College Football
BOXSCORE
Jacksonville State 45, Middle Tennessee 30
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 8:00 PM
Location - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Attendance - 13066
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Jacksonville State 0 7 17 21 45
Middle Tennessee 3 20 0 7 30
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 0:43
Middle Tennessee   FG  Middle Tennessee 3 - Jacksonville State 0
Zeke Rankin 25 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 11:21
Jacksonville State   TD  Middle Tennessee 3 - Jacksonville State 7
Malik Jackson 1 yd. run (Alen Karajic kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:49
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 10 - Jacksonville State 7
Frank Peasant 1 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:12
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 17 - Jacksonville State 7
Elijah Metcalf 71 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:54
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 23 - Jacksonville State 7
Elijah Metcalf 19 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (kick failed)
3rd Quarter - 11:31
Jacksonville State   TD  Middle Tennessee 23 - Jacksonville State 14
Sean Brown 10 yd. pass from Zion Webb (Alen Karajic kick)
3rd Quarter - 5:21
Jacksonville State   TD  Middle Tennessee 23 - Jacksonville State 21
Zion Webb 1 yd. run (Alen Karajic kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:03
Jacksonville State   FG  Middle Tennessee 23 - Jacksonville State 24
Alen Karajic 43 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 12:14
Jacksonville State   TD  Middle Tennessee 23 - Jacksonville State 31
Perry Carter 63 yd. pass from Zion Webb (Alen Karajic kick)
4th Quarter - 7:52
Jacksonville State   TD  Middle Tennessee 23 - Jacksonville State 38
J'wan Evans 1 yd. run (Alen Karajic kick)
4th Quarter - 3:42
Jacksonville State   TD  Middle Tennessee 23 - Jacksonville State 45
Curley Young Jr. 26 yd. fumble recovery (Alen Karajic kick)
4th Quarter - 3:29
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 30 - Jacksonville State 45
Terry Wilkins 75 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Jacksonville State Middle Tennessee
W‑L 5 - 1 - 0 1 - 5 - 0
Conference 3 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Jacksonville State Middle Tennessee
Score 45 30
1st Downs 16 22
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-19
32% 		7-for-20
35%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-1
0% 		1-for-2
50%
Total Yards 401 563
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 46-166 39-109
Average/Rush 3.6 2.8
Passing
Comp-Att 16-31 28-44
Passing Yards 235 454
Average/Pass Play 6.9 8.7
Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-55
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2
Interceptions Thrown 1 2
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43
PLAYER STATS
Jacksonville State (5 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
Z. Webb 11/21 186 2 0
L. Smothers 5/10 49 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
Z. Webb 10 101 10.1 1
M. Jackson 21 54 2.6 1
A. Lewis 7 23 3.3 0
J. Evans 3 3 1.0 1
R. Bennett 1 0 0.0 0
L. Smothers 4 -15 -3.8 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Brown 5 103 20.6 1
P. Carter 4 76 19.0 1
A. Lewis 2 23 11.5 0
S. Galban 1 13 13.0 0
M. Jackson 2 8 4.0 0
J. Joiner 1 7 7.0 0
M. Pettway 1 5 5.0 0
Middle Tennessee (1 - 5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 26/41 408 2 2
D. Riles 2/3 46 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
T. Wilkins 1 75 75.0 1
J. Credle 9 24 2.7 0
D. Riles 1 7 7.0 0
F. Peasant 8 6 0.8 1
N. Vattiato 20 -3 -0.1 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Olson 9 124 13.8 0
E. Metcalf 4 115 28.8 2
H. Willis 4 97 24.2 0
D. Riles 2 44 22.0 0
F. Peasant 3 27 9.0 0
K. Norris 1 18 18.0 0
D. England-Chisolm 2 11 5.5 0
J. Tate Jr. 1 8 8.0 0
K. Stewart 1 7 7.0 0
J. Credle 1 3 3.0 0