FINAL SCORE
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Marshall Thundering Herd game details
Friday, October 5, 2018 at 7:30 PM ET
Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Attendance 25,979
Put the final score in perspective.
Middle Tennessee finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 58 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Middle Tennessee 10, Marshall 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Marshall outscored its opponent in 1 and Middle Tennessee in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Middle Tennessee | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
 Marshall | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 25 | 28 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 8-17 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Total Yards | 420 | 382 |
| Passing | 317 | 173 |
| Comp/Att | 25/40 | 17/35 |
| Yards per pass | 7.9 | 4.9 |
| Rushing | 103 | 209 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 53 |
| Yards per rush | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| Penalties | 11-127 | 6-59 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 29:24 | 30:36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
passing
| Brent Stockstill | 25/40 | 317 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 78.9 |
rushing
| Tavares Thomas | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 1 | 17 |
| Brent Stockstill | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 1 | 17 |
| Brad Anderson | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Terelle West | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Ty Lee | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Gatlin Casey | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Jocquez Bruce | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 39 |
| Brad Anderson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Tavonn Salter | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Tavares Thomas | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 19 |
| Patrick Smith | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Ty Watkins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
interceptions
| Wesley Bush | 1 | 7 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Ty Lee | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
kicking
| Crews Holt | 2/2 | 100.0 | 34 | 4/4 | 10 |
punting
| Matt Bonadies | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Matthew Stephenson | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Marshall Thundering Herd
passing
| Alex Thomson | 17/34 | 173 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 18.8 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Tyler King | 27 | 165 | 6.1 | 0 | 31 |
| Anthony Anderson | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 1 | 23 |
| Alex Thomson | 9 | -33 | -3.7 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| Tyre Brady | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Obi Obialo | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 1 | 15 |
| Armani Levias | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Willie Johnson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Marcel Williams | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Artie Henry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
fumbles
| Alex Thomson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler King | 1 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Willie Johnson | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Marcel Williams | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Marcel Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Justin Rohrwasser | 1/2 | 50.0 | 33 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Robert Lefevre | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:42 | Crews Holt 34 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 2:14 | Justin Rohrwasser 33 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 3 |
| 2 | 13:25 | Anthony Anderson 1 Yd Run (Justin Rohrwasser Kick) | 3 – 10 |
| 2 | 1:09 | Brent Stockstill 5 Yd Run (Crews Holt Kick) | 10 – 10 |
| 2 | 0:17 | Armani Levias 11 Yd pass from Alex Thomson (Justin Rohrwasser Kick) | 10 – 17 |
| 3 | 8:20 | Patrick Smith 2 Yd pass from Brent Stockstill (Crews Holt Kick) | 17 – 17 |
| 3 | 2:00 | Tavares Thomas 8 Yd Run (Crews Holt Kick) | 24 – 17 |
| 4 | 11:35 | Tavares Thomas 18 Yd pass from Brent Stockstill (Crews Holt Kick) | 31 – 17 |
| 4 | 6:23 | Crews Holt 18 Yd Field Goal | 34 – 17 |
| 4 | 2:37 | Obi Obialo 10 Yd pass from Alex Thomson (Justin Rohrwasser Kick) | 34 – 24 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 5:57 AM UTCData methodology