2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–6 (2–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (5th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy   4 – 1     7 – 3  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Western Kentucky   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Charlotte   2 – 2     2 – 4  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 4     3 – 6  
FIU   0 – 3     0 – 5  
West Division
UAB xy$   3 – 1     6 – 3  
UTSA   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 2     5 – 5  
North Texas   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Rice   2 – 3     2 – 3  
Southern Miss   2 – 4     3 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 4     3 – 5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Preseason[edit]

Award watch lists[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
TBD

CUSA media days[edit]

The CUSA Media Days was held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]

Preseason All-CUSA teams[edit]

To be released

Schedule[edit]

Middle Tennessee announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] The original 2020 schedule consists of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Blue Raiders had games scheduled against Duke, Indiana State, Old Dominion, UConn, Virginia Tech, and UAB which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5][6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 12:30 p.m.at Army*
CBSSN L 0–42 5,249
September 192:30 p.m. Troy*
ESPN L 14–47 6,000
September 257:00 p.m. at UTSA
CBSSN L 35–37 6,182
October 3 4:00 p.m. Western Kentucky
ESPN3 L 17–20 6,500
October 10 3:00 p.m. at FIU
ESPNU W 31–28 2,213
October 17 4:00 p.m. North Texas
  • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
  • Murfreesboro, TN
 Stadium L 35–52 5,000
October 24 2:30 p.m. at Rice
ESPN3 W 40–34 2OT 0
November 14 12:00 p.m.at No. 16 Marshall
CBSSN L 14–42 12,224
November 21 2:30 p.m. at Troy*
ESPN3 W 20–17 12,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[edit]

At Army[edit]

Middle Tennessee at Army
1 234Total
Blue Raiders 0 000 0
• Black Knights 7 14147 42
  
Scoring summary
109:46ARMYSandon McCoy 1-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick)
(9 plays, 43 yards, 4:00)		ARMY 7–0
214:06ARMYSandon McCoy 2-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick)
(19 plays, 85 yards, 9:13)		ARMY 14–0
07:14ARMYSandon McCoy 4-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick)
(10 plays, 41 yards, 4:25)		ARMY 21–0
310:48ARMYChristian Anderson 24-yard rush (Landon Salyers kick)
(7 plays, 71 yards, 4:07)		ARMY 28–0
06:33ARMYJon Rhattigan 43-yard interception returned (Landon Salyers kick)
(8 plays, 21 yards, 4:10)		ARMY 35–0
404:06ARMYAnthony Adkins 22-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)
(19 plays, 99 yards, 12:26)		ARMY 42–0
See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team
Pregame line Over/under
ARMY –3.5 54[8]
Statistics Middle Tennessee Army
First downs 13 24
Total yards 184 368
Rushing yards 75 340
Passing yards 109 28
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 24:31 35:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Chase Cunningham 7/10, 63 yards
Rushing Chaton Mobley 5 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 4 receptions, 33 yards
Army Passing Christian Anderson 2/4, 28 yards
Rushing Tyrell Robinson 9 carries, 94 yards
Receiving Isaiah Alston 1 reception, 18 yards

Troy[edit]

Troy at Middle Tennessee State
1 234Total
• Trojans 7 19147 47
Blue Raiders 7 007 14
  • Date: September 19, 2020
  • Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Hazy, Cool, Nice • Wind: 6 N MPH
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)
      
Scoring summary
111:13TROYKhalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(12 plays, 73 yards, 3:47)		TROY 7–0
01:33MTSUAsher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:11)		TIE 7–7
214:11TROYCharlie Strong 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(7 plays, 61 yards, 2:14)		TROY 14–7
06:50TROYEvan Legassey 47-yard field goal
(8 plays, 22 yards, 2:40)		TROY 17–7
01:29TROYTeam Safety
(3 plays, −6 yards, 0:15)		TROY 19–7
00:03TROYKhalil McClain 5-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(10 plays, 60 yards, 1:20)		TROY 26–7
309:56TROYCarloss Crawford 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(10 plays, 38 yards, 4:20)		TROY 33–7
03:29TROYDK Billingsley 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(11 plays, 70 yards, 4:56)		TROY 40–7
406:22TROYTyler Hussey 8-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick)
(7 plays, 72 yards, 3:37)		TROY 47–7
01:54MTSUJaylin Lane 28-yard pass from Mike Diliello (Crews Holt kick)
(9 plays, 70 yards, 4:22)		TROY 47–14
See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team and Battle for the Palladium
Pregame line Over/under
TROY −3.5 64.5[9]
Statistics Troy Middle Tennessee
First downs 30 15
Total yards 496 241
Rushing yards 240 87
Passing yards 256 154
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 35:45 24:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 26/37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing B. J. Smith 10 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Khalil McClain 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 16/23, 109 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Asher O'Hara 14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 11 receptions, 81 yards

At UTSA[edit]

Middle Tennessee at Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
Blue Raiders 3 71312 35
• Roadrunners 0 17173 37
         
Scoring summary
108:20MTSUCrew Holt 26-yard field goal
(10 plays, 64 yards, 3:36)		MTSU 3–0
211:11UTSAZakhari Franklin 25-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(1 play, 40 yards, 0:16)		UTSA 7–3
07:38UTSASincere McCormick 11-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(2 plays, 14 yards, 0:36)		UTSA 14–3
01:08MTSUChaton Mobley 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(9 plays, 91 yards, 2:19)		UTSA 14–10
00:00UTSAHunter Duplessis 24-yard field goal
(11 plays, 63 yards, 1:08)		UTSA 17–10
311:25UTSAHunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal
(9 plays, 64 yards, 3:35)		UTSA 20–10
08:30MTSUChaton Mobley 4-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt PAT blocked)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55)		UTSA 20–16
06:40UTSAChaton Mobley 24-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(3 plays, 96 yards, 1:06)		MTSU 23–20
06:01UTSASincere McCormick 1-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(3 plays, 49 yards, 0:39)		UTSA 27–23
02:12UTSAJoshua Cephus 7-yard pass from Josh Adkins (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(7 plays, 66 yards, 2:41)		UTSA 34–23
414:46MTSUDJ England-Chisolm 26-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 2:26)		UTSA 34–29
11:39UTSAHunter Duplessis 35-yard field goal
(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:07)		UTSA 37–29
01:04MTSUYusuf Ali 6-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)
(13 plays, 72 yards, 4:43)		UTSA 37–35
See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTSA –6 59[10]
Statistics Middle Tennessee UTSA
First downs 27 16
Total yards 563 391
Rushing yards 191 88
Passing yards 372 303
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:40 24:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 31/47, 372 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Jayy McDonald 7 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 7 receptions, 107 yards
UTSA Passing Josh Adkins 16/28, 233 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sincere McCormick 19 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 6 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

Western Kentucky[edit]

Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee
1 234Total
• Hilltoppers 0 1037 20
Blue Raiders 0 1007 17
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,500
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny & Nice • Wind: ESE 1 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Jake Rose (play–by–play) and Jeremy Kellem (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
214:09WKUBrayden Narveson 47-yard field goal
(11 play, 30 yard, 5:02)		WKU 3–0
07:51MTSUAsher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(14 plays, 75 yards, 6:18)		MTSU 7–3
02:59MTSUCrews Holt 44-yard field goal
(8 plays, 42 yards, 2:03)		MTSU 10–3
00:21WKUXavier Lane 6-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 2:38)		TIE 10–10
303:26WKUBrayden Narveson 53-yard field goal
(14 plays, 64 yards, 4:30)		WKU 13–10
406:04WKUJoshua Simon 11-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome (Brayden Narveson kick)
(13 plays, 68 yards, 6:39)		WKU 20–10
02:07MTSUCJ Windham 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:57)		WKU 20–17
See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 100 Miles of Hate
Pregame line Over/under
WKU –7 52.5[11]
Statistics Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee
First downs 21 18
Total yards 326 319
Rushing yards 138 102
Passing yards 188 217
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:35 28:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 21/36, 188 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Tyrrell Pigrome 16 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Xavier Lane 7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 23/33, 217 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Asher O'Hara 25 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 9 receptions, 65 yards

At FIU[edit]

Middle Tennessee at Florida International
1 234Total
• Blue Raiders 0 1777 31
Panthers 7 7140 28
     
Scoring summary
112:09FIUShaun Peterson Jr. 1-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(4 plays, 23 yards, 1:41)		FIU 7–0
213:57MTSUAsher O'Hara 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:20)		TIE 7–7
09:09MTSUAsher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(5 plays, 64 yards, 1:38)		MTSU 14–7
08:53FIUShaun Peterson Jr. 63-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(1 play, 78 yards, 0:16)		TIE 14–14
00:53MTSUCrews Holt 44-yard field goal
(9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42)		MTSU 17–14
306:54FIUNate Jefferson 7-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(5 plays, 36 yards, 2:06)		FIU 21–17
00:28MTSUCJ Windham 6-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(10 plays, 76 yards, 3:15)		MTSU 24–21
00:11FIUD'vonte Price 65-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(1 play, 65 yards, 0:17)		FIU 28–24
401:20MTSUJarrin Pierce 12-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(8 plays, 59 yards, 3:26)		MTSU 31–28
See also: 2020 FIU Panthers football team
Pregame line Over/under
FIU –6.5 57[12]
Statistics Middle Tennessee FIU
First downs 23 15
Total yards 404 328
Rushing yards 136 270
Passing yards 268 58
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:46 28:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 23/42, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Asher O'Hara 23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
FIU Passing Kaylan Wiggins 5/15, 37 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Shaun Peterson Jr. 15 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Nate Jefferson 2 receptions, 19 yards

North Texas[edit]

North Texas at Middle Tennessee
1 234Total
• Mean Green 7 142110 52
Blue Raiders 21 707 35
  • Date: October 17, 2020
  • Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Game start: 4:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny, nice • Wind: SSE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play–by–play) and Max Starks (analyst)
        
Scoring summary
108:35MTSUChaton Mobley 3-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(6 plays, 15 yards, 1:52)		MTSU 7–0
06:39UNTDeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(7 plays, 91 yards, 1:50)		TIE 7–7
02:23MTSUJarrin Pierce 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16)		MTSU 14–7
01:35MTSUGregory Grate Jr. 20-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick)
(2 plays, -9 yards, 0:40)		MTSU 21–7
209:39UNTDeAndre Torrey 60-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 99 yards, 1:38)		MTSU 21–14
03:58MTSUDJ England-Chisolm 24-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:41)		MTSU 28–21
313:32UNTJason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 74 yards, 1:22)		TIE 28–28
06:44UNTDeonte Simpson 9-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45)		UNT 35–28
00:10UNTJaelon Darden 55-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 79 yards, 1:34)		UNT 42–28
411:10UNTJason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24)		UNT 49–28
08:40MTSUChaton Mobley 30-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(5 plays, 71 yards, 2:24)		UNT 49–35
03:59UNTEthan Mooney 44-yard field goal
(9 plays, 50 yards, 4:31)		UNT 52–35
See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team
Pregame line Over/under
MTSU –3.5 72[13]
Statistics North Texas Middle Tennessee
First downs 32 23
Total yards 768 432
Rushing yards 462 268
Passing yards 306 164
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 27:52 32:08
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Jason Bean 12/17, 181 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Jason Bean 10 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Jaelon Darden 10 receptions, 204 yards, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 18/29, 164 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Chaton Mobley 14 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
Receiving CJ Windham 4 receptions, 49 yards

At Rice[edit]

Middle Tennessee at Rice
1 234OTTotal
• Blue Raiders 0 141736 40
Owls 6 76140 33
  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Location: Rice Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 6 MPH
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
        
Scoring summary
111:11RICECollin Riccitelli 34-yard field goal
(8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49)		RICE 3–0
04:29RICECollin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal
(9 plays, 29 yards, 3:56)		RICE 6–0
210:40MTSUYusuf Ali 25-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(7 plays, 68 yards, 2:22)		MTSU 7–6
01:33RICEAugust Pitre III 3-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)
(18 plays, 80 yards, 9:07)		RICE 13–7
00:30MTSUCJ Windham 21-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(6 plays, 66 yards, 1:03)		MTSU 14–13
311:52MTSUAsher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(7 plays, 62 yards, 3:08)		MTSU 21–13
07:55MTSUJonathan Butler 32-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick)
(2 plays, 9 yards, 0:49)		MTSU 28–13
05:34RICEAustin Trammell 8-yard pass from Mike Collins (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)
(5 plays, 65 yards, 2:21)		MTSU 28–19
00:00MTSUCrews Holt 20-yard field goal
(5 plays, 15 yards, 1:52)		MTSU 31–19
411:34RICEJack Bradley 22-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)
(6 plays, 83 yards, 3:26)		MTSU 31–26
00:34RICEAustin Trammell 20-yard pass from Mike Collins (Mike Collins two-point conversion pass to Austin Trammell)
(10 plays, 83 yards, 1:50)		RICE 34–31
00:00MTSUCrews Holt 48-yard field goal
(5 plays, 35 yards, 0:34)		TIE 34–34
2OTMTSUAsher O'Hara 14-yard rush
(4 plays, 25 yards)		MTSU 40–34
See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
RICE −4 48.5[14]
Statistics Middle Tennessee Rice
First downs 22 26
Total yards 451 425
Rushing yards 118 183
Passing yards 333 242
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 27:03 32:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Asher O'Hara 22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving CJ Windham 7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Rice Passing Mike Collins 18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Juma Otoviano 20 carries, 84 yards
Receiving Austin Trammell 3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs

At Marshall[edit]

See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 7 0 14
No. 16 Thundering Herd 7 14 21 0 42
Statistics MTSU MRSH
First downs 18 26
Plays–yards 68–303 75–520
Rushes–yards 23–56 38–184
Passing yards 247 336
Passing: comp–att–int 30–45–0 25–37–0
Time of possession 24:46 35:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 29/44, 241 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Asher O'Hara 11 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 9 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 25/37, 336 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Brenden Knox 16 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Willie Johnson 8 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD

At Troy[edit]

Middle Tennessee at Troy
1 234Total
• Blue Raiders 7 1003 20
Trojans 3 707 17
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
111:20TROYEvan Legassey 33-yard field goal
(10 plays, 68 yards, 3:40)		TROY 3–0
00:56MTSUChaton Mobley 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(11 plays, 66 yards, 5:09)		MTSU 7–3
207:45MTSUFrank Pleseant 5-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
11 plays, 71 yards, 5:09)		MTSU 14–3
04:29TROYB. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
7 plays, 70 yards, 3:16)		MTSU 14–10
00:17MTSUCrews Holt 22-yard field goal
(13 plays, 70 yards, 4:12)		MTSU 17–10
402:37MTSUCrews Holt 49-yard field goal
(10 plays, 51 yards, 5:20)		MTSU 20–10
00:28TROYKhalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(11 plays, 85 yards, 2:09)		MTSU 20–17
See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team and Battle for the Palladium
Pregame line Over/under
TROY –11 60.5[15]
Statistics Middle Tennessee Troy
First downs 23 18
Total yards 396 392
Rushing yards 186 92
Passing yards 210 300
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 37:21 22:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 19/23, 210 yards
Rushing Asher O'Hara 25 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Yusuf Ali 7 receptions, 90 yards
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 25/39, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs
Rushing B. J. Smith 10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Khalil McClain 6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

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