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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 47, Middle Tennessee 24
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 10, 2016
Where: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature: 91°
Head Official: Dan Gautreaux
Attendance: 29627

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ralph Webb and an opportunistic defense and special teams carried Vanderbilt to a 47-24 win over Middle Tennessee State on Saturday at Vanderbilt Stadium.

The junior rushed 29 times for a career-high 211 yards, becoming the first Vanderbilt player to top 200 yards since Frank Mordica's 321 in 1978.

The Blue Raiders lent Vanderbilt a hand with three turnovers and nine penalties for 92 yards.

MTSU led 10-5 after quarterback Brent Stockstill hit receiver Richie James for a 1-yard touchdown with 2:41 left in the first quarter. But Vanderbilt scored 28 of the game's next 35 points, including two Webb scoring runs.

That was Middle Tennessee's last lead.

After Stockstill's late third-quarter scoring strike to receiver Patrick Smith and subsequent PAT cut the lead to nine, Vanderbilt sealed the game with fourth-quarter scoring runs by running backs Dallas Rivers and Khari Blasingame.

First halves don't get much crazier than this one. Vanderbilt took a 33-17 halftime lead to the locker room at about 6:40 p.m. CT in a game that started at 3, thanks to a 1:44 severe weather delay.

The Blue Raiders held a 298-193 yardage advantage at the break and Commodores quarterback Kyle Shurmur didn't complete a pass until the second quarter.

But Middle's mistakes were critical. The Commodores scored on a team safety via a fumbled punt and two turnovers that gave Vanderbilt possession at the Middle 7 and 13 that led to 10 points.

Webb's scores came in the first half, with his 49-yard dash down the left side setting up one of them.

Stockstill threw for 226 first-half yards on 37 attempts but also had a critical interception by Vandy linebacker Oren Burks that resulted in that Vanderbilt possession at the Blue Raiders' 7.

MTSU's James set a school record with 14 catches and Stockstill threw for 399 yards on 65 attempts.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Middle Tennessee   Vanderbilt
I'Tavius Mathers Player Ralph Webb
13 Attempts 29
65 Yards 211
5.0 Avg Yards 7.3
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Receiving
Middle Tennessee   Vanderbilt
Richie James Player Jared Pinkney
14 Receptions 2
183 Yards 32
13.1 Avg Yards 16.0
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Middle Tennessee 495 96 399 3 1 0 2.0 2
Vanderbilt 344 231 113 6 1 1 1.0 2