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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at UT Martin Skyhawks

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Jalen Mitchell, Tennessee Tech beat UT Martin 10-9, move into 4-way tie atop Big South-OVC

Tennessee Tech (6-5, 5-2 Big South-OVC) moved into a four-way tie with Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee State and UT Martin (7-4, 5-2), ranked No. 19 in the FCS coaches poll, atop the conference standings with a game left in the regular season.

The Skyhawks, who had their six-game win streak snapped, went three-and-out on the game's opening possession and Tennessee Tech answered with an eight-play, 63-yard drive — including a facemask penalty on third-and-2 that gave the Golden Eagles a fresh set of downs at the UTM 18 — that culminated when Mitchell scored from the 15.

Three plays from scrimmage later, Omari Philyaw intercepted a pass from Kinkead Dent and returned in 27 yards to the 9 to set up LeBlanc's field goal that made it 10-0 midway through the first quarter.

Cam Robertson returned a blocked punt 40 yards for a touchdown to cut UT Martin's deficit to 10-7 with 8:07 to play and, after Cayman Spaulding sacked Dent for a 3-yard loss on third-and-goal from the 7, Jaren Van Winkle missed a potential tying 28-yard field-goal attempt that bounced off the right upright with 30 seconds remaining.

Tennessee Tech ran out of the back of the end zone on a fourth-and-9 from its own 21 to burn time, and prevent a possible blocked punt, in the closing seconds and the Golden Eagles held on.

How To Watch

How can I watch Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. UT Martin Skyhawks?
  • TV Channel: Golden Eagles at Skyhawks 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

TNTC TD 1st Period 10:01 Jalen Mitchell 15 Yd Run (Dom LeBlanc Kick)
TNTC FG 1st Period 7:12 Dom LeBlanc 24 Yd Field Goal
UTM TD 4th Period 8:07 Cam Robertson 40 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Jaren Van Winkle Kick)
UTM SF 4th Period 0:14 Team Safety

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2635.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTNTC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2630.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTM
12 1st Downs 9
4-18 3rd down efficiency 3-17
0-1 4th down efficiency 0-1
247 Total Yards 185
140 Passing 142
16/31 Comp/Att 13/32
4.5 Yards per pass 4.4
107 Rushing 43
35 Rushing Attempts 31
3.1 Yards per rush 1.4
4-40 Penalties 2-21
1 Turnovers 2
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 2
33:14 Possession 26:46

Game Information

Venue: Hardy M. Graham Stadium

Location: Martin, TN
Attendance: 2,914 · Capacity:
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