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BOXSCORE

Western Kentucky 49, Middle Tennessee 21

When: 7:00 PM ET , Saturday, September 14, 2024
Where: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance: 12227

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Western Kentucky	14	7	21	7	49
Middle Tennessee	0	0	14	7	21

SCORING

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter - 4:37
Western Kentucky	TD	Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 7 River Helms 4 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
1st Quarter - 1:05
Western Kentucky	TD	Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 14 Kisean Johnson 6 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:18
Western Kentucky	TD	Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 21 Easton Messer 10 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 14:07
Western Kentucky	TD	Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 28 K.D. Hutchinson 72 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:12
Middle Tennessee	TD	Middle Tennessee 7 - Western Kentucky 28 Omari Kelly 37 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:38
Western Kentucky	TD	Middle Tennessee 7 - Western Kentucky 35 Caden Veltkamp 1 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:17
Middle Tennessee	TD	Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 35 Omari Kelly 71 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:28
Western Kentucky	TD	Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 42 Kisean Johnson 36 yd. pass from Dalvin Smith (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 9:01
Western Kentucky	TD	Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 49 Trevor Borland 3 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 5:47
Middle Tennessee	TD	Middle Tennessee 21 - Western Kentucky 49 Omari Kelly 7 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)

TEAMS

Team Records

	Western Kentucky	Middle Tennessee
W‑L	2 - 1 - 0	1 - 2 - 0
Conference	1 - 0 - 0	0 - 1 - 0

Team Stats

	Western Kentucky	Middle Tennessee
Score	49	21
1st Downs	30	21
3rd Down Efficiency	7-for-10 70%	4-for-8 50%
4th Down Efficiency	2-for-3 67%	0-for-3 0%
Total Yards	631	514
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards	35-150	23-58
Average/Rush	4.3	2.5
Passing
Comp-Att	31-37	24-31
Passing Yards	481	456
Average/Pass Play	12.3	13.4
Penalties-Yards	3-25	7-57
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	1-0
Interceptions Thrown	0	1
Time of Possession	31:22	28:38

PLAYER STATS

Western Kentucky (2 - 1)

Passing
	COMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
C. Veltkamp	27/30	398	5	0
T. Finley	3/5	47	0	0
D. Smith	1/2	36	1	0

Middle Tennessee (1 - 2)

Passing
	COMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
N. Vattiato	24/31	456	3	1

Rushing
	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
L. Sanders	8	54	6.8	0
G. Hart III	4	38	9.5	0
E. Young	10	27	2.7	0
J. Hampton	5	25	5.0	0
E. Messer	2	18	9.0	0
C. Veltkamp	3	0	0.0	1
T. Finley	1	-10	-10.0	0

Rushing
	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
N. Vattiato	9	21	2.3	0
J. Credle	9	19	2.1	0
T. Wilkins	5	18	3.6	0

Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
K. Johnson	8	129	16.1	2
K. Hutchinson	2	83	41.5	1
E. Messer	5	73	14.6	1
E. Young	5	64	12.8	0
R. Helms	4	39	9.8	1
D. Smith	1	37	37.0	0
D. Starling	1	27	27.0	0
B. Childress	1	12	12.0	0
M. Barry	1	9	9.0	0
T. Borland	1	3	3.0	1
M. Mathison	1	3	3.0	0
L. Sanders	1	2	2.0	0

Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
O. Kelly	9	239	26.6	3
H. Willis	4	73	18.2	0
M. Butler	2	43	21.5	0
C. Lacy	3	41	13.7	0
G. Carter	1	27	27.0	0
J. Credle	2	13	6.5	0
T. Wilkins	2	11	5.5	0
J. Coleman	1	9	9.0	0

Interceptions
	NO.	YDS	TD
A. Johnson Jr.	1	0	0

Interceptions
	NO.	YDS	TD
No interceptions

Sacks
	NO.	YDS
U. Stout	1.0	6.0
K. Guidry	1.0	5.0
T. Thompson	1.0	2.0

Sacks
	NO.	YDS
J. Davis	1.0	2.0
J. Stewart	0.5	5.0
A. Nwaoko	0.5	5.0

Tackles
	Tk	Ast
T. Ellis	4	0
A. Johnson Jr.	4	0
K. Swanson	3	1
D. Mathews	3	3
H. Wheeler	2	1
C. Matthews	2	1
U. Stout	2	1
D. Walker	2	2
A. Ford	1	0
J. Loving	1	0
D. Herard	1	0
J. Mundy	1	0
K. Robinson	1	0
T. Thompson	1	0
K. Guidry	1	0
K. Williams	1	1
S. Benjamin	1	2
D. McCray	0	1
N. Ward	0	1
J. Rivera-Harvey	0	1
D. Thomas	0	2
D. Williams	0	3

Tackles
	Tk	Ast
M. Myers	5	1
C. Johnson	5	4
J. Davis	4	0
A. Bynum	4	1
J. Jackson	3	0
J. Monds III	3	1
D. Curtis	3	2
J. Douglas	3	2
A. Muhammad	2	0
J. Howse IV	2	4
J. Thompson	2	5
M. James	1	0
F. Hixon	1	0
A. Williams	1	0
A. Bailey	1	1
J. Beasley	1	1
R. Smith	1	2
J. Stewart	1	2
B. Buckner	0	1
A. Nwaoko	0	1
S. Woods	0	2
J. Gillespie	0	2

Tackles For Loss
	NO.	YDS
U. Stout	1.0	6.0
K. Guidry	1.0	5.0
T. Thompson	1.0	2.0
D. Walker	1.0	1.0
A. Johnson Jr.	1.0	1.0

Tackles For Loss
	NO.	YDS
A. Bynum	1.0	3.0
J. Davis	1.0	2.0
J. Stewart	0.5	5.0
A. Nwaoko	0.5	5.0

Fumbles
	NO.
J. Hampton	1

Fumbles
	NO.
N. Vattiato	1