College Football
BOXSCORE
Middle Tennessee 35, Murray State 14
Saturday, September 16, 2023 6:02 PM
Location - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Attendance - 16605
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Murray State 0 7 0 7 14
Middle Tennessee 14 7 7 7 35
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:54
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Murray State 0
Jaiden Credle 14 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
1st Quarter - 5:50
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Murray State 0
Jaiden Credle 71 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:56
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 21 - Murray State 0
Jekail Middlebrook 25 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:49
Murray State   TD  Middle Tennessee 21 - Murray State 7
Cole Rusk 12 yd. pass from DJ Williams (Matt Maldonado kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:56
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 28 - Murray State 7
Jekail Middlebrook 18 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
4th Quarter - 9:44
Murray State   TD  Middle Tennessee 28 - Murray State 14
Cortezz Jones 3 yd. run (Matt Maldonado kick)
4th Quarter - 8:46
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 35 - Murray State 14
Jeremy Tate Jr. 40 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Murray State Middle Tennessee
W‑L 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Murray State Middle Tennessee
Score 14 35
1st Downs 16 20
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-14
36%
5-for-12
42%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-3
33%
0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 401 508
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 38-207 26-217
Average/Rush 5.4 8.3
Passing
Comp-Att 23-32 28-34
Passing Yards 194 291
Average/Pass Play 5.7 8.6
Penalties-Yards 6-50 12-110
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 35:46 24:14
PLAYER STATS
Murray State (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Williams 23/32 194 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Jones 15 136 9.1 1
K. Morgan 10 33 3.3 0
N. Walker 1 30 30.0 0
J. Stinson 1 5 5.0 0
K. Galbreath 1 5 5.0 0
Q. Jennings 1 3 3.0 0
D. Williams 9 -5 -0.6 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Rusk 6 83 13.8 1
C. Jones 3 31 10.3 0
P. Perry 1 27 27.0 0
J. Bell 4 22 5.5 0
M. Fox 3 17 5.7 0
T. Shields 3 12 4.0 0
Q. Jennings 2 2 1.0 0
K. Morgan 1 0 0.0 0
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 28/34 291 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Credle 11 132 12.0 1
J. Middlebrook 6 43 7.2 2
N. Vattiato 8 41 5.1 0
Z. Dobson 1 1 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Tate Jr. 3 79 26.3 1
D. England-Chisolm 3 55 18.3 0
J. Sherman 5 52 10.4 0
J. Olson 3 29 9.7 0
Z. Dobson 4 24 6.0 0
E. Metcalf 3 15 5.0 0
J. Credle 1 14 14.0 1
J. Middlebrook 2 9 4.5 0
K. Norris 2 9 4.5 0
B. Bailey 1 7 7.0 0
K. Stewart 1 -2 -2.0 0