Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: WKU 71% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 12 PTS
Scoring plays
11 SCORES
DJ England-Chisolm 45 Yd pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick)
7-0
Daewood Davis 17 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick)
7-7
Malachi Corley 5 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick)
7-14
Beanie Bishop 43 Yd Interception Return (Brayden Narveson Kick)
7-21
Yusuf Ali 36 Yd pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin Kick)
14-21
Brayden Narveson 35 Yd Field Goal
14-24
Mitchell Tinsley 10 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick)
14-31
Daewood Davis 28 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick)
14-38
Bailey Zappe 8 Yd Run (Brayden Narveson Kick)
14-45
Brayden Narveson 43 Yd Field Goal
14-48
Frank Peasant 5 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick)
21-48
What happened
ESPN RECAPZappe leads Western Kentucky past Middle Tennessee, 48-21
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- , Bailey Zappe threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth as Western Kentucky won its fourth straight game, knocking off Middle Tennessee 48-21 on Saturday. Zappe, who entered leading the Football Bowl Subdivision by averaging 425.9 yards per game, completed 29 of 50 attempts for 281 yards. He has thrown 37 touchdown passes to put Western Kentucky (5-4 4-1) atop the East Division of Conference USA. Nick Vattiato threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to DJ England-Chisolm on Middle Tennessee's opening drive to put the Blue Raiders (4-5, 2-5) up 7-0, but Zappe answered with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Daewood Davis and a 5-yard strike to Malachi Corley . Beanie Bishop picked off a Vattiato pass and returned it 43 yards for a score to make it 21-7 after one quarter.
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Team stats
MTSU · WKUHOUCHENS INDUSTRIES-L.T. SMITH STADIUM, BOWLING GREEN · ATTENDANCE 15,022
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