Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Western Kentucky HilltoppersW KentuckyWKU

4-3, 2-1 CUSA

Final/2OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
W Kentucky WKU	3	17	7	3	14	44
Mid Tennessee MTSU	3	17	0	10	13	43

Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersMid TennesseeMTSU

4-2, 2-1 CUSA

Play-By-Play

1st Quarter

Kickoff

15:00 - 1st

Canon Rooker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Field Goal Good

6:24 - 1st

Canon Rooker 36 yd FG GOOD

4th & 6 at WKU 19

Kickoff

6:24 - 1st

Canon Rooker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Field Goal Good

2:29 - 1st

Skyler Simcox 42 yd FG GOOD

4th & 5 at MTSU 24

2nd Quarter

Kickoff

2:29 - 1st

Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

2-yd Touchdown Run

13:28 - 2nd

I'Tavius Mathers run for 2 yds for a TD, (Canon Rooker KICK)

1st & Goal at WKU 2

Kickoff

13:28 - 2nd

Canon Rooker kickoff for 40 yds , Stevie Donatell return for 15 yds to the WKent 40

1-yd Touchdown Run

8:10 - 2nd

Anthony Wales run for 1 yd for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)

3rd & Goal at MTSU 1

Kickoff

8:10 - 2nd

Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Field Goal Good

4:17 - 2nd

Canon Rooker 41 yd FG GOOD

4th & 7 at WKU 24

Kickoff

4:17 - 2nd

Canon Rooker kickoff for 50 yds , Nacarius Fant return for 13 yds to the WKent 28

45-yd Touchdown Pass

1:46 - 2nd

Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 45 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)

1st & 10 at MTSU 45

Kickoff

1:46 - 2nd

Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

28-yd Touchdown Pass

0:31 - 2nd

Brent Stockstill pass complete to Richie James for 28 yds for a TD, (Canon Rooker KICK)

1st & 10 at WKU 28

Kickoff

0:31 - 2nd

Canon Rooker kickoff for 43 yds , Nacarius Fant return for 11 yds to the WKent 33

Field Goal Good

0:00 - 2nd

Skyler Simcox 52 yd FG GOOD

1st & 10 at MTSU 35

3rd Quarter

Kickoff

15:00 - 3rd

Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

4-yd Touchdown Pass

10:02 - 3rd

Mike White pass complete to Shaquille Johnson for 4 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)

2nd & Goal at MTSU 4

Kickoff

10:02 - 3rd

Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

4th Quarter

38-yd Touchdown Pass

14:13 - 4th

Brent Stockstill pass complete to Richie James for 38 yds for a TD, (Canon Rooker KICK)

3rd & 6 at WKU 38

Kickoff

14:13 - 4th

Canon Rooker kickoff for 65 yds , Kylen Towner return for 20 yds to the WKent 20

Field Goal Good

3:48 - 4th

Canon Rooker 25 yd FG GOOD

4th & 3 at WKU 8

Kickoff

3:48 - 4th

Canon Rooker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Field Goal Good

0:05 - 4th

Skyler Simcox 18 yd FG GOOD

4th & Goal at MTSU 1

Overtime

25-yd Touchdown Run

Anthony Wales run for 25 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)

1st & 10 at MTSU 25

1-yd Pass

Brent Stockstill pass complete to Ty Lee for 1 yd to the WKent 24

1st & 10 at WKU 25

21-yd Pass

Brent Stockstill pass complete to Richie James for 21 yds to the WKent 3 for a 1ST down

2nd & 9 at WKU 24

3-yd Touchdown Run

I'Tavius Mathers 3 Yd Run (Canon Rooker Kick)

1st & Goal at WKU 3

3-yd Pass

Brent Stockstill pass complete to I'Tavius Mathers for 3 yds to the WKent 22

1st & 10 at WKU 25

6-yd Pass

Brent Stockstill pass complete to I'Tavius Mathers for 6 yds to the WKent 16

2nd & 7 at WKU 22

12-yd Run

I'Tavius Mathers run for 12 yds to the WKent 4 for a 1ST down

3rd & 1 at WKU 16

-1-yd Run

I'Tavius Mathers run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 5

1st & Goal at WKU 4

Incompletion

Brent Stockstill pass incomplete to Patrick Smith, broken up by Joe Brown

2nd & Goal at WKU 5

(OT) Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:00

5-yd Touchdown Pass

Dennis Andrews 5 Yd pass from Brent Stockstill (Canon Rooker PAT blocked)

3rd & Goal at WKU 5

8-yd Run

Anthony Wales run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 17

1st & 10 at MTSU 25

2-yd Run

Anthony Wales run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 15 for a 1ST down

2nd & 2 at MTSU 17

5-yd Run

Anthony Wales run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 10

1st & 10 at MTSU 15

5-yd Penalty

WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (Max Halpin) to the MTnSt 15

2nd & 5 at MTSU 10

11-yd Pass

Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 11 yds to the MTnSt 4 for a 1ST down

2nd & 10 at MTSU 15

1-yd Touchdown Run

Anthony Wales 1 Yd Run (Skyler Simcox Kick)

2nd & Goal at MTSU 1

Game Information

Murfreesboro, TN

FBS

Conference USA	CONF	OVR
Kennesaw State	7-1	10-4
Jacksonville State	7-1	9-5
Western Kentucky	6-2	9-4
Louisiana Tech	5-3	8-5
Missouri State	5-3	7-6
Florida International	5-3	7-6
Delaware	4-4	7-6
Liberty	3-5	4-8
Middle Tennessee	2-6	3-9
New Mexico State	2-6	4-8
UTEP	1-7	2-10
Sam Houston	1-7	2-10

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