Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Toledo Rockets

Dec 17, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MTSU	7	7	0	17	31
TOL	0	17	0	7	24

Game Recap

Middle Tennessee tops Toledo in Bahamas to begin bowl season. Freshman Nick Vattiato threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns, including a 59-yard scoring pass to Jarrin Pierce with 6:24 left, and Middle Tennessee beat Toledo 31-24 on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl.

Scoring Summary

MTSUTOL

Q11:30Yusuf Ali 6 Yd pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick).70
Q213:52Dequan Finn 40 Yd Run (Thomas Cluckey Kick).77
Q211:11Matt Landers 90 Yd pass from Dequan Finn (Thomas Cluckey Kick).714
Q28:58Frank Peasant 1 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick).1414
Q21:05Thomas Cluckey 32 Yd Field Goal.1417
Q414:54Mike DiLiello 17 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick).2117
Q46:24Jarrin Pierce 59 Yd pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick).2817
Q44:34Zeke Rankin 35 Yd Field Goal.3117
Q41:08DeMeer Blankumsee 13 Yd pass from Dequan Finn (Thomas Cluckey Kick).3124

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:15
00
Punt — 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:51
00
Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:01
00
Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 0:53
00
Missed FG — 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:10
00
Touchdown — 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:20
70

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:38
77
Punt — 3 plays, -9 yards, 2:28
77
Touchdown — 1 play, 79 yards, 0:13
714
Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:13
1414
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 0:51
1414
Fumble — 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:15
1414
Punt — 4 plays, 21 yards, 2:02
1414
Interception — 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:21
1414
Field Goal — 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:24
1417
End of Half — 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:05
1417

3rd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:01
1417
Punt — 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:35
1417
Downs — 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:39
1417
Missed FG — 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:51
1417

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00
2117
Punt — 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:58
2117
Punt — 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:41
2117
Punt — 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:06
2117
Touchdown — 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:45
2817
Interception — 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:46
2817
Field Goal — 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:04
3117
Touchdown — 15 plays, 83 yards, 3:26
3124
End of Game — 2 plays, -8 yards, 1:08
3124

Team Stats

MTSU

TOL

31Points24

435Total Yards447

276Pass Yards212

159Rush Yards235

33:44Time of Possession26:16

26First Downs21

4Touchdowns3

1(2)Field Goals(Attempts)1(3)

1Turnovers1

40Penalty Yards116

Game Details

Friday, December 17, 2021 · 12:00 PM

Glass Bowl · Toledo, OH

attendance: 13,596 (52.2%)

spread: TOL -10.5

over/under: 50