THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2026

Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston

Sat 11/21/2026 02:00 PMElliott T. Bowers StadiumConference

Middle Tennessee

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4–4

Sam Houston

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1–7

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Middle Tennessee attacking · vs what Sam Houston has allowed

Middle Tennessee5 unplaced4 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
C. Lacy28 of 43N. Clifton8 of 13A. Jones8 of 12Other34 of 59Unattributed70 of 129
DeepShort
MTSU11.0
SHSU allowed8.1
MTSU11.7
SHSU allowed10.8
MTSU5.7
SHSU allowed8.4
MTSU5.3
SHSU allowed5.1
MTSU7.4
SHSU allowed6.1
MTSU5.1
SHSU allowed5.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Sam Houston

Sam Houston attacking · vs what Middle Tennessee has allowed

Sam Houston11 unplaced6 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
G. O'Neill22 of 28C. Reed11 of 24T. Burns7 of 15Other58 of 74Unattributed69 of 127
DeepShort
SHSU15.5
MTSU allowed14.6
SHSU12.7
MTSU allowed31.3
SHSU22.8
MTSU allowed11.2
SHSU6.5
MTSU allowed7.6
SHSU8.6
MTSU allowed10.1
SHSU3.4
MTSU allowed4.9
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Middle Tennessee

Rushing

Middle Tennessee attacking · vs what Sam Houston has allowed

Middle Tennessee1 unplaced
R. Gagliano36T. Brown28D. Taylor7Other11Unattributed138
MTSU5.3
SHSU allowed6.7
MTSU4.7
SHSU allowed4.9
MTSU7.4
SHSU allowed5.5
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Sam Houston

Sam Houston attacking · vs what Middle Tennessee has allowed

Sam Houston4 unplaced
A. McCaskill58M. Dowdy36L. Brown31Other63Unattributed6
SHSU3.2
MTSU allowed6.0
SHSU3.8
MTSU allowed5.7
SHSU5.9
MTSU allowed6.6
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Middle Tennessee

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 2 meetings vs. Middle Tennessee

Sam Houston 1–1 vs Middle Tennessee

  • 2025 · wk 13Sam Houston 17 @ Middle Tennessee 31
  • 2023 · wk 13Middle Tennessee 20 @ Sam Houston 23

Previous meeting vs. Phil Longo

Middle Tennessee 1–0 vs Phil Longo

  • 2025 · wk 13Sam Houston 17 @ Middle Tennessee 31

Previous meeting vs. Derek Mason

Sam Houston 0–1 vs Derek Mason

  • 2025 · wk 13Sam Houston 17 @ Middle Tennessee 31

Research

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