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47–50
Final/3OT
 Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, MurfreesboroMTSU -1
FINALWestern Kentucky 47, Middle Tennessee 50MTSU covered -1CLOSED MTSU -1

Highlights

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Scoring plays

18 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Austin Grammer 59 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)

7:20
0-7
Field Goal Good

Garrett Schwettman 20 Yd Field Goal

2:23
3-7
Rushing Touchdown

Jordan Parker 7 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)

1:23
3-14
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Nicholas Norris 47 Yd pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman Kick)

14:31
10-14
Passing Touchdown

Jared Dangerfield 14 Yd pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman Kick)

10:38
17-14
Rushing Touchdown

Leon Allen 2 Yd Run (Garrett Schwettman Kick)

5:51
24-14
Field Goal Good

Cody Clark 37 Yd Field Goal

1:58
24-17
Rushing Touchdown

Austin Grammer 11 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)

0:13
24-24
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Shane Tucker 2 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)

11:37
24-31
Passing Touchdown

Mitchell Henry 19 Yd pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman Kick)

9:25
31-31
Field Goal Good

Cody Clark 29 Yd Field Goal

2:29
31-34
Field Goal Good

Garrett Schwettman 24 Yd Field Goal

0:20
34-34
OT
Passing Touchdown

Mitchell Henry 25 Yd pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman Kick)

0:00
41-34
Rushing Touchdown

Austin Grammer 1 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)

0:00
41-41
Field Goal Good

Cody Clark 42 Yd Field Goal

0:00
41-44
Field Goal Good

Garrett Schwettman 36 Yd Field Goal

0:00
44-44
Field Goal Good

Garrett Schwettman 27 Yd Field Goal

0:00
47-44
Passing Touchdown

Ed'Marques Batties 25 Yd pass from Austin Grammer

0:00
47-50

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Middle Tennessee beats Western Kentucky 50-47, 3OT

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Austin Grammer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ed'Marques Batties in the third overtime to give Middle Tennessee a 50-47 win over Western Kentucky in the conference opener for both schools on Saturday night. Grammer ran for a 1-yard touchdown in the first overtime. The teams traded field goals in the second OT. The Hilltoppers' Garrett Schwettman made his fourth field goal, a 27-yarder, in the third overtime before Grammer's game-winning strike. Grammer threw for 218 yards, and ran for 125 yards and three touchdowns. His 59-yard touchdown run gave the Blue Raiders (2-1, 1-0 Conference USA) an early 7-0 lead, and he ran for an 11-yard score to tie it at 24 at halftime. Schwettman's 24-yard field goal with 20 seconds sent it to overtime tied at 34. Brandon Doughty was 43 of 66 for a career-best 593 yards and threw four touchdown passes for Western Kentucky (1-2).

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Top performers

WKU
PASSINGBrandon Doughty43/66, 593 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGLeon Allen30 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGNicholas Norris6 REC, 174 YDS, 1 TD
MTSU
PASSINGAustin Grammer17/28, 218 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGAustin Grammer19 CAR, 125 YDS, 3 TD
RECEIVINGMarcus Henry6 REC, 54 YDS

Team stats

WKU · MTSU
718
TOTAL YARDS
541
593
PASSING
218
125
RUSHING
323
33
1ST DOWNS
28
12-21
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
7-18
1
TURNOVERS
0
10-92
PENALTIES
7-62
30:46
POSSESSION
32:13

JOHNNY "RED" FLOYD STADIUM, MURFREESBORO · ATTENDANCE 24,911

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