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Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt

Sep 1, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 1

Away

Middle Tennessee

Conference USA

Final Score

7 - 35

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Total Yards

Vanderbilt346
Middle Tennessee294

Passing Yards

Vanderbilt170
Middle Tennessee178

Rushing Yards

Vanderbilt176
Middle Tennessee116

Turnovers

Vanderbilt0
Middle Tennessee2

Game Conditions

ConditionLight Rain
Temperature81°F
Wind8 mph NE

Humidity

71%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Brent Stockstill

Middle Tennessee

YDS: 178

Rushing

Jamauri Wakefield

Vanderbilt

YDS: 56

Receiving

Kalija Lipscomb

Vanderbilt

YDS: 60

Tackles

Darius Harris

Middle Tennessee

TOT: 8

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Vanderbilt28:51
Middle Tennessee31:09

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Vanderbilt pulls away from Middle Tennessee 35-7

Blowout

Vanderbilt defeated Middle Tennessee 35-7 in Week 1 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 346-294 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Vanderbilt set the terms early in a game that finished 35-7. Brent Stockstill pass complete to CJ Windham for 4 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK) came with {'seconds': 59, 'minutes': 1} left in the first quarter, giving Middle Tennessee the first major swing.

Vanderbilt's box score carried the story: 346 total yards, 176 rushing yards, and 170 passing yards. Middle Tennessee finished with 294 total yards, including 116 on the ground and 178 through the air.

Vanderbilt converted 7-13 on third down, went 2-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Vanderbilt led 14-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Khari Blasingame run for 30 yds for a TD, (Ryley Guay KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Brent Stockstill pass complete to CJ Windham for 4 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK) (Middle Tennessee led 7-7 over Vanderbilt).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Khari Blasingame run for 30 yds for a TD, (Ryley Guay KICK) (Vanderbilt led 7-0 over Middle Tennessee).

  • Fumble Recovery (Opponent)

    Brent Stockstill run for a loss of 7 yards Brent Stockstill fumbled, recovered by Vandy Dayo Odeyingbo , return for 3 yds, (Ryley Guay KICK) (Middle Tennessee led 7-14 over Vanderbilt).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Chris Pierce for 17 yds for a TD, (Ryley Guay KICK) (Vanderbilt led 21-7 over Middle Tennessee).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 28 yds for a TD, (Ryley Guay KICK) (Vanderbilt led 28-7 over Middle Tennessee).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jamauri Wakefield run for 14 yds for a TD, (Ryley Guay KICK) (Vanderbilt led 35-7 over Middle Tennessee).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    35-7

    Vanderbilt defeated Middle Tennessee.

  • Total yards

    346-294

    Vanderbilt held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    176

    Vanderbilt averaged 4.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    170

    Vanderbilt averaged 10 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-13

    Vanderbilt's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    8-16

    Middle Tennessee's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticVanderbiltMiddle Tennessee
Total Yards346294
Passing Yards170178
Rushing Yards176116
First Downs1921
Third Down Efficiency7-138-16
Fourth Down Efficiency2-21-3
Total Penalties (Yards)7-496-40
Turnovers02
Completions / Attempts10-1724-37
Rushing Attempts3836
Passing TDs21
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points51
Possession Time28:5131:09
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)