1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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TNTC | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
MTSU | 7 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 32 |
Peasant's score leads Middle Tennessee State to a thrilling 32-25 win over Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders: Full Highlights
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders: Full Highlights
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- — Frank Peasant's 30-yard touchdown run with 16 seconds left sent Middle Tennessee State past Tennessee Tech 32-25 in a season opener on Saturday night.
The game didn't end until 1:18 a.m. because of weather delays.
The Blue Raiders led 21-5 at halftime before the Golden Eagles scored three touchdowns and took a 25-24 lead when reserve quarterback Jordyn Potts threw a pair of touchdowns in the game's final minutes. Potts relieved injured starter Dylan Laible who departed in the first quarter.
Potts threw a 15-yarder to Ashton Maples capping an eight-play, 82-yard drive with 4:21 left. The Golden Eagles' defense forced a three-and-out, and Potts this time led a six-play, 57-yard drive resulting in a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Yates with 1:06 left.
MTSU countered when quarterback Nicholas Vattiato connected on pass plays of 14 and 26 yards to Omari Kelly. The 26-yarder occurred on fourth-and-5 at the Blue Raiders' 44-yard line. The play set up Peasant's game-scoring dash.
Peasant ran for 49 yards and two touchdowns. His 3-yard plunge with 6:56 left in the first was the game's first score.
Vattiato threw a 15-yard scoring pass to Myles Butler early in the second and Jaiden Credle ran it in from the 10 a little more than six minutes later and MTSU appeared ready to run away with it leading 21-0.
Potts finished with 256 yards passing completing 27 of 38 passes and three touchdowns.
MTSU holds a 37-31 all-time record against Tennessee Tech.
Prior to Saturday, the game has only been played once since the Blue Raiders moved to I-A/FBS football in 1999. MTSU demolished its longtime rival, 44-0, in 2006.
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Game Information
2024 Big South-OVC Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Southeast Missouri State | 5-0 | 8-1 |
Tennessee State | 3-1 | 6-2 |
UT Martin | 3-1 | 5-3 |
Lindenwood | 3-2 | 4-5 |
Tennessee Tech | 3-2 | 3-5 |
Western Illinois | 2-2 | 3-5 |
Gardner-Webb | 1-3 | 2-6 |
Eastern Illinois | 0-4 | 1-7 |
Charleston Southern | 0-5 | 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 |