College Football
BOXSCORE
Middle Tennessee 34, Texas El Paso 30
Saturday, November 18, 2023 2:00 PM
Location - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Attendance - 9122
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Texas El Paso 7 14 3 6 30
Middle Tennessee 14 10 7 3 34
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:30
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Texas El Paso 0
Frank Peasant 9 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
1st Quarter - 3:39
Texas El Paso   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Texas El Paso 7
Kelly Akharaiyi 18 yd. pass from Cade McConnell (Buzz Flabiano kick)
1st Quarter - 2:53
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Texas El Paso 7
Holden Willis 62 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 13:55
Texas El Paso   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Texas El Paso 14
Torrance Burgess Jr. 54 yd. punt return (Buzz Flabiano kick)
2nd Quarter - 8:55
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 21 - Texas El Paso 14
Holden Willis 17 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:57
Middle Tennessee   FG  Middle Tennessee 24 - Texas El Paso 14
Zeke Rankin 38 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:57
Texas El Paso   TD  Middle Tennessee 24 - Texas El Paso 21
Deion Hankins 2 yd. run (Buzz Flabiano kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:51
Texas El Paso   FG  Middle Tennessee 24 - Texas El Paso 24
Buzz Flabiano 33 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:29
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 31 - Texas El Paso 24
Zack Dobson 56 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
4th Quarter - 14:55
Middle Tennessee   FG  Middle Tennessee 34 - Texas El Paso 24
Zeke Rankin 24 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 14:32
Texas El Paso   TD  Middle Tennessee 34 - Texas El Paso 30
Kelly Akharaiyi 80 yd. pass from Cade McConnell (kick failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Texas El Paso Middle Tennessee
W‑L 3 - 8 - 0 4 - 7 - 0
Conference 2 - 5 - 0 3 - 4 - 0
Team Stats
  Texas El Paso Middle Tennessee
Score 30 34
1st Downs 20 19
3rd Down Efficiency 9-for-16
56%
5-for-15
33%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-3
33%
1-for-2
50%
Total Yards 453 427
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 31-89 35-185
Average/Rush 2.9 5.3
Passing
Comp-Att 24-41 18-35
Passing Yards 364 242
Average/Pass Play 8.3 6.5
Penalties-Yards 7-70 5-41
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 31:53 28:07
PLAYER STATS
Texas El Paso (3 - 8)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. McConnell 24/41 364 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Hankins 13 48 3.7 1
E. Jolly 7 30 4.3 0
M. Franklin 4 16 4.0 0
T. Burgess Jr. 1 5 5.0 0
C. McConnell 6 -10 -1.7 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Akharaiyi 6 138 23.0 2
J. Ballard 4 87 21.8 0
T. Burgess Jr. 3 44 14.7 0
E. White 5 36 7.2 0
D. Hankins 1 35 35.0 0
J. Gardere 1 12 12.0 0
E. Jolly 4 12 3.0 0
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 18/35 242 3 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
N. Vattiato 15 92 6.1 0
F. Peasant 10 40 4.0 1
J. Branch 1 24 24.0 0
J. Credle 5 20 4.0 0
D. Riles 2 11 5.5 0
J. Montgomery 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
H. Willis 6 105 17.5 2
Z. Dobson 2 66 33.0 1
D. England-Chisolm 3 38 12.7 0
E. Metcalf 3 23 7.7 0
J. Sherman 2 6 3.0 0
T. Sudderth 1 5 5.0 0
F. Peasant 1 -1 -1.0 0