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Florida International at Middle Tennessee

    FIU 31, Middle Tennessee 18


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    MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Wes Carroll threw two touchdown passes and Florida International set a single-season program record for victories with a 31-18 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday.

    FIU (8-4, 5-3 Sun Belt Conference) got off to a 7-0 lead on a 5-yard pass from Carroll to Jon Faucher. Carroll connected with T.Y. Hilton on a 2-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter as the lead grew to 21-6. Hilton's touchdown catch tied him for the single-season school record with seven.

    Kendrick Rhodes rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown for FIU, which ends the regular season on a three-game winning streak. .

    Middle Tennessee outgained FIU in total yards 393-324. The Blue Raiders (2-9, 1-6) passed for 291 yards - 147 by Logan Kilgore and 144 by Jeff Murphy.

    The Blue Raiders, who end the season Dec. 3 against North Texas, have lost five in a row.

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    Scoring Summary
    FIUJonathan Faucher 5 yd pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick)
    MITNSTAlan Gendreau 37 yd FG
    FIUKedrick Rhodes 1 yd run (Jack Griffin kick)
    MITNSTAlan Gendreau 25 yd FG
    FIUT.Y. Hilton 2 yd pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick)
    FIUJeremiah Harden 1 yd run (Jack Griffin kick)
    MITNSTBenjamin Cunningham 1 yd run (failed 2pt pass)
    FIUJack Griffin 25 yd FG
    MITNSTReggie Whatley 1 yd run (failed 2pt pass)
     
    Team Stats
     FIUMITNST
    First Downs1623
    Third Down Efficiency8-157-17
    Fourth Down Efficiency1-13-4
    Plays-Net Yards64-32482-393
    Rushes-Yds41-18137-102
    Passing Yds143291
    Kick Return Yds113127
    Punt Return Yds438
    Passes15-23-028-45-2
    Punts5-2173-65
    Fumbles-Lost1-00-0
    Penalties-Yds10-776-45
    Time of Poss.31:2428:36
     
    Individual Stats
    RUSHING
    FIU: Kedrick Rhodes 20-117, Jeremiah Harden 10-46, Wesley Carroll 4-10, T.Y. Hilton 3-10, Darriet Perry 2-1, Darian Mallary 1-1, Team 1--4
    MITNST: Benjamin Cunningham 20-65, Logan Kilgore 4-13, Reggie Whatley 6-11, Jeff Murphy 5-6, William Pratcher 1-6, D.D. Kyles 1-1
    PASSING
    FIU: Wesley Carroll 15-23-143-0
    MITNST: Jeff Murphy 18-26-144-1, Logan Kilgore 10-19-147-1
    RECEIVING
    FIU: Jonathan Faucher 3-37, T.Y. Hilton 3-16, Kedrick Rhodes 3-11, Jacob Younger 2-55, Wayne Times 2-11, Jairus Williams 1-11, Darian Mallary 1-2
    MITNST: Tavarres Jefferson 6-55, Shane Blissard 5-35, Kyle Griswould 4-104, Malcolm Beyah 3-28, Benjamin Cunningham 3-19, Anthony Amos 2-14, Sancho McDonald 2-9, Harold Turner 1-17, Reggie Whatley 1-6, Jared Bamber 1-4
     
    Standings
    TeamStandingsConferenceOverall
    Florida International4th Sun Belt 5-38-5