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Middle Tennessee at Minnesota

Sep 16, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 3

Away

Middle Tennessee

Conference USA

Final Score

3 - 34

MTM

Home

Minnesota

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Minnesota343
Middle Tennessee230

Passing Yards

Minnesota122
Middle Tennessee184

Rushing Yards

Minnesota221
Middle Tennessee46

Turnovers

Minnesota0
Middle Tennessee2

Game Conditions

Temperature67°F
Wind0 mph NW

Humidity

76%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

John Urzua

Middle Tennessee

YDS: 135

Rushing

Rodney Smith

Minnesota

YDS: 107

Receiving

Nate Wozniak

Minnesota

YDS: 52

Tackles

Jovante Moffatt

Middle Tennessee

TOT: 13

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Minnesota34:57
Middle Tennessee25:03

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Minnesota pulls away from Middle Tennessee 34-3

Blowout

Minnesota defeated Middle Tennessee 34-3 in Week 3 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 343-230 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Minnesota set the terms early in a game that finished 34-3. Emmit Carpenter 24 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 29, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving Minnesota the first major swing.

Minnesota's box score carried the story: 343 total yards, 221 rushing yards, and 122 passing yards. Middle Tennessee finished with 230 total yards, including 46 on the ground and 184 through the air.

Minnesota converted 3-12 on third down, went 2-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Minnesota led 20-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Emmit Carpenter 47 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Emmit Carpenter 24 yd FG GOOD (Minnesota led 3-0 over Middle Tennessee).

  • Interception Return Touchdown

    John Urzua pass intercepted for a TD Jacob Huff return for 67 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK) (Middle Tennessee led 3-20 over Minnesota).

  • Field Goal Good

    Canon Rooker 45 yd FG GOOD (Middle Tennessee led 3-3 over Minnesota).

  • Field Goal Good

    Emmit Carpenter 47 yd FG GOOD (Minnesota led 6-3 over Middle Tennessee).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kobe McCrary run for 14 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK) (Minnesota led 13-3 over Middle Tennessee).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kobe McCrary run for 1 yd for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK) (Minnesota led 27-3 over Middle Tennessee).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    34-3

    Minnesota defeated Middle Tennessee.

  • Total yards

    343-230

    Minnesota held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    221

    Minnesota averaged 4.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    122

    Minnesota averaged 6.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    3-12

    Minnesota's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-14

    Middle Tennessee's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMinnesotaMiddle Tennessee
Total Yards343230
Passing Yards122184
Rushing Yards22146
First Downs1811
Third Down Efficiency3-123-14
Fourth Down Efficiency2-20-1
Total Penalties (Yards)3-226-45
Turnovers02
Completions / Attempts11-1825-42
Rushing Attempts4715
Passing TDs00
Rushing TDs30
Kicking Points103
Possession Time34:5725:03
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)