College Football
BOXSCORE
Jacksonville State 45,
Middle Tennessee 30
When:
8:00 PM
ET
,
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Where: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance: 13066
Where: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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 |
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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | -0.2 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Stephens | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| C. Hardie | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| K. Fuqua | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| J. Swain | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| C. Young Jr. | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Tarnue | 6 | 0 |
| C. Hardie | 5 | 1 |
| K. Fuqua | 4 | 1 |
| F. Perry | 4 | 1 |
| L. Hale | 3 | 1 |
| D. Carter | 3 | 2 |
| J. Harris | 3 | 2 |
| C. Young Jr. | 3 | 3 |
| Q. Drake | 3 | 4 |
| K. Stephens | 2 | 0 |
| G. Latimer | 2 | 0 |
| J. Al-Amin | 2 | 0 |
| L. Worth | 2 | 1 |
| J. Bustamante | 1 | 0 |
| A. Ambush | 1 | 0 |
| S. Brown | 1 | 0 |
| K. McCray | 1 | 0 |
| M. Baker | 1 | 0 |
| T. Franklin Jr. | 1 | 1 |
| J. Mack | 1 | 1 |
| J. Thomas | 1 | 1 |
| J. Swain | 1 | 1 |
| C. Williams | 0 | 1 |
| D. Prater | 0 | 1 |
| J. Luttrell | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| S. Brumfield | 7 | 5 |
| R. Hartley | 5 | 3 |
| D. Francis | 4 | 1 |
| Z. Wood | 2 | 0 |
| J. Starling | 2 | 0 |
| Q. Dunnigan | 2 | 1 |
| M. Cook | 2 | 2 |
| D. Curtis | 2 | 2 |
| T. Fluellen | 2 | 2 |
| J. Thomas | 2 | 3 |
| R. Kinley | 2 | 3 |
| C. Johnson | 1 | 3 |
| P. Hughes | 1 | 4 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. Hardie | 4.5 | 23.0 |
| L. Hale | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| K. Stephens | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| K. Fuqua | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| J. Swain | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| C. Young Jr. | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| C. Williams | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| J. Luttrell | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| R. Kinley | 2.5 | 15.0 |
| Z. Wood | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Q. Dunnigan | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| J. Starling | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| D. Francis | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| M. Cook | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| D. Curtis | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| P. Hughes | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| L. Smothers | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| Z. Dobson | 1 |
| N. Vattiato | 1 |