MIAMI (AP) - Reggie Whatley scored on a 7-yard TD rush with 36 seconds to go as Middle Tennessee rallied to defeat FIU 34-30 on Saturday night.
Jake Medlock had just thrown a 30-yard TD pass to Willis Wright to put the Golden Panthers up 30-27 with one minute left in the game when the Blue Raiders (4-2, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference) answered 24 seconds later on Watley's score.
Whatley helped set up his own game-winning score after FIU (1-6, 0-3) had taken the lead, returning the ensuing kickoff 43 yards to set up Middle Tennessee at the FIU 40-yard line in the game's final minute.
Benny Cunningham scored two touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 232 yards on 36 carries for the Blue Raiders, while Logan Kilgore threw for 267 yards and a touchdown.
Medlock was 24 of 38 for 380 yards with two touchdowns to lead the Golden Panthers.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MTSU | Carlos Lopez 33 yd FG |
| FIU | Glenn Coleman 25 yd pass from Jake Medlock (missed kick) |
| FIU | De'Andre Jasper 26 yd run (Jack Griffin kick) |
| FIU | Darian Mallary 1 yd run (Jack Griffin kick) |
| MTSU | Anthony Amos 20 yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| MTSU | Benny Cunningham 1 yd run (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| FIU | Jack Griffin 45 yd FG |
| MTSU | Carlos Lopez 31 yd FG |
| MTSU | Benny Cunningham 24 yd run (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| FIU | Willis Wright 30 yd pass from Jake Medlock (Jack Griffin kick) |
| MTSU | Reggie Whatley 7 yd run (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| MTSU | FIU | |
| First Downs | 29 | 27 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-14 | 11-17 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 83-523 | 81-522 |
| Rushes-Yds | 53-256 | 41-142 |
| Passing Yds | 267 | 380 |
| Kick Return Yds | 88 | 115 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 11 |
| Passes | 17-30-0 | 24-40-0 |
| Punts | 4-145 | 3-137 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 3-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 7-57 | 6-55 |
| Time of Poss. | 32:32 | 27:28 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MTSU: Benny Cunningham 36-230, Reggie Whatley 5-28, Jordan Parker 6-14, Kyle Griswould 1-5, Logan Kilgore 5--21 |
| FIU: Darian Mallary 14-51, Kedrick Rhodes 19-47, De'Andre Jasper 1-26, Shane Coleman 3-18, Jake Medlock 3-1, Team 1--1 |
| PASSING |
| MTSU: Logan Kilgore 17-30-267-0 |
| FIU: Jake Medlock 24-38-380-0, Team 0-1-0-0, Wayne Times 0-1-0-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| MTSU: Anthony Amos 8-148, Benny Cunningham 4-55, Harold Turner 2-7, Christian Collis 1-28, Kyle Griswould 1-26, Jacob Corbaley 1-3 |
| FIU: Glenn Coleman 5-115, Wayne Times 5-71, Darian Mallary 4-21, Willis Wright 3-109, Kedrick Rhodes 3-28, Jacob Younger 3-28, Ya'keem Griner 1-8 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Middle Tennessee | 2nd Sun Belt | 6-2 | 8-4 |
| Florida International | 8th Sun Belt | 2-6 | 3-9 |
