MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee football could not build off a strong defensive start on Saturday, falling to Memphis 24-7 on Saturday night at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
After a scoreless first quarter where The Blue Raiders (1-4, 0-1 CUSA) had a 69-yard touchdown pass from Nicholas Vattiato to Omari Kelly wiped off the board after review showed Kelly fumbled the ball out of the endzone for a touchback prior to crossing the goal line, the Tigers (4-1, 0-1 AAC) got on the board first with a touchdown three plays after a fumble recovery inside the MTSU 15.