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Austin Reed accounts for 3 touchdowns as Western Kentucky tops Middle Tennessee 31-10
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Austin Reed threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and Western Kentucky defeated Middle Tennessee 31-10 on Thursday night in a Conference USA opener.
Reed was 30 for 52 for 297 yards and an interception as the Hilltoppers (3-2) won their fifth-straight in the series dubbed “100 Miles of Hate" that WKU leads 37-35-1.
Western Kentucky (3-2) had 444 total yards to 373 for the Blue Raiders but Middle Tennessee (1-4) was 5 of 16 on third down, 2 of 4 on fourth down and had three turnovers.
The Hilltoppers used a late first-half turnover to get a rushing touchdown from Reed to go with his two passing scores, for a 23-3 halftime lead. Reed was 24 of 38 for 233 yards with touchdown passes to Easton Messer and Davion Ervin-Poindexter.
But the Blue Raiders lost a fumble on their 310 and Reed took advantage with two passes to Jimmy Holiday getting the ball to the 1 before Reed bulled in for the score with nine seconds to go.
Nicholas Vattiato was 27 of 45 for 252 yards for Middle Tennessee but had two interceptions. Frank Peasant ran for 76 yards and a touchdown.
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Key Players
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F. Peasant
3 RB 76 RuYds, RuTD, 6 ReYds, REC |
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A. Reed
16 QB 297 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, INT, 23 RuYds, RuTD |
1st Quarter
Touchdown
7:34
A.Reed pass complete to MTS 18. Catch made by D.Ervin-Poindexter at MTS 18. Gain of 18 yards. D.Ervin-Poindexter for 18 yards TOUCHDOWN.
4
plays
49
yds
00:30
pos
0
6
Point After TD
7:34
L.Carneiro extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
0
7
Field Goal
3:23
L.Carneiro 45 yard field goal attempt is good Center-WKY Holder-WKY.
10
plays
52
yds
2:48
pos
0
10
2nd Quarter
Field Goal
9:58
Z.Rankin 23 yard field goal attempt is good Center-MTS Holder-MTS.
8
plays
50
yds
3:37
pos
3
10
Touchdown
5:17
A.Reed pass complete to MTS 8. Catch made by E.Messer at MTS 8. Gain of 8 yards. E.Messer for 8 yards TOUCHDOWN.
13
plays
75
yds
4:41
pos
3
16
Point After TD
5:17
L.Carneiro extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
3
17
Touchdown
0:09
A.Reed rushed to MTS End Zone for 1 yards. A.Reed for 1 yards TOUCHDOWN.
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plays
30
yds
00:23
pos
3
23
Missed Point After Touchdown
0:09
L.Carneiro extra point is no good.
plays
yds
pos
3
23
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
9:03
F.Peasant rushed to WKY End Zone for 16 yards. F.Peasant for 16 yards TOUCHDOWN.
15
plays
70
yds
5:57
pos
9
23
Point After TD
9:03
Z.Rankin extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
10
23
4th Quarter
Touchdown
5:52
E.Young rushed to MTS End Zone for 14 yards. E.Young for 14 yards TOUCHDOWN.
11
plays
57
yds
5:21
pos
10
29
Two Point Conversion
5:52
TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. A.Reed steps back to pass. Catch made by D.Smith at MTS 3. Gain of yards. TWO-POINT ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.
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yds
pos
10
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| Team Stats | |
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| 1st Downs | 20 | 22 |
| Rushing | 6 | 6 |
| Passing | 11 | 16 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 5-16 | 10-19 |
| 4th Down Conv | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Total Net Yards | 373 | 444 |
| Total Plays | 73 | 80 |
| Avg Gain | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 121 | 147 |
| Rush Attempts | 28 | 28 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| Yards Passing | 252 | 297 |
| Comp. - Att. | 27-45 | 30-52 |
| Yards Per Pass | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Penalties - Yards | 7-40 | 8-68 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
| Rushing TDs | 1 | 2 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Punts - Avg | 5-42.0 | 6-41.8 |
| Return Yards | 24 | 7 |
| Punts - Returns | 1-4 | 3-7 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 1-20 | 2-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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N. Vattiato
11 QB
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N. Vattiato | 27/45 | 252 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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F. Peasant
24 RB
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F. Peasant | 14 | 76 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Credle
22 RB
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J. Credle | 7 | 39 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Vattiato
11 QB
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N. Vattiato | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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J. Olson
15 WR
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J. Olson | 8 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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H. Willis
83 WR
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H. Willis | 7 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Metcalf
9 WR
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E. Metcalf | 10 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Credle
22 RB
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J. Credle | 7 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. England-Chisolm
3 WR
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D. England-Chisolm | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Norris
17 WR
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K. Norris | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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F. Peasant
24 RB
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F. Peasant | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Coleman
88 WR
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J. Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Sherman
13 WR
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J. Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
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T. Fluellen
17 S
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T. Fluellen | 6-1 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Butler
4 LB
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J. Butler | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Francis
10 LB
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D. Francis | 4-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Stanley
31 CB
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D. Stanley | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Ross
1 CB
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T. Ross | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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S. Brumfield
33 LB
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S. Brumfield | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Raby
29 CB
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T. Raby | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Thomas
6 S
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J. Thomas | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Hartley
41 LB
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R. Hartley | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Hughes
21 LB
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P. Hughes | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Curtis
8 LB
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D. Curtis | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. McDonald
28 CB
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D. McDonald | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Stewart
49 DL
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J. Stewart | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Z. Wood
7 DE
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Z. Wood | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Cook
57 DT
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M. Cook | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Branch
5 DL
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J. Branch | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Greenway
47 WR
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J. Greenway | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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Z. Rankin
7 K
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Z. Rankin | 1/1 | 23 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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T. Turk
99 P
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T. Turk | 3 | 48.7 | 1 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Tillman
38 P
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M. Tillman | 2 | 32.0 | 1 | 35 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
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K. Stewart
87 WR
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K. Stewart | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. England-Chisolm
3 WR
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D. England-Chisolm | 1 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
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Z. Dobson 19 WR
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Z. Dobson | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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A. Reed
16 QB
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A. Reed | 30/52 | 297 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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L. Sanders
7 RB
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L. Sanders | 7 | 83 | 0 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Young
3 RB
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E. Young | 6 | 30 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Reed
16 QB
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A. Reed | 6 | 23 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Stepp
30 RB
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M. Stepp | 6 | 16 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Ervin-Poindexter
2 RB
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D. Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Hutchinson
15 WR
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K. Hutchinson | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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M. Corley
11 WR
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M. Corley | 13 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Messer
8 WR
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E. Messer | 5 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Holiday
6 WR
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J. Holiday | 6 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Barry
18 WR
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M. Barry | 5 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Burt Jr.
19 WR
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C. Burt Jr. | 6 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Stepp
30 RB
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M. Stepp | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Ervin-Poindexter
2 RB
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D. Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Helms
87 TE
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R. Helms | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Smith
17 WR
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D. Smith | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Hutchinson
15 WR
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K. Hutchinson | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Young
3 RB
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E. Young | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
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T. Williams
7 DB
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T. Williams | 7-5 | 0.0 | 1 |