2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	3–6 (2–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stockstill (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Shafer (4th season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)

2020 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy		4	–	1					7	–	3
Florida Atlantic		4	–	2					5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					5	–	7
Charlotte		2	–	2					2	–	4
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					3	–	6
FIU		0	–	3					0	–	5
West Division
UAB xy$		3	–	1					6	–	3
UTSA		5	–	2					7	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	2					5	–	5
North Texas		3	–	4					4	–	6
Rice		2	–	3					2	–	3
Southern Miss		2	–	4					3	–	7
UTEP		0	–	4					3	–	5
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders played their home games at the Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by 15th-year head coach Rick Stockstill.

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2019 regular season 4–8, 3–5 in CUSA play to finish in fifth in the East Division. They were not invited to play in any post season bowl game.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
TBD

CUSA media days

The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Charlotte
2	FIU
3	Florida Atlantic
4	Marshall
5	Middle Tennessee
6	Old Dominion
7	Western Kentucky

Media poll (CUSA Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
TBD

Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

Schedule

Middle Tennessee announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020. The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

The Blue Raiders had games scheduled against Duke, Indiana State, Old Dominion, UConn, Virginia Tech, and UAB which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 0–42	5,249
September 19	2:30 p.m.	Troy*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN	L 14–47	6,000
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	CBSSN	L 35–37	6,182
October 3	4:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate)	ESPN3	L 17–20	6,500
October 10	3:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPNU	W 31–28	2,213
October 17	4:00 p.m.	North Texas	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	Stadium	L 35–52	5,000
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 40–34 2OT	0
November 14	Noon	at No. 16 Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	L 14–42	12,224
November 21	2:30 p.m.	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN3	W 20–17	12,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Army

Middle Tennessee at Army

1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 • Black Knights 7 14 14 7 42 Date: September 5, 2020 Location: Michie Stadium West Point, NY Game start: 12:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 5,249 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 6 MPH Referee: Mike Roche TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Ben Holden (play–by–play), Ross Tucker (analyst), Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 09:46 ARMY Sandon McCoy 1-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick) (9 plays, 43 yards, 4:00) ARMY 7–0 2 14:06 ARMY Sandon McCoy 2-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick) (19 plays, 85 yards, 9:13) ARMY 14–0 07:14 ARMY Sandon McCoy 4-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick) (10 plays, 41 yards, 4:25) ARMY 21–0 3 10:48 ARMY Christian Anderson 24-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 4:07) ARMY 28–0 06:33 ARMY Jon Rhattigan 43-yard interception returned (Landon Salyers kick) (8 plays, 21 yards, 4:10) ARMY 35–0 4 04:06 ARMY Anthony Adkins 22-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick) (19 plays, 99 yards, 12:26) ARMY 42–0

See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ARMY –3.5	54

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	Army
First downs	13	24
Total yards	184	368
Rushing yards	75	340
Passing yards	109	28
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	24:31	35:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Chase Cunningham	7/10, 63 yards
	Rushing	Chaton Mobley	5 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jarrin Pierce	4 receptions, 33 yards
Army	Passing	Christian Anderson	2/4, 28 yards
	Rushing	Tyrell Robinson	9 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Alston	1 reception, 18 yards

Troy

Troy at Middle Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 7 19 14 7 47 Blue Raiders 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 6,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Hazy, Cool, Nice • Wind: 6 N MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:13 TROY Khalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (12 plays, 73 yards, 3:47) TROY 7–0 01:33 MTSU Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:11) TIE 7–7 2 14:11 TROY Charlie Strong 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:14) TROY 14–7 06:50 TROY Evan Legassey 47-yard field goal (8 plays, 22 yards, 2:40) TROY 17–7 01:29 TROY Team Safety (3 plays, −6 yards, 0:15) TROY 19–7 00:03 TROY Khalil McClain 5-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (10 plays, 60 yards, 1:20) TROY 26–7 3 09:56 TROY Carloss Crawford 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:20) TROY 33–7 03:29 TROY DK Billingsley 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (11 plays, 70 yards, 4:56) TROY 40–7 4 06:22 TROY Tyler Hussey 8-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 3:37) TROY 47–7 01:54 MTSU Jaylin Lane 28-yard pass from Mike Diliello (Crews Holt kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 4:22) TROY 47–14

See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team and Battle for the Palladium

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −3.5	64.5

Statistics	Troy	Middle Tennessee
First downs	30	15
Total yards	496	241
Rushing yards	240	87
Passing yards	256	154
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	26/37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	10 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Khalil McClain	6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	16/23, 109 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jarrin Pierce	11 receptions, 81 yards

at UTSA

Middle Tennessee at Texas–San Antonio

1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 3 7 13 12 35 • Roadrunners 0 17 17 3 37 Date: September 25, 2020 Location: Alamodome San Antonio, TX Game start: 7:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 6,182 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoors (N/A) Referee: Jonathan Noli TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Amanda Balionis (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 08:20 MTSU Crew Holt 26-yard field goal (10 plays, 64 yards, 3:36) MTSU 3–0 2 11:11 UTSA Zakhari Franklin 25-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick) (1 play, 40 yards, 0:16) UTSA 7–3 07:38 UTSA Sincere McCormick 11-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (2 plays, 14 yards, 0:36) UTSA 14–3 01:08 MTSU Chaton Mobley 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (9 plays, 91 yards, 2:19) UTSA 14–10 00:00 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 24-yard field goal (11 plays, 63 yards, 1:08) UTSA 17–10 3 11:25 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal (9 plays, 64 yards, 3:35) UTSA 20–10 08:30 MTSU Chaton Mobley 4-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt PAT blocked) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55) UTSA 20–16 06:40 UTSA Chaton Mobley 24-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (3 plays, 96 yards, 1:06) MTSU 23–20 06:01 UTSA Sincere McCormick 1-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (3 plays, 49 yards, 0:39) UTSA 27–23 02:12 UTSA Joshua Cephus 7-yard pass from Josh Adkins (Hunter Duplessis kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 2:41) UTSA 34–23 4 14:46 MTSU DJ England-Chisolm 26-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:26) UTSA 34–29 11:39 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 35-yard field goal (9 plays, 55 yards, 3:07) UTSA 37–29 01:04 MTSU Yusuf Ali 6-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (13 plays, 72 yards, 4:43) UTSA 37–35

See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTSA –6	59

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	UTSA
First downs	27	16
Total yards	563	391
Rushing yards	191	88
Passing yards	372	303
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	35:40	24:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	31/47, 372 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jayy McDonald	7 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Jarrin Pierce	7 receptions, 107 yards
UTSA	Passing	Josh Adkins	16/28, 233 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Sincere McCormick	19 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Zakhari Franklin	6 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total • Hilltoppers 0 10 3 7 20 Blue Raiders 0 10 0 7 17 Date: October 3, 2020 Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 6,500 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny & Nice • Wind: ESE 1 MPH Referee: Rodney Burnette TV announcers (ESPN3): Jake Rose (play–by–play) and Jeremy Kellem (analyst)

Scoring summary 2 14:09 WKU Brayden Narveson 47-yard field goal (11 play, 30 yard, 5:02) WKU 3–0 07:51 MTSU Asher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 6:18) MTSU 7–3 02:59 MTSU Crews Holt 44-yard field goal (8 plays, 42 yards, 2:03) MTSU 10–3 00:21 WKU Xavier Lane 6-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 2:38) TIE 10–10 3 03:26 WKU Brayden Narveson 53-yard field goal (14 plays, 64 yards, 4:30) WKU 13–10 4 06:04 WKU Joshua Simon 11-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick) (13 plays, 68 yards, 6:39) WKU 20–10 02:07 MTSU CJ Windham 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 3:57) WKU 20–17

See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 100 Miles of Hate

Pregame line	Over/under
WKU –7	52.5

Statistics	Western Kentucky	Middle Tennessee
First downs	21	18
Total yards	326	319
Rushing yards	138	102
Passing yards	188	217
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:35	28:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Kentucky	Passing	Tyrrell Pigrome	21/36, 188 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Tyrrell Pigrome	16 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Lane	7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	23/33, 217 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	25 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jarrin Pierce	9 receptions, 65 yards

at FIU

Middle Tennessee at Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total • Blue Raiders 0 17 7 7 31 Panthers 7 7 14 0 28 Date: October 10, 2020 Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL Game start: 3:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 2,213 Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 10 MPH Referee: Kevin Randall TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:09 FIU Shaun Peterson Jr. 1-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick) (4 plays, 23 yards, 1:41) FIU 7–0 2 13:57 MTSU Asher O'Hara 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 5:20) TIE 7–7 09:09 MTSU Asher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (5 plays, 64 yards, 1:38) MTSU 14–7 08:53 FIU Shaun Peterson Jr. 63-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick) (1 play, 78 yards, 0:16) TIE 14–14 00:53 MTSU Crews Holt 44-yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42) MTSU 17–14 3 06:54 FIU Nate Jefferson 7-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick) (5 plays, 36 yards, 2:06) FIU 21–17 00:28 MTSU CJ Windham 6-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (10 plays, 76 yards, 3:15) MTSU 24–21 00:11 FIU D'vonte Price 65-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick) (1 play, 65 yards, 0:17) FIU 28–24 4 01:20 MTSU Jarrin Pierce 12-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (8 plays, 59 yards, 3:26) MTSU 31–28

See also: 2020 FIU Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
FIU –6.5	57

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	FIU
First downs	23	15
Total yards	404	328
Rushing yards	136	270
Passing yards	268	58
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:46	28:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	23/42, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jarrin Pierce	5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
FIU	Passing	Kaylan Wiggins	5/15, 37 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shaun Peterson Jr.	15 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Nate Jefferson	2 receptions, 19 yards

North Texas

North Texas at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total • Mean Green 7 14 21 10 52 Blue Raiders 21 7 0 7 35 Date: October 17, 2020 Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Game start: 4:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny, nice • Wind: SSE 5 MPH Referee: Jonathan Noli TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play–by–play) and Max Starks (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:35 MTSU Chaton Mobley 3-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (6 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) MTSU 7–0 06:39 UNT DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (7 plays, 91 yards, 1:50) TIE 7–7 02:23 MTSU Jarrin Pierce 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16) MTSU 14–7 01:35 MTSU Gregory Grate Jr. 20-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick) (2 plays, -9 yards, 0:40) MTSU 21–7 2 09:39 UNT DeAndre Torrey 60-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 99 yards, 1:38) MTSU 21–14 03:58 MTSU DJ England-Chisolm 24-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:41) MTSU 28–21 3 13:32 UNT Jason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 1:22) TIE 28–28 06:44 UNT Deonte Simpson 9-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45) UNT 35–28 00:10 UNT Jaelon Darden 55-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 79 yards, 1:34) UNT 42–28 4 11:10 UNT Jason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) UNT 49–28 08:40 MTSU Chaton Mobley 30-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:24) UNT 49–35 03:59 UNT Ethan Mooney 44-yard field goal (9 plays, 50 yards, 4:31) UNT 52–35

See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team

Pregame line	Over/under
MTSU –3.5	72

Statistics	North Texas	Middle Tennessee
First downs	32	23
Total yards	768	432
Rushing yards	462	268
Passing yards	306	164
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	27:52	32:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	12/17, 181 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jason Bean	10 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Jaelon Darden	10 receptions, 204 yards, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	18/29, 164 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chaton Mobley	14 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	CJ Windham	4 receptions, 49 yards

at Rice

Middle Tennessee at Rice

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Blue Raiders 0 14 17 3 6 40 Owls 6 7 6 14 0 33 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Rice Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 6 MPH Referee: Joe Lehring TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:11 RICE Collin Riccitelli 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49) RICE 3–0 04:29 RICE Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (9 plays, 29 yards, 3:56) RICE 6–0 2 10:40 MTSU Yusuf Ali 25-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 2:22) MTSU 7–6 01:33 RICE August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (18 plays, 80 yards, 9:07) RICE 13–7 00:30 MTSU CJ Windham 21-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 1:03) MTSU 14–13 3 11:52 MTSU Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 62 yards, 3:08) MTSU 21–13 07:55 MTSU Jonathan Butler 32-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick) (2 plays, 9 yards, 0:49) MTSU 28–13 05:34 RICE Austin Trammell 8-yard pass from Mike Collins (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:21) MTSU 28–19 00:00 MTSU Crews Holt 20-yard field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) MTSU 31–19 4 11:34 RICE Jack Bradley 22-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 83 yards, 3:26) MTSU 31–26 00:34 RICE Austin Trammell 20-yard pass from Mike Collins (Mike Collins two-point conversion pass to Austin Trammell) (10 plays, 83 yards, 1:50) RICE 34–31 00:00 MTSU Crews Holt 48-yard field goal (5 plays, 35 yards, 0:34) TIE 34–34 2OT MTSU Asher O'Hara 14-yard rush (4 plays, 25 yards) MTSU 40–34

See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
RICE −4	48.5

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	Rice
First downs	22	26
Total yards	451	425
Rushing yards	118	183
Passing yards	333	242
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	27:03	32:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	CJ Windham	7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Juma Otoviano	20 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Austin Trammell	3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs

at Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	7	7	0	14
No. 16 Thundering Herd	7	14	21	0	42

See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

at Troy

Middle Tennessee at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • Blue Raiders 7 10 0 3 20 Trojans 3 7 0 7 17 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:20 TROY Evan Legassey 33-yard field goal (10 plays, 68 yards, 3:40) TROY 3–0 00:56 MTSU Chaton Mobley 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (11 plays, 66 yards, 5:09) MTSU 7–3 2 07:45 MTSU Frank Pleseant 5-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:09) MTSU 14–3 04:29 TROY B. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:16) MTSU 14–10 00:17 MTSU Crews Holt 22-yard field goal (13 plays, 70 yards, 4:12) MTSU 17–10 4 02:37 MTSU Crews Holt 49-yard field goal (10 plays, 51 yards, 5:20) MTSU 20–10 00:28 TROY Khalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 2:09) MTSU 20–17

See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team and Battle for the Palladium

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –11	60.5

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	Troy
First downs	23	18
Total yards	396	392
Rushing yards	186	92
Passing yards	210	300
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	37:21	22:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	19/23, 210 yards
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	25 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Yusuf Ali	7 receptions, 90 yards
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	25/39, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Khalil McClain	6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD