Middle Tennessee 0, Kansas 55 · Box Score

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Final · Week 5 · Sat, Oct 3, 2026

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MTSU	0	0	0	0	0
KU	3	17	14	21	55

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Team stats

MTSU		KU
7	First downs	36
136	Total yards	706
81	Passing yards	226
9-26	Comp-Att	16-25
3.1	Yards per pass	9.0
55	Rushing yards	480
16	Rushes	58
3.4	Yards per rush	8.3
1-11	3rd down	7-12
0-1	4th down	1-1
3-15	Penalties-yards	6-50
1	Turnovers	0
1	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
19:05	Time of possession	40:55
0	Sacks	1
3	Tackles for loss	7
0	QB hurries	5
2	Passes defended	6
0	Defensive TDs	0
90	Kick return yards	—
—	Punt return yards	48
0	Passing TDs	1
0	Rushing TDs	6
—	Kicking points	13

Advanced stats

MTSU		KU
-0.51	EPA per play	+0.43
16%	Success rate	61%
1.14	Explosiveness	1.06
-0.49	Rushing EPA per play	+0.64
18%	Rushing success rate	72%
-0.50	Passing EPA per play	+0.11
16%	Passing success rate	41%
25%	Standard downs success	67%
7%	Passing downs success	36%
1.23	Line yards per rush	4.90
0.64	Second-level yards	2.08
0.27	Open-field yards	1.39
55%	Stuff rate	3%
0%	Power success	80%
9%	Havoc caused	45%
1	Scoring chances	10
0.00	Points per chance	5.50
Own 30	Avg. starting field position	Own 28
3	Explosive plays	10
1%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q16:03
KansasFG
(06:05) #29 M.Connington field goal attempt from 43 yards GOOD (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte), clock 06:03
Drive: 10 plays, 55 yds
0-3
Q213:13
KansasTD
(13:17) Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush right for 6 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:13 #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yds
0-10
Q24:23
KansasTD
(04:27) Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush left for 5 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:23 #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
Drive: 5 plays, 60 yds
0-17
Q20:11
KansasFG
(00:14) #29 M.Connington field goal attempt from 35 yards GOOD (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte), clock 00:11
Drive: 9 plays, 43 yds
0-20
Q312:20
KansasTD
(12:25) Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:20, 1ST DOWN #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yds
0-27
Q33:47
KansasTD
(03:52) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete deep left to #0 N.Cox caught at MTSU03, for 34 yards to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:47, 1ST DOWN #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
Drive: 6 plays, 91 yds
0-34
Q412:21
KansasTD
(12:26) Shotgun #4 J.Dupree rush right for 5 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:21, 1ST DOWN #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
Drive: 10 plays, 58 yds
0-41
Q48:35
KansasTD
(08:41) Shotgun #10 C.Jenkins rush right for 14 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:35, 1ST DOWN #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
Drive: 5 plays, 91 yds
0-48
Q45:22
KansasTD
(05:29) Shotgun #22 K.Cummings-Coleman rush right for 24 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:22, 1ST DOWN #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
Drive: 4 plays, 71 yds
0-55

Score shown MTSU-KU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Roman Gagliano	9/26	81	3.1	0	0	11.7

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Antonio Martin	8	40	5.0	34
Terrence Brown Jr.	4	16	4.0	13
Brooklen Davis	2	4	2.0	2
Roman Gagliano	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Ziyon Butler	2	44	22.0	36
Cam'Ron Lacy	2	25	12.5	15
Terrence Brown Jr.	4	7	1.8	6
Neo Clifton	1	5	5.0	5

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD
Ashton Taylor	9	6	0	0
Jackson Lowe	9	5	1	1
Jayson Lowe	8	6	1	0
Jaiyden Thompson	8	4	0	0
Korey Smith	7	6	0	0
Bryce Williams	7	4	0	0
Zeion Simpson-Smith	5	5	0	0
Kalen Woods	4	3	0	0
Ethan Sherman	3	2	0	0
James Johnson	3	1	0	1
Justin Bodford	2	2	0	0
KJ Miniefield	2	1	0	0
Kaven Call	1	1	0	0
La'Garrius Sims	1	1	0	0
Jordan Chestnut	1	1	0	0
BJ Ausmer	1	1	1	0
Emmanuel Gyamfi	1	1	0	0
Felix Hixon	1	0	0	0
Aidan Butts	1	0	0	0
Austin Clemons	1	0	0	0
Sawyer Lovvorn	1	0	0	0
Henry Hamlin	1	0	0	0
Shane Rochelle	1	0	0	0
Darnell Malpress	1	0	0	0
Andrew Cross-Adams	1	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Antonio Martin	1	1	0

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Ashton Logan	9	466	51.8	3	2	76

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Santana Fleming	2	90	45.0	52	0
Austin Clemons	1	0	0.0	0	0