Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Oct 15, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WKU	0	14	14	7	35
MTSU	7	3	0	7	17

Game Recap

WKU beats Middle Tennessee for 600th win in program history. Austin Reed threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Western Kentucky past Middle Tennessee 35-17 on Saturday for the program's 600th victory.

Scoring Summary

WKUMTSU

Q113:10Chase Cunningham 14 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick).07
Q214:56Malachi Corley 3 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Brayden Narveson Kick).77
Q22:39Kye Robichaux 14 Yd Run (Brayden Narveson Kick).147
Q20:41Zeke Rankin 34 Yd Field Goal.1410
Q312:15Austin Reed 1 Yd Run (Brayden Narveson Kick).2110
Q32:04Joshua Simon 1 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Brayden Narveson Kick).2810
Q49:44Darius Thomas 42 Yd Interception Return (Brayden Narveson Kick).3510
Q45:09Izaiah Gathings 11 Yd pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin Kick).3517

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:35
00
Fumble — 1 play, -3 yards, 0:06
00
Touchdown — 1 play, 14 yards, 0:09
07
Punt — 6 plays, 10 yards, 1:46
07
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:50
07
Downs — 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:40
07
Punt — 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:31
07
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:10
07
Punt — 3 plays, -6 yards, 1:44
07

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:25
77
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:24
77
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:02
77
Punt — 3 plays, -6 yards, 2:00
77
Interception — 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:11
77
Punt — 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:18
77
Touchdown — 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:11
147
Field Goal — 10 plays, 57 yards, 1:51
1410
Punt — 4 plays, 12 yards, 0:24
1410
End of Half — 1 play, 9 yards, 0:10
1410

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:40
2110
Downs — 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:39
2110
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:40
2110
Downs — 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:52
2110
Touchdown — 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:00
2810

4th Quarter

Punt — 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:16
2810
Downs — 12 plays, 39 yards, 4:56
2810
Interception Touchdown — 1 play, -5 yards, 0:08
3510
Punt — 3 plays, -10 yards, 1:32
3510
Fumble — 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:40
3510
Touchdown — 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:13
3517
Downs — 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:24
3517
End of Game — 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:43
3517

Team Stats

WKU

MTSU

35Points17

443Total Yards291

278Pass Yards228

165Rush Yards63

32:37Time of Possession27:23

22First Downs19

5Touchdowns2

0(0)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

4Turnovers2

78Penalty Yards75

Game Details

Saturday, October 15, 2022 · 3:30 PM

Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN

attendance: 14,806 (48.1%)

spread: WKU -7.5

over/under: 67.5