THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2025

Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky

Sat 11/15/2025 03:30 PMHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith StadiumWestern Kentucky pregame82% — Pregame win probability: 82% for Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky favored, and won.Conference

75°Cloudy15 mph SW · 52% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Middle Tennessee

26

3–9

Western Kentucky

42

9–4

Attendance

16,547

reported

Middle Tennessee12 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 27

Western Kentucky13 drives · 7 scoring · avg start own 27

1st quarter

14:56WKUown 13goal line18 plays, 87 ydTouchdown +7 WKU0–7
8:29MTSUown 25opp 408 plays, 35 ydPunt0–7
5:53WKUown 4own 307 plays, 26 ydPunt0–7
3:25MTSUown 28own 497 plays, 21 ydOn downs0–7
0:22WKUopp 49goal line5 plays, 49 ydTouchdown +7 WKU0–14

2nd quarter

13:40MTSUown 25goal line6 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 MTSU7–14
11:04WKUown 25opp 499 plays, 26 ydPunt7–14
8:16MTSUown 20opp 711 plays, 73 ydField goal +3 MTSU10–14
6:06WKUown 21goal line10 plays, 79 ydTouchdown +7 WKU10–21
2:38MTSUown 25opp 317 plays, 44 ydOn downs10–21
1:40WKUown 31own 394 plays, 8 ydPunt10–21
0:57MTSUown 10own 408 plays, 30 ydEnd of period10–21

3rd quarter

15:00MTSUown 25goal line4 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +6 MTSU16–21
14:09WKUown 25goal line7 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 WKU16–28
11:59MTSUown 25goal line11 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 MTSU23–28
6:50WKUown 25opp 811 plays, 67 ydMissed FG23–28
2:35MTSUown 20own 357 plays, 15 ydPunt23–28
0:05WKUown 12opp 76 plays, 81 ydTurnover +7 WKU +3 MTSU26–35

4th quarter

13:35MTSUopp 32opp 412 plays, 28 ydField goal +3 MTSU +14 WKU26–42
10:46WKUown 25goal line11 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 WKU26–35
5:45MTSUown 25own 367 plays, 11 ydPunt29–35
4:33WKUown 20goal line7 plays, 80 ydTouchdown +7 WKU +3 MTSU29–42
1:50MTSUown 25opp 499 plays, 26 ydOn downs29–42
0:24WKUown 49own 481 play, -1 ydEnd of period29–42
0:19WKUown 49own 481 play, -1 ydEnd of period26–42

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Middle Tennessee–Western Kentucky after the drive.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Middle Tennessee

Western Kentucky 9–1 vs Middle Tennessee

  • 2024 · wk 3Western Kentucky 49 @ Middle Tennessee 21
  • 2023 · wk 5Middle Tennessee 10 @ Western Kentucky 31
  • 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

Previous 6 meetings vs. Tyson Helton

Middle Tennessee 0–6 vs Tyson Helton

  • 2024 · wk 3Western Kentucky 49 @ Middle Tennessee 21
  • 2023 · wk 5Middle Tennessee 10 @ Western Kentucky 31
  • 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 4 meetings vs. Derek Mason

Western Kentucky 2–2 vs Derek Mason

  • 2024 · wk 3Western Kentucky 49 @ Middle Tennessee 21
  • 2017 · wk 10Western Kentucky 17 @ Vanderbilt 31
  • 2016 · wk 4Vanderbilt 31 @ Western Kentucky 30
  • 2015 · wk 1Western Kentucky 14 @ Vanderbilt 12

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