Week 5 · 2023
Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky
Thu 09/28/2023 07:30 PMHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith StadiumWestern Kentucky pregame65% — Pregame win probability: 65% for Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky favored, and won.Conference
72°Clear6 mph SSW · 76% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Middle Tennessee
10
4–8
Western Kentucky
31
8–5
Attendance
14,712
reported
Middle TennesseeMTSU
Western KentuckyWKU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Nicholas Vattiato | 27/45 | 252 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 16.6 |
| WKU | Austin Reed | 30/52 | 297 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 54.8 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Frank Peasant | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 1 | 16 |
| MTSU | Jaiden Credle | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 23 |
| MTSU | Nicholas Vattiato | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 5 |
| WKU | LT Sanders | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 56 |
| WKU | Elijah Young | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 |
| WKU | Austin Reed | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 |
| WKU | Markese Stepp | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 |
| WKU | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Justin Olson | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 28 |
| MTSU | Holden Willis | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 25 |
| MTSU | Elijah Metcalf | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 40 |
| MTSU | Jaiden Credle | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 8 |
| MTSU | DJ England-Chisolm | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 |
| MTSU | Frank Peasant | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MTSU | Kalani Norris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| WKU | Malachi Corley | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | 31 |
| WKU | Easton Messer | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 15 |
| WKU | Jimmy Holiday | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
| WKU | Moussa Barry | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 |
| WKU | Craig Burt Jr. | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 |
| WKU | Markese Stepp | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| WKU | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
| WKU | River Helms | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| WKU | Dalvin Smith | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| WKU | Elijah Young | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Kalani Norris | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Bryson Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Tra Fluellen | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MTSU | Drew Francis | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Deonte Stanley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Johnathan Butler | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Sam Brumfield | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Teldrick Ross | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Jakobe Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MTSU | Tyrell Raby | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MTSU | Chris Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | De'Arre McDonald | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MTSU | Devyn Curtis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Marley Cook | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Parker Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | James Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Jordan Branch | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MTSU | Raquon Hartley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Trevon Ferrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Zaylin Wood | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTSU | Quindarius Dunnigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WKU | Takulve Williams | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | JaQues Evans | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Bryson Washington | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WKU | Hosea Wheeler | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Kendrick Simpkins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jayden Loving | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Kylan Guidry | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Aaron Key | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Swipe Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKU | Talique Allen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Upton Stout | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Anthony Brackenridge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Davion Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Deante McCray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Devon Lynch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Rome Weber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Moussa Barry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Niko Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Rickie Davis Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Terrion Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Trey Naughton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Tra Fluellen | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| WKU | Bryson Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Takulve Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Zeke Rankin | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 1/1 | 4 |
| WKU | Lucas Carneiro | 1/1 | 100.0 | 45 | 2/3 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Trey Turk | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| MTSU | Miles Tillman | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| WKU | Tom Ellard | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | DJ England-Chisolm | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| MTSU | Kellen Stewart | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| WKU | Easton Messer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | Zack Dobson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Western Kentucky 7–3 vs Middle Tennessee
- 2022 · wk 7Western Kentucky 35 @ Middle Tennessee 17
- 2021 · wk 10Middle Tennessee 21 @ Western Kentucky 48
- 2020 · wk 5Western Kentucky 20 @ Middle Tennessee 17
- 2019 · wk 14Middle Tennessee 26 @ Western Kentucky 31
- 2018 · wk 10Western Kentucky 10 @ Middle Tennessee 29
- 2017 · wk 12Middle Tennessee 38 @ Western Kentucky 41
- 2016 · wk 7Western Kentucky 44 @ Middle Tennessee 43
- 2015 · wk 6Middle Tennessee 28 @ Western Kentucky 58
- 2014 · wk 3Western Kentucky 47 @ Middle Tennessee 50
- 2012 · wk 10Middle Tennessee 34 @ Western Kentucky 29
Previous 4 meetings vs. Tyson Helton
Middle Tennessee 0–4 vs Tyson Helton
- 2022 · wk 7Western Kentucky 35 @ Middle Tennessee 17
- 2021 · wk 10Middle Tennessee 21 @ Western Kentucky 48
- 2020 · wk 5Western Kentucky 20 @ Middle Tennessee 17
- 2019 · wk 14Middle Tennessee 26 @ Western Kentucky 31
Previous 10 meetings vs. Rick Stockstill
Western Kentucky 7–3 vs Rick Stockstill
- 2022 · wk 7Western Kentucky 35 @ Middle Tennessee 17
- 2021 · wk 10Middle Tennessee 21 @ Western Kentucky 48
- 2020 · wk 5Western Kentucky 20 @ Middle Tennessee 17
- 2019 · wk 14Middle Tennessee 26 @ Western Kentucky 31
- 2018 · wk 10Western Kentucky 10 @ Middle Tennessee 29
- 2017 · wk 12Middle Tennessee 38 @ Western Kentucky 41
- 2016 · wk 7Western Kentucky 44 @ Middle Tennessee 43
- 2015 · wk 6Middle Tennessee 28 @ Western Kentucky 58
- 2014 · wk 3Western Kentucky 47 @ Middle Tennessee 50
- 2012 · wk 10Middle Tennessee 34 @ Western Kentucky 29
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