College Football
BOXSCORE
Middle Tennessee 44, Connecticut 13
When: 6:00 PM   ET ,  Friday, October 22, 2021
Where: Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 10698
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Middle Tennessee 3 21 10 10 44
Connecticut 0 13 0 0 13
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 2:46
Middle Tennessee   FG  Connecticut 0 - Middle Tennessee 3
Zeke Rankin 20 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 14:56
Middle Tennessee   TD  Connecticut 0 - Middle Tennessee 10
Jimmy Marshall 14 yd. pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:43
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 7 - Middle Tennessee 10
Brandon Niemenski 8 yd. pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:18
Connecticut   FG  Connecticut 10 - Middle Tennessee 10
Joe McFadden 47 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 4:02
Middle Tennessee   TD  Connecticut 10 - Middle Tennessee 17
Izaiah Gathings 25 yd. pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:15
Middle Tennessee   TD  Connecticut 10 - Middle Tennessee 24
Jimmy Marshall 18 yd. pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:00
Connecticut   FG  Connecticut 13 - Middle Tennessee 24
Joe McFadden 21 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 7:32
Middle Tennessee   FG  Connecticut 13 - Middle Tennessee 27
Zeke Rankin 32 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 3:02
Middle Tennessee   TD  Connecticut 13 - Middle Tennessee 34
Martell Pettaway 1 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
4th Quarter - 12:31
Middle Tennessee   TD  Connecticut 13 - Middle Tennessee 41
Jarrin Pierce 24 yd. pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick)
4th Quarter - 7:16
Middle Tennessee   FG  Connecticut 13 - Middle Tennessee 44
Zeke Rankin 22 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Middle Tennessee Connecticut
W‑L 3 - 4 - 0 1 - 8 - 0
Conference 1 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Middle Tennessee Connecticut
Score 44 13
1st Downs 30 16
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-16
38%		 4-for-14
29%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100%		 1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 473 304
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 44-155 28-67
Average/Rush 3.5 2.4
Passing
Comp-Att 28-40 21-37
Passing Yards 318 237
Average/Pass Play 7.8 6.1
Penalties-Yards 7-65 8-75
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-1
Interceptions Thrown 0 2
Time of Possession 37:22 22:38
PLAYER STATS
Middle Tennessee (3 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Cunningham 25/36 297 4 0
M. Diliello 2/3 16 0 0
J. Thompson 1/1 5 0 0
Connecticut (1 - 8)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
S. Krajewski 21/37 237 1 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Pettaway 12 63 5.2 1
C. Mobley 13 48 3.7 0
C. Cunningham 10 26 2.6 0
J. Montgomery 5 14 2.8 0
M. Diliello 4 4 1.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
N. Carter 8 30 3.8 0
K. Mensah 9 27 3.0 0
J. Ferrell 3 8 2.7 0
S. Krajewski 7 4 0.6 0
D. Houston 1 -2 -2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
Y. Ali 5 80 16.0 0
J. Marshall 4 61 15.2 2
I. Gathings 3 49 16.3 1
J. Pierce 3 40 13.3 1
C. Windham 4 36 9.0 0
J. Lane 2 22 11.0 0
D. England-Chisolm 3 19 6.3 0
C. Cunningham 1 5 5.0 0
C. Mobley 1 5 5.0 0
J. Thompson 2 1 0.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Marion 4 74 18.5 0
K. Clercius 1 57 57.0 0
D. Houston 3 44 14.7 0
B. Niemenski 4 28 7.0 1
A. Turner 3 20 6.7 0
B. Brewton 1 7 7.0 0
K. Mensah 2 4 2.0 0
N. Carter 3 3 1.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
Q. Riley 1 26 0
G. Grate Jr. 1 3 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Kinley 1.0 3.0
J. Wyatt 1.0 0.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Jones 1.0 10.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
R. Blankenship 9 0
G. Grate Jr. 6 0
D. Thomas 4 2
R. Hartley 3 2
J. Davis 2 0
D. Stanley II 2 0
J. Ferguson 2 1
R. Kinley 2 1
J. Davis 2 4
T. Ross 1 0
Q. Riley 1 0
J. Starling 1 0
J. Jackson 1 0
J. Wyatt 1 0
Y. Ali 1 0
C. Smith 1 1
W. Parks 1 1
J. Butler 1 2
J. Branch 0 1
A. Leak 0 1
M. Cook 0 1
T. Fluellen 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
I. Swenson 8 5
M. Dixon 6 4
J. Lucien 3 0
D. Jones 3 5
J. Mitchell 3 9
O. Fortt 2 3
E. Watts 2 3
A. Turner 1 0
T. Wortham 1 1
H. Webb 1 2
S. Cross 1 2
L. Uguak 1 2
T. Jones 1 2
K. Jones 1 3
P. DeVaughn 1 5
T. Faumuina-Brown 0 1
N. Harris 0 1
M. Evans 0 2
D. Gourdine 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Thomas 2.5 2.0
R. Blankenship 2.0 6.0
J. Ferguson 2.0 2.0
R. Kinley 1.0 3.0
J. Davis 1.0 2.0
J. Wyatt 1.0 0.0
J. Butler 0.5 2.0
J. Branch 0.5 1.0
M. Cook 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Jones 1.0 10.0
J. Mitchell 1.0 2.0
K. Jones 1.0 2.0
N. Harris 0.5 2.0
H. Webb 0.5 2.0
L. Uguak 0.5 2.0
P. DeVaughn 0.5 1.0
E. Watts 0.5 1.0
M. Dixon 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Cunningham 1
Fumbles
  NO.
S. Krajewski 1
A. Turner 1
D. Houston 1
N. Carter 1