Middle Tennessee 24, Texas-El Paso 13
Associated Press
EL PASO, Texas - Chase Cunningham threw three touchdown passes, including a back-breaking 75-yard strike to Jaylin Lane midway through the fourth quarter, and Middle Tennessee turned back UTEP 24-13.
Cunningham's pass to Lane came on a first-down play after UTEP's Gavin Baechle kicked his second 47-yard field goal to get the Miners within 17-13 with 7:30 remaining in the game.
Cunningham's 17-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Tate Jr. gave Middle Tennessee (4-4, 1-3 Conference USA) a 10-0 lead after one quarter.
UTEP (4-5, 2-3) pulled even at halftime on Baechle's field goal and Gavin Hardison 4-yard scoring toss to Tyrin Smith.
Cunningham's 6-yard touchdown pass to DJ England-Chisholm was the only score of the third quarter and gave the Blue Raiders the lead for good.
Cunningham completed 21 of 27 passes for 265 yards for Middle Tennessee. Lane had seven catches for 147 yards. Frank Peasant rushed for 96 yards on 20 carries.
Hardison completed 19 of 34 passes for 177 yards with an interception for the Miners. Smith had 10 receptions for 117 yards.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
MiddTn | UTEP |
| MiddTn |
FG |
12:14 |
Zeke Rankin 23 yard field goal |
3 |
0 |
| MiddTn |
TD |
2:17 |
Jeremy Tate Jr 17 yard TD pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin Extra Point) |
10 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
MiddTn | UTEP |
| UTEP |
FG |
11:12 |
Gavin Baechle 47 yard field goal |
10 |
3 |
| UTEP |
TD |
0:27 |
Tyrin Smith 4 yard TD pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle Extra Point) |
10 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
MiddTn | UTEP |
| MiddTn |
TD |
6:41 |
DJ England-Chisolm 6 yard TD pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin Extra Point) |
17 |
10 |
| Fourth Quarter |
MiddTn | UTEP |
| UTEP |
FG |
7:30 |
Gavin Baechle 47 yard field goal |
17 |
13 |
| MiddTn |
TD |
7:20 |
Jaylin Lane 75 yard TD pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin Extra Point) |
24 |
13 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Middle Tennessee |
UTEP |
| First downs |
22 |
22 |
| Rushing |
6 |
9 |
| Passing |
11 |
10 |
| Penalty |
5 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-12, 25% |
5-14, 36% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-2, 100% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
34-124 |
32-115 |
| Passing Yards |
265 |
191 |
| Return Yards |
11 |
50 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
21-29-0 |
20-37-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3-17 |
4-27 |
| Punts |
5 |
5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-48 |
8-72 |
| Middle Tennessee Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Cunningham |
21 |
29 |
265 |
3 |
0 |
| UTEP Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Hardison |
19 |
36 |
177 |
1 |
1 |
| C. Brownholtz |
1 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
| Middle Tennessee Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| F. Peasant |
20 |
96 |
4.8 |
0 |
| D. Bracy |
4 |
12 |
3.0 |
0 |
| J. Ervin |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| D. England-Chisolm |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| J. Lane |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| C. Cunningham |
5 |
-2 |
-0.4 |
0 |
| UTEP Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Hankins |
13 |
68 |
5.2 |
0 |
| R. Awatt |
12 |
48 |
4.0 |
0 |
| G. Hardison |
7 |
-1 |
-0.1 |
0 |
| Middle Tennessee Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Lane |
7 |
147 |
21.0 |
1 |
| J. Tate Jr |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
1 |
| I. Gathings |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
0 |
| F. Peasant |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Y. Ali |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
| E. Metcalf |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| J. Ervin |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| D. England-Chisolm |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
1 |
| D. Bracy |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| UTEP Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Smith |
10 |
117 |
11.7 |
1 |
| R. Flores |
3 |
31 |
10.3 |
0 |
| K. Akharaiyi |
3 |
22 |
7.3 |
0 |
| J. Tupou |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| D. Hankins |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| T. Thompson |
2 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Middle Tennessee Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Thomas |
1 |
4 |
| UTEP Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Middle Tennessee Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| K. Ulbrich |
5 |
233 |
46.6 |
| UTEP Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Sloan |
4 |
203 |
50.8 |
| Middle Tennessee Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Lane |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
| UTEP Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Bellon |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
| Middle Tennessee Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| UTEP Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Bellon |
3 |
51 |
17.0 |
| Middle Tennessee Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| UTEP Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
