MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Jordan Parker ran for 154 yards on 24 carries and Logan Kilgore tossed a pair of touchdown passes as Middle Tennessee held off South Alabama 20-12 Saturday.
Kilgore's 49-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Bryson put the Blue Raiders (7-3, 5-1 Sun Belt Conference) up 7-3 with 5:14 left in the first quarter, and Middle Tennessee maintained the lead over the Jaguars (2-9, 1-6) the rest of the way.
Carlos Lopez kicked field goals of 26 and 19 yards for the Blue Raiders, and Anthony Amos caught a 6-yard TD pass from Kilgore, who finished with 233 yards on 16-of-29 passing.
Jajuan Harley intercepted a Ross Metheny pass on the first play of South Alabama's final drive to ensure a Middle Tennessee victory. The pick was Harley's second in the game, and the third and final pick for Metheny.
Harley also forced and recovered a fumble early in the third quarter.
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| Scoring Summary |
| SALA | Michel Chapuseaux 19 yd FG |
| MTSU | Jeremiah Bryson 49 yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| MTSU | Carlos Lopez 26 yd FG |
| SALA | Michel Chapuseaux 45 yd FG |
| MTSU | Anthony Amos 6 yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) |
| SALA | Corey Besteda 18 yd pass from Ross Metheny (failed 2pt rush) |
| MTSU | Carlos Lopez 19 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| MTSU | SALA | |
| First Downs | 21 | 17 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-14 | 7-17 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 70-445 | 70-338 |
| Rushes-Yds | 41-212 | 40-149 |
| Passing Yds | 233 | 189 |
| Kick Return Yds | 23 | 45 |
| Punt Return Yds | 1 | 12 |
| Passes | 16-29-0 | 17-30-3 |
| Punts | 4-193 | 4-160 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 7-54 | 1-15 |
| Time of Poss. | 33:31 | 26:29 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MTSU: Jordan Parker 24-154, Logan Kilgore 3-29, Reggie Whatley 5-22, Drayton Calhoun 7-9, Team 2--2 |
| SALA: Terrance Timmons 18-76, Ross Metheny 11-32, Kendall Houston 7-22, T.J. Glover 4-19 |
| PASSING |
| MTSU: Logan Kilgore 16-29-233-0 |
| SALA: Ross Metheny 17-30-189-3 |
| RECEIVING |
| MTSU: Jeremiah Bryson 6-90, Anthony Amos 5-69, Kyle Griswould 3-28, Christian Collis 1-37, Jordan Parker 1-9 |
| SALA: Jereme Jones 6-53, Bryant Lavender 3-41, Corey Besteda 2-29, Terrance Timmons 2--1, Gabe Loper 1-45, Wes Saxton 1-11, T.J. Glover 1-8, Kendall Houston 1-3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Middle Tennessee | 2nd Sun Belt | 6-2 | 8-4 |
| South Alabama | 10th Sun Belt | 1-7 | 2-11 |
