Middle Tennessee 24, Arkansas St. 7

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	8	22
Total Yards	138	384
Passing	116	179
Rushing	22	205
Penalties	4-50	6-50
3rd Down Conversions	3-13	6-17
4th Down Conversions	1-3	3-3
Turnovers	4	1
Possession	24:25	35:35

Air/Ground Leaders
Arkansas State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Leonard 9/19 116 0 3	Middle Tennessee State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Dasher 9/20 118 0 1 Craddock 2/4 61 0 0
Arkansas State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Arnold 14 39 0 9 Wilkerson 1 2 0 2	Middle Tennessee State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Dasher 20 96 0 24 McNair 19 75 0 17
Arkansas State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Thompkins 3 69 0 44 Jones 2 22 0 15	Middle Tennessee State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Henry 3 71 0 52 Cannon 1 49 0 49

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				ARST	MTSU
	TD	13:32	Rod Issac 42 Yd Fumble Return (Matt King Kick)	0	7
	TD	02:32	Taron Henry 17 Yd Pass From Dwight Dasher (Matt King Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds, 3:59	0	14
SECOND QUARTER				ARST	MTSU
	FG	14:38	David Defatta 38 Yd Drive: 7 plays, 46 yds, 1:56	0	17
	TD	12:22	Danny Mcneal 6 Yd Pass From Corey Leonard (Josh Arauco Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 71 yds, 2:16	7	17
	TD	09:06	Taron Henry 52 Yd Pass From Joe Craddock (Matt King Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 81 yds, 3:16	7	24

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Taron Henry caught two touchdown passes to lead Middle Tennessee to a 24-7 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday.

The Blue Raiders' defense also landed a touchdown as Rod Isaac returned a fumble 42 yards on Arkansas State's opening possession of the game.

Middle Tennessee's defense set a school record with nine quarterback sacks. The defense allowed a season-low 138 yards against Arkansas State (3-4, 1-2) and forced four turnovers. Arkansas State rushed for just 22 yards on 33 carries.

Middle Tennessee (3-5, 2-1) rolled to 384 yards on offense with Dwight Dasher and Joe Craddock each throwing a touchdown pass and combining for 179 yards through the air.

After a 7-0 lead, Dasher led an 80-yard drive, throwing a 17-yard touchdown pass to Henry. The team added a 38-yard field goal to extend the lead to 17-0.

Arkansas State answered with its only sustained drive of the day and Corey Leonard threw a 6-yard touchdown to Danny McNeal. Craddock, who played in his first game after suffering a back injury, spelled Dasher, who was injured, and threw a 52-yard scoring pass to Henry with 9:06 remaining.