NCAAF Game Recap - Middle Tennessee at Florida International
Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:30 PM EDT

MIZ
10
Bama
39
F
UGA
16
LSU
36
F
MIN
14
OSU
30
F
Pitt
14
ND
19
F
WVU
14
IASt
30
F
Wash
27
Oreg
30
F OT
MSU
21
PSU
17
F
Bayl
17
Tex
23
F
UCF
31
Mem
30
F
Wisc
13
Mich
38
F
Fla
37
Vand
27
F
MiaFL
13
UVA
16
F
Colo
20
USC
31
F
Tenn
30
Aub
24
F
TxAM
26
SCar
23
F
SoFL
25
Tuls
24
F
App
35
ArkSt
9
F
GaSo
15
TxSt
13
F
TxTch
17
TCU
14
F
AF
17
SDSU
21
F
Ariz
10
Utah
42
F
Neb
31
NW
34
F OT
OkSt
12
K St
31
F
Rut
7
MD
34
F
Iowa
42
Ind
16
F
Toled
26
E Mi
28
F
Akr
6
Buff
24
F
Duke
28
GATec
14
F
Lou
20
BC
38
F
UAB
42
Rice
0
F
JMU
37
Vill
0
F
SMiss
7
NorTx
30
F
Troy
16
Lib
22
F
Kent
6
MiaOH
31
F
Ball
24
C Mi
23
F
WestMI
42
BGSU
35
F
Army
52
SJSU
3
F
Ohio
21
NIU
24
F
Purd
46
Ill
7
F
Marsh
42
OD
20
F
Temp
24
Navy
17
F
W Ky
14
UNCC
40
F
UNLV
28
UtSt
59
F
NM
18
ColSt
20
F
E Il
22
JacSt
49
F
AlaSt
7
SoAl
45
F
NMS
38
ULLaf
66
F
ULMon
45
CoCar
20
F
SamHu
42
NWSt
28
F
UCLA
37
Cal
7
F
LT
31
UTSA
3
F
VaTec
22
UNC
19
F
Hou
42
ECU
20
F
Miss
37
Ark
33
F
MidTN
21
FLInt
24
F
Hawaii
23
BYU
49
F
Boise
31
NEV
27
F
Wyo
3
Fres
27
F

Oct 13, 2018, 7:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Middle Tennessee (3-3)

0

14

7

0

21

Florida International (4-2)

3

10

0

11

24

Interception secures FIU's 24-21 win over Middle Tennessee
Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:35 PM

MIAMI (AP) Olin Cushion III intercepted Asher O'Hara's pass in the end zone with 34 seconds left, securing FIU's 24-21 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday night.

James Morgan's 23-yard TD pass to CJ Worton made it 24-21 for the Golden Panthers (4-2, 2-0 Conference USA) with 3:55 left in the game. Morgan was 27 of 36 for 311 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Worton had five catches for 113 yards and a score.

O'Hara converted a fourth-and-10 with a 28-yard pass that got the Blue Raiders (3-3, 2-1) to the FIU 15 before the costly pick a few plays later in the final minute. O'Hara replaced Middle Tennessee's career passing leader, Brent Stockstill, who limped to the medical tent after the first play of the second quarter and did not return.

Jose Borregales kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal that pulled the Golden Panthers within 14-13 before the end of the first half.

Tavares Thomas had two TD runs for the Blue Raiders, giving him five against FIU in his career. He had three scores on six carries last year.

Blue Raiders running back Brad Anderson was carted off the field in the fourth quarter.

Passing

MidTN Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. O'Hara 20 9 45.0 0 114 28 1 42.5
B. Stockstill 7 6 85.7 0 28 11 0 83.3
FLInt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Morgan 36 27 75.0 2 311 58 0 119.1

Rushing

MidTN Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. O'Hara 21 85 4.0 13 1
B. Stockstill 3 39 13.0 24 0
FLInt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
N. Maxwell 13 45 3.5 10 0
D. Price 5 13 2.6 4 0

Receiving

MidTN Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Lee 5 74 14.8 28 0
P. Smith 3 19 6.3 11 0
FLInt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Worton 5 113 22.6 58 1
B. Singleton 8 81 10.1 27 0

Fumbles

Returning

MidTN KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Lee 0 0 0 1 25.0 0 25
FLInt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
N. Maxwell 2 22.0 0 39 0 0 0
A. Maloney 1 18.0 0 18 0 0 0

Punting

MidTN Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Stephenson 4 154 38.5 46
FLInt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. Wilson 1 54 54.0 54

Takeaways

FLInt Int Yds InTD
O. Cushion III 1 20 0

Team Stats Comparison

MidTN FLInt
Points For 21 24
Total Yards 329 375
Rushing Yards 187 64
Passing Yards 142 311
Passing Completions / Attempts 15/27 27/36
Turnovers 1 0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 21 17
Penalties - Yards 5/52 7/58
Time Of Possession 33:33 27:27
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 9/16 10/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/2 1/3
Punts - Average Yards 4/38 1/54

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter MidTN FLInt
FLInt 04:02 FG Jose Borregales 44 yd FG 0 3
2nd Quarter MidTN FLInt
MidTN 05:54 TD Tavares Thomas 7 yd run (Crews Holt kick) 7 3
FLInt 12:27 TD Shemar Thornton 26 yd pass from James Morgan (Jose Borregales kick) 7 10
MidTN 14:24 TD Asher O'Hara 11 yd run (Crews Holt kick) 14 10
FLInt 15:00 FG Jose Borregales 53 yd FG 14 13
3rd Quarter MidTN FLInt
MidTN 06:51 TD Tavares Thomas 2 yd run (Crews Holt kick) 21 13
4th Quarter MidTN FLInt
FLInt 04:17 FG Jose Borregales 45 yd FG 21 16
FLInt 11:05 TD CJ Worton 23 yd pass from James Morgan (Tony Gaiter IV 2pt pass from Maurice Alexander) 21 24

Game Information

Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 16,002
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