College Football
BOXSCORE
Marshall 42, Middle Tennessee 28
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 20, 2025
Where: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attendance: 15168
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Marshall 21 0 0 21 42
Middle Tennessee 14 6 8 0 28
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:47
Marshall   TD  Middle Tennessee 0 - Marshall 7
Toby Payne 3 yd. pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Lorcan Quinn kick)
1st Quarter - 7:57
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Marshall 7
Nahzae Cox 3 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Jacob Hathaway kick)
1st Quarter - 6:51
Marshall   TD  Middle Tennessee 7 - Marshall 14
Demarcus Lacey 68 yd. pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Lorcan Quinn kick)
1st Quarter - 6:03
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Marshall 14
Amorion Walker 41 yd. pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Jacob Hathaway kick)
1st Quarter - 1:05
Marshall   TD  Middle Tennessee 14 - Marshall 21
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson 2 yd. run (Lorcan Quinn kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:36
Middle Tennessee   FG  Middle Tennessee 17 - Marshall 21
Jacob Hathaway 50 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 1:37
Middle Tennessee   FG  Middle Tennessee 20 - Marshall 21
Jacob Hathaway 38 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 5:54
Middle Tennessee   TD  Middle Tennessee 28 - Marshall 21
Nicholas Vattiato 3 yd. run (Hunter Tipton pass from Nicholas Vattiato)
4th Quarter - 14:54
Marshall   TD  Middle Tennessee 28 - Marshall 28
Toby Payne 4 yd. pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Lorcan Quinn kick)
4th Quarter - 10:12
Marshall   TD  Middle Tennessee 28 - Marshall 35
De'Andre Tamarez 24 yd. pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Lorcan Quinn kick)
4th Quarter - 4:38
Marshall   TD  Middle Tennessee 28 - Marshall 42
Michael Allen 11 yd. run (Lorcan Quinn kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Marshall Middle Tennessee
W‑L 2 - 2 - 0 1 - 3 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Marshall Middle Tennessee
Score 42 28
1st Downs 27 14
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-12
58%
3-for-10
30%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%
0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 449 373
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 49-188 15-74
Average/Rush 3.8 4.9
Passing
Comp-Att 18-22 19-33
Passing Yards 261 299
Average/Pass Play 10.4 8.3
Penalties-Yards 8-62 12-111
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 36:47 23:13
PLAYER STATS
Marshall (2 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Del Rio-Wilson 18/22 261 4 0
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Vattiato 19/32 299 2 1
A. Jones 0/1 0 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Allen 21 90 4.3 1
D. Lacey 2 42 21.0 0
A. Roberts 3 37 12.3 0
C. Del Rio-Wilson 13 22 1.7 1
J. Williams-Thomas 6 10 1.7 0
D. Tamarez 0 4 0.0 0
J. Long 1 -5 -5.0 0
X. Turner-Bradshaw 1 -9 -9.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Middlebrook 6 89 14.8 0
R. Hunt Jr. 1 3 3.0 0
C. Lacy 1 -4 -4.0 0
N. Vattiato 6 -6 -1.0 1
M. Butler 1 -8 -8.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Lacey 5 116 23.2 1
T. Payne 4 46 11.5 2
D. Tamarez 3 44 14.7 1
B. Turner 3 25 8.3 0
X. Turner-Bradshaw 2 23 11.5 0
M. Allen 1 7 7.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
N. Cox 6 94 15.7 1
A. Walker 2 67 33.5 1
J. Middlebrook 4 47 11.8 0
R. Hunt Jr. 2 39 19.5 0
M. Butler 3 36 12.0 0
H. Tipton 1 12 12.0 0
A. Jones 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Smith 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Smith 1.0 10.0
D. Sweeting 1.0 8.0
J. Whyce Jr. 1.0 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Smith 1.0 5.0
R. Johnson 1.0 2.0
M. Byard 0.5 3.0
J. Gaston 0.5 3.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
C. Smith 1.0 10.0
D. Sweeting 1.0 8.0
J. Whyce Jr. 1.0 4.0
J. Gilmore 1.0 4.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
R. Johnson 2.0 3.0
M. Byard 1.5 5.0
D. Smith 1.0 5.0
J. Gaston 0.5 3.0
Fumbles
  NO.
N. Vattiato 1