Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders @ Florida Intl Golden Panthers — Oct 20, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 20, 2026
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee St. MTSU 3-3, 1-3 Away
26
Final
23
Florida Intl Golden Panthers Florida Int. FIU 2-4, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MTSU 7 6 10 3 26
FIU 8 0 8 7 23
Top Performers
Passing Yards
R.
R. Gagliano MTSU
200 PASS
J.
J. Kohl QB FIU
179 PASS
Rushing Yards
T.
T. Brown Jr. MTSU
158 RUSH
D.
D. Lyons RB FIU
115 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C.
C. Lacy WR MTSU
68 REC
K.
K. McNeal WR FIU
49 REC
Passing
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R. Gagliano 16/27 200 1 0 0 94.7
Florida Int.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Kohl 15/28 179 3 1 0 94.2
Rushing
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Lacy 1 5 5.0 0 5
R. Gagliano 7 41 5.9 0 10
T. Brown Jr. 18 158 8.8 1 54
A. Martin 11 47 4.3 0 11
Florida Int.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Anderson 1 6 6.0 0 6
D. Lyons 19 115 6.1 0 20
J. Kohl 4 8 2.0 0 5
S. Joseph 3 12 4.0 0 7
J. Ford 2 27 13.5 0 27
Receiving
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Lacy 6 6 68 11.3 0 25 0
T. Brown Jr. 2 4 25 12.5 0 23 0
B. Benke 1 1 30 30.0 1 30 0
N. Clifton 3 6 62 20.7 0 45 0
Z. Butler 2 4 13 6.5 0 8 0
A. Martin 2 2 2 1.0 0 1 0
H. Wasson 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
A. Jones 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Anderson 3 4 34 11.3 0 16 0
D. Lyons 4 5 32 8.0 0 16 0
K. McNeal 2 4 49 24.5 1 49 0
J. Stone 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
E. Nelson 2 3 28 14.0 0 18 0
S. Joseph 1 3 21 21.0 1 21 0
G. Gaines 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
J. Resar 1 2 12 12.0 0 12 0
K. Schaeffer 1 1 1 1.0 1 1 0
J. Verdugo 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Woods 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Butts 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lowe 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Williams 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Hixon 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lowe 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Noble 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Johnson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Taylor 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Smith 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Johnson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Simpson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Bodford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Singleton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Hardy 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Lee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Roseman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Call 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Celestine 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Simmons 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Littlejohn 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Gadson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Hage 15 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Johnson 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Jennings 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Baldridge 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Moss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Stewart 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Wallace 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hill 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
N. Watson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Taylor 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Courtney 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Bourgeois 4/4 2/2 14 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Czeremcha 0/1 1/1 1 1
Returns
Middle Tennessee St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Johnson 2 46 23.0 0 26 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
M. Anderson 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
A. Brown 2 75 37.5 0 54 2
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Middle Tennessee St.
Florida Int.
448 Total Yards 347
20 First Downs 15
7 Passing 8
12 Rushing 6
1 Penalty 1
3/13 3rd Down Eff. 6/13
200 Passing Yards 179
248 Rushing Yards 168
0 Turnovers 1
9-57 Penalties 5-29
33:13 Possession 26:47
1/3 Red Zone 1/1
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 7 26 - 23
26 - 23 6:06
R. Czeremcha XP
26 - 22 6:06
S. Joseph TD
FG D. Bourgeois
26 - 16 10:26
Q3 10 - 8 23 - 16
XP D. Bourgeois
23 - 16 2:06
TD T. Brown Jr.
22 - 16 2:06
16 - 16 4:03
D. Lyons 2PC
16 - 14 4:03
K. Schaeffer TD
FG D. Bourgeois
16 - 8 9:09
Q2 6 - 0 13 - 8
FG D. Bourgeois
13 - 8 0:36
FG D. Bourgeois
10 - 8 13:42
Q1 7 - 8 7 - 8
XP D. Bourgeois
7 - 8 5:39
TD B. Benke
6 - 8 5:39
0 - 8 9:55
J. Kohl 2PC
0 - 6 9:55
K. McNeal TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: MTSU +10 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Middle Tennessee St. 26 - 23 Florida Int.
October 20, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 20, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m