It was a crazy weekend in the BCS top 10. The Blue Raiders knew going into their game that ND and Ohio State both lost. A win could put them into a good lead in the BCS standings, but they would have to travel to Knoxville to face Tennessee in a heavy snow evening.

Tennessee would get the early advantage by scoring first late in the first quarter, on a 7 yard by run HB Willie Johnson. MTSU would answer on their next drive, early in the 2nd quarter with a 10 yard pass from Lance Williams to Tyler Nelson. Tennessee on their next drive, would go back into the lead with a 4 yard pass from Steve Scott to Antonio Cantrell. MTSU would score with about a minute to go in the 1st half with a 7 yard run by Jarrett Denman. 14-14 at the half.

Tennessee would open up the 2nd half with a 48 yard pass from Steve Scott to Antonio Cantrell for their 2nd hook up on the game, but they would miss the XP attempt. 20-14. MTSU would be hold out of the endzone on their next 2 drives, only getting 2 FGs in those drives. MTSU was able to tie Tennessee 20-20. Both teams had a chance to break the tie in the 4th, but both teams would miss a FG. Tennessee had 1 final drive that took the majority of the 4th quarter and would end up with a TD by Willie Johnson. they would again miss the XP attempt. Tennessee would go on to win 26-20.

The Blue Raiders will move on to 10-1(7-1), and will face #15 Michigan in their regular season finale.

NCAA Scoreboard | Middle Tennessee State (10-0) at Tennessee (7-3)

November 21, 2020 1 2 3 4 F #1 Middle Tennessee State 0 14 6 0 20 #19 Tennessee 7 7 6 6 26 Top Performers Middle Tennessee State - Stats Lance Williams - 18/29 206 yards 1 TD, 19 rush yards Craig McCoy - 13 tackles, 1 TFL Tennessee - Stats Steve Scott - 22/27 250 yards 2 TD Willie Johnson - 122 rush yards 2 TDs	Team Stats Comparison MTS Ten First Downs 20 19 3rd Down Efficiency 6-12 8-12 4th Down Efficiency 1-1 1-2 Total Yards 424 469 Passing Yards 206 250 Rushing Yards 139 111 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0-0 0-0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of Possession 14:49 13:31
Scoring Summary First Quarter MTS Ten Ten 1:53 TD: W. Johnson, 7 Yd run (G. Pleasant kick) 0 7 Second Quarter MTS Ten MTS 6:20 TD: T. Nelson, 10 Yd pass from L. Williams (M. Woods) 7 7 Ten 4:08 TD: A. Cantrell, 4 Yd pass from S. Scott (G. Pleasant kick) 7 14 MTS 1:08 TD: J. Denman, 7 Yd run (M. Woods kick) 14 14 Third Quarter MTS Ten MTS 5:52 TD: A. Cantrell, 48 Yd pass from S. Scott (missed XP) 14 20 Ten 3:32 FG: M. Woods, 35 Yd FG 17 20 Ten 0:18 FG: M. Woods, 28 Yd FG 20 20 Fourth Quarter MTS Ten MTS 0:08 TD: W. Johnson, 1 Yd run (missed XP) 20 26
Middle Tennessee State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 18/29 206 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Jarrett Denman 15 76 5.0 1 Jerome Wade 11 44 4.0 0 Lance Williams 6 19 3.1 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Tyler Nelson 5 84 16.8 1 Richard Mason 5 55 11.0 0 Brandon Banks 3 27 9.0 0 Kevin Weldon 2 24 12.0 0 Austin Joseph 2 8 4.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Craig McCoy 13 0 0 0 Thomas Morris 9 0 0 0 Zach McBride 8 0 0 0 Derrick Bishop 7 0 0 0 Terrance Oliver 7 0 0 0 Tony Griffin 6 0 0 0 Mike Mansfield 5 1 0 0 Joe Swain 5 0 0 0 Matthew Ross 5 1 0 0 Mike Smith 3 0 0 0 Rashad Foster 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Tyler Hughes 3 47 0 16 Morris Allen 2 30 0 16 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Tyler Hughes 1 2 0 2 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Matt Woods 2/3 2/2 8 36 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Kellen Mooney 1 28 28.0 1 Tennessee Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Steve Scott 22/27 250 2 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Willie Johnson 29 122 4.2 2 Scott Jackson 1 3 3.0 0 Steve Scott 2 -14 -7.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Willie Johnson 6 50 8.3 0 Antonio Cantrell 5 84 16.8 2 Alan McMillan 4 29 7.2 0 Ryan Nelson 3 32 10.6 0 Ryan Scott 2 29 14.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD John Estes 11 0 0 0 Anthony Johnson 8 0 0 0 Brad Davis 7 0 0 0 Richie Whitworth 7 0 0 0 Clarence Golden 6 0 0 0 David Bentley 6 0 0 0 Kyle Hunter 5 1 0 0 Mike Clement 5 0 0 0 Marvin Walker 4 0 0 0 Tim Johnson 4 0 0 0 Erik Wheller 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Kevin Brown 4 88 0 23 Ryan Nelson 1 20 0 20 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Greg Pleasant 0/1 2/4 2 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Greg Pleasant 2 36 36.0 0

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The top ten would see some shuffling after the MTSU, ND, and Ohio St losses. the new top 10 is: FSU, Iowa, GT, MTSU, ND, BYU, USC, South Car, Boise State, and USF. Ohio State fell to 11th.