| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TNTC | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
 TNST | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Game Leaders
Jonathan Palmer
· QB
Kendric Rhymes
· RB
Kekoa Visperas
· QB
Quintell Quinn
· RB
Team Stats
171st Downs21
3-103rd down efficiency5-15
0-14th down efficiency0-1
384Total Yards290
103Passing241
9/16Comp/Att21/39
6.4Yards per pass6.2
281Rushing49
39Rushing Attempts33
7.2Yards per rush1.5
8-89Penalties10-79
1Turnovers3
Play-by-Play
0:54
Obie Sanni run for 2 yds to the TNST 26
0:54
Obie Sanni run for 45 yds to the TNST 26 for a 1ST down
0:54
Jonathan Palmer sacked by Tyler Swann and Ethan McLaurin for a loss of 1 yard to the TNTC 29
2:00
Jonathan Palmer sacked by Ethan McLaurin for a loss of 1 yard to the TNTC 28
2:00
Jonathan Palmer run for no gain to the TNTC 27
2:00
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Amari Southall
2:00
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Amari Southall for a 1ST down Tennessee Tech Penalty, roughing passer (Luke Graves) to the TNTC 27 for a 1ST down
2:00
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Amari Southall for 8 yds to the TNTC 42
2:41
Kendric Rhymes run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:41
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Amari Southall for 9 yds to the TNST 49
2:41
Dom LeBlanc kickoff for 62 yds , Lelan Wilhoite return for 22 yds to the TNST 40
2:51
Team Safety
5:06
Obie Sanni run for no gain to the TNTC 8
5:06
Aidan Littles run for 2 yds to the TNTC 8
5:06
Torin Baker run for no gain to the TNTC 6
5:06
Mark Shenouda punt for 51 yds
7:13
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Anthony Taylor, broken up by Devin Hunter
7:13
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Lucas Harkless, broken up by Eric Taylor
7:13
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Lucas Harkless for 5 yds to the TNST 43
7:13
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Anthony Taylor for 9 yds to the TNST 38 for a 1ST down
7:13
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards, broken up by Timothy Jones
7:13
Zack Simmons-Brown run for 2 yds to the TNST 29
7:13
Spencer Ashby punt for 42 yds , Anthony Taylor returns for 3 yds to the TNST 27
11:03
Torin Baker run for 5 yds to the TNTC 34
11:03
Aidan Littles run for 3 yds to the TNTC 29
11:03
Aidan Littles run for 1 yd to the TNTC 26
11:03
Q'Daryius Jennings run for 7 yds to the TNTC 25 for a 1ST down
11:03
Q'Daryius Jennings run for 5 yds to the TNTC 18
11:03
Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds , Tremel Jones return for 23 yds to the TNTC 42 Tennessee Tech Penalty, Offensive holding (Aidan Littles) to the TNTC 13
11:09
Freddy Perez 23 Yd Field Goal
13:31
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Connor Ruth
13:31
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 6 yds to the TNTC 5
13:31
Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNTC 11 Tennessee State Penalty, illegal formation (Yards) to the TNTC 11
13:31
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for 23 yds to the TNTC 10 for a 1ST down
13:31
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery, broken up by Gavin Bryson
13:42
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Christian Jones for 5 yds to the TNTC 33
13:42
Kekoa Visperas sacked by James Stewart for a loss of 5 yards to the TNTC 38 Kekoa Visperas fumbled, recovered by TNST Brent Rowe , return for 0 yards
15:00
Obie Sanni run for 2 yds to the TNTC 43
15:00
Obie Sanni run for 7 yds to the TNTC 41 for a 1ST down
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
1:00
Obie Sanni run for 3 yds to the TNTC 28
1:00
Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
Kekoa Visperas run for 6 yds to the TNTC 34
1:00
Freddy Perez 30 Yd Field Goal
5:29
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Snap Reed, broken up by Monty Hunt
5:29
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Zack Simmons-Brown for a loss of 5 yards to the TNTC 12
5:29
Zack Simmons-Brown run for 2 yds to the TNTC 7
5:29
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Snap Reed for a 1ST down Tennessee Tech Penalty, personal foul (Kaleb Brown) to the TNTC 9 for a 1ST down
5:29
Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Snap Reed Tennessee Tech Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Kekoa Visperas) to the TNTC 25
5:29
Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Zack Simmons-Brown for no gain to the TNTC 25 Tennessee State Penalty, personal foul (Joel Van-Tagoe) to the TNTC 40
Smith's 94-yard pick-6 helps Tennessee Tech beat Tennessee St. 35-8
— Quintell Quinn ran for a 67-yard touchdown, Q’Daryius Jennings added a 45-yard TD run, and Andrew Smith returned an interception 94 yards for a score to help Tennessee Tech beat Tennessee State 35-8 on Saturday in the OVC/Big South Conference opener...
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