Middle Tennessee 24, Charlotte 14
Associated Press
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Frank Peasant ran 17 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns and Middle Tennessee scored the final 17 points to beat Charlotte 24-14.
Elijah Metcalf caught eight passes for 84 yards for Middle Tennessee (5-5, 2-4 Conference USA).
The Blue Raiders won for just the second time since a road win over then-No. 25 Miami on Sept. 24.
Chris Reynolds completed 28 of 49 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for Charlotte (2-9, 1-6). The 49ers have lost back-to-back games and six of their last seven.
Marley Cook blocked a Charlotte punt early in the third quarter and Jordan Ferguson scooped it up and scored for the Blue Raiders to make it 14-all, Peasant capped an eight-play, 79-yard drive with a 13-yard TD run early in the fourth and Zeke Rankin added a 21-yard field goal that capped the scoring with about 2 minutes to play.
November 12, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| Second Quarter |
Char | MiddTn |
| Char |
TD |
13:02 |
Elijah Spencer 1 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (Antonio Zita kick) |
7 |
0 |
| MiddTn |
TD |
8:23 |
Frank Peasant 1 yd run (Zeke Rankin kick) |
7 |
7 |
| Char |
TD |
4:11 |
Grant DuBose 24 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (Antonio Zita kick) |
14 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
Char | MiddTn |
| MiddTn |
TD |
11:50 |
Jordan Ferguson 1 yd punt return (Zeke Rankin kick) |
14 |
14 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Char | MiddTn |
| MiddTn |
TD |
14:21 |
Frank Peasant 13 yd run (Zeke Rankin kick) |
14 |
21 |
| MiddTn |
FG |
2:53 |
Zeke Rankin 21 yd FG |
14 |
24 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Charlotte |
Middle Tennessee |
| First downs |
23 |
16 |
| Rushing |
6 |
5 |
| Passing |
14 |
9 |
| Penalty |
3 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-16, 38% |
3-12, 25% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-4, 25% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
30-106 |
34-103 |
| Passing Yards |
277 |
203 |
| Return Yards |
83 |
32 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
28-49-1 |
22-29-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-0 |
4--23 |
| Punts |
5 |
6 |
| Punts-Average |
26.6 |
41.3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
4-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-55 |
5-45 |
| Time of Possession |
32:44 |
27:16 |
| Charlotte Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Reynolds |
28 |
49 |
277 |
2 |
1 |
| Middle Tennessee Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| N. Vattiato |
22 |
29 |
203 |
0 |
1 |
| Charlotte Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Byrd |
14 |
50 |
3.6 |
0 |
| C. Reynolds |
7 |
29 |
4.1 |
0 |
| H. Rutledge |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
0 |
| J. Martin III |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| X. Williams |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Middle Tennessee Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| F. Peasant |
17 |
84 |
4.9 |
2 |
| N. Vattiato |
14 |
13 |
0.9 |
0 |
| K. Rutledge |
0 |
6 |
∞ |
0 |
| T. Wilkins |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| D. Bracy |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Charlotte Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| G. DuBose |
9 |
112 |
12.4 |
1 |
| E. Spencer |
6 |
55 |
9.2 |
1 |
| T. Thompson |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
0 |
| Q. Patten |
4 |
30 |
7.5 |
0 |
| H. Rutledge |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
0 |
| S. Byrd |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| J. Clemons |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| T. Blount |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Middle Tennessee Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. Metcalf |
8 |
83 |
10.4 |
0 |
| Q. Tolbert |
3 |
40 |
13.3 |
0 |
| D. England-Chisolm |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
0 |
| F. Peasant |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| B. Bailey |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| J. Tate Jr |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| T. Wilkins |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| T. Sudderth |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Y. Ali |
2 |
1 |
.5 |
0 |
| Charlotte Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| S. Rogers |
1 |
0 |
| Middle Tennessee Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Thomas |
1 |
0 |
| Charlotte Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Rice |
4 |
133 |
33.3 |
| Middle Tennessee Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| K. Ulbrich |
6 |
248 |
41.3 |
| Charlotte Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| G. DuBose |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
| Middle Tennessee Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Cook |
1 |
31 |
31.0 |
| J. Ferguson |
0 |
1 |
∞ |
| Charlotte Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Byrd |
4 |
70 |
17.5 |
| R. Williford |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
| Middle Tennessee Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Charlotte Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| A. Zita |
29 |
| Middle Tennessee Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
