A rematch of week 8's match-up, The Blue Raiders faced Ole Miss in the SEC Championship game. The Blue Raider won the first match-up 52-31. this game wouldn't be as high scoring, but would see a similar dominance by the Blue Raiders.

The Blue Raiders started out strong, scoring the first 10 points of the game. Ole miss was finally able to score early in the 2nd quarter, but would miss the XP. MTSU would close out the 1st half with 10 more points to lead 20-6 at the half. The Blue Raiders dominated the clock, more than doubling the time of possession. In the 2nd half, it was more of the same. MTSU would add 7 points to their lead in the 3rd to lead 27-6. Early in the 4th, MTSU would add a FG to lead 30-6. Ole Miss with one last attempt to close the gap would get back to the end zone with another TD, and would get the 2-pt attempt, closing it to 30-14. after a failed onsides kick, Ole Miss held MTSU to a FG, but Ole Miss was never able to do anything with the ball on their next drive. MTSU would go on to win 33-14.

NCAA Scoreboard | Mississippi (7-5) at Middle Tennessee State (11-1)

December 12, 2020 1 2 3 4 F Mississippi 0 6 0 8 14 #4 Middle Tennessee State 10 10 7 6 33 Top Performers Mississippi - Stats Clifton Samuel - 17/23 193 yards 2TDs Shane Phillips - 7 tackles 3 sacks Middle Tennessee State - Stats Lance Williams - 18/24 231 yards 2 TDs, 34 rush yards Matt Woods - 4/4 FG, 3/3 XP	Team Stats Comparison Miss MTSU First Downs 12 19 3rd Down Efficiency 2-8 5-11 4th Down Efficiency 1-1 0-0 Total Yards 399 433 Passing Yards 184 231 Rushing Yards 26 162 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-15 2-25 Turnovers 1 0 Time of Possession 8:24 22:22
Scoring Summary First Quarter Miss MTSU MTSU 4:27 FG: M. Woods, 47 Yd FG 0 3 MTSU 1:53 TD: B. Banks, 9 Yd pass from L. Williams (M. Woods kick) 0 10 Second Quarter Miss MTSU Miss 6:44 TD: B. Jackson, 3 Yd pass from C. Samuel (missed XP) 6 10 MTSU 5:06 TD: A. Joseph, 4 Yd pass from L. Williams (M. Woods kick) 6 17 MTSU 0:02 FG: M. Woods, 34 Yd FG 6 20 Third Quarter Miss MTSU MTSU 5:03 TD: J. Denman, 1 Yd run (M. Woods kick) 6 27 Fourth Quarter Miss MTSU MTSU 4:57 FG: M. Woods, 34 Yd FG 6 30 Miss 3:18 TD: J. Davis, 24 Yd pass from C. Samuel (2-pt) 14 30 MTSU 1:39 FG: M. Woods, 33 Yd FG 14 33
Mississippi Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Clifton Samuel 17/23 193 2 0 John Flanagan 1/3 -2 0 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD John Flanagan 10 32 3.2 0 Clifton Samuel 2 -11 -5.5 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Brendan McKeon 4 37 9.2 0 Nathan Cabral 4 54 13.5 0 John Flanagan 3 43 14.3 0 Derron Golden 2 29 14.5 0 Brian Jackson 2 6 3.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Brett Carter 14 0 0 0 David Hicks 12 0 0 0 Ron Morgan 11 0 0 0 James Freeman 7 0 0 0 Shane Phillips 7 3 0 0 Will Mathis 6 0 0 0 Blake Riley 6 1 0 0 Charlie Diggs 5 0 0 0 Tony Hayes 4 0 0 0 Chris Beck 4 0 0 0 William Graham 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Robert Carter 7 170 0 26 Brendan McKeon 1 24 0 24 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Tony McIntire 0/0 0/0 0 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Tony McIntire 5 200 40.0 1 Middle Tennessee State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 18/24 231 2 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Jarrett Denman 17 78 4.5 1 Jerome Wade 11 50 4.5 0 Lance Williams 10 34 3.4 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Tyler Nelson 7 101 14.4 0 Brandon Banks 3 42 14.0 1 Austin Joseph 3 23 7.6 1 Kevin Weldon 2 27 13.5 0 Richard Mason 1 18 18.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Terrance Oliver 5 0 0 0 Thomas Morris 4 0 0 0 Craig McCoy 4 0 0 0 Derrick Bishop 4 0 0 0 Matthew Ross 3 0 0 0 Zach McBride 3 1 0 0 Mike Mansfield 3 1 0 0 Joe Swain 3 0 0 0 Rod Marshall 2 0 0 0 Aaron Hines 2 0 0 0 Mike Smith 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Tyler Hughes 2 37 0 20 Joe Swain 1 1 0 1 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Tyler Hughes 2 2 0 2 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Matt Woods 4/4 3/3 15 47 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Kellen Mooney 1 36 36.0 1

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MTSU Awards:
QB Lance Williams wins the 2020 Heisman Trophy Award - 172.5 rating, 216-300(72%) 2764 yards, 24 TDs, 5 Ints, 137 carries 750 yards 12 rushing TDs
Lance Williams also won the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Awards.

DE - Mike Mansfield wins the Lombardi Award - 52 tackles, 15 sacks, 3 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery

conference Championship games:
SEC - Mid Tenn State 33 Ole Miss 14
ACC - Georgia Tech 17 Florida State 10
C-USA - UCF 10 Houston 0
Big 12 - Oklahoma 28 Iowa State 3
MAC - Central Michigan 27 Ohio 26


BCS Bowl Games:
Rose Bowl - #15 Indiana 10-2(7-1) vs. #14 Oregon State 8-4(8-1)
Sugar Bowl - #4 BYU 10-2(6-2) vs. #5 Florida State 11-2(7-2)
Orange Bowl - #3 South Carolina 9-3(6-2) vs. #10 USF 9-3(6-1)
Fiesta Bowl - #6 Oklahoma 10-3(8-1) vs. #7 Boise State 10-2(8-0)

BCS NC - #2 Middle Tennessee State 12-1(8-1) vs. #1 Georgia Tech 10-3(7-2)

the #1 rushing attack(MTSU) versus the #2 rushing attack(GT), MTSU has the #1 ranked rush defense, while GT has the #13 rush Defense. overall, GT has the better defense, while MTSU has the better offense.