Murray State
2-3 , 0-1
UT Martin
2-2 , 1-0
Racers Can’t Find Groove At UT Martin
9/28/2019 9:28:00 PM | Football
The Skyhawks put up 500 yards of total offense in the game, while holding the Racers to just 267. The biggest key for UT Martin, however, was holding the Racers to just 17 yards rushing, while racking up 168 on the ground itself.
John Bacchus III was 26-for-40 on the night for an impressive 312 yards with one touchdown, while Terry Williams led the UTM receivers with seven catches for 84 yards. Peyton Logan averaged 6.8 yards per carry for the Skyhawks on the ground with 14 carries for 95 yards and a score.
For the Racers, Preston Rice was 17-for-29 for 250 yards, a touchdowns and an interception, while Rodney Castille had 84 yards on five catches with one touchdown. Defensively, Anthony Koclanakis put up a career-high 18 tackles with 2.0 for loss and a quarterback to lead Murray State on the night, while Kendrick Catis and Dior Johnson followed with 11 and 10 tackles, respectively.
The Racers return to action next Saturday when the host Eastern Illinois at Roy Stewart Stadium at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
MUR 0, UTM 7
UTM - WILLIAMS, Terry 7 yd run (COURTRIGHT, Rya kick), 14 plays, 78 yards, TOP 5:57
MUR 0, UTM 14
UTM - YOUNG, Lamarcus 47 yd pass from BACHUS, John (COURTRIGHT, Rya kick) 6 plays, 95 yards, TOP 2:02
MUR 0, UTM 17
UTM - COURTRIGHT, Rya 27 yd field goal 12 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:32
MUR 0, UTM 24
UTM - BACHUS, John 1 yd run (COURTRIGHT, Rya kick), 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 5:51
MUR 7, UTM 24
MUR - CASTILLE, Rodne 28 yd pass from RICE, Preston (WEBBER, Zaden kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:11
MUR 7, UTM 27
UTM - COURTRIGHT, Rya 19 yd field goal 13 plays, 72 yards, TOP 7:00
MUR 7, UTM 34
UTM - LOGAN, Peyton 17 yd run (COURTRIGHT, Rya kick), 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:58
MUR 7, UTM 40
UTM - WILLIAMS, Donne 5 yd pass from HUDSON, Joe () 7 plays, 10 yards, TOP 4:23
