pass complete to Karate Brenson for 2 yds to the TNST 38
10:583rd & 3 at own 38pass incomplete to Karate Brenson
8:344th & 3 at own 38Jackson Foster punt for 27 yds
Gardner-Webb Turnover on downs, 5 plays
8:341st & 10 at own 35Jayden Brown run for 11 yds to the GWEB 46 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at own 46Jayden Brown run for 7 yds to the TNST 47
8:342nd & 3 at opp 47pass incomplete to Ephraim Floyd
8:343rd & 3 at opp 47Narii Gaither run for 1 yd to the TNST 46
8:344th & 2 at opp 46Gardner-Webb Penalty, delay of game (Tray Dunson) to the GWEB 49
Tennessee State Touchdown, 1 play
6:401st & goal at opp 7Jalen Rouse run for 7 yds for a TD (James Lowery KICK)Tennessee State 21, Gardner-Webb 17
6:401st & goal at opp 3Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Nicholas Green) to the GWEB 8
Gardner-Webb Punt, 6 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 59 yds , Jayden Brown return for 27 yds to the GWEB 33
6:341st & 10 at own 33pass incomplete to Narii Gaither
6:342nd & 10 at own 33pass incomplete to Brennan McGuire
6:343rd & 10 at own 33Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Brennan McGuire for 12 yds to the GWEB 45 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 45Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Jackson Head for 2 yds to the GWEB 47
6:342nd & 8 at own 47pass incomplete to Brennan McGuire
6:343rd & 8 at own 47pass incomplete to Maleek Huggins
5:284th & 8 at own 47Austin Hendley punt for 51 yds
5:211st & 10 at own 2Team SafetyTennessee State 21, Gardner-Webb 19
Tennessee State Punt, 6 plays
5:091st & 10 at own 20Jackson Foster kickoff for 31 yds
5:091st & 10 at opp 49Jalen Rouse run for 5 yds to the GWEB 44
5:092nd & 5 at opp 44Draylen Ellis pass complete to Jason Hoath Jr. for 3 yds to the GWEB 41
5:093rd & 2 at opp 41Draylen Ellis pass complete to Gerand Turner for 7 yds to the GWEB 34 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at opp 34
5:092nd & 10 at opp 34Draylen Ellis sacked for a loss of 12 yards to the GWEB 46
5:093rd & 22 at opp 46Draylen Ellis pass complete to Gerand Turner for 6 yds to the GWEB 40
1:554th & 16 at opp 40Jackson Foster punt for 30 yds
Gardner-Webb Punt, 4 plays
1:551st & 10 at own 10Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Brennan McGuire for 11 yds to the GWEB 21 for a 1ST down
1:551st & 10 at own 21Narii Gaither run for 5 yds to the GWEB 26
1:552nd & 5 at own 26Matthew Caldwell run for 1 yd to the GWEB 27
1:553rd & 4 at own 27pass incomplete to Ephraim Floyd
1:554th & 4 at own 27Austin Hendley punt for 38 yds
4th quarter10 drives, then Tennessee State 27, Gardner-Webb 25
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jordan Gant run for 3 yds to the TNST 38
15:002nd & 7 at own 38Jordan Gant run for a loss of 2 yards to the TNST 36
15:003rd & 9 at own 36Draylen Ellis pass incomplete to Austin Yankowy, broken up by Jamari Brown
13:354th & 9 at own 36Jackson Foster punt for 51 yds , Maleek Huggins returns for no gain to the GWEB 12
Gardner-Webb Punt, 3 plays
13:351st & 10 at own 12Narii Gaither run for 7 yds to the GWEB 19
13:352nd & 3 at own 19Gino English run for a loss of 6 yards to the GWEB 13
13:353rd & 9 at own 13pass incomplete to Brennan McGuire
12:244th & 9 at own 13Austin Hendley punt for 45 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
12:241st & 10 at own 42Draylen Ellis pass complete to Da’Shon Davis for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 41
12:242nd & 11 at own 41pass incomplete to Delanie Majors
12:243rd & 11 at own 41pass incomplete to Jalen Rouse
11:294th & 11 at own 41Jackson Foster punt for 39 yds , Maleek Huggins returns for no gain to the GWEB 20
Gardner-Webb Punt, 3 plays
11:291st & 10 at own 20Jayden Brown run for 5 yds to the GWEB 25
11:292nd & 5 at own 25Matthew Caldwell pass incomplete to Karim Page, broken up by Jeremiah Josephs
11:293rd & 5 at own 25pass incomplete to Narii Gaither
10:464th & 5 at own 25Austin Hendley punt for 42 yds
Tennessee State Field goal, 10 plays
10:461st & 10 at own 33Draylen Ellis run for 4 yds to the TNST 37
10:462nd & 6 at own 37Draylen Ellis pass complete to Karate Brenson for 1 yd to the TNST 38
10:463rd & 5 at own 38Draylen Ellis pass complete to Jalen Rouse for 9 yds to the TNST 47 for a 1ST down
10:461st & 10 at own 47pass incomplete to Dayron Johnson
10:462nd & 10 at own 47Draylen Ellis run for 4 yds to the GWEB 49
10:463rd & 6 at opp 49Draylen Ellis pass complete to Karate Brenson for 15 yds to the GWEB 34 for a 1ST down
10:461st & 10 at opp 34pass incomplete to Dayron Johnson
10:462nd & 10 at opp 34Draylen Ellis run for 2 yds to the GWEB 32
10:463rd & 8 at opp 32Draylen Ellis pass incomplete to Delanie Majors, broken up by Raequan Ousley
6:324th & 8 at opp 32James Lowery 49 yd FG GOOD
Gardner-Webb Touchdown, 11 plays
6:271st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 65 yds , Jayden Brown return for 25 yds to the GWEB 25
6:271st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Ephraim Floyd
6:272nd & 10 at own 25Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Maleek Huggins for 8 yds to the GWEB 33
6:273rd & 2 at own 33pass incomplete to Narii Gaither
6:274th & 2 at own 33Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Jackson Head for 6 yds to the GWEB 39 for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at own 39Matthew Caldwell pass incomplete to Brennan McGuire, broken up by Darius Harper
6:272nd & 10 at own 39pass incomplete to Ephraim Floyd
6:273rd & 10 at own 39Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 28 yds to the TNST 33 for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at opp 33Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Karim Page for 9 yds to the TNST 24
6:272nd & 1 at opp 24Matthew Caldwell pass incomplete for a 1ST down Tennessee State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Fondren Hollis III) to the TNST 16 for a 1ST down
4:501st & goal at opp 3Matthew Caldwell pass incomplete to Cole Hoskyns
4:501st & 10 at opp 16Narii Gaither 16 Yd pass from Matthew Caldwell (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Tennessee State Interception, 2 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 35Ian Sauter kickoff for 38 yds
4:501st & 10 at own 35pass incomplete to Delanie Majors
4:372nd & 10 at own 35Draylen Ellis pass intercepted
Gardner-Webb Punt, 4 plays
4:371st & 10 at the 50Narii Gaither run for 2 yds to the TNST 48 Gardner-Webb Penalty, Offensive holding (Will McCraw) to the GWEB 42
4:371st & 18 at own 42Matthew Caldwell run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 41
4:372nd & 19 at own 41Jayden Brown run for 3 yds to the GWEB 44
4:373rd & 16 at own 44Jayden Brown run for 1 yd to the GWEB 45
1:464th & 15 at own 45Austin Hendley punt for no gain Tennessee State Penalty, Offensive holding (Jalen McClendon) to the TNST 5
Tennessee State Field goal, 11 plays
1:461st & 10 at own 5Draylen Ellis pass complete to Dayron Johnson for 9 yds to the TNST 14
1:462nd & 1 at own 14Draylen Ellis pass complete to Dayron Johnson for 7 yds to the TNST 21 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 21Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Romello Tarver) to the TNST 16
1:461st & 15 at own 16pass incomplete to Da’Shon Davis
1:462nd & 15 at own 16Draylen Ellis pass incomplete to Dayron Johnson for a 1ST down Gardner-Webb Penalty, Defensive pass interference (AJ Thomas) to the TNST 31 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 31Draylen Ellis pass complete to Karate Brenson for 4 yds to the TNST 35
1:462nd & 6 at own 35Draylen Ellis pass complete to Gerand Turner for 10 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 45Draylen Ellis pass complete to Karate Brenson for 17 yds to the GWEB 38 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at opp 38Draylen Ellis pass incomplete to Jalen Rouse, broken up by Willie Harris
1:462nd & 10 at opp 38Draylen Ellis pass complete to Dayron Johnson for 5 yds to the GWEB 33
0:213rd & 5 at opp 33Draylen Ellis pass incomplete to Dayron Johnson, broken up by Josiah Wright
0:094th & 5 at opp 33James Lowery 50 yd FG GOOD
Gardner-Webb Result not recorded, 1 play
0:061st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 35 yds , Jackson Head return for 6 yds to the GWEB 36
0:061st & 10 at own 36Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Darius Hough for 4 yds to the GWEB 36

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Tennessee State leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Gardner-Webb 30, Tennessee State 14
2024Tennessee State 23, Gardner-Webb 20
2023Tennessee State 27, Gardner-Webb 25

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