Middle Tennessee 26, Marshall 28 · Box Score

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Final · Week 2 · Sat, Sep 12, 2026

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MTSU	7	6	7	6	26
MRSH	7	7	0	14	28

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Team stats

MTSU		MRSH
22	First downs	19
352	Total yards	310
243	Passing yards	181
25-47	Comp-Att	15-23
5.2	Yards per pass	7.9
109	Rushing yards	129
22	Rushes	38
5.0	Yards per rush	3.4
3-12	3rd down	4-12
1-1	4th down	0-0
7-34	Penalties-yards	5-35
1	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	1
1	Interceptions thrown	0
32:46	Time of possession	27:14
0	Sacks	1
5	Tackles for loss	2
3	QB hurries	11
3	Passes defended	5
1	Defensive TDs	0
—	Kick return yards	47
41	Punt return yards	20
2	Passing TDs	1
0	Rushing TDs	3
8	Kicking points	4

Advanced stats

MTSU		MRSH
+0.17	EPA per play	+0.10
43%	Success rate	43%
1.04	Explosiveness	1.12
+0.04	Rushing EPA per play	-0.09
48%	Rushing success rate	42%
+0.20	Passing EPA per play	+0.40
42%	Passing success rate	44%
54%	Standard downs success	52%
26%	Passing downs success	18%
3.75	Line yards per rush	2.88
1.24	Second-level yards	0.95
0.90	Open-field yards	0.37
5%	Stuff rate	24%
100%	Power success	67%
14%	Havoc caused	11%
5	Scoring chances	6
3.80	Points per chance	3.50
Own 27	Avg. starting field position	Own 32
2	Explosive plays	2
26%	Postgame win expectancy	75%

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

Q110:36
MarshallTD
(10:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Del Rio-Wilson pass complete short middle to #5 X.Turner-Bradshaw caught at MAR41, for 69 yards to the MT 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:36, 1ST DOWN #41 J.Diaz Nicolas kick attempt good (H: #91 C.Heimbach, LS: #43 C.Ortiz)
Drive: 4 plays, 84 yds
0-7
Q19:08
Middle TennesseeFUMBLE RETURN TD
Kalen Woods 1 Yd Fumble Return (Dominic Bourgeois Kick)
7-7
Q214:54
Middle TennesseeFG
(15:00) #91 D.Bourgeois field goal attempt from 52 yards GOOD (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin), clock 14:54
Drive: 10 plays, 52 yds
10-7
Q28:31
MarshallTD
(08:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Del Rio-Wilson rush left for 4 yards gain to the MT 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:31 #41 J.Diaz Nicolas kick attempt good (H: #91 C.Heimbach, LS: #43 C.Ortiz)
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds
10-14
Q23:50
Middle TennesseeFG
(03:52) #91 D.Bourgeois field goal attempt from 35 yards GOOD (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin), clock 03:50
Drive: 10 plays, 58 yds
13-14
Q35:36
Middle TennesseeTD
(05:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at MAR07, for 11 yards to the MAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:36, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
Drive: 9 plays, 66 yds
20-14
Q412:06
MarshallFUMBLE
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw 0 Yd Run (Jorge Diaz Nicolas Kick)
Drive: 10 plays, 68 yds
20-21
Q44:18
MarshallTD
(04:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 T.Lester rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MT 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:18 #41 J.Diaz Nicolas kick attempt good (H: #91 C.Heimbach, LS: #43 C.Ortiz)
Drive: 1 plays, 2 yds
20-28
Q40:50
Middle TennesseeTD
(00:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #6 A.Jones caught at MAR00, for 15 yards to the MAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:50, 1ST DOWN #16 R.Gagliano pass attempt failed
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds
26-28

Score shown MTSU-MRSH.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Roman Gagliano	25/47	243	5.2	2	1	26.4

Rushing

Player	Yds	Avg	Long	Car
Roman Gagliano	58	7.3	26	8
Antonio Martin	32	3.6	8	9
Cam'Ron Lacy	9	9.0	9	1
DJ Taylor	8	4.0	6	2
Terrence Brown Jr.	2	1.0	1	2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cam'Ron Lacy	9	72	8.0	1	14
AJ Jones	6	61	10.2	1	15
Markus Allen	3	34	11.3	0	14
Neo Clifton	2	20	10.0	0	10
Koraun Perdue	1	14	14.0	0	14
Hogan Wasson	1	13	13.0	0	13
DJ Taylor	1	11	11.0	0	11
Terrence Brown Jr.	1	11	11.0	0	11
Tayvion Galloway	1	7	7.0	0	7

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur	TD
Korey Smith	13	4	0.5	0	0	0
Zeion Simpson-Smith	8	1	0	0	1	0
Kalen Woods	6	3	0	1	0	1
Kaven Call	5	2	0	0	0	0
Reggie Johnson	5	0	0.5	0	1	0
Jason Hardy	4	3	0	0	0	0
Bryce Williams	4	2	0	0	0	0
Felix Hixon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Lowe	3	2	0	1	0	0
Ashton Taylor	3	1	0	0	0	0
Quantaves Gaskins	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Justin Bodford	2	2	2	0	0	0
Aidan Singleton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Aidan Butts	2	1	1	0	1	0
Jaiyden Thompson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ricky Lee III	1	1	0	0	0	0
AJ Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0
Archie Roseman V	1	1	0	0	0	0
Devan Carlisle	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jayson Lowe	1	0	0	0	0	0
James Johnson	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
KJ Miniefield	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Roman Gagliano	1	0	0
Kalen Woods	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Dominic Bourgeois	2/3	67.0	52	2/2	8

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Ashton Logan	5	236	47.2	0	3	57

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cam'Ron Lacy	3	40	13.3	25	0
Hogan Wasson	1	1	1.0	1	0