Murray State at Tennessee Tech
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Murray State | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 36 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 6:35 | Murray State touchdown. Eric Samuta 75 Yd Interception Return (Zaden Webber Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 12:16 | Tennessee Tech field goal. Hayden Olsen 20 Yd Field Goal |
| 5:47 | Murray State touchdown. Damonta Witherspoon 6 Yd Run (Zaden Webber Kick) |
| 3:59 | Tennessee Tech touchdown. Willie Miller 10 Yd Run (Hayden Olsen Kick) |
| 0:10 | Murray State touchdown. Damonta Witherspoon 1 Yd Run (Zaden Webber Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 10:16 | Murray State field goal. Aaron Baum 55 Yd Field Goal |
| 4:30 | Murray State touchdown. Quinaz Turner 82 Yd Interception Return (Zaden Webber PAT failed) |
| 2:15 | Tennessee Tech touchdown. Kurt Taylor Jr. 22 Yd pass from Willie Miller (Hayden Olsen Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 14:57 | Tennessee Tech touchdown. Willie Miller 3 Yd Run (Hayden Olsen Kick) |
| 5:03 | Tennessee Tech touchdown. Jyron Gilmore 39 Yd Punt Return (Hayden Olsen Kick) |
| 2:36 | Murray State touchdown. LaMartez Brooks 11 Yd pass from Preston Rice (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Murray State | Tennessee Tech |
| Total first downs | 16 | 26 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Murray State | Tennessee Tech |
| Third downs attempted | 11 | 12 |
| Third downs converted | 4 | 4 |
| Third down percentage | 36 % | 33 % |
| Fourth down | Murray State | Tennessee Tech |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 2 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 2 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 100 % |
| Offense | Murray State | Tennessee Tech |
| Total yards | 280 | 400 |
| Total rushing yards | 103 | 3 |
| Total passing yards | 177 | 213 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 24:32 | 35:28 |
| Rushing | Murray State | Tennessee Tech |
| Total rushing plays | 28 | 187 |
| Total rushing yards | 103 | 3 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | Murray State | Tennessee Tech |
| Passes attempted | 26 | 29 |
| Passes completed | 17 | 17 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Murray State | Tennessee Tech |
| Penalties committed | 8 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 99 | 56 |
| Turnovers | Murray State | Tennessee Tech |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 3 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Murray State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Damonta Witherspoon | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Jacob Bell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Preston Rice | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Rodney Castille | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| DeQuan Dallas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Malik Honeycutt | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tennessee Tech | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Willie Miller | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 2 | 25 | ||||
| Kurt Taylor Jr. | 25 | 84 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Murray State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Preston Rice | 26 | 17 | 65 % | 177 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tennessee Tech | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Willie Miller | 29 | 17 | 59 % | 213 | 7.3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Murray State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| LaMartez Brooks | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Jacob Bell | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Rodney Castille | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Malik Honeycutt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tennessee Tech | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Kurt Taylor Jr. | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Metrius Fleming | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
| Quinton Cross | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Bradley Clark | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 | ||||
| Justin Oden | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Hunter Barnhart | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Adam Browner | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Murray State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Eric Samuta | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Quinaz Turner | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Jacob Bell | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Tennessee Tech | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Willie Miller | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Murray State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Quinaz Turner | 1 | 82 | 1 | ||||||
| Eric Samuta | 1 | 75 | 1 | ||||||
| Davontae McKee | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Tennessee Tech | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Murray State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 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 | |||
| Quinaz Turner | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Tennessee Tech | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Metrius Fleming | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Murray State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jyron Gilmore | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Murray State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Zaden Webber | 0/0 | 0 | 3/4 | 3 | |||||
| Aaron Baum | 1/1 | 55 | 0/0 | 3 | |||||
| Tennessee Tech | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Hayden Olsen | 1/1 | 20 | 4/4 | 7 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Murray State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Louis Halton | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | |||
| Tennessee Tech | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Hayden Olsen | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | 40 | |||
Last updated on Thursday, March 25, 2021 3:21 AM.