College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Kentucky 49, Middle Tennessee 21
Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:00 PM
Location - Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Attendance - 12227
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Kentucky 14 7 21 7 49
Middle Tennessee 0 0 14 7 21
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 4:37
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 7
River Helms 4 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
1st Quarter - 1:05
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 14
Kisean Johnson 6 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:18
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 21
Easton Messer 10 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 14:07
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Western Kentucky 28
K.D. Hutchinson 72 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:12
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Western Kentucky 28
Omari Kelly 37 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:38
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Western Kentucky 35
Caden Veltkamp 1 yd. run (Lucas Carneiro kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:17
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 35
Omari Kelly 71 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:28
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 42
Kisean Johnson 36 yd. pass from Dalvin Smith (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 9:01
Western Kentucky   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Western Kentucky 49
Trevor Borland 3 yd. pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick)
4th Quarter - 5:47
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 21 - Western Kentucky 49
Omari Kelly 7 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee
W‑L 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 2 - 0
Conference 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee
Score 49 21
1st Downs 30 21
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-10
70% 		4-for-8
50%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-3
67% 		0-for-3
0%
Total Yards 631 514
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 35-150 23-58
Average/Rush 4.3 2.5
Passing
Comp-Att 31-37 24-31
Passing Yards 481 456
Average/Pass Play 12.3 13.4
Penalties-Yards 3-25 7-57
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38
PLAYER STATS
Western Kentucky (2 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Veltkamp 27/30 398 5 0
T. Finley 3/5 47 0 0
D. Smith 1/2 36 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Sanders 8 54 6.8 0
G. Hart III 4 38 9.5 0
E. Young 10 27 2.7 0
J. Hampton 5 25 5.0 0
E. Messer 2 18 9.0 0
C. Veltkamp 3 0 0.0 1
T. Finley 1 -10 -10.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Johnson 8 129 16.1 2
K. Hutchinson 2 83 41.5 1
E. Messer 5 73 14.6 1
E. Young 5 64 12.8 0
R. Helms 4 39 9.8 1
D. Smith 1 37 37.0 0
D. Starling 1 27 27.0 0
B. Childress 1 12 12.0 0
M. Barry 1 9 9.0 0
T. Borland 1 3 3.0 1
M. Mathison 1 3 3.0 0
L. Sanders 1 2 2.0 0
Middle Tennessee (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 24/31 456 3 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
N. Vattiato 9 21 2.3 0
J. Credle 9 19 2.1 0
T. Wilkins 5 18 3.6 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
O. Kelly 9 239 26.6 3
H. Willis 4 73 18.2 0
M. Butler 2 43 21.5 0
C. Lacy 3 41 13.7 0
G. Carter 1 27 27.0 0
J. Credle 2 13 6.5 0
T. Wilkins 2 11 5.5 0
J. Coleman 1 9 9.0 0