MARTIN, TENN. — Tennessee State football fell 26-7 to UT Martin on the road Saturday afternoon.
The Skyhawks improved to 5-5 on the year and 5-1 in Ohio Valley Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 2-8 overall and 0-6 in conference matchups.
DeVaughn Slaughter led all Tigers rushers with 12 yards in the contest, picking up 12 yards per carry. Slaughter also added 34 receiving yards. Taveon Porter also added one yards and one touchdown on the ground.
Snap Reed reeled in seven catches for 50 yards.
Matthew Wilson showed out for the Tennessee State defense, totaling four tackles, 1.5 TFL, and 1.5 sacks. James Stewart added nine tackles, 3.5 TFL, and 1.5 sacks and Team had in the loss.
Tennessee State's defense held up against UT Martin's offense, giving up 339 total yards.
How It Happened
After UT Martin opened a 26-0 lead, Tennessee State scored with 9:59 left in the fourth quarter to narrow the margin to 26-7. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» UT Martin outgained Tennessee State 339-153 in the contest.
» Tennessee State tallied 7 points in the fourth quarter, accounting for 100% of their total score.
» Tennessee State converted 2 of 13 third downs while UT Martin was successful on 7 of 15.
» The Tigers had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Taeshawn Jefferson, who had 11.
» Mark Shenouda punted seven times for the Tigers with an average of 49 yards per punt while pinning the Skyhawks inside their own 20 one time.
» Tennessee State went 1-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 50 percent of attempts.
» The Tigers totaled eight tackles for loss and added three sacks.
» Jonathan Palmer completed 73.3% of his passes on the day, going 11-for-15.
» Jase Bauer led the Skyhawks passing attack, completing eight of his 14 attempts for 47 yards.
» Tommy Ansley led the UT Martin rushing attack with 118 yards.
