Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders @ Kansas Jayhawks — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee St. MTSU 1-3, 0-3 Away
0
Final
55
Jayhawks Kansas KU 1-2, 1-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MTSU 0 0 0 0 0
KU 3 17 14 21 55
Top Performers
Passing Yards
R.
R. Gagliano MTSU
81 PASS
I.
I. Marshall KU
161 PASS
Rushing Yards
A.
A. Martin RB MTSU
40 RUSH
D.
D. Edwards RB KU
137 RUSH
Receiving Yards
Z.
Z. Butler WR MTSU
44 REC
B.
B. Hayes WR KU
50 REC
Passing
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R. Gagliano 9/26 81 0 0 1 43.9
Kansas
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
I. Marshall 13/22 161 1 0 0 97.0
C. Jenkins 3/3 65 0 0 0 118.8
Rushing
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
R. Gagliano 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
T. Brown Jr. 4 16 4.0 0 13
A. Martin 8 40 5.0 0 34
B. Davis 2 4 2.0 0 2
Kansas
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Edwards 20 137 6.9 3 34
I. Marshall 11 110 10.0 0 21
K. Kubecka 2 16 8.0 0 12
K. C. Coleman 4 48 12.0 1 24
J. Dupree 12 68 5.7 1 15
C. Jenkins 3 53 17.7 1 35
D. Collier 5 50 10.0 0 38
Receiving
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Lacy 2 4 25 12.5 0 15 0
T. Brown Jr. 4 6 7 1.8 0 6 0
N. Clifton 1 3 5 5.0 0 5 0
S. Fleming 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
M. Allen 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
K. Perdue 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
A. Jones 0 4 0 - 0 0 0
Z. Butler 2 4 44 22.0 0 36 0
H. Wasson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Kansas
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
N. McMillan 2 4 30 15.0 0 23 0
C. Pickett 6 8 49 8.2 0 22 0
D. Edwards 1 1 30 30.0 0 30 0
N. Cox 2 5 42 21.0 1 34 0
K. Kubecka 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
K. C. Coleman 1 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
J. Dupree 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Hayes 3 3 50 16.7 0 47 0
Defense
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Johnson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Simpson 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Taylor 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Smith 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Miniefield 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Butts 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lowe 9 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Ausmer 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Woods 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Williams 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thompson 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Hixon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Bodford 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lowe 8 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Malpress 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Gyamfi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Sherman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Sims 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Call 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Rochelle 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Chestnut 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Cross-Adams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Davis 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Herold 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Crouch 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Lathan 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Gordon 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Conde 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Brinkley 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
N. Carter 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Harris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Santiago 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
L. Harris III 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Q. Davis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Credit 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Martin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Middle Tennessee St.
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Kansas
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Connington 2/2 7/7 13 0
Returns
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
S. Fleming 2 90 45.0 0 52 1
A. Clemons 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kansas
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Middle Tennessee St.
Kansas
136 Total Yards 706
7 First Downs 36
3 Passing 8
2 Rushing 28
0 Penalty 2
1/11 3rd Down Eff. 7/12
81 Passing Yards 226
55 Rushing Yards 480
1 Turnovers 0
3-15 Penalties 6-50
19:05 Possession 40:55
0/0 Red Zone 7/7
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 21 0 - 55
0 - 55 5:22
M. Connington XP
0 - 54 5:22
K. C. Coleman TD
0 - 48 8:35
M. Connington XP
0 - 47 8:35
C. Jenkins TD
0 - 41 12:21
M. Connington XP
0 - 40 12:21
J. Dupree TD
Q3 0 - 14 0 - 34
0 - 34 3:47
M. Connington XP
0 - 33 3:47
N. Cox TD
0 - 27 12:20
M. Connington XP
0 - 26 12:20
D. Edwards TD
Q2 0 - 17 0 - 20
0 - 20 0:11
M. Connington FG
0 - 17 4:23
M. Connington XP
0 - 16 4:23
D. Edwards TD
0 - 10 13:13
M. Connington XP
0 - 9 13:13
D. Edwards TD
Q1 0 - 3 0 - 3
0 - 3 6:03
M. Connington FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: KU +55 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Middle Tennessee St. 0 - 55 Kansas
October 3, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m