College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 49, Middle Tennessee 21
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 14, 2024
Where: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance: 12227
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Kentucky 14 7 21 7 49
Middle Tennessee 0 0 14 7 21
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 4:37
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 7
River Helms 4 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
1st Quarter - 1:05
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 14
Kisean Johnson 6 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:18
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 21
Easton Messer 10 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 14:07
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 28
K.D. Hutchinson 72 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:12
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Western Kentucky 28
Omari Kelly 37 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:38
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Western Kentucky 35
Caden Veltkamp 1 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:17
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 35
Omari Kelly 71 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:28
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 42
Kisean Johnson 36 yd. pass from Dalvin Smith (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 9:01
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 49
Trevor Borland 3 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 5:47
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 21 - Western Kentucky 49
Omari Kelly 7 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee
W‑L 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 2 - 0
Conference 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee
Score 49 21
1st Downs 30 21
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-10
70%		 4-for-8
50%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-3
67%		 0-for-3
0%
Total Yards 631 514
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 35-150 23-58
Average/Rush 4.3 2.5
Passing
Comp-Att 31-37 24-31
Passing Yards 481 456
Average/Pass Play 12.3 13.4
Penalties-Yards 3-25 7-57
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38
PLAYER STATS
Western Kentucky (2 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Veltkamp 27/30 398 5 0
T. Finley 3/5 47 0 0
D. Smith 1/2 36 1 0
Middle Tennessee (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 24/31 456 3 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Sanders 8 54 6.8 0
G. Hart III 4 38 9.5 0
E. Young 10 27 2.7 0
J. Hampton 5 25 5.0 0
E. Messer 2 18 9.0 0
C. Veltkamp 3 0 0.0 1
T. Finley 1 -10 -10.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
N. Vattiato 9 21 2.3 0
J. Credle 9 19 2.1 0
T. Wilkins 5 18 3.6 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Johnson 8 129 16.1 2
K. Hutchinson 2 83 41.5 1
E. Messer 5 73 14.6 1
E. Young 5 64 12.8 0
R. Helms 4 39 9.8 1
D. Smith 1 37 37.0 0
D. Starling 1 27 27.0 0
B. Childress 1 12 12.0 0
M. Barry 1 9 9.0 0
T. Borland 1 3 3.0 1
M. Mathison 1 3 3.0 0
L. Sanders 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
O. Kelly 9 239 26.6 3
H. Willis 4 73 18.2 0
M. Butler 2 43 21.5 0
C. Lacy 3 41 13.7 0
G. Carter 1 27 27.0 0
J. Credle 2 13 6.5 0
T. Wilkins 2 11 5.5 0
J. Coleman 1 9 9.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
A. Johnson Jr. 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
U. Stout 1.0 6.0
K. Guidry 1.0 5.0
T. Thompson 1.0 2.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Davis 1.0 2.0
A. Nwaoko 0.5 5.0
J. Stewart 0.5 5.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Johnson Jr. 4 0
T. Ellis 4 0
K. Swanson 3 1
D. Mathews 3 3
U. Stout 2 1
C. Matthews 2 1
H. Wheeler 2 1
D. Walker 2 2
K. Guidry 1 0
T. Thompson 1 0
K. Robinson 1 0
J. Mundy 1 0
D. Herard 1 0
J. Loving 1 0
A. Ford 1 0
K. Williams 1 1
S. Benjamin 1 2
J. Rivera-Harvey 0 1
N. Ward 0 1
D. McCray 0 1
D. Thomas 0 2
D. Williams 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
M. Myers 5 1
C. Johnson 5 4
J. Davis 4 0
A. Bynum 4 1
J. Jackson 3 0
J. Monds III 3 1
D. Curtis 3 2
J. Douglas 3 2
A. Muhammad 2 0
J. Howse IV 2 4
J. Thompson 2 5
M. James 1 0
F. Hixon 1 0
A. Williams 1 0
J. Beasley 1 1
A. Bailey 1 1
R. Smith 1 2
J. Stewart 1 2
A. Nwaoko 0 1
B. Buckner 0 1
J. Gillespie 0 2
S. Woods 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
U. Stout 1.0 6.0
K. Guidry 1.0 5.0
T. Thompson 1.0 2.0
A. Johnson Jr. 1.0 1.0
D. Walker 1.0 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
A. Bynum 1.0 3.0
J. Davis 1.0 2.0
A. Nwaoko 0.5 5.0
J. Stewart 0.5 5.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Hampton 1
Fumbles
  NO.
N. Vattiato 1