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Middle Tennessee builds big lead, holds off Marshall 34-28
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Chase Cunningham threw two touchdown passes and Middle Tennessee beat Marshall 34-28 on Saturday night.
Cunningham was 12-of-21 passing for 105 yards. Chaton Mobley ran 15 times for 132 yards that included a 41-yard touchdown run for Middle Tennessee (2-3, 1-2 Conference USA) early in the second quarter.
Reed Blankenship recovered a fumbled ball and ran untouched 91 yards into the end zone to stretch the Blue Raiders' lead to 34-14 with 2:33 left in the third quarter.
Rasheen Ali had a 2-yard touchdown run for Marshall (2-3, 0-1) with 9:44 remaining. The Thundering Herd capped the scoring with 1:12 to play when Grant Wells threw a 17-yard TD pass to Shadeed Ahmed.
Wells was 31-of-47 passing for 321 yards. Ali finished with 113 yards rushing on 19 carries and three touchdowns.
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| Team Stats |  |
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|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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E. PayneÂ
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E. Payne | 20 | 89 | 2 | 17 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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E. PayneÂ
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E. Payne | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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N. VattiatoÂ
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N. Vattiato | 115/171 | 1047 | 7 | 6 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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N. VattiatoÂ
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N. Vattiato | 25 | 27 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. WilkinsÂ
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T. Wilkins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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S. FrostÂ
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S. Frost | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
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J. JacksonÂ
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J. Jackson | 0-0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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Z. RankinÂ
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Z. Rankin | 10/14 | 0 | 44/45 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
