Closer than expected, but a win none the less. The Blue Raiders grabbed an early 10-0 lead in the first quarter, and extended it to a 17-3 lead by halftime. Memphis' defense kept the MTSU offense guessing though, forcing 2 turnovers and keeping MTSU under 30 points. Memphis made an attempt to comeback in the 2nd half, and got within 7 points(24-17) at one point, but time would run out before they could catch up and the Blue Raiders would go on to win 27-17.

Memphis would end up with more offensive yards, but the ground game of MTSU would control the game and push them to victory. Memphis QB John Henry would attempt 49 passes, but only complete 26 of them. he ended up with 274 yards with 1 TD and 1 Int. MTSU's QB Lance Williamswas 15/23, 172 yards 2 TDs 1 Int. he would also run for 40 yards and 1 rush TD.

3 of the last 4 games for the Blue Raiders are on the road, 2 versus top 15 teams. Next week, however, will be at a 5-3(3-2) ECU team, who are fighting for the top spot in the East(C-USA). Southern Miss is currently #1 in the East, MTSU is #1 in the West, 1 game ahead of Houston. MTSU beat Houston 23-3 earlier in the year.

MTSU QB Lance Williams is currently in the running for the Heisman Trophy, and is currently the only QB in the top 5 candidates. Florida State lost to Maryland this week, so that bumps the Blue Raiders to 4th in the BCS, behind Florida, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Utah is #5, and these 5 teams are the only undefeated team thus far in the 2019 season.

Memphis (2-4) at Middle Tennessee State (7-0)
October 19, 2019 1 2 3 4 F Memphis 0 3 7 7 17 #5 Middle Tennessee State 10 7 7 3 27 TOP PERFORMERS Memphis John Henry - 26/49 274 yards 1 TD Ben Hawkins - 13 tackles Karl McCutcheon - 7 tackles 1 Int Middle Tennessee State Lance Williams - 15/23 172 yards, 40 rush yards, 3 total TDs Corey Morgan - 7 tackles 1 Int Tyler Nelson - 4 catches 61 yards 1 TD	TEAM STAT COMPARISON Mem MTSU First Downs 20 17 3rd Down Efficiency 9-15 7-13 4th Down Efficiency 1-3 2-2 Total Yards 498 424 Passing Yards 274 172 Rushing Yards 76 161 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0-0 2-15 Turnovers 1 2 Possession Time 12:16 16:33
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER Mem MTSU MTSU 3:27 TD MTSU: T. Nelson, 12 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 0 7 MTSU 0:14 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 50 Yd FG 0 10 SECOND QUARTER Mem MTSU MTSU 3:07 TD MTSU: L. Williams, 5 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 0 17 Mem 0:00 FG Mem: J. Keyes, 31 Yd FG 3 17 THIRD QUARTER Mem MTSU MTSU 3:03 TD MTSU: S. Triplett, 5 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 3 24 Mem 0:55 TD Mem: J. Phillips, 3 Yd run (J. Keyes kick) 10 24 FOURTH QUARTER Mem MTSU Mem 1:35 TD Mem: K. McDonald, 2 Yd pass from J. Henry (J. Keyes) 17 24 MTSU 1:17 FG Mem: D. Fowler, 37 Yd FG 17 27
Memphis Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT John Henry 26/49 274 1 1 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD J.J. Phillips 15 72 4.8 1 Darren Williams 2 8 4.0 0 Sean Robinson 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Terrell Henry 6 87 14.5 0 Darren Williams 4 44 11.0 0 Chuck Turner 3 31 10.3 0 J.J. Phillips 3 22 7.3 0 Anthony Brown 2 21 10.5 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Ben Hawkins 13 0 0 0 Keith Jones 7 1 0 0 Karl McCutcheon 7 0 1 0 Hassan Jones 7 0 0 0 Reggie Perkins 7 0 0 0 Matt Rodgers 6 0 0 0 Travis Bennett 5 0 0 0 Albert Benjamin 4 0 0 0 Gordon Oliver 4 1 0 0 Blaine Rodgers 3 0 0 0 Hunter Heard 3 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Travis Bennett 4 102 0 28 Anthony Brown 2 46 0 25 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Travis Bennett 0 0 0 0 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Jason Keyes 1/1 2/2 5 31 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Anthony Benson 3 118 39.3 0	Middle Tennessee State Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 15/23 172 2 1 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Jonathan Smith 16 74 4.6 0 Lance Williams 10 40 4.0 1 MArio Rogers 9 40 4.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tyler Nelson 4 61 15.2 1 Brandon Banks 3 32 10.6 0 Richard Mason 3 31 10.3 0 Steven Triplett 3 34 11.3 1 Kevin Weldon 1 11 11.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Blake Davis 9 0 0 0 Ross Davis 8 0 0 0 Corey Morgan 7 0 1 0 Mike Smith 7 0 0 0 Mike Mansfield 6 0 0 0 Keith Givens 5 0 0 0 Craig McCoy 4 0 0 0 Tony Griffin 4 0 0 0 Allen Winston 4 0 0 0 Derrick Bishop 3 0 0 0 Mario Griffin 3 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Morris Allen 2 42 0 22 Jarrett Denman 1 16 0 16 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 2 22 0 15 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Dallas Fowler 2/2 3/3 9 50 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Dallas Fowler 2 91 45.5 0