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FINALMiddle Tennessee 33, Florida International 28FIU covered +19.5CLOSED MTSU -19.5

Highlights

6 CLIPS · ESPN
Middle Tennessee wins on pick-sixVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
FIU WINNING
MTSU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: MTSU 89% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 52 PTS

Scoring plays

10 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Zeke Rankin 31 Yd Field Goal

9:03
3-0
Field Goal Good

Zeke Rankin 25 Yd Field Goal

1:29
6-0
Q2
Rushing Touchdown

Darius Bracy 1 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick)

9:30
13-0
Rushing Touchdown

Chase Cunningham 16 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick)

1:40
20-0
Passing Touchdown

Rivaldo Fairweather 6 Yd pass from Haden Carlson (Chase Gabriel Kick)

0:20
20-7
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Chase Cunningham 2 Yd Run (Zeke Rankin Kick)

8:48
27-7
Passing Touchdown

Rivaldo Fairweather 75 Yd pass from Haden Carlson (Chase Gabriel Kick)

8:39
27-14
Passing Touchdown

Josiah Miamen 21 Yd pass from Haden Carlson (Chase Gabriel Kick)

6:05
27-21
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Rivaldo Fairweather 3 Yd pass from Haden Carlson (Chase Gabriel Kick)

10:51
27-28
Interception Return Touchdown

Jakobe Thomas 28 Yd Interception Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

2:50
33-28

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Thomas, with pick-6, lifts Middle Tennesse over FIU 33-28

MIAMI -- , Jakobe Thomas returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give Middle Tennessee a 33-28 victory over Florida International on Saturday night. Thomas stepped in front of Rivaldo Fairweather , who had caught three touchdown passes, and ran untouched for the go-ahead score with 2:50 remaining. FIU drove to the Middle Tennesse 22-yard line on its final drive, but Haden Carlson threw his fourth interception on fourth-and-10 with 27 seconds left. Chase Cunningham completed 29 of 42 passes for 279 yards and added 32 yards rushing with a pair of touchdown runs for Middle Tennessee (7-5, 4-4 Conference USA). Carlson was 29-of-52 passing for 414 yards and threw four touchdown passes to go with his four picks for FIU (4-8, 2-6).

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Top performers

MTSU
PASSINGChase Cunningham29/42, 279 YDS
RUSHINGDarius Bracy20 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGIzaiah Gathings7 REC, 77 YDS
FIU
PASSINGHaden Carlson29/52, 414 YDS, 4 TD, 4 INT
RUSHINGE.J. Wilson6 CAR, 32 YDS
RECEIVINGRivaldo Fairweather8 REC, 152 YDS, 3 TD

Team stats

MTSU · FIU
447
TOTAL YARDS
497
279
PASSING
414
168
RUSHING
83
26
1ST DOWNS
24
9-19
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
4-12
0
TURNOVERS
4
7-70
PENALTIES
5-32
34:35
POSSESSION
25:25

RICCARDO SILVA STADIUM, MIAMI · ATTENDANCE 14,768

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