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2-6, 1-3 Away

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Tennessee TENN	14	10	0	0	24

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Credle, Middlebrook help Middle Tennessee run away from Murray State, 35-14

Sep 17, 2023, 02:39 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- — Jaiden Credle raced 71 yards untouched for his second first-quarter touchdown, and Jekail Middlebrook had scoring runs of 18 and 25 yards as Middle Tennessee State cruised to a 35-14 win over Murray State on Saturday.

After pulling in a 14-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato to cap a seven-play, 75-yard drive for the game's first touchdown, Credle took the handoff on the first play of a drive and raced for the sideline, turned the corner and tip-toed down the sideline for the an impressive 71-yard run to make it 14-0 after one quarter.

Middlebrook took a handoff 25 yards to make it 21-0 two minutes into the second quarter, and added an 18-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Vattiato capped the scoring with a 40-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Tate Jr.

Cole Rusk pulled in a 12-yard pass from DJ Williams to get the Racers on the board early in the second quarter. Cortezz Jones punched over from the 3 to get the Racers within two scores, 28-14, with 9:44 left in the game.

Vattiato was 28 of 34 for 291 yards passing with two touchdowns and an interception for the Blue Raiders (1-2). Credle finished with 11 carries for 132 yards. Middlebrook had six carries for 43 yards and two scores.

Jones led Murray State (1-2) with 15 carries for 136 yards rushing.

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Game Information

Knoxville, TN

FBS

Conference USA	CONF	OVR
Kennesaw State	7-1	10-4
Jacksonville State	7-1	9-5
Western Kentucky	6-2	9-4
Louisiana Tech	5-3	8-5
Missouri State	5-3	7-6
Florida International	5-3	7-6
Delaware	4-4	7-6
Liberty	3-5	4-8
Middle Tennessee	2-6	3-9
New Mexico State	2-6	4-8
UTEP	1-7	2-10
Sam Houston	1-7	2-10

FBS

Southeastern Conference	CONF	OVR
Ole Miss	7-1	13-2
Georgia	7-1	12-2
Texas A&M	7-1	11-2
Alabama	7-1	11-4
Texas	6-2	10-3
Oklahoma	6-2	10-3
Vanderbilt	6-2	10-3
Missouri	4-4	8-5
Tennessee	4-4	8-5
LSU	3-5	7-6
Kentucky	2-6	5-7
Florida	2-6	4-8
Auburn	1-7	5-7
Mississippi State	1-7	5-8
South Carolina	1-7	4-8
Arkansas	0-8	2-10

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