Murray State at Tennessee State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Murray State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| Tennessee State | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 3:50 | Tennessee State touchdown. Geremy Hickbottom 8 Yd Run (Antonio Zita Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 12:27 | Tennessee State touchdown. Geremy Hickbottom 65 Yd Run (Antonio Zita Kick) |
| 8:04 | Tennessee State touchdown. Josh Trueheart 24 Yd pass from Geremy Hickbottom (Antonio Zita Kick) |
| 2:09 | Murray State touchdown. Preston Rice 6 Yd Run (Aaron Baum Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 10:09 | Murray State touchdown. Damonta Witherspoon 4 Yd Run (Aaron Baum Kick) |
| 4:30 | Murray State touchdown. LaMartez Brooks 54 Yd pass from Preston Rice (Aaron Baum Kick) |
| 1:41 | Tennessee State touchdown. Geremy Hickbottom 7 Yd Run (Antonio Zita PAT blocked) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Murray State | Tennessee State |
| Total first downs | 23 | 15 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Murray State | Tennessee State |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 10 |
| Third downs converted | 9 | 2 |
| Third down percentage | 53 % | 20 % |
| Fourth down | Murray State | Tennessee State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 100 % |
| Offense | Murray State | Tennessee State |
| Total yards | 378 | 321 |
| Total rushing yards | 185 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 193 | 159 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 36:03 | 23:57 |
| Rushing | Murray State | Tennessee State |
| Total rushing plays | 44 | 162 |
| Total rushing yards | 185 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.2 | 6.2 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Passing | Murray State | Tennessee State |
| Passes attempted | 30 | 29 |
| Passes completed | 13 | 17 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Murray State | Tennessee State |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 10 |
| Penalty yards | 60 | 99 |
| Turnovers | Murray State | Tennessee State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 1 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Murray State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Damonta Witherspoon | 26 | 124 | 4.8 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Preston Rice | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Cortezz Jones | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| DJ Williams | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Tennessee State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Geremy Hickbottom | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 3 | 65 | ||||
| Devon Starling | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 0 | 32 | ||||
| Tre Boone III | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Murray State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Preston Rice | 12 | 5 | 42 % | 106 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DJ Williams | 18 | 8 | 44 % | 87 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tennessee State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Geremy Hickbottom | 29 | 17 | 59 % | 159 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Murray State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| LaMartez Brooks | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 54 | ||||
| Malik Honeycutt | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Deshun Britten | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Michael Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Damonta Witherspoon | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| DJ Ruff | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Tennessee State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Josh Trueheart | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Vincent Perry | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Rodell Rahmaan | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Devon Starling | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Zaire Thornton | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Dayron Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Cam Wyche | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Murray State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Murray State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| James Reese IV | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Murray State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Murray State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Dameon Gomes | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Malik Honeycutt | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Zach Dobson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Jalen Rouse | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Murray State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Malik Honeycutt | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Zach Dobson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Murray State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Aaron Baum | 0/2 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |||||
| Tennessee State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Antonio Zita | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Murray State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Louis Halton | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Kaleb Mosley | 8 | 321 | 40.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 3:12 AM.