MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Logan Kilgore threw three touchdowns as Middle Tennessee defeated North Texas 38-21 Saturday, snapping a two-game skid against the Mean Green.
Kilgore threw touchdown passes of 18 and 72 yards in the first quarter. His 49-yarder to Kyle Griswould in the second quarter gave the Green Wave (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt Conference) a 24-0 lead at halftime.
Griswould finished with 140 yards and two touchdowns on three catches. Middle Tennessee's Anthony Amos led all receivers with 121 yards and a touchdown on eight catches. It was Amos' fourth 100-yard receiving game this season.
Kilgore, who threw for 349 yards and added a 45-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, has topped 200 passing yards in all but two games this season.
Derek Thompson paced North Texas (3-5, 2-2) with 179 passing yards and Antoinne Jimmerson rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns but the Mean Green had three turnovers.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MTSU | Anthony Amos 18 yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| MTSU | Kyle Griswould 72 yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| MTSU | Carlos Lopez 21 yd FG |
| MTSU | Kyle Griswould 49 yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| MTSU | Jordan Parker 4 yd run (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| NTEXAS | Antoinne Jimmerson 2 yd run (Zach Olen kick) |
| MTSU | Logan Kilgore 45 yd run (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| NTEXAS | Carlos Harris 13 yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) |
| NTEXAS | Antoinne Jimmerson 15 yd run (Zach Olen kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| NTEXAS | MTSU | |
| First Downs | 23 | 20 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-12 | 5-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 72-432 | 67-488 |
| Rushes-Yds | 43-211 | 37-139 |
| Passing Yds | 221 | 349 |
| Kick Return Yds | 93 | 60 |
| Punt Return Yds | 5 | 9 |
| Passes | 17-29-3 | 20-30-0 |
| Punts | 5-194 | 5-169 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-44 | 2-20 |
| Time of Poss. | 32:46 | 27:14 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| NTEXAS: Brandin Byrd 18-87, Antoinne Jimmerson 16-85, Jeremy Brown 6-50, Team 1--4, Derek Thompson 2--7 |
| MTSU: Jordan Parker 18-55, Logan Kilgore 1-45, Drayton Calhoun 8-18, Jeremiah Bryson 4-14, Reggie Whatley 5-9, Team 1--2 |
| PASSING |
| NTEXAS: Derek Thompson 17-29-221-3 |
| MTSU: Logan Kilgore 20-30-349-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| NTEXAS: Christopher Bynes 4-50, Andrew Power 3-58, Darnell Smith 2-76, Drew Miller 2-4, Jeremy Brown 2-4, Lynrick Pleasant 1-14, Carlos Harris 1-13, Brelan Chancellor 1-7, Antoinne Jimmerson 1--5 |
| MTSU: Anthony Amos 8-121, Kyle Griswould 3-140, Jeremiah Bryson 3-10, Vincent Van Horne 2-44, Christian Collis 2-16, Harold Turner 1-11, Drayton Calhoun 1-7 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| North Texas | 6th Sun Belt | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2nd Sun Belt | 6-2 | 8-4 |
