Week 1
Final
1-0 PEAY
34
MTSU 0-1
14
PEAY 
MTSU34
14
1Q 10:22
7 - 0
J. Robinson 22-yard TD catch from C. Parson.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 8
1Q 02:44
14 - 0
C. Simmons 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 06:05
21 - 0
J. Head 4-yard TD catch from C. Parson.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 00:48
21 - 7
N. Cox 5-yard TD catch from N. Vattiato.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 11:08
24 - 7
C. Smith 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 11
3Q 03:16
24 - 14
N. Cox 14-yard TD catch from N. Vattiato.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 7
4Q 12:53
27 - 14
C. Smith 36-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 07:47
34 - 14
A. Smith 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
142
Parson
PEAY
Rush Yds
48
Middlebrook
MTSU
Rec Yds
69
Kirk
PEAY
Scrim TD
2
Cox
MTSU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
329
Total Yds
110
38:42
Possession
21:18
19
1st Downs
13
7/17
3rd Down
0/12
0
Turnovers
0
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2025 AFL
undefined MTSU
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
 Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 |
 Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | .750 |
 Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Missouri State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Middle Tennessee | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 UTEP | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | .667 |
 FIU | 2 | 2 | .500 |
 Liberty | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 Sam Houston | 0 | 4 | .000 |
Game Summary
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders fell to the Austin Peay Governors, 34 to 14, on August 30.
Game Info
August 30, 2025
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
87°
8 mph NNE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Parson #16 | 11/20 | 142 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 147.6 |
A. Smith #4 | 3/7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 104.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Vattiato #11 | 15/36 | 104 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 3-26 | 84.3 |
R. Gagliano #16 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2-17 | 142.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Simmons #29 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | 11 |
C. Parson #16 | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 |
J. Bond #30 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
C. Richardson #26 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
N. Garnett #81 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
A. Smith #4 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 |
K. Williams #25 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Middlebrook #9 | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 19 |
R. Hunt Jr. #28 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 15 |
N. Vattiato #11 | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Gagliano #16 | 2 | -17 | -8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Kirk #83 | 3/4 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 36 |
N. Garnett #81 | 2/5 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 41 |
J. Robinson #88 | 2/3 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 22 |
J. Bond #30 | 2/2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
J. Head #89 | 3/4 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 4 |
K. Maxwell | 1/3 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Kneeland #17 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Simmons #29 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Skoglund #83 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Sutton | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Cox #1 | 6/10 | 50 | 8.3 | 2 | 14 |
J. Middlebrook #9 | 2/6 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
A. Walker #8 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
R. Hunt Jr. #28 | 3/3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Butler #5 | 1/5 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
H. Tipton #82 | 1/2 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
AJ Jones #6 | 1/2 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Galloway #88 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Carter #17 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lacy #13 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Richardson #26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Parson #16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Ellis Jr. #29 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wiley #22 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Manley | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Neely #41 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Smith #31 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Middleton #3 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hardy #22 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bond #30 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ball #50 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Allen #15 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Cox Jr. #35 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Crews III | 2-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Blackwell #9 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hood #17 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Stonebraker #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K2 Dickens #0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Head #89 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hamilton #54 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Howard #17 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Sandifer | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rattan #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Price #48 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #14 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Hughes #9 | 9-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gaston #22 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Woods #98 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bynum #0 | 6-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Byard #35 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #92 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Harris #7 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Johnson #46 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Smith #58 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Buckner #11 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Simpson-Smith #95 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Woods #18 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Muhammad #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Howse IV #12 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smith #27 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lowe #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Butts #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Carney #50 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Mitchell #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Malaki-Donaldson #31 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ferrell #24 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Hixon #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #22 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 40 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hathaway #99 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Myers | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 44 |
L. Leftrick #15 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Logan #32 | 8 | 367 | 45.9 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Howse IV #12 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bond #30 | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Middlebrook #9 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Parson #16 | 11/20 | 142 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 147.6 |
A. Smith #4 | 3/7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 104.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Simmons #29 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | 11 |
C. Parson #16 | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 |
J. Bond #30 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
C. Richardson #26 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
N. Garnett #81 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
A. Smith #4 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 |
K. Williams #25 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Kirk #83 | 3/4 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 36 |
N. Garnett #81 | 2/5 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 41 |
J. Robinson #88 | 2/3 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 22 |
J. Bond #30 | 2/2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
J. Head #89 | 3/4 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 4 |
K. Maxwell | 1/3 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Kneeland #17 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Simmons #29 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Skoglund #83 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Sutton | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Richardson #26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Parson #16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Ellis Jr. #29 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wiley #22 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Manley | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Neely #41 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Smith #31 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Middleton #3 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hardy #22 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bond #30 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ball #50 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Allen #15 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Cox Jr. #35 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Crews III | 2-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Blackwell #9 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hood #17 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Stonebraker #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K2 Dickens #0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Head #89 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hamilton #54 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Howard #17 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Sandifer | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rattan #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Price #48 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #14 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #22 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 40 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Myers | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 44 |
L. Leftrick #15 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bond #30 | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Vattiato #11 | 15/36 | 104 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 3-26 | 84.3 |
R. Gagliano #16 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2-17 | 142.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Middlebrook #9 | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 19 |
R. Hunt Jr. #28 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 15 |
N. Vattiato #11 | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Gagliano #16 | 2 | -17 | -8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Cox #1 | 6/10 | 50 | 8.3 | 2 | 14 |
J. Middlebrook #9 | 2/6 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
A. Walker #8 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
R. Hunt Jr. #28 | 3/3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Butler #5 | 1/5 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
H. Tipton #82 | 1/2 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
AJ Jones #6 | 1/2 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Galloway #88 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Carter #17 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lacy #13 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Hughes #9 | 9-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gaston #22 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Woods #98 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bynum #0 | 6-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Byard #35 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #92 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Harris #7 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Johnson #46 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Smith #58 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Buckner #11 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Simpson-Smith #95 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Woods #18 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Muhammad #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Howse IV #12 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smith #27 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lowe #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Butts #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Carney #50 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Mitchell #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Malaki-Donaldson #31 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ferrell #24 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Hixon #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hathaway #99 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Logan #32 | 8 | 367 | 45.9 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Howse IV #12 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Middlebrook #9 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
PEAY MTSU34
14
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:240-0
Touchdown
7 plays,
63 yd,
03:517-0
Punt
5 plays,
17 yd,
01:347-0
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:427-0
Downs
4 plays,
6 yd,
00:457-0
Touchdown
8 plays,
53 yd,
03:0614-0
Punt
4 plays,
21 yd,
02:0514-0
Touchdown
17 plays,
94 yd,
09:3021-0
Punt
5 plays,
4 yd,
02:1721-0
Punt
3 plays,
11 yd,
01:2721-0
Touchdown
6 plays,
47 yd,
01:3421-7
End of Half
1 play,
5 yd,
00:4521-7
Field Goal
9 plays,
22 yd,
03:5624-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:1324-7
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:1824-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:3424-7
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
00:5724-7
Touchdown
5 plays,
29 yd,
02:0624-14
Punt
5 plays,
14 yd,
02:0024-14
Downs
4 plays,
6 yd,
01:0124-14
Field Goal
5 plays,
40 yd,
02:1427-14
Punt
3 plays,
-11 yd,
01:0727-14
Touchdown
7 plays,
28 yd,
03:5234-14
Downs
11 plays,
33 yd,
03:4634-14
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:4934-14
Punt
3 plays,
-12 yd,
00:5234-14
End of Game
2 plays,
-1 yd,
01:1534-14
329
Total Yds
110
179
Pass Yds
66
150
Rush Yds
44
14
Total Drives
13
77
Total Plays
64
4.3
Yards Per Play
1.7
6
Yards Per Pass
1.6
3.2
Yards Per Rush
2
38:42
Possession
21:18
21
Biggest Lead
0
19
1st Downs
13
8
Passing 1st Downs
7
9
Rushing 1st Downs
4
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
7/17
3rd Down
0/12
1/1
4th Down
1/4
6
Punts
8
0
Turnovers
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
9
Penalties
4
5.0
Sacks
3.0
5
Tackles For Loss
3
0
D/ST TD
0
