Middle Tennessee 26, Florida International 23 · Box Score

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Final · Week 8 · Tue, Oct 20, 2026

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MTSU	7	6	10	3	26
FIU	8	0	8	7	23

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Team stats

MTSU		FIU
20	First downs	15
448	Total yards	347
200	Passing yards	179
16-27	Comp-Att	15-29
7.4	Yards per pass	6.2
248	Rushing yards	168
39	Rushes	29
6.4	Yards per rush	5.8
3-13	3rd down	6-13
1-2	4th down	0-2
9-57	Penalties-yards	5-29
0	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	1
33:13	Time of possession	26:47
0	Sacks	0
0	Tackles for loss	5
3	QB hurries	2
4	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
46	Kick return yards	82
—	Punt return yards	26
1	Passing TDs	3
1	Rushing TDs	0
14	Kicking points	1

Advanced stats

MTSU		FIU
+0.21	EPA per play	-0.01
46%	Success rate	42%
1.23	Explosiveness	1.22
+0.07	Rushing EPA per play	+0.03
46%	Rushing success rate	48%
+0.38	Passing EPA per play	+0.01
44%	Passing success rate	38%
47%	Standard downs success	41%
44%	Passing downs success	44%
3.47	Line yards per rush	3.83
1.69	Second-level yards	1.28
1.74	Open-field yards	1.07
21%	Stuff rate	14%
20%	Power success	0%
8%	Havoc caused	12%
8	Scoring chances	3
3.25	Points per chance	5.67
Own 32	Avg. starting field position	Own 30
5	Explosive plays	4
99%	Postgame win expectancy	1%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q19:55
Florida InternationalTD
(10:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete short middle to #7 K.McNeal caught at MTS43, for 49 yards to the MTS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:55, 1ST DOWN #11 Z.Marker rush attempt failed PENALTY #11 Z.Marker rush attempt failed PENALTY MTS Personal Foul. NO PLAY #17 J.Kohl rush attempt Successful #11 Z.Marker rush attempt failed PENALTY MTS Personal Foul (#26 K.Smith). NO PLAY
0-8
Q15:39
Middle TennesseeTD
(05:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete deep left to #86 B.Benke caught at FIU03, for 30 yards to the FIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:39, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
Drive: 1 plays, 49 yds
7-8
Q213:42
Middle TennesseeFG
(13:42) #91 D.Bourgeois field goal attempt from 51 yards GOOD (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin), clock 13:42
Drive: 5 plays, 17 yds
10-8
Q212:12
Middle TennesseePUNT
13-8
Q29:55
Middle TennesseePUNT
Drive: 4 plays, 24 yds
10-8
Q20:36
Middle TennesseeFG
(00:37) #91 D.Bourgeois field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin), clock 00:36
Drive: 9 plays, 29 yds
13-8
Q39:09
Middle TennesseeFG
(09:09) #91 D.Bourgeois field goal attempt from 50 yards GOOD (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin), clock 09:09
Drive: 5 plays, 25 yds
16-8
Q34:03
Florida InternationalTD
(04:03) Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete short right to #88 K.Schaeffer caught at MTS00, for 1 yard to the MTS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:03 #3 D.Lyons rush attempt Successful
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yds
16-16
Q32:06
Middle TennesseeTD
(02:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Brown Jr. rush middle for 54 yards gain to the FIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:06, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
23-16
Q410:26
Middle TennesseeFG
(10:26) #91 D.Bourgeois field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin), clock 10:26
Drive: 9 plays, 79 yds
26-16
Q46:06
Florida InternationalTD
(06:12) No Huddle #17 J.Kohl pass complete short left to #22 S.Joseph caught at MTS04, for 21 yards to the MTS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:06, 1ST DOWN #48 R.Czeremcha kick attempt good (H: #43 F.Visser, LS: #47 J.Wood)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
26-23

Score shown MTSU-FIU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Roman Gagliano	16/27	200	7.4	1	0	68.4

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Terrence Brown Jr.	18	158	8.8	1	54
Antonio Martin	11	47	4.3	0	11
Roman Gagliano	7	41	5.9	0	10
Cam'Ron Lacy	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cam'Ron Lacy	6	68	11.3	0	25
Neo Clifton	3	62	20.7	0	45
Brody Benke	1	30	30.0	1	30
Terrence Brown Jr.	2	25	12.5	0	23
Ziyon Butler	2	13	6.5	0	8
Antonio Martin	2	2	1.0	0	1

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	PD	QB Hur
Jackson Lowe	6	2	0	0
Korey Smith	5	4	1	0
Bryce Williams	5	4	0	0
Ashton Taylor	5	3	0	0
Kalen Woods	4	2	0	1
Jayson Lowe	4	2	0	0
Reggie Johnson	3	3	0	0
Felix Hixon	3	2	1	0
Aidan Butts	3	0	1	1
Brooklen Davis	2	2	0	0
Zeion Simpson-Smith	2	1	0	0
James Johnson	2	1	0	0
Jason Hardy	2	1	0	0
Christofer Noble	2	0	0	0
Kaven Call	1	1	0	1
Ricky Lee III	1	1	0	0
Aidan Singleton	1	1	0	0
Kason Stokes	1	0	0	0
Justin Bodford	1	0	0	0
Jordan Chestnut	1	0	0	0
Ethan Sherman	1	0	1	0
Archie Roseman V	1	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Mathias Malaki-Donaldson	1	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Dominic Bourgeois	4/4	100.0	51	2/2	14

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Ashton Logan	4	167	41.8	0	1	46

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
James Johnson	2	46	23.0	26	0