Middle Tennessee St. wins the first bowl game of the season, beating Toledo 31-24 in the Bahamas Bowl.
MTS 31, TOL 24The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders beat the Toledo Rockets 31-24 at the Bahamas Bowl. MTSU QB threw for 270 YDS and 2 TDs to secure the win.
MTS 31, TOL 24Dequan Finn throws a 13-yard touchdown to DeMeer Blankumsee to get cut Middle Tennessee's lead to 31-24 with 1:08 to play.
MTS 31, TOL 24Jarrin Pierce burns the Toledo secondary and races away for a 59-yard touchdown to extend Middle Tennessee's lead.
MTS 31, TOL 24Toledo's Jamal Hines is ejected from the Bahamas Bowl after a helmet-to-helmet hit on Middle Tennessee QB Nick Vattiato.
MTS 31, TOL 24Middle Tennessee QB Mike Diliello scampers into the end zone on a 17-yard QB keeper.
MTS 31, TOL 24Samuel Womack makes the interception and runs it back 49 yards to set Toledo's offense up inside the red zone.
MTS 31, TOL 24Jarrin Pierce makes a sensational catch as Middle Tennessee State marches down the field before Frank Peasant runs in for a touchdown.
MTS 31, TOL 24Dequan Finn airs it out to Matt Landers, who bobbles the ball before pulling it in and racing away for an 90-yard score.
MTS 31, TOL 24Middle Tennessee State opens the scoring in the Bahamas Bowl as Nick Vattiato connects with Yusuf Ali for the score.
MTS 31, TOL 24Dequan Finn converts on 4th-and-1 then keeps running all the way to the end zone.
MTS 31, TOL 24Old Dominion gets two fourth-quarter touchdowns, leading them to the 24-17 win over Middle Tennessee State.
ODU 24, MTS 17Middle Tennessee keeps piling it on against Florida International as Martell Pettaway makes a 57-yard score look easy.
FIU 10, MTS 50Middle Tennessee gets two non-offensive touchdowns as the block a punt for a touchdown and get a scoop-and-score touchdown.
USM 10, MTS 35Chase Cunningham with 24-yard touchdown pass to Jarrin Pierce as Middle Tennessee goes up 40-13.
MTS 44, UCONN 13From taking his team to see Gophers legend Bruce Smith's gravesite to making his "Row The Boat" mantra ubiquitous across town, new Minnesota coach P.J.
| C-USA East | W | L | % | GB | STRK | PF | PA |
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| Western Kentucky | 9 | 5 | .643 | - | W1 | 619 | 411 |
| Marshall | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | L2 | 429 | 309 |
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | W2 | 388 | 334 |
| Old Dominion | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2.5 | L1 | 359 | 361 |
| Florida Atlantic | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | L4 | 305 | 309 |
| UNC-Charlotte | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | L3 | 326 | 408 |
| FIU | 1 | 11 | .083 | 7 | L11 | 244 | 476 |
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