College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 31, Middle Tennessee 10
When: 7:30 PM   ET ,  Thursday, September 28, 2023
Where: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Attendance: 14712
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Middle Tennessee 0 3 7 0 10
Western Kentucky 10 13 0 8 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 7:34
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 7 - Middle Tennessee 0
Davion Ervin-Poindexter 18 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick)
1st Quarter - 3:23
Western Kentucky   FG  Western Kentucky 10 - Middle Tennessee 0
Lucas Carneiro 45 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:58
Middle Tennessee   FG  Western Kentucky 10 - Middle Tennessee 3
Zeke Rankin 23 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 5:17
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 17 - Middle Tennessee 3
Easton Messer 8 yd. pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:09
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 23 - Middle Tennessee 3
Austin Reed 1 yd. run
3rd Quarter - 9:03
Middle Tennessee   TD  Western Kentucky 23 - Middle Tennessee 10
Frank Peasant 16 yd. run (Zeke Rankin kick)
4th Quarter - 5:52
Western Kentucky   TD  Western Kentucky 31 - Middle Tennessee 10
Elijah Young 14 yd. run (Elijah Young pass from Dalvin Smith)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky
W‑L 1 - 4 - 0 3 - 2 - 0
Conference 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky
Score 10 31
1st Downs 20 22
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-16
31%		 10-for-19
53%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-4
50%		 1-for-1
100%
Total Yards 373 444
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 28-121 28-147
Average/Rush 4.3 5.2
Passing
Comp-Att 27-45 30-52
Passing Yards 252 297
Average/Pass Play 5.5 5.7
Penalties-Yards 7-40 8-68
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Time of Possession 28:07 31:53
PLAYER STATS
Middle Tennessee (1 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 27/45 252 0 2
Western Kentucky (3 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Reed 30/52 297 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
F. Peasant 14 76 5.4 1
J. Credle 7 39 5.6 0
N. Vattiato 7 6 0.9 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Sanders 7 83 11.9 0
E. Young 6 30 5.0 1
A. Reed 6 23 3.8 1
M. Stepp 6 16 2.7 0
D. Ervin-Poindexter 1 0 0.0 0
K. Hutchinson 1 -4 -4.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Olson 6 76 12.7 0
H. Willis 6 70 11.7 0
E. Metcalf 5 43 8.6 0
J. Credle 5 31 6.2 0
D. England-Chisolm 3 20 6.7 0
K. Norris 1 6 6.0 0
F. Peasant 1 6 6.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Corley 8 81 10.1 0
E. Messer 4 43 10.8 1
J. Holiday 3 42 14.0 0
M. Barry 3 36 12.0 0
C. Burt Jr. 3 23 7.7 0
M. Stepp 1 19 19.0 0
D. Ervin-Poindexter 1 18 18.0 1
R. Helms 2 15 7.5 0
D. Smith 3 13 4.3 0
K. Hutchinson 1 8 8.0 0
E. Young 1 -1 -1.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
T. Fluellen 1 20 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
B. Washington 1 0 0
T. Williams 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. Guidry 1.0 4.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Fluellen 6 2
S. Brumfield 5 1
J. Butler 5 1
T. Ross 4 1
D. Stanley 4 2
D. Francis 4 3
T. Raby 3 0
C. Johnson 2 0
J. Thomas 2 1
R. Hartley 1 0
T. Ferrell 1 0
J. Stewart 1 0
D. Curtis 1 1
P. Hughes 1 1
D. McDonald 1 1
Z. Wood 0 1
J. Branch 0 1
M. Cook 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Williams 7 5
H. Wheeler 4 2
J. Evans 4 5
B. Washington 3 4
T. Allen 2 1
A. Key 2 1
U. Stout 2 1
T. Naughton 1 0
D. Ervin-Poindexter 1 0
D. McCray 1 1
D. Williams 1 1
A. Brackenridge 1 1
V. Marshall 1 2
J. Loving 1 3
K. Guidry 1 3
K. Simpkins 1 4
N. Cooper 0 1
R. Davis Jr. 0 1
T. Thompson 0 1
M. Barry 0 1
D. Lynch 0 2
R. Weber 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. McDonald 1.0 4.0
J. Butler 1.0 1.0
M. Cook 0.5 2.0
D. Francis 0.5 1.0
J. Branch 0.5 1.0
Z. Wood 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
K. Guidry 1.5 4.0
U. Stout 1.0 4.0
J. Loving 1.0 3.0
T. Williams 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
K. Norris 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles