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Middle Tennessee at Florida International

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Florida International beat Middle Tennessee 31–⁠21. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2 as played.

AwayMiddle Tennessee5–⁠7 in 2008
21
HomeFlorida International5–⁠7 in 2008
31

Final at FIU Stadium, MiamiAttendance 15,108

At kickoff
81°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Miami International Airport (KMIA), 7 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Middle Tennessee3010821
Florida International01014731

Standouts

  • RushingPhillip Tanner18 carries, 79 yards, 2 TDMiddle Tennessee
  • ReceivingT.Y. Hilton3 catches, 82 yards, 1 TDFlorida International
  • DefenseAnthony Gaitor2 INTFlorida International

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Player stats

Middle Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dwight Dasher7/154701
Joe Craddock7/122502
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Phillip Tanner1879216
Dwight Dasher1378014
Desmond Gee519010
Malcolm Beyah1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Wes Caldwell128028
Patrick Honeycutt52008
Malcolm Beyah41608
Eldred King1606
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Alex Suber1600

Florida International

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Paul McCall13/2922311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Paul McCall953112
Julian Reams1747018
A’mod Ned1233115
T.Y. Hilton1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
T.Y. Hilton382163
Junior Mertile441018
Jeremy Dickens238020
Greg Ellingson338016
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Anthony Gaitor2981
Marshall McDuffie100

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Middle TennesseeFlorida International
243Total yards335
83Passing yards223
171Rushing yards112
2.7Yards per pass7.7
4.2Yards per rush2.7
15First downs17
5–⁠14Third downs8–⁠18
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
3Turnovers3
4–⁠31Penalties9–⁠68
17:21Possession19:19

Efficiency

Middle TennesseeFlorida International
44%Success rate33%
−0.21EPA per play−0.01
0.19Explosiveness1.04
−0.02Rushing EPA0.10
−0.60Passing EPA−0.04
31%Passing-down success27%
−0.04First-down EPA−0.16
−0.65Second-down EPA0.12
0.01Third-down EPA0.20
2%Havoc by its defense7%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Middle Tennessee 52% to win. Florida International won as Elo’s underdog.

Every drive

Florida International end zoneMiddle Tennessee end zoneQ1 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 playsQ1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 7 playsQ1 Florida InternationalPunt, 5 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 Florida InternationalPunt, 10 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 playsQ2 Florida InternationalInterception, 8 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeInterception, 3 playsQ2 Florida InternationalTouchdown run, 3 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 Florida InternationalField goal, 9 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Middle TennesseeInterception, 2 playsQ3 Florida InternationalPick-six (Middle Tennessee scores)Q3 Middle TennesseeField goal, 14 playsQ3 Florida InternationalResult not recorded, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Florida International drives left to right, Middle Tennessee right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  2. Q1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 7 plays, 31 yards
  3. Q1 Florida InternationalPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  4. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  5. Q1 Florida InternationalPunt, 10 plays, 39 yards
  6. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  7. Q1 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  8. Q2 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  10. Q2 Florida InternationalInterception, 8 plays, 28 yards
  11. Q2 Middle TennesseeInterception, 3 plays, 23 yards
  12. Q2 Florida InternationalTouchdown run, 3 plays, 12 yards
  13. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  14. Q2 Florida InternationalField goal, 9 plays, 49 yards
  15. Q2 Middle TennesseeEnd of half, 1 play, 31 yards
  16. Q3 Middle TennesseeInterception, 2 plays, 1 yard
  17. Q3 Florida InternationalPick-six (Middle Tennessee scores), 27 yards
  18. Q3 Middle TennesseeField goal, 14 plays, 48 yards
  19. Q3 Florida InternationalResult not recorded, 6 plays, 67 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Middle Tennessee 3, Florida International 0
Florida International Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 17Paul McCall pass incomplete to T.Y. Hilton.
15:002nd & 10 at own 17Julian Reams rush for a loss of 2 yards to the FlaIn 15, tackled by Trevor Jenkins.
15:003rd & 12 at own 15Paul McCall pass incomplete to Julian Reams.
15:004th & 12 at own 15Carlos Munera punt for 36 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 49.
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 49Malcolm Beyah rush for 8 yards to the FlaIn 43, tackled by Marshall McDuffie.
15:002nd & 2 at opp 43Joe Craddock pass complete to Malcolm Beyah for 1 yard to the FlaIn 42.
15:003rd & 1 at opp 42Phillip Tanner rush for 16 yards to the FlaIn 26, tackled by Robert Mitchell and Scott Bryant for a 1ST down.
15:001st & 10 at opp 26Phillip Tanner rush for 4 yards to the FlaIn 22, tackled by Michael Dominquez.
15:002nd & 6 at opp 22Joe Craddock pass incomplete to Patrick Honeycutt.
15:003rd & 6 at opp 22Joe Craddock pass complete to Desmond Gee for 2 yards to the FlaIn 20, tackled by Dezariah Johnson.
11:134th & 4 at opp 20Alan Gendreau 36 yard field goal GOOD.Middle Tennessee 3, Florida International 0
11:13Matt King kickoff for 69 yards returned by T.Y. Hilton, tackled by Derrick Crumpton for 29 yards to the MTnSt 30, tackled by Derrick Crumpton, Florida Intl penalty 13 yard holding on Marshall McDuffie accepted.
Florida International Punt, 5 plays
11:131st & 10 at own 17A’mod Ned rush for no gain to the FlaIn 17, tackled by Danny Carmichael.
11:132nd & 10 at own 17Paul McCall pass complete to Greg Ellingson for 10 yards to the FlaIn 27 for a 1ST down.
11:131st & 10 at own 27Paul McCall pass incomplete to Jeremy Dickens.
11:132nd & 10 at own 27A’mod Ned rush for a loss of 3 yards to the FlaIn 24, tackled by Ivon Hickmon.
11:133rd & 13 at own 24Paul McCall pass complete to Greg Ellingson for 12 yards to the FlaIn 36, tackled by Rod Issac.
11:134th & 1 at own 36Carlos Munera punt for 27 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 37.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
11:131st & 10 at own 37Middle Tenn penalty 5 yard Encroachment on Eldred King accepted.
11:131st & 15 at own 32Joe Craddock pass complete to Desmond Gee for 3 yards to the MTnSt 35, tackled by Robert Mitchell and Tyler Clawson.
11:132nd & 12 at own 35Desmond Gee rush for 10 yards to the MTnSt 45, tackled by Robert Mitchell.
11:133rd & 2 at own 45Joe Craddock rush for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 42, tackled by Reginald Jones and Quentin Newman.
11:134th & 5 at own 42David DeFatta punt for 47 yards, returned by T.Y. Hilton for 10 yards to the FlaIn 21, tackled by Desmond Gee and Danny Carmichael.
Florida International Punt, 10 plays
8:231st & 10 at own 21Julian Reams rush for 2 yards to the FlaIn 23, tackled by Trevor Jenkins.
8:232nd & 8 at own 23Paul McCall rush for 2 yards to the FlaIn 25, tackled by Trevor Jenkins and Chris McCoy.
8:233rd & 6 at own 25Paul McCall rush for 12 yards to the FlaIn 37, tackled by Alex Suber for a 1ST down.
8:231st & 10 at own 37Paul McCall pass complete to Jeremy Dickens for 20 yards to the MTnSt 43, tackled by Derrick Crumpton and Jeremy Kellem for a 1ST down.
8:231st & 10 at opp 43Paul McCall pass complete to Junior Mertile for 6 yards to the MTnSt 37, tackled by Lonnie Clemons and Troy Wolfe.
8:232nd & 4 at opp 37Julian Reams rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 36, tackled by Danny Carmichael and Anthony Glover.
8:233rd & 3 at opp 36Julian Reams rush for 6 yards to the MTnSt 30, tackled by Chris McCoy for a 1ST down.
8:231st & 10 at opp 30Florida Intl penalty 5 yard false start on T.Y. Hilton accepted.
8:231st & 15 at opp 35Paul McCall pass incomplete to Jeremy Dickens.
8:232nd & 15 at opp 35Florida Intl penalty 5 yard false start on N/A accepted.
8:232nd & 20 at opp 40Paul McCall pass incomplete to Julian Reams.
8:233rd & 20 at opp 40Paul McCall pass incomplete to N/A.
8:234th & 20 at opp 40Carlos Munera punt for 30 yards, fair catch by Patrick Honeycutt at the MTnSt 10.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
6:211st & 10 at own 10Phillip Tanner rush for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 9, tackled by Tyler Clawson.
6:212nd & 11 at own 9Florida Intl penalty 5 yard Encroachment on N/A accepted.
6:212nd & 6 at own 14Phillip Tanner rush for no gain to the MTnSt 14, tackled by James Jones.
6:213rd & 6 at own 14Joe Craddock pass incomplete to Eldred King, broken up by Robert Mitchell.
0:144th & 6 at own 14Timeout FIU, clock 00:14.
0:144th & 6 at own 14David DeFatta punt for 54 yards, returned by T.Y. Hilton for 21 yards, fumbled, forced by Danny Carmichael, recovered by MTnSt Norman Washington at the MTnSt 47.
2nd quarter10 drives, then Florida International 10, Middle Tennessee 3
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 47Joe Craddock sacked by Armond Willis for a loss of 11 yards to the MTnSt 36.
15:002nd & 21 at own 36Joe Craddock rush for 2 yards to the MTnSt 38, tackled by Reginald Jones and Jeremiah Weatherspoon.
15:003rd & 19 at own 38Joe Craddock pass complete to Malcolm Beyah for 8 yards to the MTnSt 46, tackled by Devin Parrish.
15:004th & 11 at own 46David DeFatta punt for 45 yards, returned by T.Y. Hilton for 24 yards to the FlaIn 33, tackled by Antwan Davis.
Florida International Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 33A’mod Ned rush for 1 yard to the FlaIn 34, tackled by Ivon Hickmon.
15:002nd & 9 at own 34Paul McCall pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson.
15:003rd & 9 at own 34Paul McCall pass incomplete to T.Y. Hilton, broken up by Alex Suber.
15:004th & 9 at own 34Carlos Munera punt for 43 yards, fair catch by Patrick Honeycutt at the MTnSt 23.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 4 plays
12:371st & 10 at own 23Phillip Tanner rush for 11 yards to the MTnSt 34, tackled by Michael Dominquez for a 1ST down.
12:371st & 10 at own 34Joe Craddock pass complete to Eldred King for 6 yards to the MTnSt 40 out-of-bounds.
12:372nd & 4 at own 40Phillip Tanner rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 41, tackled by Toronto Smith and Jarvis Penerton.
12:373rd & 3 at own 41Middle Tenn penalty 5 yard offside accepted, Middle Tenn penalty 16 yard personal foul accepted, no play.
12:373rd & 20 at own 30Joe Craddock pass incomplete to N/A.
12:374th & 20 at own 30David DeFatta punt for 28 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the FlaIn 42.
Florida International Interception, 8 plays
11:391st & 10 at own 42Julian Reams rush for 2 yards to the FlaIn 44, tackled by Alex Suber.
11:392nd & 8 at own 44Paul McCall pass complete to Junior Mertile for 18 yards to the MTnSt 38, tackled by Jeremy Kellem for a 1ST down.
11:391st & 10 at opp 38Paul McCall pass incomplete to T.Y. Hilton.
11:392nd & 10 at opp 38Julian Reams rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 37, tackled by Gary Tucker and Danny Carmichael.
11:393rd & 9 at opp 37Paul McCall rush for 9 yards to the MTnSt 28, tackled by Jonathan Presley and Ted Riley for a 1ST down.
11:391st & 10 at opp 28Julian Reams rush for 8 yards to the MTnSt 20, tackled by Kevin Brown.
11:392nd & 2 at opp 20Florida Intl penalty 10 yard H on N/A accepted, no play.
11:392nd & 12 at opp 30Paul McCall pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson.
11:393rd & 12 at opp 30Paul McCall pass intercepted by Alex Suber at the MTnSt 5, returned for no gain to the FlaIn 35 out-of-bounds.
Middle Tennessee Interception, 3 plays
10:171st & 10 at opp 35Phillip Tanner rush for 15 yards to the FlaIn 20 for a 1ST down.
10:171st & 10 at opp 20Joe Craddock pass complete to Patrick Honeycutt for 8 yards to the FlaIn 12, tackled by Dezariah Johnson.
10:172nd & 2 at opp 12Joe Craddock pass intercepted by Anthony Gaitor at the FlaIn 17, returned for 71 yards to the MTnSt 12, tackled by Malcolm Beyah.
Florida International Touchdown run, 3 plays
6:331st & 10 at opp 12Julian Reams rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 11, tackled by Jeremy Kellem.
6:332nd & 9 at opp 11Julian Reams rush for 2 yards to the MTnSt 9, tackled by Jeremy Kellem and Lonnie Clemons.
4:123rd & 7 at opp 9Paul McCall rush for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Florida International 7, Middle Tennessee 3
4:12Dustin Rivest extra point GOOD.
4:12Dustin Rivest kickoff for 62 yards returned by Desmond Gee, tackled by Chuck Grace for 15 yards to the MTnSt 23, tackled by Chuck Grace.
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 23Phillip Tanner rush for 5 yards to the MTnSt 28, tackled by Michael Dominquez.
4:122nd & 5 at own 28Phillip Tanner rush for a loss of 6 yards to the MTnSt 22, tackled by Daniel Chacreton.
0:003rd & 11 at own 22Joe Craddock pass complete to Sancho McDonald for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 19, tackled by Dezariah Johnson.
0:004th & 14 at own 19David DeFatta punt for 31 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line.
Florida International Field goal, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at the 50Paul McCall pass incomplete to A’mod Ned, broken up by Jamari Lattimore.
4:122nd & 10 at the 50Paul McCall pass complete to Jeremy Dickens for 18 yards to the MTnSt 32, tackled by Andrew Harrington and Rod Issac for a 1ST down.
4:121st & 10 at opp 32A’mod Ned rush for 3 yards to the MTnSt 29, tackled by Wes Hofacker and Danny Carmichael.
0:002nd & 7 at opp 29Paul McCall rush for 11 yards to the MTnSt 18, tackled by Andrew Harrington for a 1ST down.
0:001st & 10 at opp 18Paul McCall pass complete to T.Y. Hilton for 13 yards to the MTnSt 5, tackled by Alex Suber for a 1ST down.
4:121st & goal at opp 5Paul McCall pass incomplete to Jeremy Dickens.
4:122nd & goal at opp 5Paul McCall pass incomplete to Jeremy Dickens.
0:003rd & goal at opp 5Paul McCall pass complete to Junior Mertile for 3 yards, fumbled, forced by Rod Issac, recovered by FlaIn Joe Alajajian at the MTnSt 1.
0:104th & goal at opp 1Dustin Rivest 20 yard field goal GOOD.Florida International 10, Middle Tennessee 3
0:001st & goal at opp 5Paul McCall pass incomplete to Jeremy Dickens.
Florida International 1 play
0:003rd & goal at opp 5Paul McCall pass complete to Junior Mertile for 3 yards, fumbled, forced by Rod Issac, recovered by FlaIn Joe Alajajian at the MTnSt 1.
0:00Dustin Rivest kickoff for 43 yards returned by Malcolm Beyah, tackled by O’Darris D’Haiti and Jarvis Wilson for 10 yards to the MTnSt 37, tackled by O’Darris D’Haiti and Jarvis Wilson.
Middle Tennessee 1 play
0:101st & 10 at own 37Team rush for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 36.
Q3 15:00Dustin Rivest kickoff for 65 yards returned by Desmond Gee, tackled by Jonathan Facher for 16 yards to the MTnSt 21, tackled by Jonathan Facher.
3rd quarter3 drives, then Florida International 24, Middle Tennessee 13
Middle Tennessee Interception, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 21Phillip Tanner rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 22, tackled by Scott Bryant.
14:102nd & 9 at own 22Joe Craddock pass intercepted by Anthony Gaitor at the MTnSt 27, returned for 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Florida International 16, Middle Tennessee 3
14:10Dustin Rivest extra point GOOD.Florida International 17, Middle Tennessee 3
14:10Dustin Rivest kickoff for 65 yards returned by Desmond Gee, tackled by Franklin Brown for 27 yards to the MTnSt 32, tackled by Franklin Brown.
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 14 plays
14:101st & 10 at own 32Dwight Dasher rush for 9 yards to the MTnSt 41, tackled by Scott Bryant and Tyler Clawson.
14:102nd & 1 at own 41Desmond Gee rush for 2 yards to the MTnSt 43, tackled by Quentin Newman for a 1ST down.
14:101st & 10 at own 43Desmond Gee rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 44, tackled by Scott Bryant.
14:102nd & 9 at own 44Florida Intl penalty 5 yard offside on Reginald Jones accepted.
14:102nd & 4 at own 49Dwight Dasher rush for 3 yards to the FlaIn 48, tackled by Quentin Newman.
14:103rd & 1 at opp 48Phillip Tanner rush for 3 yards to the FlaIn 45, tackled by Jarvis Penerton and Jonathan Jackson for a 1ST down.
14:101st & 10 at opp 45Phillip Tanner rush for 7 yards to the FlaIn 38, tackled by Marshall McDuffie and Jonathan Betancourt.
14:102nd & 3 at opp 38Dwight Dasher rush for 11 yards to the FlaIn 27, tackled by Jeremiah Weatherspoon for a 1ST down.
14:101st & 10 at opp 27Phillip Tanner rush for 1 yard to the FlaIn 26, tackled by Jonas Murrell.
14:102nd & 9 at opp 26Dwight Dasher rush for 4 yards to the FlaIn 22, tackled by Scott Bryant and Tyler Clawson.
9:033rd & 5 at opp 22Desmond Gee rush for 6 yards to the FlaIn 16, tackled by Franklin Brown for a 1ST down.
9:031st & 10 at opp 16Timeout FIU, clock 09:03.
9:031st & 10 at opp 16Dwight Dasher rush for a loss of 4 yards to the FlaIn 20, tackled by Marshall McDuffie.
9:032nd & 14 at opp 20Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Patrick Honeycutt.
9:033rd & 14 at opp 20Dwight Dasher pass incomplete to Malcolm Beyah, broken up by Scott Bryant.
8:194th & 14 at opp 20Alan Gendreau 37 yard field goal GOOD.Florida International 17, Middle Tennessee 6
8:19Matt King kickoff for 67 yards returned by T.Y. Hilton, tackled by Josh Gregory for 21 yards to the FlaIn 24, tackled by Josh Gregory.
Florida International Result not recorded, 6 plays
8:191st & 10 at own 24Julian Reams rush for 7 yards to the FlaIn 31, tackled by Jeremy Kellem and Ivon Hickmon.
8:192nd & 3 at own 31Julian Reams rush for 18 yards to the FlaIn 49, tackled by Kevin Brown for a 1ST down.
8:191st & 10 at own 49Paul McCall pass complete to A’mod Ned for 24 yards to the MTnSt 27, tackled by Jeremy Kellem for a 1ST down.
8:191st & 10 at opp 27Julian Reams rush for 1 yard to the MTnSt 26 out-of-bounds.
8:192nd & 9 at opp 26T.Y. Hilton rush for 4 yards to the MTnSt 22, tackled by Marcus Udell.
8:193rd & 5 at opp 22Paul McCall pass complete to Junior Mertile for 13 yards to the MTnSt 9, tackled by Jeremy Kellem and Lonnie Clemons for a 1ST down.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Officially, Middle Tennessee leads 14–⁠6; as played, 14–⁠7 in 21 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Florida International 56, Middle Tennessee 30
2024Florida International 35, Middle Tennessee 24
2023Middle Tennessee 40, Florida International 6
2022Middle Tennessee 33, Florida International 28
2021Middle Tennessee 50, Florida International 10
2020Middle Tennessee 31, Florida International 28

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