Marshall Thundering Herd vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Downs- Touchdown
- Punt
- Touchdown
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRSH | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| MTSU | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
Who won: Marshall 42-28
The Marshall Thundering Herd beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 42-28 on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium. The Marshall outscored the MTSU 21-0 in the 4th quarter. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson led the Marshall in passing yards (18/22, 261 YDS, 4 TD). Nicholas Vattiato led the MTSU in passing yards (19/32, 299 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Vattiato | 19/32 | 299 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 41.8 |
| AJ Jones | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jekail Middlebrook | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 | 72 |
| Rickey Hunt Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cam'ron Lacy | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Vattiato | 6 | -6 | -1.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Myles Butler | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahzae Cox | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 43 |
| Amorion Walker | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 1 | 41 |
| Jekail Middlebrook | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Rickey Hunt Jr. | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 34 |
| Myles Butler | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Hunter Tipton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| AJ Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Vattiato | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeion Simpson-Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hughes | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juwon Gaston | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Muaaz Byard | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damonte Smith | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Buckner | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Bynum | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Johnson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Muhammad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakai Woods | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalen Woods | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Howse IV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeion Simpson-Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korey Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Arre McDonald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwon Gaston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jekail Middlebrook | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Hathaway | 2/2 | 100.0 | 50 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Logan | 4 | 204 | 51.0 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
