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Murray State @ Middle Tennessee, Week 1 · 2026

14@FINAL381–0
Sat, Sep 5, 2026Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN

The Story

Middle Tennessee rolls past Murray State 38–14.

SeriesMiddle Tennessee leads 3–0 · Middle Tennessee won the last meeting, 35–14 · 2023

ClosingClosing Middle Tennessee −22.5 · O/U 55.5 · final margin 24Middle Tennessee covered · Under hit

HOW IT WENT

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Murray State077014
Middle Tennessee14731438

FINAL

Scoring
  1. Q15:46Middle TennesseeR.Gagliano 10-yd TD pass to N.Clifton (D.Bourgeois kick)
  2. Q10:22Middle TennesseeR.Gagliano 22-yd TD pass to C.Lacy (D.Bourgeois kick)
  3. Q27:18Murray StateT.Campbell 46-yd TD run (R.Devita kick)
  4. Q23:34Middle TennesseeR.Gagliano 22-yd TD run (D.Bourgeois kick)
  5. Q311:17Middle TennesseeD.Bourgeois 45-yd FG
  6. Q34:47Murray StateJ.Northington 1-yd TD run (R.Devita kick)
  7. Q414:53Middle TennesseeT.Brown Jr. 15-yd TD run (D.Bourgeois kick)
  8. Q413:45Murray StateT.Campbell Fumble Return TD (D.Bourgeois kick)
Play-by-play128 plays
Q4Murray State7 plays · 73 yds · 2:37 · In progress14–38
  1. 11:012nd & 9 at MTSU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short left to #8 J.Potter caught at MTSU09, for 11 yards to the MTSU08 (#11 J.Johnson), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MTSU Targeting (#26 K.Smith) 4 yards from MTSU08 to MTSU04, 1ST DOWN
  2. 11:371st & 10 at MTSU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MTSU19 (#95 Z.Simpson-Smith)
  3. 11:563rd & 3 at MTSU 31No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 11 yards gain to the MTSU20 (#16 J.Thompson; #30 B.Williams), 1ST DOWN
  4. 12:182nd & 10 at MTSU 38No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short left to #0 K.Vaka caught at MTSU33, for 7 yards to the MTSU31 (#12 R.Lee III; #22 G.Gaskins)
  5. 12:471st & 10 at MTSU 38No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass incomplete short left thrown to MTSU38 broken up by #31 M.Malaki-Donaldson
  6. 13:102nd & 2 at MUR 31No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short middle to #6 D.Howard caught at MSU47, for 18 yards to the MSU49, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MTSU Roughing The Passer (#31 M.Malaki-Donaldson) 13 yards from MSU49 to MTSU38, 1ST DOWN
  7. 13:291st & 10 at MUR 23No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short left to #6 D.Howard caught at MSU30, for 8 yards to the MSU31 (#24 C.Hall; #30 B.Williams)
  8. 13:381st & 10 at MTSU 35#96 W.Joyce kickoff 64 yards to the MSU01 #6 D.Howard return 22 yards to the MSU23 (#6 A.Jones), out of bounds
Q4Murray State3 plays · -25 yds · 1:08 · Fumble Return Touchdown14–38
  1. 13:451st & 10 at MUR 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU39 fumbled by #5 T.Campbell at MSU36 forced by #13 A.Taylor recovered by MTSU #0 K.Woods at MSU39 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:45 #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
  2. 14:182nd & 2 at MUR 33No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU36 (#91 F.Hixon), 1ST DOWN
  3. 14:441st & 10 at MUR 25Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MSU33 (#0 K.Woods)
  4. 14:531st & 10 at MTSU 35#91 D.Bourgeois kickoff 65 yards to the MSU00, Touchback
Q3Middle Tennessee9 plays · 71 yds · 4:43 · Touchdown14–31
  1. 14:532nd & 7 at MUR 15No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Brown Jr. rush middle for 15 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:53, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
  2. 0:001st & 10 at MUR 18End of 3rd quarter.
  3. 0:101st & 10 at MUR 18No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #9 T.Brown Jr. caught at MSU20, for 3 yards to the MSU15 (#2 T.Cline; #15 J.Walker)
  4. 0:524th & 2 at MUR 21No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU18 (#42 C.Henderson), 1ST DOWN
  5. 1:383rd & 1 at MUR 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MSU21 (#15 J.Walker)
  6. 2:132nd & 3 at MUR 22No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MSU20 (#1 K.Ingram)
  7. 2:511st & 10 at MUR 29No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush right for 7 yards gain to the MSU22 (#26 R.Hemphill)
  8. 3:311st & 10 at MTSU 45No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush left for 26 yards gain to the MSU29 (#9 D.Rowsey), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  9. 4:072nd & 3 at MTSU 36No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #1 M.Allen caught at MTSU39, for 9 yards to the MTSU45 (#1 K.Ingram), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  10. 4:241st & 10 at MTSU 29No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #88 T.Galloway caught at MTSU32, for 7 yards to the MTSU36 (#26 R.Hemphill)
  11. 4:361st & 10 at MUR 35#29 R.Devita kickoff 61 yards to the MTSU04 #0 S.Fleming return 25 yards to the MTSU29 (#6 D.Girard; #3 D.Boykin)
Q3Murray State11 plays · 79 yds · 6:27 · Touchdown14–24
  1. 4:472nd & 1 at MTSU 1Shotgun #30 J.Northington rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:47 #29 R.Devita kick attempt good (H: #19 S.Ashby, LS: #47 C.Ford)
  2. 5:191st & 8 at MTSU 8No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short middle to #1 D.Embry caught at MTSU14, for 7 yards to the MTSU01 (#19 A.Singleton)
  3. 5:401st & 10 at MTSU 13No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass incomplete short right to #13 T.Firestone thrown to MTSU00, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MTSU Pass Interference (#21 J.Hardy) 5 yards from MTSU13 to MTSU08, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  4. 6:081st & 10 at MTSU 36No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short middle to #13 T.Firestone caught at MTSU20, for 23 yards to the MTSU13 (#19 A.Singleton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  5. 6:414th & 3 at MTSU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short right to #8 J.Potter caught at MTSU41, for 8 yards to the MTSU36 (#11 J.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 6:483rd & 9 at MUR 50Timeout Murray State, clock 06:48
  7. 7:163rd & 9 at MUR 50No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short left to #8 J.Potter caught at MTSU44, for 6 yards to the MTSU44, End Of Play
  8. 7:463rd & 4 at MTSU 45PENALTY MSU False Start (#56 G.McLelland) 5 yards from MTSU45 to MTSU50. NO PLAY
  9. 8:172nd & 6 at MTSU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MTSU45 (#90 J.Bodford)
  10. 8:381st & 10 at MUR 49No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short right to #9 M.Allen caught at MSU47, for 4 yards to the MTSU47 (#16 J.Thompson)
  11. 9:102nd & 1 at MUR 41Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MSU49 (#21 J.Hardy), 1ST DOWN
  12. 9:511st & 10 at MUR 32Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 9 yards gain to the MSU41 (#21 J.Hardy; #22 G.Gaskins)
  13. 10:282nd & 3 at MUR 28Shotgun #30 J.Northington rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MSU32 (#0 K.Woods), 1ST DOWN
  14. 11:041st & 10 at MUR 21Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MSU28 (#94 J.Williams)
  15. 11:141st & 10 at MTSU 35#96 W.Joyce kickoff 58 yards to the MSU07 #6 D.Howard return 14 yards to the MSU21 (#17 J.Lowe), out of bounds
Q3Middle Tennessee6 plays · 32 yds · 2:45 · Field Goal7–24
  1. 11:174th & 4 at MUR 27#91 D.Bourgeois field goal attempt from 45 yards GOOD (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin), clock 11:17
  2. 11:513rd & 4 at MUR 27No Huddle #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the MSU27 (#7 R.McCall)
  3. 11:582nd & 4 at MUR 27No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete deep left to #6 A.Jones thrown to MSU00
  4. 12:351st & 10 at MUR 33No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MSU27 (#9 D.Rowsey; #25 A.McGill)
  5. 13:132nd & 8 at MTSU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU42, for 24 yards to the MSU33 (#25 A.McGill), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  6. 13:521st & 10 at MTSU 41No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MTSU43 (#90 C.Daniels)
Q3Murray State3 plays · 5 yds · 0:58 · Punt7–21
  1. 14:024th & 5 at MUR 30#19 S.Ashby punt 42 yards to the MTSU28 #3 C.Lacy return 13 yards to the MTSU41 (#3 D.Boykin)
  2. 14:143rd & 5 at MUR 30No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass incomplete short right to #6 D.Howard thrown to MSU35 broken up by #46 R.Johnson
  3. 14:452nd & 10 at MUR 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush left for 5 yards gain to the MSU30 (#2 J.Lowe)
  4. 14:541st & 10 at MUR 25No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass incomplete short left to #13 T.Firestone thrown to MSU35 broken up by #13 A.Taylor
  5. 15:001st & 10 at MTSU 35#91 D.Bourgeois kickoff 65 yards to the MSU00, Touchback
Q2Middle Tennessee2 plays · 14 yds · 0:31 · End Of Half7–21
  1. 0:001st & 20 at MTSU 14End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:111st & 20 at MTSU 14No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MTSU19 (#9 D.Rowsey; #15 J.Walker)
  3. 0:231st & 10 at MTSU 24No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano rush right for 7 yards gain to the MTSU31 (#7 R.McCall), out of bounds PENALTY MTSU Holding (#71 Q.Butler) 10 yards from MTSU24 to MTSU14. NO PLAY
  4. 0:241st & 10 at MTSU 5Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 00:24
  5. 0:241st & 10 at MTSU 5No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 19 yards gain to the MTSU24 (#2 T.Cline), 1ST DOWN
Q2Murray State7 plays · 39 yds · 2:51 · Punt7–21
  1. 0:314th & 8 at MTSU 46#19 S.Ashby punt 36 yards to the MTSU10 fair catch by #7 H.Wasson at MTSU10 PENALTY MTSU Holding (#13 A.Taylor) 5 yards from MTSU10 to MTSU05
  2. 0:373rd & 8 at MTSU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass incomplete short right to #13 T.Firestone thrown to MTSU34
  3. 0:552nd & 15 at MUR 47No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short left to #8 J.Potter caught at MTSU48, for 7 yards to the MTSU46 (#26 K.Smith)
  4. 1:272nd & 10 at MTSU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MTSU40 (#2 J.Lowe; #95 Z.Simpson-Smith) PENALTY MSU Illegal Shift 5 yards from MTSU48 to MSU47. NO PLAY
  5. 1:301st & 10 at MTSU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass incomplete short right to #8 J.Potter thrown to MTSU35
  6. 1:541st & 10 at MUR 33No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Ogle pass complete short right to #13 T.Firestone caught at MSU46, for 19 yards to the MTSU48 (#0 K.Woods), 1ST DOWN
  7. 2:183rd & 1 at MUR 24Shotgun #4 J.Ogle rush right for 9 yards gain to the MSU33 (#11 J.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
  8. 2:352nd & 7 at MUR 18Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MSU24 (#19 A.Singleton; #0 K.Woods)
  9. 3:141st & 10 at MUR 15Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU18 (#31 M.Malaki-Donaldson)
  10. 3:221st & 10 at MTSU 35#96 W.Joyce kickoff 60 yards to the MSU05 #6 D.Howard return 95 yards to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 03:22 PENALTY MSU Holding (#5 C.Crossno) 10 yards from MSU25 to MSU15
Q2Middle Tennessee7 plays · 75 yds · 3:44 · Touchdown7–21
  1. 3:343rd & 4 at MUR 22No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano rush right for 22 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:34, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
  2. 4:192nd & 6 at MUR 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MSU22 (#15 J.Walker; #44 J.Veasy)
  3. 4:561st & 19 at MUR 37No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #8 A.Martin Jr. caught at MSU34, for 13 yards to the MSU24 (#3 D.Boykin), out of bounds
  4. 5:061st & 10 at MUR 28No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #9 T.Brown Jr. caught at MSU30, for 28 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 05:06 PENALTY MTSU Holding (#50 C.Moreno) 10 yards from MSU27 to MSU37
  5. 5:482nd & 5 at MUR 48No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU50, for 20 yards to the MSU28 (#5 C.Crossno), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MSU Illegal Substitution declined
  6. 6:241st & 10 at MTSU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at MTSU44, for 5 yards to the MSU48 (#1 K.Ingram; #12 T.Lewis II)
  7. 7:081st & 10 at MTSU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Brown Jr. rush right for 22 yards gain to the MTSU47 (#15 J.Walker), 1ST DOWN
  8. 7:181st & 10 at MUR 35#29 R.Devita kickoff 65 yards to the MTSU00, Touchback
Q2Murray State9 plays · 84 yds · 3:41 · Touchdown7–14
  1. 7:182nd & 10 at MTSU 46Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 46 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:18, 1ST DOWN #29 R.Devita kick attempt good (H: #19 S.Ashby, LS: #47 C.Ford)
  2. 7:291st & 10 at MTSU 46Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short right to #13 T.Firestone thrown to MTSU42 QB hurried by #34 A.Clemons
  3. 8:114th & 1 at MTSU 48Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MTSU46 (#46 R.Johnson; #2 J.Lowe), 1ST DOWN
  4. 8:383rd & 2 at MTSU 49Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MTSU48 (#13 A.Taylor; #95 Z.Simpson-Smith)
  5. 9:122nd & 10 at MUR 43Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MTSU49 (#0 K.Woods)
  6. 9:201st & 10 at MUR 43Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short left to #6 D.Howard thrown to MSU50
  7. 9:393rd & 6 at MUR 20Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #6 D.Howard caught at MSU39, for 23 yards to the MSU43 (#0 K.Woods), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  8. 10:152nd & 10 at MUR 16Shotgun #3 B.Wright rush right for 4 yards gain to the MSU20 (#13 A.Taylor; #26 K.Smith)
  9. 10:511st & 10 at MUR 16Shotgun rush right for 0 yards to the MSU16 (#31 M.Malaki-Donaldson)
Q2Middle Tennessee6 plays · 47 yds · 3:06 · Downs0–14
  1. 10:594th & 5 at MUR 16No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete short middle to #88 T.Galloway thrown to MSU00 broken up by #7 R.McCall, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 11:343rd & 7 at MUR 18No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #88 T.Galloway caught at MSU22, for 2 yards to the MSU16 (#25 A.McGill), out of bounds
  3. 11:512nd & 7 at MUR 18No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete short left to #7 H.Wasson thrown to MSU00
  4. 12:311st & 10 at MUR 21No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush left for 3 yards gain to the MSU18 (#59 J.Biser; #25 A.McGill)
  5. 13:122nd & 10 at MUR 48No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete deep left to #83 K.Perdue caught at MSU27, for 27 yards to the MSU21 (#7 R.McCall; #9 D.Rowsey), 1ST DOWN
  6. 13:311st & 10 at MUR 48No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete deep left to #83 K.Perdue thrown to MSU28
  7. 14:021st & 10 at MTSU 37No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Brown Jr. rush left for 7 yards loss to the MTSU30 (#26 R.Hemphill; #12 T.Lewis II), out of bounds PENALTY MSU Personal Foul (#26 R.Hemphill) 15 yards from MTSU37 to MSU48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
Q1Murray State3 plays · 7 yds · 1:08 · Punt0–14
  1. 14:054th & 3 at MUR 21#19 S.Ashby punt 38 yards to the MTSU41 #3 C.Lacy return for loss of 4 yards to the MTSU37 (#96 J.Martin)
  2. 14:193rd & 3 at MUR 21Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short right to #30 J.Northington thrown to MSU20
  3. 14:212nd & 7 at MUR 17Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #1 D.Embry caught at MSU15, for 4 yards to the MSU21 (#11 J.Johnson; #0 K.Woods)
  4. 0:001st & 10 at MUR 14End of 1st quarter.
  5. 0:111st & 10 at MUR 14Shotgun #30 J.Northington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU17 (#22 G.Gaskins)
  6. 0:131st & 10 at MTSU 35#91 D.Bourgeois kickoff 65 yards to the MSU00 #6 D.Howard return 30 yards to the MSU30 (#19 A.Singleton) PENALTY MSU Holding (#30 K.Miller) 10 yards from MSU24 to MSU14
Q1Middle Tennessee6 plays · 53 yds · 3:03 · Touchdown0–14
  1. 0:223rd & 8 at MUR 22No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU25, for 22 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
  2. 1:042nd & 10 at MUR 24No Huddle-Shotgun #29 D.Taylor rush right for 2 yards gain to the MSU22 (#15 J.Walker; #26 R.Hemphill)
  3. 1:111st & 10 at MUR 24No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete deep left to #88 T.Galloway thrown to MSU01
  4. 1:482nd & 3 at MUR 30No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #7 H.Wasson caught at MSU30, for 6 yards to the MSU24 (#12 T.Lewis II), 1ST DOWN
  5. 2:361st & 10 at MUR 37No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to caught at MSU31, for 7 yards to the MSU30 (#26 R.Hemphill)
  6. 3:171st & 10 at MTSU 47No Huddle #9 T.Brown Jr. rush right for 16 yards gain to the MSU37 (#9 D.Rowsey), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q1Murray State3 plays · -11 yds · 2:21 · Punt0–7
  1. 3:254th & 21 at MUR 14#19 S.Ashby punt 39 yards to the MTSU47
  2. 4:013rd & 18 at MUR 17Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MSU14 (#95 Z.Simpson-Smith)
  3. 4:283rd & 8 at MUR 27Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #12 T.Brown caught at MSU34, for 9 yards to the MSU36 (#24 C.Hall) PENALTY MSU Holding (#61 A.Shadid) 10 yards from MSU27 to MSU17. NO PLAY
  4. 4:592nd & 8 at MUR 27Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush right for 0 yards to the MSU27 (#44 K.Call; #26 K.Smith), out of bounds
  5. 5:371st & 10 at MUR 25Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MSU27 (#91 F.Hixon; #19 A.Singleton)
  6. 5:461st & 10 at MTSU 35#96 W.Joyce kickoff 65 yards to the MSU00, Touchback
Q1Middle Tennessee6 plays · 56 yds · 3:50 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 5:461st & 10 at MUR 10No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #85 N.Clifton caught at MSU00, for 10 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:46, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
  2. 8:093rd & 15 at MUR 31No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete deep middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU10, for 21 yards to the MSU10 (#9 D.Rowsey), 1ST DOWN
  3. 8:092nd & 12 at MUR 28No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #8 A.Martin Jr. caught at MSU31, for 3 yards loss to the MSU31 (#26 R.Hemphill)
  4. 9:361st & 15 at MUR 31No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano rush left for 3 yards gain to the MSU28 (#8 B.Esplin)
  5. 8:091st & 15 at MUR 31Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 08:09
  6. 9:361st & 10 at MUR 26No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #8 A.Martin Jr. caught at MSU22, for 5 yards to the MSU21, End Of Play PENALTY MTSU Ineligible Downfield on Pass 5 yards from MSU26 to MSU31. NO PLAY
  7. 9:361st & 7 at MTSU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MSU41 (#1 K.Ingram), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MSU Personal Foul (#15 J.Walker) 15 yards from MSU41 to MSU26, 1ST DOWN
  8. 9:361st & 10 at MTSU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush right for 34 yards gain (13) to the MSU22 (#26 R.Hemphill) PENALTY MTSU Holding 10 yards from MSU43 to MTSU47
Q1Murray State3 plays · -3 yds · 1:35 · Punt0–0
  1. 9:364th & 13 at MUR 17#19 S.Ashby punt 39 yards to the MTSU44 #10 J.Chestnut return 0 yards to the MTSU44, End Of Play
  2. 11:114th & 8 at MUR 22PENALTY MSU False Start (#3 D.Boykin) 5 yards from MSU22 to MSU17. NO PLAY
  3. 11:113rd & 8 at MUR 22Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #8 J.Potter thrown to MSU27
  4. 11:112nd & 9 at MUR 21Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush left for 1 yard gain to the MSU22 (#13 A.Taylor)
  5. 11:111st & 10 at MUR 20Shotgun #2 C.Shannon rush left for 1 yard gain to the MSU21 (#22 G.Gaskins)
Q1Middle Tennessee7 plays · 43 yds · 3:42 · Punt0–14
  1. 13:101st & 10 at MTSU 45No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain (4) to the MTSU49 (#7 R.McCall; #15 J.Walker) PENALTY MTSU Personal Foul (#6 A.Jones) 15 yards from MTSU49 to MTSU34
  2. 13:101st & 21 at MTSU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #7 H.Wasson caught at MTSU35, for 5 yards to the MTSU39, out of bounds at MTSU39
  3. 11:114th & 7 at MTSU 47#92 A.Logan punt 53 yards to the MSU00, Touchback
  4. 13:063rd & 7 at MTSU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete short left thrown to MSU49
  5. 13:062nd & 15 at MTSU 39No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MTSU44, for 8 yards to the MTSU47 (#9 D.Rowsey; #12 T.Lewis II)
  6. 13:302nd & 8 at MTSU 17No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Brown Jr. rush middle for 13 yards gain to the MTSU30 (#45 J.Varner; #15 J.Walker), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MSU Personal Foul 15 yards from MTSU30 to MTSU45, 1ST DOWN
  7. 14:021st & 10 at MTSU 15No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #9 T.Brown Jr. caught at MTSU13, for 2 yards to the MTSU17 (#26 R.Hemphill; #8 B.Esplin)
  8. 14:401st & 10 at MTSU 4No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at MTSU05, for 11 yards to the MTSU15 (#7 R.McCall; #1 K.Ingram), 1ST DOWN
  9. 14:531st & 10 at MUR 35#29 R.Devita kickoff 65 yards to the MTSU00 #0 S.Fleming return 24 yards to the MTSU24 (#3 D.Boykin; #81 R.Hunt) PENALTY MTSU Illegal Block in Back 4 yards from MTSU08 to MTSU04

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026
1234T
Murray State077014
Middle Tennessee14731438

PLAYER STATS

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

Murray StateMurray StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Jim Ogle11/161187.400
Collin Shannon2/6274.500
Totals13/221456.600
Middle TennesseeMTSUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Roman Gagliano20/262007.720

Rushing

Murray StateMurray StateCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Tyrell Campbell8759.4146
Mykel Allen12484.0011
Jim Ogle199.009
Jawaun Northington382.714
Baxter Wright242.004
Collin Shannon111.001
Totals271455.4246
Middle TennesseeMTSUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Antonio Martin151036.9026
Terrence Brown Jr.46616.5122
Roman Gagliano22512.5122
DJ Taylor122.002
Totals221968.9226

Receiving

Murray StateMurray StateRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Dimitri Howard34916.3023
Trey Firestone24221.0023
Jaxon Potter4328.0011
Dylan Embry2115.507
Kyle Vaka177.007
Mykel Allen144.004
Totals1314511.2023
Middle TennesseeMTSURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Cam'Ron Lacy811814.8124
Neo Clifton23718.5127
Hogan Wasson2115.506
Antonio Martin2105.0013
Markus Allen199.009
Tayvion Galloway294.507
Terrence Brown Jr.362.003
Totals2020010.0227

Fumbles

Murray StateMurray StateFUMLOSTREC
Tyrell Campbell110
Middle TennesseeMTSUFUMLOSTREC
Kalen Woods001

Kick Returns

Murray StateMurray StateNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dimitri Howard48020.0240
Middle TennesseeMTSUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Santana Fleming23316.5250

Punt Returns

Middle TennesseeMTSUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Cam'Ron Lacy294.5130
Jordan Chestnut100.000
Totals393.0130

Kicking

Murray StateMurray StateFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Rocco Devita0/00.002/22
Middle TennesseeMTSUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Dominic Bourgeois1/1100.0455/58

Punting

Murray StateMurray StateNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Spencer Ashby519438.80142
Middle TennesseeMTSUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Ashton Logan15353.01053

Defense

Murray StateMurray StateTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Jayden Walker8201000
Dylan Rowsey7300000
Rett Hemphill6401000
Klayton Ingram5300000
Amari McGill4200000
Ryan McCall4100100
DeMarkus Boykin3200000
Terry Lewis II3100000
Totals522402100
Middle TennesseeMTSUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Kalen Woods7500001
James Johnson4300000
Quantaves Gaskins4200000
Ashton Taylor4200100
Aidan Singleton4200000
Zeion Simpson-Smith3201000
Korey Smith3100000
Mathias Malaki-Donaldson2200100
Totals492701311

Murray State vs Middle Tennessee Team StatsMurray State vs MTSU Team Stats

Week 1 · 2026
Murray StateMURMiddle TennesseeMTSU
161ST DOWNS21
290TOTAL YDS396
145PASS YDS200
145RUSH YDS196
1TURNOVERS0
23:17POSSESSION25:42

WHAT IT MEANS

Murray State
Record0–1
Nextat Oklahoma State
Middle Tennessee
Record1–0
Nextat Marshall

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