College Football
BOXSCORE
Middle Tennessee 35, Murray State 14
When: 6:02 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 16, 2023
Where: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance: 16605
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Murray State 0 7 0 7 14
Middle Tennessee 14 7 7 7 35
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:54
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Murray State 0
Jaiden Credle 14 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
1st Quarter - 5:50
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Murray State 0
Jaiden Credle 71 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:56
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 21 - Murray State 0
Jekail Middlebrook 25 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:49
Murray State   TD  Middle Tennessee 21 - Murray State 7
Cole Rusk 12 yd. pass from DJ Williams (Matt Maldonado kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:56
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 28 - Murray State 7
Jekail Middlebrook 18 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
4th Quarter - 9:44
Murray State   TD  Middle Tennessee 28 - Murray State 14
Cortezz Jones 3 yd. run (Matt Maldonado kick)
4th Quarter - 8:46
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 35 - Murray State 14
Jeremy Tate Jr. 40 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Murray State Middle Tennessee
W‑L 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Murray State Middle Tennessee
Score 14 35
1st Downs 16 20
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-14
36%		 5-for-12
42%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-3
33%		 0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 401 508
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 38-207 26-217
Average/Rush 5.4 8.3
Passing
Comp-Att 23-32 28-34
Passing Yards 194 291
Average/Pass Play 5.7 8.6
Penalties-Yards 6-50 12-110
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 35:46 24:14
PLAYER STATS
Murray State (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Williams 23/32 194 1 0
Middle Tennessee (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 28/34 291 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Jones 15 136 9.1 1
K. Morgan 10 33 3.3 0
N. Walker 1 30 30.0 0
J. Stinson 1 5 5.0 0
K. Galbreath 1 5 5.0 0
Q. Jennings 1 3 3.0 0
D. Williams 9 -5 -0.6 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Credle 11 132 12.0 1
J. Middlebrook 6 43 7.2 2
N. Vattiato 8 41 5.1 0
Z. Dobson 1 1 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Rusk 6 83 13.8 1
C. Jones 3 31 10.3 0
P. Perry 1 27 27.0 0
J. Bell 4 22 5.5 0
M. Fox 3 17 5.7 0
T. Shields 3 12 4.0 0
Q. Jennings 2 2 1.0 0
K. Morgan 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Tate Jr. 3 79 26.3 1
D. England-Chisolm 3 55 18.3 0
J. Sherman 5 52 10.4 0
J. Olson 3 29 9.7 0
Z. Dobson 4 24 6.0 0
E. Metcalf 3 15 5.0 0
J. Credle 1 14 14.0 1
J. Middlebrook 2 9 4.5 0
K. Norris 2 9 4.5 0
B. Bailey 1 7 7.0 0
K. Stewart 1 -2 -2.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
S. Brumfield 1.0 9.0
B. Buckner 1.0 8.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
S. Brumfield 10 3
J. Thomas 6 0
T. Ross 5 1
D. Stanley 4 2
P. Hughes 4 3
T. Fluellen 4 4
J. Davis 3 0
Z. Wood 2 0
R. Hartley 2 0
T. Raby 1 0
A. Bynum 1 0
B. Buckner 1 0
Z. Dobson 1 0
J. Stewart 1 1
Q. Dunnigan 1 2
T. Edwards 1 2
D. Elder 0 1
S. Alexander 0 1
C. Johnson 0 1
D. Francis 0 2
K. Bonds 0 2
J. Middlebrook 0 2
J. Branch 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
S. Brumfield 1.5 10.0
Q. Dunnigan 1.5 2.0
B. Buckner 1.0 8.0
D. Stanley 1.0 3.0
J. Thomas 1.0 2.0
T. Fluellen 1.0 1.0
J. Branch 0.5 1.0
P. Hughes 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
N. Vattiato 1