Defense for both teams had trouble defending the opposing offense. the first quarter saw 28 total points scored and it was 31-17 at the half, in favor of MTSU. MTSU's WR Tyler Nelson had a terrific first half, receiving 3 TDs. QB Lance Williams had another Heisman-like game throwing for 213 yards and rushing for another 98 with 4 total TDs.

Ole Miss was able to march down the field on MTSU's defense, better than anyone else has this season, racking up 405 total offensive yards. QB Clifton Samuel would finish 25/32 343 yards 3 TDs. WR Darren Golden had 120 receiving yards on 6 catches and 1 TD. Aaron Vinson had 43 receiving yards and 2 TDs.

Blue Raiders move to 6-0(3-0) and will travel again to the state of Mississippi to play Miss St, who are 3-4(1-3)

Middle Tennessee State (5-0) at Ole Miss (3-2)
October 17, 2020 1 2 3 4 F #1 Middle Tennessee State 21 10 7 14 52 Ole Miss 7 10 7 7 31 TOP PERFORMERS Middle Tennessee State Lance Williams - 13/18 213 yards 3 Tds, 98 rush yards 1 TD Tyler Nelson - 126 receiving yards 3 TD Mike Mansfield - 5 tackles 2 sacks Ole Miss Clifton Samuel - 25/32343 yards 3 TDs William Perkins - 48 rush yards 1 TD, 43 receiving yards James Freeman - 15 tackles	TEAM STAT COMPARISON MTSU Miss First Downs 23 20 3rd Down Efficiency 3-3 4-10 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 4-10 Total Yards 569 605 Passing Yards 213 343 Rushing Yards 289 62 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-10 3-30 Turnovers 1 1 Possession Time 17:41 12:46
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER MTSU Miss MTSU 5:32 TD MTSU: T. Nelson, 3 Yd pass from L. Williams (M. Woods kick) 7 0 Miss 2:56 TD Miss: A. Vinson, 4 Yd pass from C. Samuel (T. McIntire kick) 7 7 MTSU 1:50 TD MTSU: T. Nelson, 18 Yd pass from L. Williams (M. Woods kick) 14 7 MTSU 0:00 TD MTSU: J. Denman, 2 Yd run (M. Woods kick) 21 7 SECOND QUARTER MTSU Miss Miss 3:07 FG Miss: T. McIntire, 19 Yd FG 21 10 MTSU 1:46 TD MTSU: T. Nelson, 42 Yd pass from L. Williams (M. Woods kick) 28 10 Miss 0:37 TD Miss: A. Vinson, 11 Yd pass from C. Samuel (T. McIntire kick) 28 17 MTSU 0:00 FG MTSU: M. Woods, 20 Yd FG 31 17 THIRD QUARTER MTSU Miss Miss 5:31 TD Miss: W. Perkins, 4 Yd run (T. McIntire kick) 31 24 MTSU 3:56 TD MTSU: L. Williams, 8 Yd run (M. Woods kick) 38 24 FOURTH QUARTER MTSU Miss MTSU 4:41 TD MTSU: J. Wade, 2 Yd run (M. Woods kick) 45 24 Miss 1:41 TD Miss: D. Golden, 9 Yd pass from C. Samuel (T. McIntire kick) 45 31 MTSU 0:34 TD MTSU: B. Gunn, 1 Yd run (M. Woods kick) 52 31
Middle Tennessee State Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 13/18 213 3 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Lance Williams 13 98 7.5 1 Jerome Wade 13 106 8.1 1 Jarrett Denman 13 84 6.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tyler Nelson 6 126 21.0 3 Austin Joseph 3 45 15.0 0 Brandon Banks 2 19 9.5 0 Damon Pearson 1 20 20.0 0 Richard Mason 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Thomas Morris 9 0 0 0 Mike Smith 8 0 0 0 Craig McCoy 6 0 0 0 Joe Swain 6 0 0 0 Terrance Oliver 5 0 0 0 Mike Mansfield 5 2 0 0 Rashad Foster 5 1 0 0 Derrick Bishop 5 0 0 0 Aaron Hines 4 0 0 0 Zach McBride 4 1 0 0 Charles Bellamy 3 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Tyler Hughes 3 53 0 22 Tyler Nelson 1 13 0 13 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Morris Allen 1 1 0 1 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Matt Woods 1/1 7/7 10 20	Ole Miss Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Clifton Samuel 25/32 343 3 0 William Perkins 0/1 0 0 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD William Perkins 14 48 3.4 1 John Flanagan 8 32 4.0 0 Clifton Samuel 3 -18 -6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Derron Golden 6 120 20.0 1 Nathan Cabral 5 44 8.8 0 Aaron Vinson 4 43 10.7 2 William Perkins 3 43 14.3 0 Justin Davis 3 48 16.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD James Freeman 15 0 0 0 David Hicks 12 0 0 0 Ron Morgan 10 0 0 0 Blake Riley 6 0 0 0 Tony Hayes 6 1 0 0 Chris Beck 5 0 0 0 Will Mathis 4 0 0 0 Brett Carter 4 0 0 0 Shane Phillips 4 0 0 0 Keith Scott 3 0 0 0 Charlie Diggs 2 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Robert Carter 7 174 0 28 Brendan McKeon 1 26 0 26 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Tony McIntire 1/1 4/4 7 19 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Tony McIntire 2 74 37.0 0

Around the nation, the first BCS standings were released with MTSU on top, ND, FSU, Ohio St, Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Clemson, West Virginia, and Boise State rounding out the top 10. only 4 teams left undefeated, MTSU, ND, FSU, and UCF(16th in the BCS).

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Middle Tennessee State	6-0	1.000
2	Notre Dame	6-0	0.994
3	Florida State	6-0	0.989
4	Ohio State	4-1	0.980
5	Miami	4-2	0.978
6	Michigan	4-2	0.971
7	Oklahoma	5-2	0.958
8	Clemson	6-1	0.957
9	West Virginia	6-1	0.939
10	Boise State	5-1	0.935
11	USF	5-1	0.928
12	Iowa	3-2	0.923
13	Georgia Tech	6-2	0.921
14	South Carolina	4-2	0.906
15	Wisconsin	5-1	0.900
16	UCF	7-0	0.896
17	Florida	4-2	0.888
18	USC	4-1	0.881
19	Tennessee	4-2	0.861
20	BYU	5-2	0.856
21	Virginia Tech	4-2	0.850
22	Auburn	5-2	0.846
23	Georgia	5-2	0.835
24	Alabama	3-3	0.833
25	Arkansas	5-2	0.821