Week 5 · 2025

Middle Tennessee at Kennesaw State

Sat 09/27/2025 06:00 PMFifth Third StadiumKennesaw State pregame69%Pregame win probability: 69% for Kennesaw State. Kennesaw State favored, and won.Conference

83°Fair5 mph NW · 55% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Middle Tennessee

16

3–9

Kennesaw State

24

10–4

Attendance

11,040

reported

MTSU4 plays, 5 yd · Turnover

14:561st & 10own 30Britton Williams kickoff for 70 yds for a touchback0
14:431st & 10own 25Jekail Middlebrook run for 5 yds to the MTSU 30+5
14:122nd & 5own 30(14:32) No Huddle-Shotgun Vattiato,Nicholas pass incomplete short left to Cox,Nahzae thrown to MTSU35 PENALTY MTSU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Harris,E.J.) 5 yards from MTSU30 to MTSU25. NO PLAY.−5
14:042nd & 10own 25Jekail Middlebrook run for 5 yds to the MTSU 30 Jekail Middlebrook fumbled, recovered by KENN Tylon Dunlap+5

KENN3 plays, 30 yd · Touchdown

13:421st & 10opp 30Amari Odom run for 4 yds to the MTSU 26+4
13:302nd & 6opp 26Coleman Bennett run for 13 yds to the MTSU 13 for a 1ST down+13
13:251st & 10opp 13Christian Moss pass complete to Gerard Bullock Jr. for 13 yds for a TD Middle Tennessee Penalty, (Yards) declined (Britton Williams KICK)+13

MTSU7 plays, 18 yd · Punt

13:251st & 10own 35Britton Williams kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
12:201st & 10own 25Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Gamarion Carter for 15 yds to the MTSU 40 for a 1ST down+15
11:521st & 10own 40(11:52) No Huddle-Shotgun Vattiato,Nicholas pass complete short left to Butler,Myles caught at MTSU38, for 8 yards to the MTSU48 (Ford,Alex; Offord,Caleb) PENALTY MTSU Holding (Walker,Amorion) 10 yards from MTSU40 to MTSU30. NO PLAY.−10
11:241st & 20own 30Jekail Middlebrook run for 7 yds to the MTSU 37+7
10:502nd & 13own 37Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to AJ Jones0
10:363rd & 13own 37Nicholas Vattiato run for 6 yds to the MTSU 43+6
10:314th & 7own 43Ashton Logan punt for 44 yds0

KENN5 plays, 87 yd · Touchdown

10:161st & 10own 13Gabriel Benyard run for 7 yds to the KENN 20+7
9:462nd & 3own 20Coleman Bennett run for 8 yds to the KENN 28 for a 1ST down+8
9:261st & 10own 28Amari Odom pass complete to Gerard Bullock Jr. for 19 yds to the KENN 47 for a 1ST down+19
9:151st & 10own 47Amari Odom pass incomplete to Gabriel Benyard0
9:062nd & 10own 47Amari Odom pass complete to Chase Belcher for 53 yds for a TD (Britton Williams KICK)+53

MTSU11 plays, 59 yd · Field goal

8:141st & 10own 35Britton Williams kickoff for 60 yds , Juwon Gaston return for 20 yds to the MTSU 25+20
8:031st & 10own 25Nicholas Vattiato run for 4 yds to the MTSU 29+4
7:402nd & 6own 29Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Cam'ron Lacy for 7 yds to the MTSU 36 for a 1ST down+7
6:551st & 10own 36Rickey Hunt Jr. run for 4 yds to the MTSU 40+4
6:162nd & 6own 40Kennesaw State Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Ugonna Nwoha) to the KENN 45 for a 1ST down+15
5:491st & 10opp 45Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Nahzae Cox for 25 yds to the KENN 20 for a 1ST down+25
5:321st & 10opp 20(05:32) PENALTY MTSU False Start 5 yards from KSU20 to KSU25. NO PLAY.−5
5:091st & 15opp 25Jekail Middlebrook run for 2 yds to the KENN 23+2
4:322nd & 13opp 23Jekail Middlebrook run for 6 yds to the KENN 17+6
3:433rd & 7opp 17Jekail Middlebrook run for 1 yd to the KENN 16+1
3:434th & 6opp 16Jacob Hathaway 34 yd FG GOOD+34

KENN5 plays, 7 yd · Punt

3:381st & 10own 35Baylen Woodman kickoff for 63 yds , Tykeem Wallace return for 22 yds to the KENN 24+22
2:411st & 10own 24Alexander Diggs run for 1 yd to the KENN 25+1
2:262nd & 9own 25Amari Odom run for 6 yds to the KENN 31+6
1:593rd & 3own 31Amari Odom pass incomplete to Gabriel Benyard0
1:504th & 3own 31Joshua Huiet punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Jekail Middlebrook at the MTSU 250

MTSU4 plays, 6 yd · Punt

1:491st & 10own 25Rickey Hunt Jr. run for no gain to the MTSU 250
1:342nd & 10own 25Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Myles Butler for 6 yds to the MTSU 31+6
1:173rd & 4own 31Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Nahzae Cox0
1:074th & 4own 31Ashton Logan punt for 46 yds , Gabriel Benyard returns for 15 yds to the KENN 38+15

KENN3 plays, 62 yd · Touchdown

0:151st & 10own 38Coleman Bennett run for 3 yds to the KENN 41+3
0:152nd & 7own 41Coleman Bennett run for 30 yds to the MTSU 29 for a 1ST down+30
0:111st & 10opp 29Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 29 yds for a TD (Britton Williams KICK)+29

MTSU12 plays, 35 yd · Punt

0:111st & 10own 35Britton Williams kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
0:001st & 10own 25DJ Taylor run for 13 yds to the MTSU 38 for a 1ST down+13
0:00own 25End of 1st Quarter+13
14:531st & 10own 38Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to AJ Jones for 7 yds to the MTSU 45+7
13:222nd & 3own 45Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ Taylor for 3 yds to the MTSU 48 for a 1ST down+3
12:401st & 10own 48DJ Taylor run for 7 yds to the KENN 45+7
11:562nd & 3opp 45Nicholas Vattiato run for 4 yds to the KENN 41 for a 1ST down+4
11:171st & 10opp 41Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Myles Butler for 5 yds to the KENN 36+5
10:542nd & 5opp 36(11:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Middlebrook,Jekail rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU29 (Washington Jr.,JeRico) PENALTY MTSU Holding (Harris,E.J.) 10 yards from KSU36 to KSU46. NO PLAY.−10
10:232nd & 15opp 46Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Jekail Middlebrook for 3 yds to the KENN 43+3
9:373rd & 12opp 43Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Jekail Middlebrook for 3 yds to the KENN 40+3
9:354th & 9opp 40Ashton Logan punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Gabriel Benyard at the KENN 130

KENN3 plays, 17 yd · Turnover

8:381st & 10own 13Clayton Coppock run for 9 yds to the KENN 22+9
8:262nd & 1own 22Alexander Diggs run for 1 yd to the KENN 23 for a 1ST down+1
7:481st & 10own 23Alexander Diggs run for 7 yds to the KENN 30 Alexander Diggs fumbled, recovered by MTSU Devan Carlisle+7

MTSU7 plays, 30 yd · Touchdown

7:391st & 10opp 30Jekail Middlebrook run for 6 yds to the KENN 24+6
6:572nd & 4opp 24Nicholas Vattiato run for 2 yds to the KENN 22+2
6:183rd & 2opp 22Jekail Middlebrook run for 6 yds to the KENN 16 for a 1ST down+6
5:381st & 10opp 16Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Nahzae Cox for 3 yds to the KENN 13+3
4:572nd & 7opp 13Jekail Middlebrook run for 4 yds to the KENN 9+4
4:323rd & 3opp 9Nicholas Vattiato run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENN 10−1
4:174th & 4opp 10Jekail Middlebrook run for 10 yds for a TD (Jacob Hathaway KICK)+10

KENN10 plays, 46 yd · Missed FG

4:171st & 10own 35Baylen Woodman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
4:111st & 10own 25Gabriel Benyard run for 7 yds to the KENN 32+7
3:422nd & 3own 32Chase Belcher run for 5 yds to the KENN 37 for a 1ST down+5
3:201st & 10own 37Amari Odom pass complete to Lyndon Ravare for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+13
2:471st & 10midfield(03:06) No Huddle-Shotgun Odom,Amari pass incomplete deep right to Ravare,Lyndon thrown to MTSU10 PENALTY MTSU Pass Interference (Carlisle,Devan) 15 yards from KSU50 to MTSU35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
2:401st & 10opp 35Amari Odom run for 1 yd to the MTSU 34+1
2:262nd & 9opp 34Gabriel Benyard run for 1 yd to the MTSU 33+1
1:543rd & 8opp 33Coleman Bennett run for 4 yds to the MTSU 29+4
1:544th & 4opp 29Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 01:540
1:484th & 4opp 29Britton Williams 47 yd FG MISSED+47

MTSU11 plays, 69 yd · Turnover

1:461st & 10own 29Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Amorion Walker0
1:422nd & 10own 29Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Hunter Tipton0
1:353rd & 10own 29Jekail Middlebrook run for 12 yds to the MTSU 41 for a 1ST down+12
1:211st & 10own 41Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Myles Butler for 20 yds to the KENN 39 for a 1ST down+20
1:101st & 10opp 39Nicholas Vattiato sacked by Donovan Westmoreland for a loss of 2 yards to the KENN 41−2
1:102nd & 12opp 41Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 01:100
1:042nd & 12opp 41Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Nahzae Cox for 35 yds to the KENN 6 for a 1ST down+35
0:321st & goalopp 6Jekail Middlebrook run for 4 yds to the KENN 2+4
0:242nd & goalopp 2Jekail Middlebrook run for no gain to the KENN 20
0:243rd & goalopp 2Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 00:240
0:183rd & goalopp 2Nicholas Vattiato pass intercepted Five Hamilton return for no gain to the KENN 10

KENN2 plays, 5 yd · End of period

0:001st & 10own 1Coleman Bennett run for 5 yds to the KENN 6+5
0:00own 6End of 2nd Quarter0

KENN7 plays, 25 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Baylen Woodman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:111st & 10opp 49Amari Odom pass incomplete to Gabriel Benyard0
14:081st & 10own 25Amari Odom pass complete to Coleman Bennett for 7 yds to the KENN 32+7
13:572nd & 10opp 49Tykeem Wallace run for a loss of 2 yards to the KENN 49 Tykeem Wallace fumbled, recovered by KENN Tykeem Wallace−2
13:443rd & 12own 49Amari Odom pass complete to Clayton Coppock for 1 yd to the 50 yard line+1
13:422nd & 3own 32Coleman Bennett run for 19 yds to the MTSU 49 for a 1ST down+19
12:494th & 11midfieldJoshua Huiet punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Jekail Middlebrook at the MTSU 160

MTSU11 plays, 37 yd · Punt

12:421st & 10own 16Jekail Middlebrook run for 1 yd to the MTSU 17+1
12:302nd & 9own 17Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Amorion Walker for 12 yds to the MTSU 29 for a 1ST down+12
12:141st & 10own 29Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Hunter Tipton for 9 yds to the MTSU 38+9
10:582nd & 1own 38Jekail Middlebrook run for 4 yds to the MTSU 42 for a 1ST down+4
10:581st & 10own 42(10:19) No Huddle-Shotgun Middlebrook,Jekail rush left for 7 yards gain to the MTSU49 (Daniels,Rod) PENALTY MTSU Holding (Guevara,Mateo) 10 yards from MTSU42 to MTSU32. NO PLAY.−10
9:491st & 20own 32Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Nahzae Cox for 14 yds to the MTSU 46+14
9:022nd & 6own 46Rickey Hunt Jr. run for 7 yds to the KENN 47 for a 1ST down+7
8:451st & 10opp 47Nicholas Vattiato run for no gain to the KENN 470
8:212nd & 10opp 47Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to AJ Jones0
8:173rd & 10opp 47Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to AJ Jones0
8:104th & 10opp 47Ashton Logan punt for 47 yds for a touchback0

KENN8 plays, 21 yd · Punt

8:041st & 10own 20Amari Odom run for 13 yds to the KENN 33 for a 1ST down+13
7:511st & 10own 33Chase Belcher run for 4 yds to the KENN 37+4
7:132nd & 6own 37Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 7 yds to the KENN 44 for a 1ST down+7
6:491st & 10own 44Amari Odom pass incomplete to Gabriel Benyard0
6:442nd & 10own 44Amari Odom pass incomplete to Gerard Bullock Jr.0
6:343rd & 10own 44Amari Odom run for 2 yds to the KENN 46+2
6:074th & 8own 46(06:16) PENALTY KSU False Start (Moss,Karson) 5 yards from KSU46 to KSU41. NO PLAY.−5
5:544th & 13own 41Joshua Huiet punt for 48 yds0

MTSU14 plays, 89 yd · Touchdown

5:501st & 10own 11Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Myles Butler0
4:572nd & 10own 11DJ Taylor run for 2 yds to the MTSU 13+2
4:113rd & 8own 13Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Cam'ron Lacy for 9 yds to the MTSU 22 for a 1ST down+9
3:421st & 10own 22DJ Taylor run for 2 yds to the MTSU 24+2
2:582nd & 8own 24Nicholas Vattiato run for 4 yds to the MTSU 28+4
2:083rd & 4own 28Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Cam'ron Lacy for 13 yds to the MTSU 41 for a 1ST down+13
1:441st & 10own 41Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Cam'ron Lacy for 9 yds to the 50 yard line+9
1:382nd & 1midfieldJekail Middlebrook run for 8 yds to the KENN 42 for a 1ST down+8
1:251st & 10opp 42(01:35) No Huddle-Shotgun Vattiato,Nicholas pass incomplete deep right to Walker,Amorion thrown to KSU10 PENALTY KSU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from KSU42 to KSU37. NO PLAY.+5
0:321st & 5opp 37Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Jekail Middlebrook for 6 yds to the KENN 31 for a 1ST down+6
0:021st & 10opp 31Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Kason Stokes for 7 yds to the KENN 24+7
0:002nd & 3opp 24Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Hunter Tipton for 15 yds to the KENN 9 for a 1ST down+15
0:00opp 24End of 3rd Quarter+15
14:561st & goalopp 9Jekail Middlebrook run for 9 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)+9

KENN11 plays, 54 yd · Field goal

14:561st & 10own 35Baylen Woodman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:011st & 10own 25Amari Odom run for 8 yds to the KENN 33+8
13:462nd & 2own 33Coleman Bennett run for 11 yds to the KENN 44 for a 1ST down+11
13:301st & 10own 44Coleman Bennett run for 2 yds to the KENN 46+2
13:012nd & 8own 46Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for no gain to the KENN 460
12:393rd & 8own 46Amari Odom pass complete to Clayton Coppock for 18 yds to the MTSU 36 for a 1ST down+18
12:161st & 10opp 36Amari Odom pass complete to Javon Rogers for 10 yds to the MTSU 26 for a 1ST down+10
12:121st & 10opp 26Amari Odom pass incomplete to Coleman Bennett0
11:552nd & 10opp 26Coleman Bennett run for no gain to the MTSU 260
11:243rd & 10opp 26Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 5 yds to the MTSU 21+5
10:434th & 5opp 21Daniel Kinney 39 yd FG GOOD+39

MTSU14 plays, 67 yd · On downs

10:371st & 10own 35Britton Williams kickoff for 63 yds , Juwon Gaston return for 20 yds to the MTSU 22+20
9:421st & 10own 22Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Amorion Walker for 3 yds to the MTSU 25+3
8:592nd & 7own 25Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Hunter Tipton for 21 yds to the MTSU 46 for a 1ST down+21
8:311st & 10own 46Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Myles Butler for 3 yds to the MTSU 43+3
8:242nd & 13own 43(08:27) No Huddle-Shotgun Vattiato,Nicholas rush left for 0 yards to the MTSU43 (Nwoha,Ugonna) PENALTY KSU Holding (Zollicoffer,Elijah) 10 yards from MTSU43 to KSU47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+10
8:101st & 10opp 47Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Cam'ron Lacy0
8:002nd & 10opp 47Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Cam'ron Lacy for 4 yds to the MTSU 49+4
7:433rd & 14own 49Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Cam'ron Lacy for 27 yds to the KENN 24 for a 1ST down+27
6:291st & 10opp 24Jekail Middlebrook run for 8 yds to the KENN 16+8
5:572nd & 2opp 16Jekail Middlebrook run for 6 yds to the KENN 10 for a 1ST down+6
5:191st & goalopp 10Nicholas Vattiato run for a loss of 6 yards to the KENN 16 Nicholas Vattiato fumbled, recovered by MTSU Nicholas Vattiato−6
4:522nd & goalopp 16Jekail Middlebrook run for 5 yds to the KENN 11+5
4:303rd & goalopp 11Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Myles Butler0
3:544th & goalopp 11Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to AJ Jones0

KENN6 plays, 6 yd · Punt

3:341st & 10own 11Coleman Bennett run for 3 yds to the KENN 14+3
2:593rd & 6own 15Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 02:590
2:543rd & 6own 15Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Gerard Bullock Jr. for 2 yds to the KENN 17+2
2:534th & 4own 17Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 02:530
2:444th & 4own 17Joshua Huiet punt for 40 yds , Abdul Muhammad returns for 4 yds to the MTSU 47+4
2:132nd & 7own 14Tommy Ulatowski run for 1 yd to the KENN 15+1

MTSU6 plays, 15 yd · On downs

2:251st & 10own 47Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Cam'ron Lacy for 17 yds to the KENN 36 for a 1ST down+17
2:001st & 10opp 36Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Cam'ron Lacy for 2 yds to the KENN 38+2
2:002nd & 12opp 38Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 02:000
1:552nd & 12opp 38Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Nahzae Cox0
1:493rd & 12opp 38Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Jekail Middlebrook0
1:444th & 12opp 38Nicholas Vattiato pass incomplete to Nahzae Cox0

KENN6 plays, -16 yd · On downs

1:381st & 10own 38Coleman Bennett run for 3 yds to the KENN 41+3
1:382nd & 7own 41Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 01:380
0:442nd & 7own 41T. Ulatowski takes a knee−9
0:443rd & 16own 32T. Ulatowski takes a knee−10
0:004th & 26own 22Tommy Ulatowski pass incomplete0
0:00opp 22End of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

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