MSU’s three second-half touchdowns not enough
Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Football | 10/30/2021 9:17:00 PM
Box ScoreIn A Nutshell
After trailing Tennessee State, 21-0 well into the third quarter, the Murray State football team scored 21 unanswered points to tie the game with 4:30 left in the fourth quarter Saturday night at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. However, the Tigers would retake the lead with 1:41 to play and were able to stop the Racers' ensuing drive to hold on for the win.
Fast Facts
- After DJ Williams exited the game, Preston Rice returned to quarterback and led Murray State on two 70-yard plus scoring drives, followed by a one-play scoring drive on a 54-yard pass to LaMartez Brooks.
- Rice's rushing touchdown that began the 21-unanswered points was the 15th of his career, leaving him just two shy of becoming the first quarterback to join MSU's top ten career rushing touchdowns list.
- Brandon Burton blocked the extra point on TSU's final touchdown of the game for the second block of the season for Murray State.
After trailing 21-0, Murray State scored three consecutive touchdowns beginning at the 2:09 remaining mark of the third quarter. Entering the game in the second half, Rice led MSU on an 11-play 70-yard drive in the third, followed by a 10-play 78 -yard drive in the fourth that ended in touchdowns for Rice and Damonta Witherspoon. Later in the fourth, Rice threw a 54-yard pass to LaMartez Brooks on the first play of the drive to tie the score at 21 with 4:30 remaining.
Tiger quarterback Geremy Hickbottom then took his team 62 yards on eight plays to retake the lead at 27-21 with 1:41 to play. On the ensuing Racer drive, MSU was unable to get a first down, sealing the win for Tennessee State.
Rice went 5-for-12 for 106 yards with a touchdown, while also rushing for 29 yards and a score. Witherspoon led MSU on the ground with 124 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries, while Brooks led the receivers with 59 yards on two catches. Jamari Dailey and Eric Samuta led the defense with seven tackles, while Austin Daulton had the lone sack for the Racers.
Next Game
Murray State returns to Roy Stewart Stadium for the final two home games of the season next Saturday against Tennessee Tech at 1 p.m.
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