Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, October 11
Huntington, WV
11:00 AM
Middle Tennessee
4-3 , 3-1
24
at
49
Marshall
6-0 , 2-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| MARSHALL | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Team Stats
MT
MARSHALL
Total Yards
370
589
Pass Yards
201
337
Rushing Yards
169
252
Penalty Yards
101
101
1st Downs
20
28
3rd Downs
3
7
4th Downs
1
4
TOP
27:00
33:00
1st Quarter
MT 0, MARSHALL 7
MARSHALL - JOHNSON, Devon 13 yd run (HAIG, Justin kick), 5 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:52
MT 0, MARSHALL 14
MARSHALL - JOHNSON, Devon 1 yd run (HAIG, Justin kick), 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:19
MT 7, MARSHALL 14
MT - PARKER, Jordan 6 yd pass from GRAMMER, Austin (CLARK, Cody kick) 7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:22
2nd Quarter
MT 7, MARSHALL 21
MARSHALL - WILKINS, Craig 26 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (HAIG, Justin kick) 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 2:55
MT 10, MARSHALL 21
MT - CLARK, Cody 34 yd field goal 6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:29
MT 10, MARSHALL 28
MARSHALL - MCMANUS, D. 29 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (HAIG, Justin kick) 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:08
MT 17, MARSHALL 28
MT - TUCKER, Shane 4 yd pass from GRAMMER, Austin (CLARK, Cody kick) 5 plays, 41 yards, TOP 0:46
3rd Quarter
MT 17, MARSHALL 35
MARSHALL - CATO, Rakeem 4 yd run (HAIG, Justin kick), 5 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:13
MT 17, MARSHALL 42
MARSHALL - JOHNSON, Devon 2 yd run (HAIG, Justin kick), 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:01
4th Quarter
MT 17, MARSHALL 49
MARSHALL - WILKINS, Craig 6 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (HAIG, Justin kick) 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 0:56
MT 24, MARSHALL 49
MT - BRYSON, J. 1 yd run (CLARK, Cody kick), 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:22
Game Leaders
CMP
25
TD
2
YDS
201
INT
1
Players Mentioned
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/ FootballBlue Raiders fall at Marshall
10/11/2014 2:47:00 PM | Football
Suffer first C-USA loss
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – The anticipated showdown between C-USA heavyweights Middle Tennessee and Marshall never developed here Saturday.
Marshall (6-0, 2-0) jumped out to an early lead and maintained control throughout the game on the way to a 49-24 win against the Blue Raiders (4-3, 3-1) at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
Though playing from behind, Middle Tennessee hung around throughout the first half and was still within striking distance when it went into the half trailing 28-17. The Blue Raiders were not able to maintain any offensive consistency in the second half and Marshall continued to pull away.
The Thundering Herd added two third-quarter touchdowns and tacked on another early in the fourth quarter to push its advantage to 49-17.
Middle Tennessee added a late touchdown when Jeremiah Bryson got into the end zone but it was too little, too late.
The Blue Raiders managed 370 yards total offense. Quarterback Austin Grammer completed 25-of-37 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Grammer's touchdowns included a 6-yard pass to Jordan Parker and a 4-yard strike to Shane Tucker.
Parker led the ground game with 100 yards. It was his second 100-yard game of the season. Ed'Marques Batties finished with three receptions for 50 yards and Terry Pettis finished with four for 47.
Shubert Basteen enjoyed a career day against Marshall. Basteen turned in a career-high 11 tackles, seven solo, and added a sack. His previous high for tackles was eight at Arkansas.
The Blue Raiders faced an early deficit from the early portion of the first quarter but they stayed within striking distance.
Middle Tennessee's biggest break of the first half came just before halftime. Leading 28-10, Marshall was looking to add to its lead on a late drive but Blue Raider end Steven Rhodes forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Cavellis Luckett with less than two minutes remaining.
The Blue Raiders converted Marshall's only first-half turnover into points when quarterback Austin Grammer connected with Shane Tucker for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds remaining. Cody Clark's extra point pulled the Blue Raiders to within 28-17 at the half.
Marshall jumped out to a 14-0 lead but Middle Tennessee finally got into the act when Grammer capped a seven-play, 63-yard drive with a 6-yard pass to Jordan Parker. Grammer was 3-of-3 for 58 yards on the drive. His 34-yard completion to Ed'Marques Batties on the first play of the drive got the Blue Raiders rolling.
The Herd pushed the lead to 21-7 before Clark's 34-yard field goal cut the deficit to 21-10. Marshall answered with a touchdown and was looking for more before the Blue Raider defense came up with a big turnover that kept the team in the game heading into intermission.
Middle Tennessee was unable to slow Marshall's attack in the second half and suffered its first conference loss of the season. The Blue Raiders will look to get back on track when they face UAB on Homecoming Saturday. Kickoff is 2:30 p.m.
MT POSTGAME NOTESCAPTAINS: Today's game captains were RB Jordan Parker, DT Shaquille Huff, and LB Christian Henry.
TUCKER SCORES AGAIN: RB Shane Tucker scored his team-leading ninth touchdown on a four-yard reception from Austin Grammer in the second quarter. In 12 career games played, Tucker has now scored 14 touchdowns with 11 on the ground and three through the air.
CAREER DAY FOR 55: Senior Shubert Bastien recorded a career-high 11 tackles in the loss to Marshall. Bastien's previous high was eight stops against Arkansas State in 2011. Bastien also added a sack.
FIRST PICK: True freshman DJ Sanders, who has played mainly on special teams this season, saw meaningful snaps at linebacker against the Herd. Sanders stopped a Marshall scoring threat in the fourth quarter with his first career interception in the endzone. Sanders finished the game with two tackles and a pass breakup.
PARKER GETS 100: Tailback Jordan Parker led the Middle Tennessee ground attack with 100 yards for his second 100-yard game of the season. Parker had 158 yards on the ground in a win at ODU earlier this season. Parker now has 10 career 100-yard rushing games which ranks seventh most all-time at MT. Eight of Parker's 10 100-yard games have come against conference foes.
QUICK HITTERS: Middle Tennessee's 17 first half points are four more than Marshall has allowed in first two periods all season (13) … MT's 7 first quarter points matched the total Marshall has allowed in opening period all season … The 28 first half points by Marshall matches the most allowed by the Raiders this season (Minnesota) … Jordan Parker collected his first career TD reception in the first quarter … Shubert Bastien, Christian Henry and Leighton Gasque played in their team leading 44th career game today… Isaiah Anderson, Kevin Byard and Darius Johnson all made their 32nd straight start to lead the Raiders … LB Cavellis Luckett recorded his first career fumble recovery … Marshall opened the second half with a 59-yard scoring drive to mark the first time all season MT has allowed points on the opening drive of the second half.
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