College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 31, Middle Tennessee 10
Thursday, September 28, 2023 7:30 PM
Location - Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Attendance - 14712
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Middle Tennessee 0 3 7 0 10
Western Kentucky 10 13 0 8 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 7:34
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 7 - Middle Tennessee 0
Davion Ervin-Poindexter 18 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick)
1st Quarter - 3:23
Western Kentucky   FG  Western Kentucky 10 - Middle Tennessee 0
Lucas Carneiro 45 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:58
Middle Tennessee   FG  Western Kentucky 10 - Middle Tennessee 3
Zeke Rankin 23 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 5:17
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 17 - Middle Tennessee 3
Easton Messer 8 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:09
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 23 - Middle Tennessee 3
Austin Reed 1 yd. run
3rd Quarter - 9:03
Middle Tennessee   TD  Western Kentucky 23 - Middle Tennessee 10
Frank Peasant 16 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
4th Quarter - 5:52
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 31 - Middle Tennessee 10
Elijah Young 14 yd. run (Elijah Young pass from Dalvin Smith)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky
W‑L 1 - 4 - 0 3 - 2 - 0
Conference 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky
Score 10 31
1st Downs 20 22
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-16
31%
10-for-19
53%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-4
50%
1-for-1
100%
Total Yards 373 444
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 28-121 28-147
Average/Rush 4.3 5.2
Passing
Comp-Att 27-45 30-52
Passing Yards 252 297
Average/Pass Play 5.5 5.7
Penalties-Yards 7-40 8-68
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Time of Possession 28:07 31:53
PLAYER STATS
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 27/45 252 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
F. Peasant 14 76 5.4 1
J. Credle 7 39 5.6 0
N. Vattiato 7 6 0.9 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Olson 6 76 12.7 0
H. Willis 6 70 11.7 0
E. Metcalf 5 43 8.6 0
J. Credle 5 31 6.2 0
D. England-Chisolm 3 20 6.7 0
K. Norris 1 6 6.0 0
F. Peasant 1 6 6.0 0
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Reed 30/52 297 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Sanders 7 83 11.9 0
E. Young 6 30 5.0 1
A. Reed 6 23 3.8 1
M. Stepp 6 16 2.7 0
D. Ervin-Poindexter 1 0 0.0 0
K. Hutchinson 1 -4 -4.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Corley 8 81 10.1 0
E. Messer 4 43 10.8 1
J. Holiday 3 42 14.0 0
M. Barry 3 36 12.0 0
C. Burt Jr. 3 23 7.7 0
M. Stepp 1 19 19.0 0
D. Ervin-Poindexter 1 18 18.0 1
R. Helms 2 15 7.5 0
D. Smith 3 13 4.3 0
K. Hutchinson 1 8 8.0 0
E. Young 1 -1 -1.0 0