The Blue Raiders continue on their winning streak, now at 9 in a row, beating ECU 42-28. ECU kept it close for the first quarter and a half and was tied 14-14 at one point. 2 costly turnover for ECU help pull MTSU to a 28-14 lead going into the half.

Neither team looked that great in the 2nd half. MTSU did add 7 point in the 3rd to make it 35-14, then early in the 4th to make it 42-14. ECU would mount a charge late in the 4th and score 14 points, with help from a lost fumble by MTSU, but would run out of time as MTSU would hang on to win 42-28. With this win, MTSU clinches the C-USA West Division. they will play Southern Miss in the C-USA Championship game, as they have already clinched the East.

The Blue Raiders move on to 9-0(7-0), and now became the #3 ranked team in the BCS rankings due to Wisconsin losing to Iowa. Florida and Oklahoma are still ahead of MTSU, and Utah is right behind MTSU in 4th. Next game for the Blue Raiders is a tough road game at 5-4 Penn State, who have lost 2 in a row and is now unranked.

on the awards front, Lance Williams remains #2 in the Heisman race, he is also in the running for the Maxwell, and leading for the O'Brien award. LE Mike Mansfield is leading for the Lombardi Award, with 50 tackles, 11 sacks. K Dallas Fowler is currently in the running(4th) for the Groza Award.

Middle Tennessee State (8-0) at ECU (5-3)
October 25, 2019 1 2 3 4 F #4 Middle Tennessee State 7 21 7 7 42 ECU 7 7 0 14 28 TOP PERFORMERS Middle Tennessee State Lance Williams - 19/25 226 yards 4 TDs, 25 rush yards Craig McCoy - 6 tackles 1 Int Brandon Banks - 5 catches 71 yards 1 TD ECU Jason Reed - 5 catches 109 yards 1 TD Cedric Williams - 7 tackles 1 fumble recovery Lamarr Hughes - 22 carries 88 yards 2 TDs, 18 rec. yards	TEAM STAT COMPARISON MTSU ECU First Downs 22 13 3rd Down Efficiency 7-10 6-12 4th Down Efficiency 1-1 2-2 Total Yards 468 507 Passing Yards 226 228 Rushing Yards 153 77 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-25 3-19 Turnovers 2 2 Possession Time 16:48 12:55
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER MTSU ECU ECU 4:42 TD ECU: L. Hughes, 11 Yd run (M. Black kick) 0 7 MTSU 2:31 TD MTSU: C. Bellamy, 2 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 7 7 SECOND QUARTER MTSU ECU MTSU 6:42 TD MTSU: T. Nelson, 4 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 14 7 ECU 5:18 TD ECU: J. Handy, 41 Yd pass from M. Sanders (M. Black kick) 14 14 MTSU 3:34 TD MTSU: B. Banks, 30 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 21 14 MTSU 3:00 TD MTSU: S. Triplett, 24 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 28 14 THIRD QUARTER MTSU ECU MTSU 4:00 TD MTSU: M. Rogers, 3 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 35 14 FOURTH QUARTER MTSU ECU MTSU 5:00 TD MTSU: J. Smith, 14 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 42 14 ECU 2:07 TD ECU: L. Hughes, 1 Yd run (M. Black kick) 42 21 ECU 1:40 TD ECU: J. Reed, 8 Yd pass from M. Sanders (M. Black kick) 42 28
Middle Tennessee State Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 19/24 226 4 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Jonathan Smith 19 74 3.8 1 Mario Rogers 11 54 4.9 1 Lance Williams 8 25 3.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brandon Banks 5 71 14.2 1 Tyler Nelson 3 28 9.3 1 Steven Triplett 3 33 11.0 1 Kevin Weldon 2 21 10.5 0 Richard Mason 2 38 19.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Corey Morgan 8 0 0 0 Aaron Hines 7 0 0 0 Craig McCoy 6 0 1 0 Allen Winston 5 0 0 0 Mike Smith 5 0 1 0 Matthew Ross 5 0 0 0 Ross Davis 5 0 0 0 Blake Davis 4 0 0 0 Mario Griffin 4 1 0 0 Tony Griffin 3 0 0 0 Mike Mansfield 3 1 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 2 50 0 28 Morris Allen 1 13 0 13 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 3 26 0 15 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Dallas Fowler 0/0 6/6 6 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Dallas Fowler 2 84 42.0 1	ECU Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Marcus Sanders 16/28 228 2 2 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Lamarr Hughes 20 88 4.4 2 Marcus Sanders 3 -5 -1.6 0 Logan Vaughn 2 -1 -0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jason Reed 5 109 21.8 1 Seth Cox 5 44 8.8 0 Tramon Thompson 2 13 6.5 0 Lamarr Hughes 2 18 9.0 0 Joe Handy 1 41 41.0 1 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Joe Justice 10 0 0 0 Jeff Russell 10 0 0 0 Chris Pollard 7 0 0 0 Robert Singletary 7 0 0 0 Marques Cary 7 0 0 0 Cedric Williams 7 0 0 0 Marcus Fletcher 5 0 0 0 Jay Martin 5 0 0 0 Rashaud Bennett 3 0 0 0 Aaron Banks 3 0 0 0 Raul Carr 3 1 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Chad Rogers 6 171 0 40 Jason Reed 1 23 0 23 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jason reed 1 8 0 8 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Matt Black 0/1 4/4 4 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Matt Black 3 118 39.3 0

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

Blue Raiders win is great fashion on the road against Rice winning 31-7. the Defense gave up a lot of yardage, but held Rice's offense to only 7 points. Rice looked to be able to keep pace in the first quarter, tieing the Blue Raiders 7-7 at the end of the 1st.

MTSU would pull away slightly in the 2nd, score 14 more points to lead 21-7 at the half. MTSU's defense continued to keep Rice out of the endzone, while the offense kept the ball away from Rice's offense, scoring 10 more point in the 2nd half to end up with the 31-7 win.

The Blue Raider are now 7-0(5-0) and ranked 5th in the first BCS rankings that was release this week, with Florida, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Florida State all ahead of MTSU. Next week MTSU will play the 2-4(1-2) Memphis Tigers in Murfreesboro, TN.

Middle Tennessee State (6-0) at Rice (1-4)
October 12, 2019 1 2 3 4 F #6 Middle Tennessee State 7 14 7 3 31 Rice 7 0 0 0 7 TOP PERFORMERS Middle Tennessee State Lance Williams - 18/25 244 yards 4 TDs, 32 rush yards Steven Triplett - 6 catches 96 yards 2 TDs Mike Mansfield - 6 tackles 2 sacks Rice Cole Swan - 19/33 271 yards Aaron Hampton - 5 catches 81 yards Devin Schmidt - 13 tackles	TEAM STAT COMPARISON MTSU Rice First Downs 23 17 3rd Down Efficiency 8-12 8-13 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-3 Total Yards 515 452 Passing Yards 244 271 Rushing Yards 210 34 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-10 2-20 Turnovers 1 1 Possession Time 17:13 12:04
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER MTSU Rice MTSU 3:34 TD MTSU: S. Triplett, 17 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler) 7 0 Rice 0:08 TD Rice: S. Stover, 1 Yd run (J. Hill kick) 7 7 SECOND QUARTER MTSU Rice MTSU 4:59 TD MTSU: B. Banks, 7 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 14 7 MTSU 1:08 TD MTSU: S. Triplett, 20 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 21 7 THIRD QUARTER MTSU Rice MTSU 4:47 TD MTSU: T. Nelson, 1 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 28 7 FOURTH QUARTER MTSU Rice MTSU 6:16 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 29 Yd FG 31 7
Middle Tennessee State Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 18/25 244 4 1 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Jonathan Smith 18 101 5.6 0 Mario Rogers 15 77 5.1 0 Lance Williams 5 32 6.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Steven Triplett 6 96 16.0 2 Brandon Banks 4 69 17.2 1 Tyler Nelson 3 41 13.6 1 Kevin Weldon 2 29 14.5 0 Richard Mason 1 7 7.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Mike Mansfield 6 2 0 0 Blake Davis 6 0 0 0 Mario Griffin 6 1 0 0 Tony Griffin 5 0 0 0 Mike Smith 5 0 0 0 Corey Morgan 5 0 0 0 Ross Davis 5 0 0 0 Aaron Hines 4 0 0 0 Allen Winston 4 1 0 0 Rashad Foster 3 1 0 0 Keith Givens 3 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Morris Allen 2 50 0 28 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 2 11 0 10 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Dallas Fowler 1/1 4/4 7 30 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Dallas Fowler 1 47 47.0 1	Rice Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Cole Swan 19/33 281 0 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Gary Green 8 21 2.6 0 Steve Stover 8 29 3.6 1 Cole Swan 7 -16 -2.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Aaron Hampton 5 81 16.2 0 Ben Mullins 4 37 9.2 0 Gary Green 3 28 9.3 0 Jamaal Burns 2 36 18.0 0 Steve Stover 2 15 7.5 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Devin Schmidt 13 0 0 0 Joel Smith 9 0 0 0 Ryan Kirk 8 0 1 0 Isaac Campbell 8 1 0 0 Junior Salas 7 0 0 0 Marshall Smith 6 0 0 0 Roderick Murray 5 0 0 0 Brian Young 5 0 0 0 Jonathan Hall 4 0 0 0 Caleb Singleton 3 0 0 0 Harry Goodman 2 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jamaal Burns 4 100 0 28 Ben Mullins 2 47 0 27 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jamaal Burns 0 0 0 0 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Jonathan Hill 0/0 1/1 1 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Jonathan Hill 2 75 37.5 0

It was a cold and rainy night as the Blue Raiders hosted the UTEP Miners. The ground game once again came to life for the Blue Raiders, as it was a big part in their offensive production for this game. Jonathan Smith had a terrific game, finishing with 122 yards and 3 rushing TDs. Mario Rogers would end up with 60 rush yards with 1 TD, and Lance Williams with 55 rush yards.

Lance Williams had an efficient game at QB, going 13/18 for 186 yards 2 TDs. MTSU's defense played great for the majority of the game, but they did allow 21 points late in the game when they started to slack off. However, MTSU was in no danger of losing.

The Blue Raiders will move on to 6-0(4-0), and will face the 1-4(0-3) Rice Owls in Houston next week.

on the recruiting front, The Blue Raiders got commitments from 4 players after the UTEP game. the biggest of the group being the #1 HB(5*) of the class Steve Murphy, a 5'11" 209lbs Power back out of Winter Haven, FL. MTSU also got a commitment from the #2 CB(5*) of the class, Kyle Bean, a 6'2" 164lbs Balanced DB from Arcadia, CA. also committing, the #7(3*) Kicker, Matt Woods from Newport Beach, CA and the #3(4*) DE Anthony Dorsey, a 6'4" 231lbs Balanced DE from Rocky Mount, NC.

UTEP (1-4) at Middle Tennssee State (5-0)
October 5, 2019 1 2 3 4 F UTEP 0 3 7 14 24 #7 Middle Tennssee State 7 14 14 10 45 TOP PERFORMERS UTEP Oscar Rouse - 20/31 258 yards, 2 TDs Will Cook - 22 carries 90 yards 1 TD John Nealy - 7 catches 95 yards 1 TD Middle Tennssee State Lance Williams - 13/18 186 yards 2 TDs, 55 rush yards Jonathan Smith - 11 carries 122 yards 3 TDs Mike Mansfield - 11 tackles 1 sack	TEAM STAT COMPARISON UTEP MTSU First Downs 18 15 3rd Down Efficiency 6-14 4-7 4th Down Efficiency 2-5 0-0 Total Yards 505 494 Passing Yards 258 186 Rushing Yards 77 238 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-35 3-45 Turnovers 0 0 Possession Time 15:43 13:48
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER UTEP MTSU MTSU 4:35 TD MTSU: S. Triplett, 7 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 0 7 SECOND QUARTER UTEP MTSU MTSU 6:28 TD: MTSU: M. Rogers, 2 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 0 14 UTEP 4:24 FG UTEP: G. Taylor, 24 Yd FG 3 14 MTSU 0:08 TD MTSU: B. Banks, 21 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 3 21 THIRD QUARTER UTEP MTSU MTSU 5:16 TD MTSU: J. Smith, 2 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 3 28 MTSU 2:33 TD MTSU: J. Smith, 54 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 3 35 UTEP 0:43 TD UTEP: J. Nealy, 14 Yd pass from O. Rouse (G. Taylor kick) 10 35 FOURTH QUARTER UTEP MTSU MTSU 5:10 TD MTSU: J. Smith, 6 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 10 42 UTEP 3:47 TD UTEP: J. Morgan, 5 Yd pass from O. Rouse (G. Taylor kick) 17 42 MTSU 2:46 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 34 Yd FG 17 45 UTEP 0:54 TD UTEP: W. Cook, 9 Yd run (G. Taylor kick) 24 45
UTEP Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Oscar Rouse 20/31 258 2 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Will Cook 22 90 4.0 1 Myron Smiley 9 6 0.6 0 Tye Brookes 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD John Nealy 7 95 13.5 1 Jarod Morgan 3 33 11.0 1 Will Cook 2 14 7.0 0 Corey Brooks 2 34 17.0 0 George Thurman 1 21 21.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Timmy Broussard 9 1 0 0 Josh Rogers 8 0 0 0 Rocky Turner 6 0 0 0 Vernon Lynch 5 0 0 0 Brent Robinson 4 1 0 0 Dan Jones 4 0 0 0 David Downing 4 1 0 0 John Allen 4 0 0 0 Mario White 3 1 0 0 Davon Stewart 3 0 0 0 James Thomas 3 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Michael Adams 6 126 0 27 Zach Grant 2 41 0 21 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Zach Grant 1 3 0 3 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Grant Taylor 1/1 3/3 6 25 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 John Thompson 2 57 28 0	Middle Tennssee State Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 13/18 186 2 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Mario Rogers 12 60 5.0 1 Jonathan Smith 11 122 11.0 3 Lance Williams 5 55 11.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Steven Triplett 5 69 13.8 1 Brandon Banks 4 45 11.2 1 Kevin Weldon 3 19 9.5 0 Tyler Nelson 2 53 26.5 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Mike Mansfield 11 1 0 0 Craig McCoy 8 0 0 0 Blake Davis 7 0 0 0 Aaron Hines 7 0 0 0 Mike Smith 6 0 0 0 Ross Davis 6 0 0 0 Allen Winston 6 1 0 0 Corey Morgan 5 0 0 0 Keith Givens 4 0 0 0 Tony Griffin 4 0 0 0 Mathew Ross 3 1 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Morris Allen 2 42 0 21 Jarrett Denman 1 20 0 20 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 1 5 0 5 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Dallas Fowler 1/1 6/6 9 34 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Dallas Fowler 2 75 37 0

The Blue Raiders playing in their first home conference game of the season, facing the 25th ranked Houston. Houston has been playing terrific defense this year, while their offense has been struggling. that was the pace the game the game in the first half, both teams struggled to get past the 50 yard line. it took until the middle of the 2nd quarter before The Blue Raiders were able to get some points on the board, a 42 yard FG. Houston answered with a 33 yard FG of their own. MTSU was able to drive down the field and got inside the Houston 5, but had to settle on the FG instead. 6-3 lead at the half for the Blue Raiders.

Third quarter started out similar to the 2nd quarter, MTSU was able to drive close enough to attempt a 33 yard FG, and it was successful. after a Houston Int, MTSU was able to get the first TD of the game, a 26 yard strike from Lance Williams to Brandon Banks. MTSU lead 16-3 at that time, heading into the 4th.

Heisman hopeful QB, Lance Williams had a great day, throwing for a TD, and in the 4th rushing for a 24 yard TD. Williams had 126 yard passing and 107 yard rushing. The Blue Raiders will move to 5-0(3-0) and will face the 1-4(1-2) UTEP Miners next week.

Houston (4-0) at Middle Tennssee State (4-0)
, 1 2 3 4 F #25 Houston 0 3 0 0 3 #6 Middle Tennssee State 0 6 10 7 23 TOP PERFORMERS Houston Tye Daniels - 16/30 245 yards 1 Int Steve Young - 6 catches for 116 yards Jermaine Slaughter - 1 FG, long of 34 Middle Tennssee State Lance Williams - 12/18 126 yards, 107 rush yards, 2 total TDs Mike Mansfield - 5 tackles, 4 sacks Dallas Fowler - 3/4 FGs, 2/2 XP, long of 43 yards	TEAM STAT COMPARISON Hou MTSU First Downs 13 17 3rd Down Efficiency 4-12 6-12 4th Down Efficiency 0-4 0-0 Total Yards 392 416 Passing Yards 245 126 Rushing Yards 24 249 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-15 1-15 Turnovers 1 0 Possession Time 11:56 16:55
SCORING SUMMARY SECOND QUARTER Hou MTSU MTSU 4:28 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 42 Yd FG 0 3 Hou 2:18 FG Hou: J. Slaughter, 33 Yd FG 3 3 MTSU 0:00 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 19 Yd FG 3 6 THIRD QUARTER Hou MTSU MTSU 5:19 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 33 Yd FG 3 9 MTSU 2:04 TD MTSU: B. Banks, 26 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 3 16 FOURTH QUARTER Hou MTSU MTSU 3:13 TD MTSU: L. Williams, 24 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 3 23
Houston Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 12/18 126 1 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Jonathan Smith 16 70 4.3 0 Mario Rogers 14 72 5.1 0 Lance Williams 8 107 13.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Steven Triplett 4 44 11.0 0 Brandon Banks 2 39 19.5 1 Kevin Weldon 2 21 10.5 0 Tyler Nelson 2 17 8.5 0 Richard Mason 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Keith Givens 7 0 0 0 Craig McCoy 6 0 0 0 Ross Davis 5 0 0 0 Mike Mansfield 5 4 0 0 Allen Winston 5 1 0 0 Blake Davis 4 0 0 0 Mike Smith 4 0 0 0 Corey Morgan 4 0 0 0 Mario Griffin 2 0 1 0 Thomas Morris 2 0 0 0 Aaron Hines 2 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 1 22 0 22 Morris Allen 1 19 0 19 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 1 0 0 0 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Dallas Fowler 3/4 2/2 11 43 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Dallas Fowler 3 111 37 2	Middle Tennssee State Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT John McMahan 16/30 245 0 1 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Tye Daniels 15 44 2.9 0 Chris Bray 2 25 12.5 0 Kody Jackson 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Steve Young 6 116 19.3 0 Chris Bray 3 39 13.0 0 Kody Jackson 2 30 15.0 0 Tye Daniels 2 35 17.5 0 Jeremy Turner 1 12 12.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Matt Kendrick 12 0 0 0 Marvin Baker 8 0 0 0 Pierre Rogers 6 0 0 0 Jamal Johnson 6 0 0 0 Antonio Campbell 6 0 0 0 Chip Ball 5 0 0 0 Evan Quinn 5 0 0 0 Kory Bradley 4 0 0 0 Tyler Anderson 4 0 0 0 Trey Wilkerson 3 0 0 0 Daniel Andrews 3 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Chaz Davis 3 77 0 28 Bo Joyce 2 46 0 26 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Bo Joyce 0 0 0 0 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Jermaine Slaughter 1/1 0/0 3 34 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Michael Campbell 3 127 42 2

The Blue Raiders offense was on a roll in Birmingham against conference foe UAB. Lance Williams was nearly perfect in his few attempts at pass, going 10/13 for 231 yards 4 passing TDs, also running for 55 yards and a rushing TD.

The Blue Raiders offense put up 14 points in each of the first 3 quarters, and lead 28-14 at the half. A FG in the 4th would give them a 45-21 lead which would be more than enough to beat the Blazers. MTSU will move on to 4-0 and play the now 25th ranked Houston Cougars who are also 4-0. It will be the 3rd team in the first 5 game that the Blue Raiders will face that has been ranked.

Middle Tennessee State (3-0) at UAB (3-0)
September 21, 2019 1 2 3 4 F #6 Middle Tennessee State 14 14 14 3 45 UAB 7 7 7 0 21 TOP PERFORMERS Middle Tennessee State Lance Williams - 10/13 231 yards 3 TDs 55 rush yards, 1 rush TD Tyler Nelson - 4 catches 88 yards 2 TDs Steven Triplett - 2 catches 91 yards 1 TD UAB James Love - 26/41 271 yards 1 TD 1 Int Anthony Hartman - 6 catches 55 yards 1 TD Walter Jenkins - 14 carries 56 yards 1 TD	TEAM STAT COMPARISON MTSU UAB First Downs 16 22 3rd Down Efficiency 3-5 8-16 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 3-6 Total Yards 513 548 Passing Yards 231 271 Rushing Yards 201 92 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-20 1-15 Turnovers 0 1 Possession Time 12:25 16:15
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER MTSU UAB MTSU 4:32 TD MTSU: T. Nelson, 17 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 7 0 UAB 2:13 TD UAB: A. Hartman, 1 Yd pass from J. Love (G. Townsend kick) 7 7 MTSU 1:01 TD MTSU: L. Williams, 1 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 14 7 SECOND QUARTER MTSU UAB MTSU 6:12 TD MTSU: S. Triplett, 48 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 21 7 MTSU 3:18 TD MTSU: J. Smith, 4 Yd run (D. Fowler kick) 28 7 UAB 0:12 TD UAB: P. Tally, 5 Yd run ( G. Townsend kick) 28 14 THIRD QUARTER MTSU UAB MTSU 5:01 TD MTSU: B. Banks, 2 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler Kick) 35 14 UAB 2:07 TD UAB: W. Jenkins, 6 Yd run (G. Townsend kick) 35 21 MTSU 1:04 TD MTSU: T. Nelson, 32 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 42 21 FOURTH QUARTER MTSU UAB MTSU 1:56 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 49 Yd FG 45 21
Middle Tennessee State Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 10/13 231 4 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Mario Rogers 15 77 5.1 0 Jonathan Smith 10 69 6.9 1 Lance Williams 9 55 6.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tyler Nelson 4 88 22.0 2 Brandon Banks 2 29 14.5 1 Kevin Weldon 2 23 11.5 0 Steven Triplett 2 91 45.5 1 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Corey Morgan 8 0 0 0 Ross Davis 8 0 0 0 Allen Winston 8 2 0 0 Keith Givens 7 0 0 0 Mario Griffin 7 0 0 0 Mike Smith 6 0 0 0 Derrick Bishop 6 0 0 0 Blake Davis 6 0 0 0 Craig McCoy 6 0 0 0 Matthew Ross 5 0 0 0 Tony Griffin 5 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 2 38 0 23 Morris Allen 2 33 0 19 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 1 10 0 10 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Dallas Fowler 1/1 6/6 9 49 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Dallas Fowler 1 37 37 1	UAB Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT James Love 26/41 271 1 1 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Walter Jenkins 14 56 4.0 1 Paul Talley 11 34 3.0 1 Chris Nelson 5 18 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Anthony Hartman 6 55 9.1 1 Chris Nelson 4 47 11.7 0 Connor Glover 4 46 11.5 0 Walter Jenkins 3 44 14.6 0 Paul Jones 3 30 10.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Jason Harrell 9 0 0 0 Jason Evans 9 0 0 0 Joe Fields 7 0 0 0 Cedric Williams 6 0 0 0 Collin Ewing 5 0 0 0 Sean Cabral 5 0 0 0 Matthew Williams 4 0 0 0 Michael Smith 3 0 0 0 Tommy Jackson 2 0 0 0 Keenan Smith 2 0 0 0 Tim Pittman 2 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Paul Jones 5 109 0 25 Chris Nelson 2 50 0 28 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Chris Nelson 0 0 0 0 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Gemara Townsend 0/0 3/3 3 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Patrick Foster 2 78 39 0