Marshall 42-28 Middle Tennessee (Sep 20, 2025)

Scoring Plays All Drives

MRSH

MTSU

1

21

14

2

0

6

3

0

8

4

21

0

42

28

1Q 08:57

7 - 0

T. Payne 3-yard TD catch from C. Del Rio-Wilson.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & Goal

1Q 08:00

7 - 7

N. Cox 3-yard TD catch from N. Vattiato.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

1Q 07:00

14 - 7

D. Lacey 68-yard TD catch from C. Del Rio-Wilson.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 3

1Q 06:12

14 - 14

A. Walker 41-yard TD catch from N. Vattiato.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

1Q 01:09

21 - 14

C. Del Rio-Wilson 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & Goal

2Q 09:43

21 - 17

J. Hathaway 50-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 10

2Q 01:41

21 - 20

J. Hathaway 38-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 17

3Q 05:56

21 - 28

N. Vattiato 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

2PT Conversion

1st & Goal

4Q 15:00

28 - 28

T. Payne 4-yard TD catch from C. Del Rio-Wilson.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

4Q 10:16

35 - 28

D. Tamarez 24-yard TD catch from C. Del Rio-Wilson.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

4Q 04:46

42 - 28

M. Allen 11-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

Top Performers

Pass Yds

299

Vattiato

MTSU

Rush Yds

90

Allen

MRSH

Rec Yds

116

Lacey

MRSH

Scrim TD

2

Payne

MRSH

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson

MRSH QB #7

Nicholas Vattiato

MTSU QB #11

261

Pass Yds

299

4

Pass TD

2

0

Int

1

MRSH

Team Stats

MTSU

435

Total Yds

351

36:47

Possession

23:13

27

1st Downs

14

7/12

3rd Down

3/10

1

Turnovers

1

2025 Sun Belt

MRSH MTSU

Team	W	L	PCT
JMU	5	1	.833
Old Dominion	4	2	.667
Coastal Carolina	2	3	.400
Appalachian State	4	2	.667
Marshall	3	3	.500
Georgia State	1	5	.167
Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
Southern Miss	4	2	.667
Troy	3	2	.600
Louisiana-Monroe	3	2	.600
Louisiana	2	4	.333
Arkansas State	2	4	.333
Texas State	3	2	.600
South Alabama	1	5	.167

Team	W	L	PCT
Western Kentucky	5	1	.833
Kennesaw State	4	2	.667
Jacksonville State	3	3	.500
Louisiana Tech	4	2	.667
Delaware	3	2	.600
New Mexico State	3	2	.600
Missouri State	3	3	.500
Liberty	2	4	.333
FIU	2	3	.400
Middle Tennessee	1	5	.167
UTEP	1	5	.167
Sam Houston	0	6	.000

Game Summary

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders fell to the Marshall Thundering Herd, 42 to 28, on September 20.

Game Info

September 20, 2025

Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

91°

2 mph SW

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson C. Del Rio-Wilson #7	18/22	261	11.9	4	0	3-8	241.5

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	19/32	299	9.3	2	1	2-14	152.2
AJ Jones AJ Jones #6	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Michael Allen M. Allen #2	21	90	4.3	1	11
Demarcus Lacey D. Lacey #4	2	42	21.0	0	32
Antwan Roberts A. Roberts #44	3	37	12.3	0	21
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson C. Del Rio-Wilson #7	13	21	1.6	1	7
Justin Williams-Thomas J. Williams-Thomas #9	6	10	1.7	0	7
JacQai Long J. Long #6	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw X. Turner-Bradshaw #18	1	-9	-9.0	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jekail Middlebrook J. Middlebrook #9	6	89	14.8	0	72
Rickey Hunt Jr. R. Hunt Jr. #28	1	3	3.0	0	3
Cam'ron Lacy C. Lacy #13	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	6	-6	-1.0	1	7
Myles Butler M. Butler #5	1	-8	-8.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Demarcus Lacey D. Lacey #4	5/6	116	23.2	1	68
Toby Payne T. Payne #81	4/4	46	11.5	2	20
De'Andre Tamarez D. Tamarez #0	3/3	44	14.7	1	24
Ben Turner B. Turner #10	3/3	25	8.3	0	11
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw X. Turner-Bradshaw #18	2/2	23	11.5	0	17
Michael Allen M. Allen #2	1/1	7	7.0	0	7
Antonio Harmon A. Harmon #8	0/1	0	0	0	0
Adrian Norton A. Norton #13	0/2	0	0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Nahzae Cox N. Cox #1	6/11	94	15.7	1	43
Amorion Walker A. Walker #8	2/3	67	33.5	1	41
Jekail Middlebrook J. Middlebrook #9	4/7	47	11.8	0	20
Rickey Hunt Jr. R. Hunt Jr. #28	2/2	39	19.5	0	34
Myles Butler M. Butler #5	3/4	36	12.0	0	18
Hunter Tipton H. Tipton #82	1/1	12	12.0	0	12
AJ Jones AJ Jones #6	1/2	4	4.0	0	4
Kason Stokes K. Stokes #19	0/1	0	0	0	0
Tayvion Galloway T. Galloway #88	0/1	0	0	0	0
Evan Poticher E. Poticher #42	0/1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost
JacQai Long J. Long #6	1	0
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson C. Del Rio-Wilson #7	1	0
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw X. Turner-Bradshaw #18	1	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	1	0	0
Zeion Simpson-Smith Z. Simpson-Smith #95	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Boogie Trotter B. Trotter #1	5-5	0	0.0	0
Javae Gilmore J. Gilmore #9	5-3	1	0.0	0
Daytione Smith D. Smith #17	4-3	0	0.0	1
Cam Smith C. Smith #0	4-3	1	1.0	0
Jibreel Al-Amin J. Al-Amin #8	3-3	0	0.0	0
Paul Hutson III P. Hutson III #55	2-1	0	0.0	0
Marvae Myers M. Myers #3	2-2	0	0.0	0
Josh Pierre-Louis J. Pierre-Louis #11	2-1	0	0.0	0
Darrell Sweeting D. Sweeting #2	2-2	1	1.0	0
Katron Evans K. Evans #5	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jaydyn Johnson J. Johnson #41	1-1	0	0.0	0
Zavier Short Z. Short #15	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jamaal Whyce Jr. J. Whyce Jr. #99	1-1	1	1.0	0
TaShawn Jeter T. Jeter #20	1-1	0	0.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Parker Hughes P. Hughes #9	14-10	0	0.0	0
Muaaz Byard M. Byard #35	8-2	1	0.5	0
Juwon Gaston J. Gaston #22	8-4	0	0.5	0
Brandon Buckner B. Buckner #11	5-4	0	1.0	0
Damonte Smith D. Smith #92	5-5	0	1.0	1
Anthony Bynum A. Bynum #0	5-1	0	0.0	0
Abdul Muhammad A. Muhammad #21	4-3	0	0.0	0
Reggie Johnson R. Johnson #46	4-3	1	1.0	1
Shakai Woods S. Woods #98	4-2	0	0.0	0
John Howse IV J. Howse IV #12	3-2	0	0.0	0
Kalen Woods K. Woods #18	3-3	0	0.0	0
Zeion Simpson-Smith Z. Simpson-Smith #95	2-1	0	0.0	0
Brendon Harris B. Harris #7	1-1	0	0.0	0
Korey Smith K. Smith #58	1-1	0	0.0	0
De'Arre McDonald D. McDonald #2	1-1	0	0.0	0
Rickey Smith R. Smith #27	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lorcan Quinn L. Quinn #90	0/0	6/6	6	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jacob Hathaway J. Hathaway #99	2/2	2/2	8	50

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Nathan Totten N. Totten #93	4	203	50.8	58

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ashton Logan A. Logan #32	4	204	51.0	55

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Juwon Gaston J. Gaston #22	1	20	20.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Demarcus Lacey D. Lacey #4	1	8	8.0	8	0
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw X. Turner-Bradshaw #18	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jekail Middlebrook J. Middlebrook #9	1	16	16.0	17	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson C. Del Rio-Wilson #7	18/22	261	11.9	4	0	3-8	241.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Michael Allen M. Allen #2	21	90	4.3	1	11
Demarcus Lacey D. Lacey #4	2	42	21.0	0	32
Antwan Roberts A. Roberts #44	3	37	12.3	0	21
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson C. Del Rio-Wilson #7	13	21	1.6	1	7
Justin Williams-Thomas J. Williams-Thomas #9	6	10	1.7	0	7
JacQai Long J. Long #6	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw X. Turner-Bradshaw #18	1	-9	-9.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Demarcus Lacey D. Lacey #4	5/6	116	23.2	1	68
Toby Payne T. Payne #81	4/4	46	11.5	2	20
De'Andre Tamarez D. Tamarez #0	3/3	44	14.7	1	24
Ben Turner B. Turner #10	3/3	25	8.3	0	11
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw X. Turner-Bradshaw #18	2/2	23	11.5	0	17
Michael Allen M. Allen #2	1/1	7	7.0	0	7
Antonio Harmon A. Harmon #8	0/1	0	0	0	0
Adrian Norton A. Norton #13	0/2	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost
JacQai Long J. Long #6	1	0
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson C. Del Rio-Wilson #7	1	0
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw X. Turner-Bradshaw #18	1	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Boogie Trotter B. Trotter #1	5-5	0	0.0	0
Javae Gilmore J. Gilmore #9	5-3	1	0.0	0
Daytione Smith D. Smith #17	4-3	0	0.0	1
Cam Smith C. Smith #0	4-3	1	1.0	0
Jibreel Al-Amin J. Al-Amin #8	3-3	0	0.0	0
Paul Hutson III P. Hutson III #55	2-1	0	0.0	0
Marvae Myers M. Myers #3	2-2	0	0.0	0
Josh Pierre-Louis J. Pierre-Louis #11	2-1	0	0.0	0
Darrell Sweeting D. Sweeting #2	2-2	1	1.0	0
Katron Evans K. Evans #5	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jaydyn Johnson J. Johnson #41	1-1	0	0.0	0
Zavier Short Z. Short #15	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jamaal Whyce Jr. J. Whyce Jr. #99	1-1	1	1.0	0
TaShawn Jeter T. Jeter #20	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lorcan Quinn L. Quinn #90	0/0	6/6	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Nathan Totten N. Totten #93	4	203	50.8	58

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Demarcus Lacey D. Lacey #4	1	8	8.0	8	0
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw X. Turner-Bradshaw #18	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	19/32	299	9.3	2	1	2-14	152.2
AJ Jones AJ Jones #6	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jekail Middlebrook J. Middlebrook #9	6	89	14.8	0	72
Rickey Hunt Jr. R. Hunt Jr. #28	1	3	3.0	0	3
Cam'ron Lacy C. Lacy #13	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	6	-6	-1.0	1	7
Myles Butler M. Butler #5	1	-8	-8.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Nahzae Cox N. Cox #1	6/11	94	15.7	1	43
Amorion Walker A. Walker #8	2/3	67	33.5	1	41
Jekail Middlebrook J. Middlebrook #9	4/7	47	11.8	0	20
Rickey Hunt Jr. R. Hunt Jr. #28	2/2	39	19.5	0	34
Myles Butler M. Butler #5	3/4	36	12.0	0	18
Hunter Tipton H. Tipton #82	1/1	12	12.0	0	12
AJ Jones AJ Jones #6	1/2	4	4.0	0	4
Kason Stokes K. Stokes #19	0/1	0	0	0	0
Tayvion Galloway T. Galloway #88	0/1	0	0	0	0
Evan Poticher E. Poticher #42	0/1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	1	0	0
Zeion Simpson-Smith Z. Simpson-Smith #95	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Parker Hughes P. Hughes #9	14-10	0	0.0	0
Muaaz Byard M. Byard #35	8-2	1	0.5	0
Juwon Gaston J. Gaston #22	8-4	0	0.5	0
Brandon Buckner B. Buckner #11	5-4	0	1.0	0
Damonte Smith D. Smith #92	5-5	0	1.0	1
Anthony Bynum A. Bynum #0	5-1	0	0.0	0
Abdul Muhammad A. Muhammad #21	4-3	0	0.0	0
Reggie Johnson R. Johnson #46	4-3	1	1.0	1
Shakai Woods S. Woods #98	4-2	0	0.0	0
John Howse IV J. Howse IV #12	3-2	0	0.0	0
Kalen Woods K. Woods #18	3-3	0	0.0	0
Zeion Simpson-Smith Z. Simpson-Smith #95	2-1	0	0.0	0
Brendon Harris B. Harris #7	1-1	0	0.0	0
Korey Smith K. Smith #58	1-1	0	0.0	0
De'Arre McDonald D. McDonald #2	1-1	0	0.0	0
Rickey Smith R. Smith #27	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jacob Hathaway J. Hathaway #99	2/2	2/2	8	50

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ashton Logan A. Logan #32	4	204	51.0	55

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Juwon Gaston J. Gaston #22	1	20	20.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jekail Middlebrook J. Middlebrook #9	1	16	16.0	17	0

MRSH

MTSU

1

21

14

2

0

6

3

0

8

4

21

0

42

28

Punt

3 plays, 12 yd, 01:59

0-0

Interception

2 plays, 15 yd, 00:59

0-0

Touchdown

7 plays, 40 yd, 03:15

7-0

Touchdown

2 plays, 75 yd, 00:50

7-7

Touchdown

3 plays, 75 yd, 01:06

14-7

Touchdown

2 plays, 75 yd, 00:48

14-14

Touchdown

9 plays, 76 yd, 04:58

21-14

Punt

3 plays, 1 yd, 01:19

21-14

Punt

5 plays, 12 yd, 02:24

21-14

Field Goal

7 plays, 49 yd, 02:46

21-17

Fumble

6 plays, 40 yd, 02:53

21-17

Field Goal

11 plays, 65 yd, 05:06

21-20

Punt

3 plays, -4 yd, 01:37

21-20

Punt

6 plays, 14 yd, 04:21

21-20

Punt

3 plays, 10 yd, 02:16

21-20

Touchdown

5 plays, 52 yd, 02:29

21-28

Touchdown

12 plays, 38 yd, 06:00

28-28

Punt

3 plays, 7 yd, 01:37

28-28

Touchdown

7 plays, 66 yd, 03:05

35-28

Punt

4 plays, -8 yd, 01:46

35-28

Touchdown

6 plays, 67 yd, 03:48

42-28

Downs

5 plays, 26 yd, 01:12

42-28

End of Game

7 plays, 20 yd, 03:26

42-28

MRSH

Team Stats

MTSU

435

Total Yds

351

248

Pass Yds

277

187

Rush Yds

74

12

Total Drives

11

75

Total Plays

51

5.8

Yards Per Play

6.9

9.5

Yards Per Pass

7.7

3.8

Yards Per Rush

4.9

36:47

Possession

23:13

14

Biggest Lead

7

27

1st Downs

14

10

Passing 1st Downs

10

14

Rushing 1st Downs

1

3

1st Downs from Penalties

3

7/12

3rd Down

3/10

0/0

4th Down

0/1

4

Punts

4

1

Turnovers

1

0

Interceptions Thrown

1

Fumbles Lost

0

8

Penalties

12

3.0

Sacks

4.0

5

Tackles For Loss

2

0

D/ST TD

0

2-2 MRSH

MTSU 1-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2025 Sun Belt

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats