Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Liberty Flames

Oct 17, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MTSU	14	7	14	0	35
LIB	14	7	14	7	42

Game Recap

Salter passes for 2 TDs, Cooley runs for three TDs, Liberty beats Middle Tennessee 42-35. Kaidon Salter threw two touchdowns passes and added 160 yards rushing, Quinton Cooley scored three rushing touchdown and Liberty beat Middle Tennessee 42-35 Tuesday night.

Scoring Summary

MTSULIB

Q113:36DJ Riles 3 Yd pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick).70
Q18:37Quinton Cooley 5 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).77
Q16:43Elijah Metcalf 20 Yd pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick).147
Q10:49Quinton Cooley 9 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).1414
Q28:29Billy Lucas 1 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).1421
Q20:20Zack Dobson 2 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick).2121
Q312:43DJ England-Chisolm 36 Yd pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick).2821
Q36:41Bentley Hanshaw 23 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown Kick).2828
Q36:10Zack Dobson 72 Yd pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick).3528
Q32:50Quinton Cooley 10 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).3535
Q414:37CJ Daniels 37 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown Kick).3542

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Interception — 1 play, 0 yards, 0:14
00
Touchdown — 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:04
70
Touchdown — 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59
77
Touchdown — 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54
147
Touchdown — 13 plays, 97 yards, 5:49
1414

2nd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:26
1414
Touchdown — 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:47
1421
Downs — 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:04
1421
Punt — 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:05
1421
Touchdown — 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:00
2121
End of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:20
2121

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:18
2121
Fumble — 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:38
2121
Touchdown — 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:21
2821
Touchdown — 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:56
2828
Touchdown — 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31
3528
Touchdown — 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:12
3535
Fumble — 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:58
3535

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:15
3542
Punt — 4 plays, 10 yards, 0:50
3542
Punt — 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:18
3542
Punt — 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:47
3542
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:03
3542
Interception — 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:22
3542
Punt — 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:15
3542
Downs — 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:58
3542
End of Game — 5 plays, 8 yards, 1:04
3542

Team Stats

MTSU

LIB

35Points42

428Total Yards541

332Pass Yards140

96Rush Yards401

22:40Time of Possession37:20

23First Downs33

5Touchdowns6

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

3Turnovers2

40Penalty Yards80

Game Details

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Williams Stadium (VA) · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 16,354 (65.4%)