Wk 8 · 2026
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Florida International Panthers — Tue, Oct 20
Tue, Oct 20 ·
Pitbull Stadium, Miami
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What is at stake
A CUSA game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
MTSU form
W 31-24at NMSUW 31-17vs SHSUL 26-42at WKUL 30-56vs FIUL 21-24vs JXST
2025 season
FIU form
W 56-16at SHSUW 27-21vs JXSTW 34-27vs LIBW 56-30at MTSUL 21-28at MOST
2025 season
MTSU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
FIU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | MTSU | FIU |
|---|---|---|
| Jax State CUSA | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Delaware CUSA | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Kennesaw St CUSA | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Liberty CUSA | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Sam Houston CUSA | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| New Mexico St CUSA | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
MTSU leads the series 14–6 · FIU has won the last 2
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
9.9 points toward MTSU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-08 | FIU 56 — 30 MTSU | at MTSU | FIU |
| 2024 | 2024-11-30 | MTSU 24 — 35 FIU | at FIU | FIU |
| 2023 | 2023-11-11 | FIU 6 — 40 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | MTSU 33 — 28 FIU | at FIU | MTSU |
| 2021 | 2021-11-13 | FIU 10 — 50 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2020 | 2020-10-10 | MTSU 31 — 28 FIU | at FIU | MTSU |
| 2019 | 2019-10-26 | FIU 17 — 50 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | MTSU 21 — 24 FIU | at FIU | FIU |
| 2017 | 2017-10-07 | FIU 17 — 37 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2016 | 2016-10-29 | MTSU 42 — 35 FIU | at FIU | MTSU |
| 2015 | 2015-10-17 | FIU 34 — 42 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2014 | 2014-11-15 | MTSU 28 — 38 FIU | at FIU | FIU |
| 2013 | 2013-11-09 | FIU 0 — 48 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2012 | 2012-10-13 | MTSU 34 — 30 FIU | at FIU | MTSU |
| 2011 | 2011-11-26 | FIU 31 — 18 MTSU | at MTSU | FIU |
| 2010 | 2010-12-04 | MTSU 28 — 27 FIU | at FIU | MTSU |
| 2009 | 2009-11-07 | FIU 21 — 48 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2008 | 2008-10-11 | MTSU 21 — 31 FIU | at FIU | FIU |
| 2007 | 2007-09-29 | FIU 6 — 47 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2006 | 2006-08-31 | FIU 6 — 7 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
MTSU leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Nicholas Vattiato QB #11 | 218/356, 2150 YDS, 16 TD, 7 INT |
| Roman Gagliano QB #16 | 78/135, 1011 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Rushing | Jekail Middlebrook RB #21 | 140 CAR, 752 YDS, 4 TD |
| DJ Taylor RB #29 | 26 CAR, 199 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Roman Gagliano QB #16 | 38 CAR, 160 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cam'ron Lacy WR #3 | 38 REC, 549 YDS, 3 TD |
| Myles Butler WR #5 | 52 REC, 518 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Nahzae Cox WR #0 | 40 REC, 473 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Jekail Middlebrook RB #21 | 40 REC, 412 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Parker Hughes LB #9 | 99 |
| Anthony Bynum LB #4 | 63 | |
| Shakai Woods DT #98 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Brandon Buckner LB #11 | 5.5 |
| Reggie Johnson LB #46 | 3.5 | |
| Damonte Smith NT #92 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Juwon Gaston S #22 | 3 |
| Parker Hughes LB #9 | 2 | |
| Damonte Smith NT #92 | 1 |
FIU leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Keyone Jenkins QB #12 | 157/249, 1693 YDS, 9 TD, 5 INT |
| Joe Pesansky QB #16 | 78/128, 919 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT | |
| Rushing | Kejon Owens RB #5 | 205 CAR, 1298 YDS, 11 TD |
| Anthony Carrie RB #1 | 96 CAR, 447 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Devonte Lyons RB #3 | 36 CAR, 140 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Alex Perry WR #9 | 53 REC, 816 YDS, 9 TD |
| Kyle McNeal WR #7 | 29 REC, 286 YDS | |
| Dallas Payne TE #0 | 25 REC, 266 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Maguire Anderson WR #2 | 22 REC, 255 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Johnny Chaney Jr. LB #0 | 99 |
| Jessiah McGrew DB #23 | 67 | |
| Josiah Taylor LB #9 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Kenton Simmons DE #5 | 6 |
| Keegan Davis DL #44 | 5.5 | |
| Dante Anderson DL #13 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jessiah McGrew DB #23 | 4 |
| Mister Clark DB #6 | 3 | |
| Shamir Sterlin DB #1 | 2 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.