Close game between the #1 and #6 ranked teams. The Blue Raiders took the lead late in the 1st quarter, by way of a 29 yard FG. Early in the 2nd quarter, The Blue Raiders would extend that lead with their only TD of the game, 16 yard pass from Jason Johnson to Martin Miller. Michigan would close the gap on their next drive and get into the endzone a TD of their own with a 7 yard run by Brian Charles. MTSU leads 10-7 at the half.

Neither team could score on the first drives of the 2nd half. The Blue Raiders were the first to score in the 2nd half late in the 3rd quarter, with a 41 yard FG. Michigan would answer on their next drive early in the 4th with a 35 yard FG. The Blue Raider had a chance to extend the lead with another FG, but Matt Woods would mess the FG attempt. MTSU would go on to win 13-10.

MTSU moves on to 2-0, remains ranked #1. Michigan was the only top 10 team to lose this week, they would fall to 12th and 7th through 11th would all move up one spot.

NCAA Scoreboard - Middle Tennessee State (1-0) at Michigan (0-0)

September 4, 2021 1 2 3 4 F #1 Middle Tennessee State 3 7 3 0 13 #6 Michigan 0 7 0 3 10 Top Performers Middle Tennessee State - Stats Jason Johnson - 17/28 209 yards 1 TD Jarrett Denman - 117 rush yards, 17 receive yards Michigan - Stats Brian Chales - 194 all-purpose yards 1 TD Luther Fisher - 11 tackles	Team Stats Comparison MTSU Mich First Downs 21 12 3rd Down Efficiency 3-10 4-11 4th Down Efficiency 2-2 0-1 Total Yards 445 326 Passing Yards 209 178 Rushing Yards 176 54 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-40 2-19 Turnovers 2 0 Time of Possession 19:39 10:03
Scoring Summary First Quarter MTSU Mich MTSU 1:42 FG: M. Woods, 29 Yd FG 3 0 Second Quarter MTSU Mich MTSU 5:24 TD: M. Miller, 16 Yd pass from J. Johnson (M. Woods kick) 10 0 Mich 3:50 TD: B. Charles, 7 Yd run (M. Foreman kick) 10 7 Third Quarter MTSU Mich MTSU 2:06 FG: M. Woods, 41 Yd FG 13 7 Fourth Quarter MTSU Mich Mich 6:53 FG: M. Foreman, 35 Yd FG 13 10
Middle Tennessee State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Jason Johnson 17/28 209 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Jarrett Denman 25 117 4.6 0 Morris Allen 8 45 5.6 0 Jason Johnson 4 14 3.5 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Tyler Hughes 4 49 12.2 0 Damon Pearson 4 37 9.2 0 Martin Miller 4 73 18.2 1 Jarrett Denman 2 17 8.5 0 Jack Sims 1 15 15.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Terrance Oliver 7 1 0 0 Darryl Thompson 4 2 0 0 Derrick Bishop 4 0 0 0 Joe Swain 4 0 0 0 Rod Marshall 3 0 0 0 Keith Givens 3 0 0 0 Anthony Dorsey 3 0 0 0 Craig McCoy 2 0 0 0 Blake Davis 2 0 0 0 Jack Sims 2 0 0 0 Todd Richardson 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Morris Allen 3 52 0 21 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Tyler Hughes 1 8 0 8 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Matt Woods 2/3 1/1 7 41 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Kellen Mooney 1 43 43.0 0 Michigan Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Kelvin Odom 15/30 178 0 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Brian Charles 12 68 5.6 1 Kelvin Odom 6 -14 -2.3 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Brian Charles 4 45 11.2 0 Tyler Watson 3 27 9.0 0 Walter Rouse 3 36 12.0 0 Ryan Moore 3 25 8.3 0 Chase Wheatley 2 45 22.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Luther Fisher 11 0 0 0 Kendrick Rutledge 9 0 0 0 Travis Barnett 8 0 0 0 Brandon Jones 7 0 0 0 Clint Lyles 7 0 0 0 Corey Roberts 6 2 0 0 Williams Clark 6 0 0 0 Mike Booth 5 0 1 0 A.J. Walker 4 0 0 0 Kenny Riley 4 0 0 0 Brian Stanford 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Brian Chalres 3 81 0 30 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Skyler Carter 1 13 0 13 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Michael Foreman 1/2 1/1 4 36 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Michael Foreman 4 155 38.7 0

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