MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Tavares Thomas ran for a touchdown with seconds to play and Brent Stockstill connected with Gatlin Casey for the 2-point conversion, giving Middle Tennessee a 25-24 edge over Florida Atlantic Saturday night.
The Blue Raiders (2-2, 1-0 Conference USA) trailed 24-17 with 38 seconds to go when Thomas ran it in from the 1 after a 42-yard drive. Stockstill's 2-point conversion pass to Casey gave Middle Tennessee the 25-24 edge. FAU's final drive was snuffed by an interception by Jovante Moffatt.
Florida Atlantic took an early lead and it held it until the final score by Middle Tennessee.