College Football
BOXSCORE
Middle Tennessee 34,
Texas El Paso 30
When:
2:00 PM
ET
,
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Where: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance: 9122
Where: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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 |
Middle Tennessee
(4 - 7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| N. Vattiato | 18/35 | 242 | 3 | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Westmoreland | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| T. Knight | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| O. Moore | 7 | 1 |
| T. Knight | 7 | 2 |
| J. Allen | 4 | 0 |
| A. Odums | 4 | 2 |
| M. Westmoreland | 3 | 1 |
| J. Neal | 3 | 2 |
| T. Richardson | 2 | 0 |
| J. Rudolph | 2 | 1 |
| A. Boyd-Matthews | 1 | 0 |
| K. Akharaiyi | 1 | 0 |
| T. Burgess Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| S. Cameron | 1 | 0 |
| J. Hunter | 1 | 0 |
| R. Thompson | 1 | 0 |
| K. Stewart | 1 | 1 |
| K. Hylton | 1 | 2 |
| P. Amaewhule | 0 | 1 |
| S. Tonga'uiha | 0 | 1 |
| T. Williams | 0 | 1 |
| Y. Oaxaca | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| P. Hughes | 5 | 2 |
| J. Thomas | 5 | 3 |
| S. Brumfield | 4 | 3 |
| D. McDonald | 3 | 0 |
| T. Raby | 3 | 0 |
| T. Ross | 3 | 0 |
| R. Hartley | 2 | 1 |
| R. Kinley | 2 | 2 |
| D. Curtis | 2 | 2 |
| Q. Dunnigan | 1 | 0 |
| T. Edwards | 1 | 0 |
| D. England-Chisolm | 1 | 0 |
| D. Francis | 1 | 0 |
| M. Myers | 1 | 0 |
| M. Cook | 1 | 1 |
| J. Butler | 1 | 1 |
| J. Starling | 1 | 2 |
| J. Branch | 0 | 1 |
| J. Davis | 0 | 1 |
| Z. Wood | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| T. Knight | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| M. Westmoreland | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| A. Boyd-Matthews | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| S. Tonga'uiha | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| R. Kinley | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| P. Hughes | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| D. Curtis | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| D. McDonald | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| M. Cook | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Q. Dunnigan | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| C. McConnell | 1 |
| E. Jolly | 1 |
| C. Harris | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| N. Vattiato | 1 |
| F. Peasant | 1 |