| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SHSU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
 MTSU | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Game Leaders
Roman Gagliano
· QB
Jekail Middlebrook
· RB
Landyn Locke
· QB
Alton McCaskill
· RB
Team Stats
201st Downs24
2-133rd down efficiency5-12
2-44th down efficiency1-1
360Total Yards460
281Passing268
25/41Comp/Att21/34
6.9Yards per pass7.9
79Rushing192
24Rushing Attempts32
3.3Yards per rush6.0
4-50Penalties5-55
1Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:42
(00:42) Kneel down by #16 R.Gagliano at MTSU33 for loss of 2 yards
0:45
(00:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass intercepted by #9 P.Hughes at MTSU44 #9 P.Hughes return 6 yards to the MTSU50, End Of Play PENALTY MTSU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#92 D.Smith) 15 yards from MTSU50 to MTSU35
0:53
(00:55) #81 N.Ottomanelli onside kickoff 7 yards to the SHSU42
0:55
(00:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #2 C.Reed caught at MTSU00, for 4 yards to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:55 #49 C.Pavon kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
1:04
(01:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #34 L.Brown caught at MTSU22, for 24 yards to the MTSU04 (#22 J.Gaston), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was out of bounds". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (01:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #34 L.Brown caught at MTSU22, for 28 yards to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:58, 1ST DOWN)
1:07
(01:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #34 L.Brown caught at MTSU35, for 11 yards to the MTSU28 (#22 J.Gaston), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1:24
(01:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short left to #11 M.Phillips caught at MTSU46, for 11 yards to the MTSU39 (#58 K.Smith), 1ST DOWN
1:53
(01:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #11 M.Phillips caught at SHSU43, for 13 yards to the SHSU50 (#9 P.Hughes; #58 K.Smith), 1ST DOWN
2:00
Timeout Sam Houston, clock 02:00
2:01
(02:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #34 L.Brown caught at SHSU29, for 12 yards to the SHSU37 (#9 P.Hughes), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2:10
(02:10) #95 B.Woodman kickoff 65 yards to the SHSU00, Touchback
2:10
(02:13) #16 R.Gagliano rush left for 2 yards gain to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:10 #99 J.Hathaway kick attempt good (H: #32 A.Logan, LS: #41 M.Stone)
2:36
(03:04) #16 R.Gagliano pass complete deep right to #8 A.Walker caught at SHSU02, for 37 yards to the SHSU02, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
3:43
(03:47) #9 J.Middlebrook rush middle for 7 yards gain to the SHSU39 (#90 D.Jackson)
4:11
(04:13) #16 R.Gagliano pass complete deep left to #1 N.Cox caught at SHSU46, for 23 yards to the SHSU46 (#20 D.Wilson), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY SHSU Offside declined
4:32
(04:40) #9 J.Middlebrook rush left for 3 yards gain to the MTSU31 (#97 D.Frazier). The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the line to gain". CALL UPHELD
4:42
Timeout Sam Houston, clock 04:42
4:42
(04:47) #9 J.Middlebrook rush left for 4 yards gain to the MTSU28 (#6 A.Fish; #97 D.Frazier)
4:49
Timeout Sam Houston, clock 04:49
4:47
(04:54) #9 J.Middlebrook rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MTSU24 (#30 D.Ford)
4:55
(05:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete deep left to #2 C.Reed thrown to MTSU00 broken up by #21 A.Muhammad, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
5:32
(05:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #6 G.O'Neill caught at MTSU22, for 2 yards loss to the MTSU22 (#31 M.Malaki-Donaldson)
6:21
(06:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #7 Q.Humphreys caught at MTSU24, for 7 yards to the MTSU20 (#34 C.Hall; #22 J.Gaston)
7:09
(07:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke sacked for loss of 5 yards to the MTSU27 (#95 Z.Simpson-Smith)
7:40
(07:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #6 G.O'Neill caught at MTSU27, for 18 yards to the MTSU22 (#9 P.Hughes; #31 M.Malaki-Donaldson), 1ST DOWN
8:24
(08:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #6 G.O'Neill caught at MTSU40, for 12 yards to the MTSU40, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
8:47
(08:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #34 L.Brown caught at SHSU42, for 7 yards to the SHSU48 (#7 B.Harris), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "First down". CALL UPHELD
9:36
(09:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke sacked for loss of 4 yards to the SHSU41 (#98 S.Woods)
10:04
(10:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush right for 2 yards gain to the SHSU45 (#0 A.Bynum; #7 B.Harris)
10:37
(10:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #22 A.McCaskill caught at SHSU38, for 6 yards to the SHSU43 (#22 J.Gaston)
11:24
(11:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SHSU37 (#0 A.Bynum; #7 B.Harris), 1ST DOWN
11:35
Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 11:35
12:04
(12:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #2 C.Reed caught at SHSU32, for 5 yards to the SHSU34 (#2 D.McDonald)
12:18
(12:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short right to #11 M.Phillips thrown to SHSU32 QB hurried by #98 S.Woods
12:44
(12:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke rush left for 4 yards gain to the SHSU29, End Of Play
12:55
(12:55) #95 B.Woodman kickoff 65 yards to the SHSU00, Touchback
12:55
(13:03) #16 R.Gagliano rush middle for 33 yards gain to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:55, 1ST DOWN #99 J.Hathaway kick attempt good (H: #32 A.Logan, LS: #41 M.Stone)
13:06
(13:07) #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete short left to #88 T.Galloway thrown to SHSU34 QB hurried by #2 C.Powell
13:10
(13:16) #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete deep right to #89 L.Collins thrown to SHSU05
13:55
(14:01) #9 J.Middlebrook rush middle for 32 yards gain to the SHSU33 (#24 C.Brown), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
14:23
(14:30) #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #89 L.Collins caught at MTSU24, for 17 yards to the MTSU35 (#2 C.Powell), 1ST DOWN
14:31
(14:35) #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete short left to #5 M.Butler thrown to MTSU21 broken up by #24 C.Brown
14:37
(14:46) #35 C.Gerrand punt 41 yards to the MTSU18
14:48
(14:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete deep left to #80 T.Burns Jr. thrown to MTSU25
14:56
(14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short right to #12 A.Smith thrown to SHSU46 broken up by #22 J.Gaston
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:30
(00:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush left for 2 yards loss to the SHSU41 (#46 R.Johnson)
1:05
(01:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short left to #80 T.Burns Jr. caught at SHSU34, for 22 yards to the SHSU43 (#21 A.Muhammad), 1ST DOWN
1:56
(02:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #34 L.Brown rush left for 0 yards to the SHSU21 (#92 D.Smith; #0 A.Bynum)
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