| TEAM | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | FINAL |
| Middle Tennessee State (2-3) | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Florida Atlantic (2-3) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14
Team Statistics | MTSU | FAU
First Downs | 21 | 17
Rushing | 5 | 6
Passing | 14 | 9
Penalty | 2 | 2
3rd-down Efficiency | 7-16 | 7-15
4th-down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2
Total Net Yards | 383 | 369
Total plays | 75 | 68
Average gain | 5.1 | 5.4
Net Yards Rushing | 105 | 110
Rushes | 37 | 23
Average per rush | 2.8 | 4.8
Net Yards Passing | 278 | 259
Completed-attempted | 22-37 | 18-45
Yards per pass | 7.5 | 5.8
Sacked-yards lost | 1-9 | 0-0
Had intercepted | 0 | 1
Punts-average | 8-41.1 | 6-41.3
Return Yardage | 111 | 195
Punts-returns | 3-71 | 1-66
Kickoffs-returns | 1-23 | 6-129
Interceptions-returns | 1-17 | 0-0
Penalties-yards | 11-122 | 12-100
Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-2
Touchdowns | 3 | 2
Rushing | 0 | 0
Passing | 3 | 1
Extra Points | 2-2 | 2-2
Field Goals | 2-2 | 0-1
Red Zone Efficiency | 5-6-83.3% | 0-1-0%
Time Of Possession | 32:24 | 27:36
First Quarter
FAU | TD | 05:43 | 7-0 | Michael Dryer 86 YD Pass from Jabari Fargas (Nathanial Abraham Kick).
MTSU | FG | 01:37 | 7-3 | Brandon Highsmith 31 YD
Second Quarter
FAU | TD | 00:20 | 14-3 | 66 YD Punt Return by Sam Myers (Nathanial Abraham Kick).
Third Quarter
MTSU | TD | 13:48 | 14-11 | Drew Jackson 12 YD Pass from Justin Nelson (2 Pts - Tywan Fischer Run)
MTSU | TD | 12:13 | 18-14 | Kenard Kampman 3 YD Pass from Justin Nelson (Brandon Highsmith Kick).
MTSU | FG | 02:34 | 21-14 | Brandon Highsmith 34 YD
Fourth Quarter
MTSU | TD | 14:20 | 28-14 | Drew Jackson 15 YD Pass from Justin Nelson (Brandon Highsmith Kick).
MTSU PASSING
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK
QB J. Nelson | 22/37 | 278 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1-9
FAU PASSING
| CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT | LG | SACK
QB J. Fargas | 18/45 | 259 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 0-0
MTSU RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LG
RB T. Fischer | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 11
RB K. Kampman | 8 | 41 | 5.12 | 0 | 21
RB B. Newman | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 12
WR J. Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1
FB J. Jordan | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0
QB J. Nelson | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 4
FAU RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LG
RB B. Grisham | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 13
RB E. Spann | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 17
QB J. Fargas | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0
MTSU RECEIVING
| ATT | REC | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LG | DRP
WR P. Adams | 8 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 1
WR J. Smith | 10 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 30 | 0 | 48 | 1
WR D. Jackson | 9 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 1
TE C. Snyder | 5 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0
RB B. Newman | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0
RB T. Fischer | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0
RB K. Kampman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0
FB J. Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
FAU RECEIVING
| ATT | REC | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LG | DRP
WR M. Dryer | 5 | 1 | 86 | 86.00 | 12 | 1 | 86 | 1
WR A. Maas | 20 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 5
WR G. Connor | 11 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1
WR S. Bruce | 5 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0
TE F. Spanno | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0
RB E. Spann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
FB B. Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
MTSU O-LINE
| KRB | PCK | SA | HLD | FS
OG C. Hill | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
OG N. Vines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
OT B. Thomason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
FAU O-LINE
| KRB | PCK | SA | HLD | FS
OG J. Whitman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
C A. Britton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
OT B. Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OG B. Parmalee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
OT B. Minor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
OG N. Moon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
MTSU FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS
ILB G. Hamlin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
DE C. Owens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
FAU FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS
WR A. Maas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0
RB E. Spann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
OG J. Whitman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
MTSU KICKING
| FG | LONG | XP | PTS
K B. Highsmith | 2/2 | 34 | 2/2 | 8
FAU KICKING
| FG | LONG | XP | PTS
K N. Abraham | 0/1 | 0 | 2/2 | 2
MTSU PUNTING
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG
P C. Nielsen | 8 | 41.10 | 23.50 | 0 | 4 | 51
FAU PUNTING
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG
P J. Nava | 6 | 41.30 | 29.50 | 0 | 0 | 52
MTSU KICK RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG
CB J. Harper | 1 | 23.00 | 0 | 23
FAU KICK RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG
WR M. Dryer | 3 | 25.30 | 0 | 39
CB S. Myers | 3 | 17.70 | 0 | 25
MTSU PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG | FC
WR J. Harper | 3 | 23.70 | 0 | 35 | 2
FAU PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LONG | FC
CB S. Myers | 1 | 66.00 | 1 | 66 | 0
MTSU DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | STF | HUR | DP | INT | FF | PD
ILB J. Salaam | 7-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
ILB G. Hamlin | 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
FS C. Corral | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
CB J. Harper | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
SS K. Proffitt | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DT D. Cameron | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB H. Murrell | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
CB B. Simpson | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
OLB G. Morgan | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OLB W. Moore | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
FAU DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | STF | HUR | DP | INT | FF | PD
ILB T. Bowman | 10-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
OLB R. Barrett | 5-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
CB E. Aldridge | 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OLB L. Malzahn | 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
ILB E. Clay | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
FS M. Frank | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB S. Myers | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
CB B. Woodard | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE J. Vance | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DE B. Douglas | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CB D. Zamora | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DT L. Thomas | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Player of the Game
| Justin Nelson, Quarterback
CP/AT | Yards | TD | INT | RUSH
22/37 | 278 | 3 | 0 | -2
Game Information
Attendance: 12,837
Temperature: 77
Weather: Sunny and clear