Highlights
YOUTUBEScoring plays
12 SCORES
Austin Taylor 18 Yd Field Goal
3-0
Desmond Anderson 1 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)
3-7
Alex Gardner 2 Yd pass from Alex McGough (Austin Taylor PAT failed)
9-7
Desmond Anderson 1 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)
9-14
Alex Gardner 2 Yd Run (Austin Taylor Kick)
16-14
Kamani Thomas 15 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)
16-21
Desmond Anderson 10 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)
16-28
Austin Taylor 22 Yd Field Goal
19-28
Kamani Thomas 26 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)
19-35
Alex McGough 1 Yd Run (Alex McGough Pass to Jonnu Smith for Two-Point Conversion)
27-35
Brent Stockstill 1 Yd Run (Cody Clark Kick)
27-42
Thomas Owens 10 Yd pass from Alex McGough (Austin Taylor Kick)
34-42
What happened
ESPN RECAPMiddle Tennessee holds on to beat Florida Int. 42-34
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Desmond Anderson scored three touchdowns and ran for 144 yards as Middle Tennessee held on for a 42-34 win over Florida International on Saturday. Middle Tennessee (3-4, 2-1 Conference USA), which had lost three straight games, scored 21 points in the second quarter to take a 28-16 lead into the break and was ahead 34-19 going into the fourth. Florida International ( 3-4, 1-2) scored 15 in the final quarter and drove to the Middle Tennessee 43 with 1:16 remaining where the Panthers failed to convert a fourth-down play. Middle Tennessee's Patrick McNeil and Chris Hale had sacked Alex McGough for a 14 yard loss to set up a second and 24 with 3:10 remaining. Richie James caught six passes for 104 yards and Rod Ducksworth grabbed three for 76 yards for the Blue Raiders. McGough threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers.
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Team stats
FIU · MTSUJOHNNY "RED" FLOYD STADIUM, MURFREESBORO · ATTENDANCE 13,227
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