Western Kentucky 49-21 Middle Tennessee (Sep 14, 2024)

Scoring Plays All Drives

WKU

MTSU

1

14

0

2

7

0

3

21

14

4

7

49

21

1Q 04:45

7 - 0

R. Helms 4-yard TD catch from C. Veltkamp.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 2

1Q 01:11

14 - 0

K. Johnson 6-yard TD catch from C. Veltkamp.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

2Q 00:27

21 - 0

E. Messer 10-yard TD catch from C. Veltkamp.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

3Q 14:18

28 - 0

K.D. Hutchinson 72-yard TD catch from C. Veltkamp.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 13

3Q 10:19

28 - 7

O. Kelly 37-yard TD catch from N. Vattiato.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 5

3Q 06:42

35 - 7

C. Veltkamp 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & Goal

3Q 06:30

35 - 14

O. Kelly 71-yard TD catch from N. Vattiato.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

3Q 03:37

42 - 14

K. Johnson 36-yard TD catch from D. Smith.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

4Q 09:07

49 - 14

T. Borland 3-yard TD catch from C. Veltkamp.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & Goal

4Q 05:55

49 - 21

O. Kelly 7-yard TD catch from N. Vattiato.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

Top Performers

Pass Yds

456

Vattiato

MTSU

Rush Yds

54

Sanders

WKU

Rec Yds

239

Kelly

MTSU

Scrim TD

3

Kelly

MTSU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Caden Veltkamp

WKU QB #10

Nicholas Vattiato

MTSU QB #11

398

Pass Yds

456

5

Pass TD

3

0

Int

1

WKU

Team Stats

MTSU

619

Total Yds

501

31:22

Possession

28:38

30

1st Downs

21

7/10

3rd Down

4/8

0

Turnovers

1

2024 Conference USA

Team	W	L	PCT
Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
Western Kentucky	7	3	.700
Sam Houston	8	2	.800
Liberty	7	2	.778
Louisiana Tech	4	6	.400
FIU	3	7	.300
Middle Tennessee	3	7	.300
UTEP	2	8	.200
New Mexico State	2	8	.200
Kennesaw State	1	9	.100

Game Summary

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders were easily defeated by the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 49 to 21, on September 14.

Game Info

September 14, 2024

Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

72°

5 mph ESE

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Sck	Rtg
Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp #10	27/30	398	13.3	5	1-2	256.4
TJ Finley #2	3/5	47	9.4	0	1-10	139.0
Dalvin Smith D. Smith #17	1/2	36	18.0	1	0-0	366.2

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	24/31	456	14.7	3	1	3-13	226.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
L.T. Sanders #7	8	54	6.8	0	31
George Hart III G. Hart III #9	4	38	9.5	0	14
Elijah Young E. Young #3	10	27	2.7	0	7
Jalen Hampton J. Hampton #30	5	25	5.0	0	14
Easton Messer E. Messer #8	2	18	9.0	0	10
Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp #10	3	0	0.0	1	1
TJ Finley #2	1	-10	-10.0	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	9	21	2.3	12
Jaiden Credle J. Credle #22	9	19	2.1	6
Terry Wilkins T. Wilkins #4	5	18	3.6	13

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Kisean Johnson K. Johnson #0	8/9	129	16.1	2	36
K.D. Hutchinson #15	2/3	83	41.5	1	72
Easton Messer E. Messer #8	5/5	73	14.6	1	34
Elijah Young E. Young #3	5/6	64	12.8	0	23
River Helms R. Helms #87	4/6	39	9.8	1	18
Dalvin Smith D. Smith #17	1/1	37	37.0	0	37
Demick Starling D. Starling #6	1/1	27	27.0	0	27
Bryce Childress B. Childress #5	1/1	12	12.0	0	12
Moussa Barry M. Barry #18	1/1	9	9.0	0	9
Michael Mathison M. Mathison #4	1/1	3	3.0	0	3
Trevor Borland T. Borland #86	1/1	3	3.0	1	3
L.T. Sanders #7	1/1	2	2.0	0	2
George Hart III G. Hart III #9	0/1	0	0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Omari Kelly O. Kelly #1	9/9	239	26.6	3	71
Holden Willis H. Willis #83	4/4	73	18.3	0	32
Myles Butler M. Butler #5	2/4	43	21.5	0	32
Cam'ron Lacy C. Lacy #86	3/4	41	13.7	0	17
Gamarion Carter G. Carter #17	1/3	27	27.0	0	27
Jaiden Credle J. Credle #22	2/2	13	6.5	0	9
Terry Wilkins T. Wilkins #4	2/2	11	5.5	0	9
Jacob Coleman J. Coleman #88	1/1	9	9.0	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Jalen Hampton J. Hampton #30	1	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Devonte' Mathews D. Mathews #14	7-4	0	0.0	0
Keyshawn Swanson K. Swanson #23	4-3	0	0.0	0
Dallas Walker D. Walker #35	4-2	1	0.0	0
Anthony Johnson Jr. A. Johnson Jr. #4	4-4	1	0.0	1
Chandler Matthews C. Matthews #12	3-2	0	0.0	0
Upton Stout U. Stout #21	3-2	1	1.0	0
Terreance Ellis T. Ellis #2	3-3	0	0.0	0
Demarko Williams D. Williams #7	3-0	0	0.0	0
Hosea Wheeler H. Wheeler #0	3-2	0	0.0	0
Sebastian Benjamin S. Benjamin #9	3-1	0	0.0	0
Keondre Williams K. Williams #18	2-1	0	0.0	0
Darius Thomas D. Thomas #3	2-0	0	0.0	0
Lataj Wright L. Wright #24	1-1	0	0.0	0
Terrion Thompson T. Thompson #13	1-1	1	1.0	0
Dave Herard D. Herard #17	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jaymar Mundy J. Mundy #10	1-1	0	0.0	0
Alex Ford A. Ford #41	1-1	0	0.0	0
Deante McCray D. McCray #8	1-0	0	0.0	0
Jalil Rivera-Harvey J. Rivera-Harvey #98	1-0	0	0.0	0
Kylan Guidry K. Guidry #5	1-1	1	1.0	0
Jayden Loving J. Loving #94	1-1	0	0.0	0
Kent Robinson K. Robinson #11	1-1	0	0.0	0
Nazir Ward N. Ward #6	1-0	0	0.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Marvae Myers M. Myers #6	6-5	0	0.0	0
Devyn Curtis D. Curtis #8	6-5	0	0.0	0
Chris Johnson C. Johnson #22	6-5	0	0.0	0
Jordan Thompson J. Thompson #36	6-3	0	0.0	0
John Howse IV J. Howse IV #31	5-2	0	0.0	0
Jalen Davis J. Davis #12	4-4	1	1.0	0
Jalen Jackson J. Jackson #23	4-4	0	0.0	0
James Monds III J. Monds III #4	4-3	0	0.0	0
Anthony Bynum A. Bynum #40	4-4	1	0.0	0
Jared Douglas J. Douglas #26	3-2	0	0.0	0
James Stewart J. Stewart #49	3-1	0	0.5	0
Rickey Smith R. Smith #27	3-1	0	0.0	0
Abdul Muhammad A. Muhammad #21	2-2	0	0.0	0
James Gillespie J. Gillespie #96	2-0	0	0.0	0
Amarrien Bailey A. Bailey #51	2-1	0	0.0	0
Jordan Beasley J. Beasley #39	2-1	0	0.0	1
Shakai Woods S. Woods #98	2-0	0	0.0	0
Markel James M. James #43	2-2	0	0.0	0
Alex Williams A. Williams #99	1-1	0	0.0	0
Brandon Buckner B. Buckner #89	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jacob Jackson J. Jackson #59	1-1	0	0.0	0
Andy Nwaoko A. Nwaoko #44	1-0	0	0.5	0
Felix Hixon F. Hixon #91	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lucas Carneiro L. Carneiro #17	0/0	7/7	7	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Zeke Rankin Z. Rankin #7	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Grant Chadwick G. Chadwick #97	1	46	46.0	46

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Deante McCray D. McCray #8	1	26	26.0
Easton Messer E. Messer #8	1	31	31.0
Lofton Howard L. Howard #16	1	0	0.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brian Brewton B. Brewton #0	2	10	5.0	0	0
Kellen Stewart K. Stewart #19	4	98	24.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
K.D. Hutchinson #15	1	3	3.0	3	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Sck	Rtg
Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp #10	27/30	398	13.3	5	1-2	256.4
TJ Finley #2	3/5	47	9.4	0	1-10	139.0
Dalvin Smith D. Smith #17	1/2	36	18.0	1	0-0	366.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
L.T. Sanders #7	8	54	6.8	0	31
George Hart III G. Hart III #9	4	38	9.5	0	14
Elijah Young E. Young #3	10	27	2.7	0	7
Jalen Hampton J. Hampton #30	5	25	5.0	0	14
Easton Messer E. Messer #8	2	18	9.0	0	10
Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp #10	3	0	0.0	1	1
TJ Finley #2	1	-10	-10.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Kisean Johnson K. Johnson #0	8/9	129	16.1	2	36
K.D. Hutchinson #15	2/3	83	41.5	1	72
Easton Messer E. Messer #8	5/5	73	14.6	1	34
Elijah Young E. Young #3	5/6	64	12.8	0	23
River Helms R. Helms #87	4/6	39	9.8	1	18
Dalvin Smith D. Smith #17	1/1	37	37.0	0	37
Demick Starling D. Starling #6	1/1	27	27.0	0	27
Bryce Childress B. Childress #5	1/1	12	12.0	0	12
Moussa Barry M. Barry #18	1/1	9	9.0	0	9
Michael Mathison M. Mathison #4	1/1	3	3.0	0	3
Trevor Borland T. Borland #86	1/1	3	3.0	1	3
L.T. Sanders #7	1/1	2	2.0	0	2
George Hart III G. Hart III #9	0/1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Jalen Hampton J. Hampton #30	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Devonte' Mathews D. Mathews #14	7-4	0	0.0	0
Keyshawn Swanson K. Swanson #23	4-3	0	0.0	0
Dallas Walker D. Walker #35	4-2	1	0.0	0
Anthony Johnson Jr. A. Johnson Jr. #4	4-4	1	0.0	1
Chandler Matthews C. Matthews #12	3-2	0	0.0	0
Upton Stout U. Stout #21	3-2	1	1.0	0
Terreance Ellis T. Ellis #2	3-3	0	0.0	0
Demarko Williams D. Williams #7	3-0	0	0.0	0
Hosea Wheeler H. Wheeler #0	3-2	0	0.0	0
Sebastian Benjamin S. Benjamin #9	3-1	0	0.0	0
Keondre Williams K. Williams #18	2-1	0	0.0	0
Darius Thomas D. Thomas #3	2-0	0	0.0	0
Lataj Wright L. Wright #24	1-1	0	0.0	0
Terrion Thompson T. Thompson #13	1-1	1	1.0	0
Dave Herard D. Herard #17	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jaymar Mundy J. Mundy #10	1-1	0	0.0	0
Alex Ford A. Ford #41	1-1	0	0.0	0
Deante McCray D. McCray #8	1-0	0	0.0	0
Jalil Rivera-Harvey J. Rivera-Harvey #98	1-0	0	0.0	0
Kylan Guidry K. Guidry #5	1-1	1	1.0	0
Jayden Loving J. Loving #94	1-1	0	0.0	0
Kent Robinson K. Robinson #11	1-1	0	0.0	0
Nazir Ward N. Ward #6	1-0	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lucas Carneiro L. Carneiro #17	0/0	7/7	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Deante McCray D. McCray #8	1	26	26.0
Easton Messer E. Messer #8	1	31	31.0
Lofton Howard L. Howard #16	1	0	0.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
K.D. Hutchinson #15	1	3	3.0	3	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	24/31	456	14.7	3	1	3-13	226.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	9	21	2.3	12
Jaiden Credle J. Credle #22	9	19	2.1	6
Terry Wilkins T. Wilkins #4	5	18	3.6	13

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Omari Kelly O. Kelly #1	9/9	239	26.6	3	71
Holden Willis H. Willis #83	4/4	73	18.3	0	32
Myles Butler M. Butler #5	2/4	43	21.5	0	32
Cam'ron Lacy C. Lacy #86	3/4	41	13.7	0	17
Gamarion Carter G. Carter #17	1/3	27	27.0	0	27
Jaiden Credle J. Credle #22	2/2	13	6.5	0	9
Terry Wilkins T. Wilkins #4	2/2	11	5.5	0	9
Jacob Coleman J. Coleman #88	1/1	9	9.0	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Nicholas Vattiato N. Vattiato #11	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Marvae Myers M. Myers #6	6-5	0	0.0	0
Devyn Curtis D. Curtis #8	6-5	0	0.0	0
Chris Johnson C. Johnson #22	6-5	0	0.0	0
Jordan Thompson J. Thompson #36	6-3	0	0.0	0
John Howse IV J. Howse IV #31	5-2	0	0.0	0
Jalen Davis J. Davis #12	4-4	1	1.0	0
Jalen Jackson J. Jackson #23	4-4	0	0.0	0
James Monds III J. Monds III #4	4-3	0	0.0	0
Anthony Bynum A. Bynum #40	4-4	1	0.0	0
Jared Douglas J. Douglas #26	3-2	0	0.0	0
James Stewart J. Stewart #49	3-1	0	0.5	0
Rickey Smith R. Smith #27	3-1	0	0.0	0
Abdul Muhammad A. Muhammad #21	2-2	0	0.0	0
James Gillespie J. Gillespie #96	2-0	0	0.0	0
Amarrien Bailey A. Bailey #51	2-1	0	0.0	0
Jordan Beasley J. Beasley #39	2-1	0	0.0	1
Shakai Woods S. Woods #98	2-0	0	0.0	0
Markel James M. James #43	2-2	0	0.0	0
Alex Williams A. Williams #99	1-1	0	0.0	0
Brandon Buckner B. Buckner #89	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jacob Jackson J. Jackson #59	1-1	0	0.0	0
Andy Nwaoko A. Nwaoko #44	1-0	0	0.5	0
Felix Hixon F. Hixon #91	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Zeke Rankin Z. Rankin #7	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Grant Chadwick G. Chadwick #97	1	46	46.0	46

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brian Brewton B. Brewton #0	2	10	5.0	0	0
Kellen Stewart K. Stewart #19	4	98	24.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

WKU

MTSU

1

14

0

2

7

0

3

21

14

4

7

49

21

Downs

9 plays, 64 yd, 05:06

0-0

Touchdown

12 plays, 60 yd, 05:17

7-0

Punt

3 plays, -3 yd, 01:34

7-0

Touchdown

5 plays, 65 yd, 01:58

14-0

Downs

7 plays, 74 yd, 03:45

14-0

Downs

10 plays, 62 yd, 04:17

14-0

Interception

8 plays, 55 yd, 04:51

14-0

Touchdown

11 plays, 94 yd, 02:54

21-0

End of Half

2 plays, 49 yd, 00:18

21-0

Touchdown

2 plays, 69 yd, 00:53

28-0

Touchdown

7 plays, 82 yd, 03:55

28-7

Touchdown

7 plays, 67 yd, 03:34

35-7

Touchdown

1 play, 71 yd, 00:21

35-14

Touchdown

6 plays, 90 yd, 02:49

42-14

Downs

11 plays, 48 yd, 05:34

42-14

Touchdown

7 plays, 64 yd, 03:53

49-14

Touchdown

6 plays, 74 yd, 03:14

49-21

End of Game

11 plays, 60 yd, 05:47

49-21

WKU

Team Stats

MTSU

619

Total Yds

501

469

Pass Yds

443

150

Rush Yds

58

9

Total Drives

9

74

Total Plays

57

8.4

Yards Per Play

8.8

12

Yards Per Pass

13

4.3

Yards Per Rush

2.5

31:22

Possession

28:38

35

Biggest Lead

0

30

1st Downs

21

18

Passing 1st Downs

18

11

Rushing 1st Downs

3

1

1st Downs from Penalties

0

7/10

3rd Down

4/8

2/3

4th Down

0/3

0

Punts

1

0

Turnovers

1

0

Interceptions Thrown

1

0

Fumbles Lost

0

3

Penalties

7

3.0

Sacks

2.0

5

Tackles For Loss

2

0

D/ST TD

0

2-1 WKU

MTSU 1-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2024 Conference USA

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats