| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JVST | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
 MTSU | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
Game Leaders
Nicholas Vattiato
· QB
Jekail Middlebrook
· RB
Caden Creel
· QB
Cam Cook
· RB
Team Stats
171st Downs18
8-183rd down efficiency7-16
1-24th down efficiency0-2
356Total Yards319
215Passing235
15/21Comp/Att23/45
10.2Yards per pass5.2
141Rushing84
49Rushing Attempts22
2.9Yards per rush3.8
2-25Penalties4-45
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:45
Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 00:45
0:45
(00:45) Kneel down by #12 C.Creel at JSU45 for loss of 4 yards
1:01
(01:05) Kneel down by #12 C.Creel at JSU49 for loss of 5 yards
1:11
(01:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete short right to #6 A.Jones thrown to JSU36, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
1:16
(01:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete short middle to #6 A.Jones thrown to JSU40
1:22
(01:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete short left to #9 J.Middlebrook thrown to MTSU48
1:39
(01:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass complete short left to #82 H.Tipton caught at MTSU46, for 1 yard loss to the MTSU46 (#1 C.Nix)
1:53
(01:52) #87 C.Donaghy punt 41 yards to the MTSU47 fair catch by #9 J.Middlebrook at MTSU47
2:00
Timeout , clock 02:00
2:19
Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 02:19
2:11
(02:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush left for 5 yards gain to the JSU12 (#46 R.Johnson)
2:17
(02:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush right for 1 yard gain to the JSU07 (#25 J.Lowe; #9 P.Hughes)
2:25
Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 02:25
2:25
(02:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 1 yard gain to the JSU06 (#9 P.Hughes)
2:26
(02:34) #32 A.Logan punt 51 yards to the JSU05
2:42
(02:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete short middle to #13 C.Lacy thrown to JSU40 broken up by #5 T.Taylor
2:48
(02:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete short left to #6 A.Jones thrown to JSU46 QB hurried by #7 I.Walker
2:53
(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete deep right to #1 N.Cox thrown to JSU30 broken up by #43 T.Woods
3:14
(03:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato sacked for loss of 6 yards to the JSU47 (#7 I.Walker, #93 J.Campbell) PENALTY MTSU Chop Block (#9 J.Middlebrook) 15 yards from JSU41 to MTSU44. NO PLAY
3:37
(03:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Lacy rush right for 19 yards gain to the JSU41 (#12 M.Jones), 1ST DOWN
3:54
(03:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass complete short left to #1 N.Cox caught at MTSU39, for 7 yards to the MTSU40 (#5 T.Taylor), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY JSU Pass Interference declined
4:22
(04:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass complete short right to #9 J.Middlebrook caught at MTSU23, for 8 yards to the MTSU33 (#22 J.Jenkins), out of bounds
4:29
(04:29) #37 G.Rippa kickoff 65 yards to the MTSU00, Touchback
4:29
Cam Cook 3 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)
4:54
(05:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 B.Rechsteiner rush left for 6 yards gain to the MTSU03 (#7 B.Harris; #9 P.Hughes)
5:19
(05:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush middle for 0 yards to the MTSU09 (#39 C.Noble)
5:57
(06:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short right to #3 B.Rechsteiner caught at MTSU16, for 10 yards to the MTSU09 (#3 A.Mitchell; #21 A.Muhammad), 1ST DOWN
6:33
(06:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MTSU19 (#0 A.Bynum; #3 A.Mitchell)
6:43
(06:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass incomplete deep right to #11 D.Johnson thrown to MTSU00
7:35
(07:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush right for 42 yards gain to the MTSU23 (#0 A.Bynum), 1ST DOWN
7:44
(07:45) #95 B.Woodman kickoff 63 yards to the JSU02, out of bounds at JSU02
7:45
Jekail Middlebrook 6 Yd Run (Jacob Hathaway Kick)
8:00
(08:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass complete deep left to #9 J.Middlebrook caught at JSU15, for 34 yards to the JSU06 (#40 W.O'Steen), 1ST DOWN
8:16
(08:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete deep right to #13 C.Lacy thrown to JSU25 PENALTY JSU Roughing The Passer (#44 K.Perry) 15 yards from MTSU45 to JSU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
8:49
(08:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass complete short middle to #82 H.Tipton caught at MTSU41, for 8 yards to the MTSU45 (#7 I.Walker)
9:31
(09:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass complete short right to #13 C.Lacy caught at MTSU31, for 4 yards to the MTSU37 (#43 T.Woods; #22 J.Jenkins), 1ST DOWN
9:48
(09:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass complete short right to #13 C.Lacy caught at MTSU24, for 8 yards to the MTSU33 (#12 M.Jones)
10:01
(10:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete short middle to #82 H.Tipton thrown to MTSU28 broken up by #99 E.Oyebadejo
10:06
(10:06) #37 G.Rippa kickoff 65 yards to the MTSU00, Touchback
10:10
(09:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MTSU33 (#9 P.Hughes; #98 S.Woods) PENALTY MTSU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from MTSU35 to MTSU30. NO PLAY
10:19
(10:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete deep right to #11 D.Johnson caught at MTSU33, for 38 yards to the MTSU35 (#2 D.McDonald), 1ST DOWN
10:55
(11:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush left for 7 yards loss to the JSU27 (#31 M.Malaki-Donaldson)
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
11:45
(11:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush left for 7 yards gain to the JSU34 (#7 B.Harris)
10:06
Deondre Johnson 30 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)
11:53
(11:56) #32 A.Logan punt 43 yards to the JSU27
12:39
(12:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato rush left for 5 yards gain to the MTSU30 (#10 R.Rainer), out of bounds
12:42
(12:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass incomplete short right to #9 J.Middlebrook thrown to MTSU40 broken up by #99 E.Oyebadejo
13:14
(13:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.Vattiato pass complete short left to #13 C.Lacy caught at MTSU25, for 0 yards to the MTSU25 (#2 T.Franklin, Jr.)
13:29
(13:29) #37 G.Rippa kickoff 65 yards to the MTSU00, Touchback
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