1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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MRSH | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
MTSU | 7 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
Middle Tennessee builds big lead, holds off Marshall 34-28
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- — Chase Cunningham threw two touchdown passes and Middle Tennessee beat Marshall 34-28 on Saturday night.
Cunningham was 12-of-21 passing for 105 yards. Chaton Mobley ran 15 times for 132 yards that included a 41-yard touchdown run for Middle Tennessee (2-3, 1-2 Conference USA) early in the second quarter.
Reed Blankenship recovered a fumbled ball and ran untouched 91 yards into the end zone to stretch the Blue Raiders’ lead to 34-14 with 2:33 left in the third quarter.
Rasheen Ali had a 2-yard touchdown run for Marshall (2-3, 0-1) with 9:44 remaining. The Thundering Herd capped the scoring with 1:12 to play when Grant Wells threw a 17-yard TD pass to Shadeed Ahmed.
Wells was 31-of-47 passing for 321 yards. Ali finished with 113 yards rushing on 19 carries and three touchdowns.
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Game Information
2024 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Old Dominion | 3-1 | 4-4 |
Georgia Southern | 3-1 | 5-3 |
Marshall | 2-1 | 4-3 |
James Madison | 2-2 | 6-2 |
Coastal Carolina | 1-2 | 4-3 |
App State | 1-3 | 3-4 |
Georgia State | 0-4 | 2-6 |
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Louisiana | 4-0 | 7-1 |
Arkansas State | 3-1 | 5-3 |
South Alabama | 3-1 | 4-4 |
UL Monroe | 3-1 | 5-2 |
Texas State | 2-2 | 4-4 |
Southern Miss | 0-4 | 1-7 |
Troy | 0-4 | 1-7 |
2024 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Western Kentucky | 4-0 | 6-2 |
Jacksonville State | 4-0 | 5-3 |
Sam Houston | 4-1 | 7-2 |
Liberty | 3-2 | 5-2 |
Florida International | 2-3 | 3-6 |
Louisiana Tech | 2-3 | 3-5 |
Middle Tennessee | 1-3 | 2-6 |
Kennesaw State | 1-3 | 1-7 |
New Mexico State | 1-4 | 2-6 |
UTEP | 1-4 | 1-7 |