Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: WKU 56% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 39 PTS
Scoring plays
13 SCORES
Deon Yelder 14 Yd pass from Mike White (Ryan Nuss Kick)
0-7
Canon Rooker 49 Yd Field Goal
3-7
Ryan Nuss 28 Yd Field Goal
3-10
Patrick Smith 21 Yd pass from Brent Stockstill (Canon Rooker Kick)
10-10
Darius Harris 40 Yd Fumble Return (Canon Rooker Kick)
17-10
Kylen Towner 65 Yd pass from Mike White (Ryan Nuss Kick)
17-17
Lucky Jackson 93 Yd pass from Mike White (Ryan Nuss Kick)
17-24
Tavares Thomas 2 Yd Run (Canon Rooker Kick)
24-24
Tavares Thomas 2 Yd Run (Canon Rooker Kick)
31-24
Nacarius Fant 5 Yd pass from Mike White (Ryan Nuss Kick)
31-31
Cameron Echols-Luper 13 Yd pass from Mike White (Ryan Nuss Kick)
31-38
Terelle West 3 Yd Run (Canon Rooker Kick)
38-38
Ryan Nuss 37 Yd Field Goal
38-41
What happened
ESPN RECAPWKU beats Middle Tennessee with game-winning FG in 3 OT
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Ryan Nuss kicked a 37-yarder in the third overtime, and Western Kentucky rallied for a wild 41-38 victory over Middle Tennessee on Friday night. Mike White threw for 485 yards and five touchdowns for Western Kentucky (6-5, 4-3 Conference USA). Lucky Jackson , Kylen Towner , and Nacarius Fant each had over 100 yards receiving and a touchdown catch. Fant had a game-high 14 receptions. Tavares Thomas ran for two touchdowns for Middle Tennessee (5-6, 3-4). Middle Tennessee's Brent Stockstill threw a touchdown pass and Darius Harris scored on a 40-yard fumble return to give the Blue Raiders a 17-10 lead early in the fourth quarter. White then threw a pair of touchdown passes for the Hilltoppers before Thomas's 2-yard run tied it 24-24 with about five minutes left. The teams traded touchdowns in the first two overtimes.
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Team stats
MTSU · WKUHOUCHENS INDUSTRIES-L.T. SMITH STADIUM, BOWLING GREEN · ATTENDANCE 12,612
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