Game notes: Middle Tennessee at Florida International
Tuesday, October 20, 7 p.m. ET, Pitbull Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Middle Tennessee (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at Florida International (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Tuesday, October 20, 7 p.m. ET, Pitbull Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 80°F, mostly clear, NE wind 13 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 22nd meeting; Middle Tennessee leads the series 14–7 as played. Officially, Middle Tennessee leads 14–6; as played, 14–7. The NCAA vacated Florida International’s win (2005); it doesn’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 8, 2025: Florida International 56, Middle Tennessee 30.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2005: Florida International 35, Middle Tennessee 31.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Florida International is 4–5 at home against Middle Tennessee.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Florida International 56–30 (at Middle Tennessee); 2024: Florida International 35–24 (neutral site); 2023: Middle Tennessee 40–6 (at Middle Tennessee); 2022: Middle Tennessee 33–28 (at Florida International); 2021: Middle Tennessee 50–10 (at Middle Tennessee).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Middle Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–14 vs. Murray State; L 26–28 at Marshall; W 27–20 vs. Nevada; L 13–23 at Jacksonville State; L 0–55 at Kansas; W 33–30 vs. Delaware.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Middle Tennessee is No. 124 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Derek Mason is 9–21 in his third season at Middle Tennessee and 36–76 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Derek Mason is 0–2 against Florida International.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Roman Gagliano (QB): 1,204 passing yards, 11 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Antonio Martin (RB): 433 rushing yards, 1 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Korey Smith (LB): 56 tackles, 1 sack.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2012, Middle Tennessee lost to No. 15 Mississippi State 45–3.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Florida International
- Florida International is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 9–19 at South Florida; W 33–20 vs. Buffalo; L 10–16 at Florida Atlantic; W 20–3 vs. Long Island University; W 22–3 vs. New Mexico State; L 24–27 at Jacksonville State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida International is No. 89 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Willie Simmons is 10–9 in his second season at Florida International.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Willie Simmons is 1–0 against Middle Tennessee.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- J.J. Kohl (QB): 1,458 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Maguire Anderson (WR): 33 catches, 535 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Deandre Boykins (DB): 37 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2018, Florida International beat Rice 36–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Willie Simmons is 1–0 against Derek Mason’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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