Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
| Western Kentucky | 21 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 48 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 11:49 | Middle Tennessee touchdown. DJ England-Chisolm 45 Yd pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick) |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Daewood Davis 17 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) |
| 6:09 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Malachi Corley 5 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) |
| 2:07 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Beanie Bishop 43 Yd Interception Return (Brayden Narveson Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 9:08 | Middle Tennessee touchdown. Yusuf Ali 36 Yd pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick) |
| 5:24 | Western Kentucky field goal. Brayden Narveson 35 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:35 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Mitchell Tinsley 10 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Daewood Davis 28 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) |
| 9:18 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Bailey Zappe 8 Yd Run (Brayden Narveson Kick) |
| 7:38 | Western Kentucky field goal. Brayden Narveson 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:35 | Middle Tennessee touchdown. Frank Peasant 5 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky |
| Total first downs | 19 | 19 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 16 |
| Third downs converted | 7 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 41 % | 44 % |
| Fourth down | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky |
| Fourth downs attempted | 3 | 2 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky |
| Total yards | 349 | 352 |
| Total rushing yards | 123 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 226 | 281 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 33:02 | 26:58 |
| Rushing | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky |
| Total rushing plays | 35 | 71 |
| Total rushing yards | 123 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky |
| Passes attempted | 46 | 50 |
| Passes completed | 27 | 29 |
| Average yards per completion | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| Passing touchdowns | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky |
| Penalties committed | 6 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 56 | 15 |
| Turnovers | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 6 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Frank Peasant | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Mike DiLiello | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Jaylin Lane | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| DJ England-Chisolm | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Martell Pettaway | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Nick Vattiato | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Western Kentucky | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Noah Whittington | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Kye Robichaux | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Adam Cofield | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Jakairi Moses | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bailey Zappe | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Nick Vattiato | 41 | 24 | 59 % | 205 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Mike DiLiello | 5 | 3 | 60 % | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Western Kentucky | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Bailey Zappe | 50 | 29 | 58 % | 281 | 5.6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| DJ England-Chisolm | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 45 | ||||
| Yusuf Ali | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| CJ Windham | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Izaiah Gathings | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Jimmy Marshall | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| JaMichael Thompson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Jaylin Lane | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Jarrin Pierce | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Western Kentucky | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jerreth Sterns | 11 | 110 | 10.0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
| Mitchell Tinsley | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 28 | ||||
| Daewood Davis | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 2 | 28 | ||||
| Malachi Corley | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Noah Whittington | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Josh Sterns | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Dalvin Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Martell Pettaway | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Jaylin Lane | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Western Kentucky | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jaden Hunter | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Noah Whittington | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Beanie Bishop | 2 | 72 | 1 | ||||||
| Kahlef Hailassie | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Demetrius Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jaden Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Davion Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Reed Blankenship | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Teldrick Ross | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Johnathan Butler | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gregory Grate Jr. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DQ Thomas | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tra Fluellen | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Ferguson | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jurriente Davis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Zaylin Wood | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quincy Riley | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frank Peasant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Deidrick Stanley II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raquon Hartley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wayne Parks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Branch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Decorian Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ralph Mency | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DJ England-Chisolm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Shellman IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marley Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Western Kentucky | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jaden Hunter | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kaleb Oliver | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darius Shipp | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| JaQues Evans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeremy Darvin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Brodric Martin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kendrick Simpkins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dominique Bradshaw | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DeAngelo Malone | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Antwon Kincade | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Will Ignont | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Juwuan Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demetrius Cain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Miguel Edwards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Beanie Bishop | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Nick Days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Pitts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tre Shaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Davion Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Omari Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matthew Flint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lichon Terrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kahlef Hailassie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terrion Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Jakairi Moses | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Beanie Bishop | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jaylin Lane | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 68 | 0 | ||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| DeAngelo Wilson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Jerreth Sterns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Zeke Rankin | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |||||
| Western Kentucky | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Brayden Narveson | 2/2 | 43 | 6/6 | 12 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Kyle Ulbrich | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 0 | 1 | 49 | |||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| John Haggerty III | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 0 | 1 | 56 | |||
Last updated on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:38 AM.