1:30 PM, September 14, 1985
Paulson Stadium - Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 9,227
Paulson Stadium - Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 9,227
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| GS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Middle Tennessee Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Marvin Collier | 8/14 | 71 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 109.0 |
| Tommy Barnes | 1/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 290.6 |
| 9/16 | 89 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 131.7 |
Middle Tennessee Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Marvin Collier | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 1 | 54 |
| Gerald Anderson | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 1 | 11 |
| Tony Burse | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Dwight Stone | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 5 |
| Kevin Baker | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Pittman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| XX Walker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Horning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Barnes | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 3 |
| 49 | 200 | 4.1 | 3 | 54 |
Middle Tennessee Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Robert Alford | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Mike Pittman | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 18 |
| Dwight Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Donte Lofton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Gerald Anderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony Burse | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 2 | 30 |
Middle Tennessee Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| X Griffin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
Middle Tennessee Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| No Kick Return Stats | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Middle Tennessee Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| X Culvaro | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Middle Tennessee Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| Dick Martin | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
Middle Tennessee Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| Mark Morrison | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Georgia Southern Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Tracy Ham | 8/18 | 81 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Ernest Thompson | 6/13 | 59 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 109.7 |
| 14/31 | 140 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 80.8 |
Georgia Southern Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Ricky Harris | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Gerald Harris | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Tracy Ham | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Ernest Thompson | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Garry Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 40 | 146 | 3.7 | 0 | 14 |
Georgia Southern Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Monty Sharpe | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | 17 |
| Ricky Harris | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 18 |
| X McWhorter | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Herman Barron | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Darren Chandler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Gerald Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | 140 | 10.0 | 1 | 18 |
Georgia Southern Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Chris Aiken | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Tony Belser | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Garry Miller | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 31 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Nay Young | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| Tim Foley | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 1/1 | 4 |
| 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 1/1 | 4 |
Georgia Southern Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| Rob Whitton | 6 | 168 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |