2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
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Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
Record | 3–6 (2–4 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tony Franklin (5th season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Shafer (4th season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
Home stadium | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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Marshall xy | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UAB xy$ | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Preseason
[edit]Award watch lists
[edit]Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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TBD |
CUSA media days
[edit]The CUSA Media Days was held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]
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Preseason All-CUSA teams
[edit]To be released
Schedule
[edit]Middle Tennessee announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] The original 2020 schedule consists of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Blue Raiders had games scheduled against Duke, Indiana State, Old Dominion, UConn, Virginia Tech, and UAB which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5][6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 0–42 | 5,249 | |||
September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy* | ESPN | L 14–47 | 6,000 | |||
September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | CBSSN | L 35–37 | 6,182 | |||
October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| ESPN3 | L 17–20 | 6,500 | ||
October 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at FIU | ESPNU | W 31–28 | 2,213 | |||
October 17 | 4:00 p.m. | North Texas |
| Stadium | L 35–52 | 5,000 | ||
October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN3 | W 40–34 2OT | 0 | |||
November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Marshall | CBSSN | L 14–42 | 12,224 | |||
November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at Troy* | ESPN3 | W 20–17 | 12,000 | |||
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Game summaries
[edit]At Army
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
• Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
- Date: September 5, 2020
- Location: Michie Stadium
West Point, NY - Game start: 12:30 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
- Game attendance: 5,249
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 6 MPH
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Ben Holden (play–by–play), Ross Tucker (analyst), Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter)
1 | 09:46 | ARMY | Sandon McCoy 1-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick) (9 plays, 43 yards, 4:00) | ARMY 7–0 |
2 | 14:06 | ARMY | Sandon McCoy 2-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick) (19 plays, 85 yards, 9:13) | ARMY 14–0 |
07:14 | ARMY | Sandon McCoy 4-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick) (10 plays, 41 yards, 4:25) | ARMY 21–0 | |
3 | 10:48 | ARMY | Christian Anderson 24-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 4:07) | ARMY 28–0 |
06:33 | ARMY | Jon Rhattigan 43-yard interception returned (Landon Salyers kick) (8 plays, 21 yards, 4:10) | ARMY 35–0 | |
4 | 04:06 | ARMY | Anthony Adkins 22-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick) (19 plays, 99 yards, 12:26) | ARMY 42–0 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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ARMY –3.5 | 54[8] |
Statistics | Middle Tennessee | Army |
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First downs | 13 | 24 |
Total yards | 184 | 368 |
Rushing yards | 75 | 340 |
Passing yards | 109 | 28 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Time of possession | 24:31 | 35:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Middle Tennessee | Passing | Chase Cunningham | 7/10, 63 yards |
Rushing | Chaton Mobley | 5 carries, 27 yards | |
Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 4 receptions, 33 yards | |
Army | Passing | Christian Anderson | 2/4, 28 yards |
Rushing | Tyrell Robinson | 9 carries, 94 yards | |
Receiving | Isaiah Alston | 1 reception, 18 yards |
Troy
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Trojans | 7 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 47 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
- Date: September 19, 2020
- Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Murfreesboro, TN - Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
- Game attendance: 6,000
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Hazy, Cool, Nice • Wind: 6 N MPH
- Referee: Ken Antee
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)
1 | 11:13 | TROY | Khalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (12 plays, 73 yards, 3:47) | TROY 7–0 |
01:33 | MTSU | Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:11) | TIE 7–7 | |
2 | 14:11 | TROY | Charlie Strong 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:14) | TROY 14–7 |
06:50 | TROY | Evan Legassey 47-yard field goal (8 plays, 22 yards, 2:40) | TROY 17–7 | |
01:29 | TROY | Team Safety (3 plays, −6 yards, 0:15) | TROY 19–7 | |
00:03 | TROY | Khalil McClain 5-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (10 plays, 60 yards, 1:20) | TROY 26–7 | |
3 | 09:56 | TROY | Carloss Crawford 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:20) | TROY 33–7 |
03:29 | TROY | DK Billingsley 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (11 plays, 70 yards, 4:56) | TROY 40–7 | |
4 | 06:22 | TROY | Tyler Hussey 8-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 3:37) | TROY 47–7 |
01:54 | MTSU | Jaylin Lane 28-yard pass from Mike Diliello (Crews Holt kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 4:22) | TROY 47–14 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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TROY −3.5 | 64.5[9] |
Statistics | Troy | Middle Tennessee |
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First downs | 30 | 15 |
Total yards | 496 | 241 |
Rushing yards | 240 | 87 |
Passing yards | 256 | 154 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 35:45 | 24:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Troy | Passing | Gunnar Watson | 26/37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | B. J. Smith | 10 carries, 81 yards | |
Receiving | Khalil McClain | 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs | |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 16/23, 109 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 11 receptions, 81 yards |
At UTSA
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Raiders | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
• Roadrunners | 0 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
- Date: September 25, 2020
- Location: Alamodome
San Antonio, TX - Game start: 7:06 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
- Game attendance: 6,182
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoors (N/A)
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Amanda Balionis (sideline reporter)
1 | 08:20 | MTSU | Crew Holt 26-yard field goal (10 plays, 64 yards, 3:36) | MTSU 3–0 |
2 | 11:11 | UTSA | Zakhari Franklin 25-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick) (1 play, 40 yards, 0:16) | UTSA 7–3 |
07:38 | UTSA | Sincere McCormick 11-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (2 plays, 14 yards, 0:36) | UTSA 14–3 | |
01:08 | MTSU | Chaton Mobley 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (9 plays, 91 yards, 2:19) | UTSA 14–10 | |
00:00 | UTSA | Hunter Duplessis 24-yard field goal (11 plays, 63 yards, 1:08) | UTSA 17–10 | |
3 | 11:25 | UTSA | Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal (9 plays, 64 yards, 3:35) | UTSA 20–10 |
08:30 | MTSU | Chaton Mobley 4-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt PAT blocked) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55) | UTSA 20–16 | |
06:40 | UTSA | Chaton Mobley 24-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (3 plays, 96 yards, 1:06) | MTSU 23–20 | |
06:01 | UTSA | Sincere McCormick 1-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (3 plays, 49 yards, 0:39) | UTSA 27–23 | |
02:12 | UTSA | Joshua Cephus 7-yard pass from Josh Adkins (Hunter Duplessis kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 2:41) | UTSA 34–23 | |
4 | 14:46 | MTSU | DJ England-Chisolm 26-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:26) | UTSA 34–29 |
11:39 | UTSA | Hunter Duplessis 35-yard field goal (9 plays, 55 yards, 3:07) | UTSA 37–29 | |
01:04 | MTSU | Yusuf Ali 6-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (13 plays, 72 yards, 4:43) | UTSA 37–35 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTSA –6 | 59[10] |
Statistics | Middle Tennessee | UTSA |
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First downs | 27 | 16 |
Total yards | 563 | 391 |
Rushing yards | 191 | 88 |
Passing yards | 372 | 303 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 35:40 | 24:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 31/47, 372 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Jayy McDonald | 7 carries, 76 yards | |
Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 7 receptions, 107 yards | |
UTSA | Passing | Josh Adkins | 16/28, 233 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Sincere McCormick | 19 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 6 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD |
Western Kentucky
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Hilltoppers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
- Date: October 3, 2020
- Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Murfreesboro, TN - Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
- Game attendance: 6,500
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny & Nice • Wind: ESE 1 MPH
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Jake Rose (play–by–play) and Jeremy Kellem (analyst)
2 | 14:09 | WKU | Brayden Narveson 47-yard field goal (11 play, 30 yard, 5:02) | WKU 3–0 |
07:51 | MTSU | Asher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 6:18) | MTSU 7–3 | |
02:59 | MTSU | Crews Holt 44-yard field goal (8 plays, 42 yards, 2:03) | MTSU 10–3 | |
00:21 | WKU | Xavier Lane 6-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 2:38) | TIE 10–10 | |
3 | 03:26 | WKU | Brayden Narveson 53-yard field goal (14 plays, 64 yards, 4:30) | WKU 13–10 |
4 | 06:04 | WKU | Joshua Simon 11-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick) (13 plays, 68 yards, 6:39) | WKU 20–10 |
02:07 | MTSU | CJ Windham 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 3:57) | WKU 20–17 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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WKU –7 | 52.5[11] |
Statistics | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee |
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First downs | 21 | 18 |
Total yards | 326 | 319 |
Rushing yards | 138 | 102 |
Passing yards | 188 | 217 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 21/36, 188 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 16 carries, 55 yards | |
Receiving | Xavier Lane | 7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD | |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 23/33, 217 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 25 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 9 receptions, 65 yards |
At FIU
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Blue Raiders | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
- Date: October 10, 2020
- Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Miami, FL - Game start: 3:02 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes
- Game attendance: 2,213
- Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 10 MPH
- Referee: Kevin Randall
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
1 | 12:09 | FIU | Shaun Peterson Jr. 1-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick) (4 plays, 23 yards, 1:41) | FIU 7–0 |
2 | 13:57 | MTSU | Asher O'Hara 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 5:20) | TIE 7–7 |
09:09 | MTSU | Asher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (5 plays, 64 yards, 1:38) | MTSU 14–7 | |
08:53 | FIU | Shaun Peterson Jr. 63-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick) (1 play, 78 yards, 0:16) | TIE 14–14 | |
00:53 | MTSU | Crews Holt 44-yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42) | MTSU 17–14 | |
3 | 06:54 | FIU | Nate Jefferson 7-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick) (5 plays, 36 yards, 2:06) | FIU 21–17 |
00:28 | MTSU | CJ Windham 6-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (10 plays, 76 yards, 3:15) | MTSU 24–21 | |
00:11 | FIU | D'vonte Price 65-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick) (1 play, 65 yards, 0:17) | FIU 28–24 | |
4 | 01:20 | MTSU | Jarrin Pierce 12-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (8 plays, 59 yards, 3:26) | MTSU 31–28 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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FIU –6.5 | 57[12] |
Statistics | Middle Tennessee | FIU |
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First downs | 23 | 15 |
Total yards | 404 | 328 |
Rushing yards | 136 | 270 |
Passing yards | 268 | 58 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:46 | 28:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 23/42, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD | |
FIU | Passing | Kaylan Wiggins | 5/15, 37 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Shaun Peterson Jr. | 15 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Nate Jefferson | 2 receptions, 19 yards |
North Texas
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Mean Green | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 52 |
Blue Raiders | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
- Date: October 17, 2020
- Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Murfreesboro, TN - Game start: 4:06 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
- Game attendance: 5,000
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny, nice • Wind: SSE 5 MPH
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play–by–play) and Max Starks (analyst)
1 | 08:35 | MTSU | Chaton Mobley 3-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (6 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) | MTSU 7–0 |
06:39 | UNT | DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (7 plays, 91 yards, 1:50) | TIE 7–7 | |
02:23 | MTSU | Jarrin Pierce 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16) | MTSU 14–7 | |
01:35 | MTSU | Gregory Grate Jr. 20-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick) (2 plays, -9 yards, 0:40) | MTSU 21–7 | |
2 | 09:39 | UNT | DeAndre Torrey 60-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 99 yards, 1:38) | MTSU 21–14 |
03:58 | MTSU | DJ England-Chisolm 24-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:41) | MTSU 28–21 | |
3 | 13:32 | UNT | Jason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 1:22) | TIE 28–28 |
06:44 | UNT | Deonte Simpson 9-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45) | UNT 35–28 | |
00:10 | UNT | Jaelon Darden 55-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 79 yards, 1:34) | UNT 42–28 | |
4 | 11:10 | UNT | Jason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) | UNT 49–28 |
08:40 | MTSU | Chaton Mobley 30-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:24) | UNT 49–35 | |
03:59 | UNT | Ethan Mooney 44-yard field goal (9 plays, 50 yards, 4:31) | UNT 52–35 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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MTSU –3.5 | 72[13] |
Statistics | North Texas | Middle Tennessee |
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First downs | 32 | 23 |
Total yards | 768 | 432 |
Rushing yards | 462 | 268 |
Passing yards | 306 | 164 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:52 | 32:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Texas | Passing | Jason Bean | 12/17, 181 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Jason Bean | 10 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs | |
Receiving | Jaelon Darden | 10 receptions, 204 yards, 1 TD | |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 18/29, 164 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Chaton Mobley | 14 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | CJ Windham | 4 receptions, 49 yards |
At Rice
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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• Blue Raiders | 0 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
Owls | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
- Date: October 24, 2020
- Location: Rice Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes
- Game attendance: 0
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 6 MPH
- Referee: Joe Lehring
- TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
1 | 11:11 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49) | RICE 3–0 |
04:29 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (9 plays, 29 yards, 3:56) | RICE 6–0 | |
2 | 10:40 | MTSU | Yusuf Ali 25-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 2:22) | MTSU 7–6 |
01:33 | RICE | August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (18 plays, 80 yards, 9:07) | RICE 13–7 | |
00:30 | MTSU | CJ Windham 21-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 1:03) | MTSU 14–13 | |
3 | 11:52 | MTSU | Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 62 yards, 3:08) | MTSU 21–13 |
07:55 | MTSU | Jonathan Butler 32-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick) (2 plays, 9 yards, 0:49) | MTSU 28–13 | |
05:34 | RICE | Austin Trammell 8-yard pass from Mike Collins (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:21) | MTSU 28–19 | |
00:00 | MTSU | Crews Holt 20-yard field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) | MTSU 31–19 | |
4 | 11:34 | RICE | Jack Bradley 22-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 83 yards, 3:26) | MTSU 31–26 |
00:34 | RICE | Austin Trammell 20-yard pass from Mike Collins (Mike Collins two-point conversion pass to Austin Trammell) (10 plays, 83 yards, 1:50) | RICE 34–31 | |
00:00 | MTSU | Crews Holt 48-yard field goal (5 plays, 35 yards, 0:34) | TIE 34–34 | |
2OT | MTSU | Asher O'Hara 14-yard rush (4 plays, 25 yards) | MTSU 40–34 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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RICE −4 | 48.5[14] |
Statistics | Middle Tennessee | Rice |
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First downs | 22 | 26 |
Total yards | 451 | 425 |
Rushing yards | 118 | 183 |
Passing yards | 333 | 242 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 27:03 | 32:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | CJ Windham | 7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD | |
Rice | Passing | Mike Collins | 18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Juma Otoviano | 20 carries, 84 yards | |
Receiving | Austin Trammell | 3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs |
At Marshall
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 16 Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
Statistics | MTSU | MRSH |
---|---|---|
First downs | 18 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 68–303 | 75–520 |
Rushes–yards | 23–56 | 38–184 |
Passing yards | 247 | 336 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 30–45–0 | 25–37–0 |
Time of possession | 24:46 | 35:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 29/44, 241 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 11 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 9 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 25/37, 336 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Brenden Knox | 16 carries, 70 yards | |
Receiving | Willie Johnson | 8 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD |
At Troy
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Blue Raiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Trojans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
- Date: November 21, 2020
- Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Troy, AL - Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes
- Game attendance: 12,000
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH
- Referee: Marshall Lewis
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
1 | 11:20 | TROY | Evan Legassey 33-yard field goal (10 plays, 68 yards, 3:40) | TROY 3–0 |
00:56 | MTSU | Chaton Mobley 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (11 plays, 66 yards, 5:09) | MTSU 7–3 | |
2 | 07:45 | MTSU | Frank Pleseant 5-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:09) | MTSU 14–3 |
04:29 | TROY | B. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:16) | MTSU 14–10 | |
00:17 | MTSU | Crews Holt 22-yard field goal (13 plays, 70 yards, 4:12) | MTSU 17–10 | |
4 | 02:37 | MTSU | Crews Holt 49-yard field goal (10 plays, 51 yards, 5:20) | MTSU 20–10 |
00:28 | TROY | Khalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 2:09) | MTSU 20–17 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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TROY –11 | 60.5[15] |
Statistics | Middle Tennessee | Troy |
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First downs | 23 | 18 |
Total yards | 396 | 392 |
Rushing yards | 186 | 92 |
Passing yards | 210 | 300 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 37:21 | 22:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Asher O'Hara | 19/23, 210 yards |
Rushing | Asher O'Hara | 25 carries, 86 yards | |
Receiving | Yusuf Ali | 7 receptions, 90 yards | |
Troy | Passing | Gunnar Watson | 25/39, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | B. J. Smith | 10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Khalil McClain | 6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD |
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