Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee

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4-3

Middle Tennessee

Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, MurfreesboroMTSU -2.5

FINALWestern Kentucky 44, Middle Tennessee 43UPSETWKU covered +2.5CLOSED MTSU -2.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN

Wales' TD and the extra point gets WKU the OT winVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL

MTSU WINNING

WKU WINNING

KICKFINAL

KICKOFF: WKU 52% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 42 PTS

Scoring plays

16 SCORES

Field Goal Good

Canon Rooker 36 Yd Field Goal

6:24
0-3

Field Goal Good

Skyler Simcox 42 Yd Field Goal

2:29
3-3

Rushing Touchdown

I'Tavius Mathers 2 Yd Run (Canon Rooker Kick)

13:28
3-10

Rushing Touchdown

Anthony Wales 1 Yd Run (Skyler Simcox Kick)

8:10
10-10

Field Goal Good

Canon Rooker 41 Yd Field Goal

4:17
10-13

Passing Touchdown

Taywan Taylor 45 Yd pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox Kick)

1:46
17-13

Passing Touchdown

Richie James 28 Yd pass from Brent Stockstill (Canon Rooker Kick)

0:31
17-20

Field Goal Good

Skyler Simcox 52 Yd Field Goal

0:00
20-20

Passing Touchdown

Shaquille Johnson 4 Yd pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox Kick)

10:02
27-20

Passing Touchdown

Richie James 38 Yd pass from Brent Stockstill (Canon Rooker Kick)

14:13
27-27

Field Goal Good

Canon Rooker 25 Yd Field Goal

3:48
27-30

Field Goal Good

Skyler Simcox 18 Yd Field Goal

0:05
30-30

Rushing Touchdown

Anthony Wales 25 Yd Run (Skyler Simcox Kick)

0:00
37-30

Rushing Touchdown

I'Tavius Mathers 3 Yd Run (Canon Rooker Kick)

0:00
37-37

Passing Touchdown

Dennis Andrews 5 Yd pass from Brent Stockstill (Canon Rooker PAT blocked)

0:00
37-43

Rushing Touchdown

Anthony Wales 1 Yd Run (Skyler Simcox Kick)

0:00
44-43

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Blocked PAT in 2nd OT helps WKU beat Middle Tennessee 44-43

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Anthony Wales ran for three touchdowns and Deon Yelder blocked an extra point in the second overtime to lift Western Kentucky over Middle Tennessee 44-43 on Saturday. Middle Tennessee's Brent Stockstill threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Andrews in the second OT but Canon Rooker 's PAT was blocked. Wales bullied in from the 1-yard line and Skyler Simcox made the PAT to end it. Wales ran for 158 yards and Mike White threw for 391 yards and two touchdowns for Western Kentucky (4-3, 2-1 Conference USA). White drove the Hilltoppers 77 yards in 10 plays to the Blue Raiders' half-yard line with 14 seconds left in regulation. Middle Tennessee forced an incomplete pass on third down, and Simcox kicked an 18-yard field goal to send it to overtime. Stockstill threw for 434 yards and three touchdowns for Middle Tennessee (4-2, 2-1).

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Top performers

WKU

PASSINGMike White29/40, 391 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

RUSHINGAnthony Wales27 CAR, 158 YDS, 3 TD

RECEIVINGTaywan Taylor12 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD

MTSU

PASSINGBrent Stockstill42/54, 434 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

RUSHINGI'Tavius Mathers22 CAR, 143 YDS, 2 TD

RECEIVINGRichie James16 REC, 223 YDS, 2 TD

Team stats

WKU · MTSU

521

TOTAL YARDS

605

391

PASSING

434

130

RUSHING

171

1ST DOWNS

6-13

3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY

9-16

TURNOVERS

7-64

PENALTIES

4-30

29:11

POSSESSION

30:49

JOHNNY "RED" FLOYD STADIUM, MURFREESBORO · ATTENDANCE 22,411

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