College Football
BOXSCORE
Sam Houston State 23, Middle Tennessee 20
Saturday, November 25, 2023 12:00 PM
Location - Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
Attendance - 5349
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Middle Tennessee 10 0 3 7 20
Sam Houston State 3 6 7 7 23
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 10:41
Middle Tennessee   TD  Sam Houston State 0 - Middle Tennessee 7
Frank Peasant 3 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
1st Quarter - 5:42
Sam Houston State   FG  Sam Houston State 3 - Middle Tennessee 7
Colby Sessums 26 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 1:29
Middle Tennessee   FG  Sam Houston State 3 - Middle Tennessee 10
Zeke Rankin 32 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 12:28
Sam Houston State   FG  Sam Houston State 6 - Middle Tennessee 10
Colby Sessums 51 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 2:43
Sam Houston State   FG  Sam Houston State 9 - Middle Tennessee 10
Colby Sessums 26 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:28
Middle Tennessee   FG  Sam Houston State 9 - Middle Tennessee 13
Zeke Rankin 31 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 8:35
Sam Houston State   TD  Sam Houston State 16 - Middle Tennessee 13
Trevor Williams 31 yd. interception return (Colby Sessums kick)
4th Quarter - 2:50
Middle Tennessee   TD  Sam Houston State 16 - Middle Tennessee 20
DJ Riles 5 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
4th Quarter - 0:57
Sam Houston State   TD  Sam Houston State 23 - Middle Tennessee 20
John Gentry 3 yd. run (Colby Sessums kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Middle Tennessee Sam Houston State
W‑L 4 - 8 - 0 3 - 9 - 0
Conference 3 - 5 - 0 2 - 6 - 0
Team Stats
  Middle Tennessee Sam Houston State
Score 20 23
1st Downs 18 20
3rd Down Efficiency 3-for-12
25% 		10-for-20
50%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0% 		1-for-1
100%
Total Yards 342 284
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 28-66 28-85
Average/Rush 2.4 3.0
Passing
Comp-Att 31-39 32-49
Passing Yards 276 199
Average/Pass Play 6.4 4.0
Penalties-Yards 7-63 5-41
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 3 1
Time of Possession 29:02 30:58
PLAYER STATS
Middle Tennessee (4 - 8)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 29/37 241 0 3
H. Willis 1/1 23 0 0
D. Riles 1/1 12 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
F. Peasant 9 29 3.2 1
J. Credle 4 18 4.5 0
D. Riles 3 16 5.3 1
N. Vattiato 12 3 0.2 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
Z. Dobson 5 98 19.6 0
D. England-Chisolm 5 48 9.6 0
H. Willis 5 40 8.0 0
J. Sherman 7 32 4.6 0
E. Metcalf 2 28 14.0 0
F. Peasant 4 13 3.2 0
J. Credle 2 12 6.0 0
J. Ward 1 5 5.0 0
Sam Houston State (3 - 9)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
K. Shoemaker 31/48 198 0 1
N. Smith 1/1 1 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Gentry 17 67 3.9 1
S. Evans 1 9 9.0 0
K. Shoemaker 7 6 0.9 0
A. Murdaugh 3 3 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Evans 11 110 10.0 0
M. Phillips 3 28 9.3 0
A. Woodard 3 27 9.0 0
T. Jewett 6 18 3.0 0
N. Smith 2 8 4.0 0
J. Gentry 5 5 1.0 0
A. Murdaugh 1 2 2.0 0
K. Shoemaker 1 1 1.0 0