The Charlotte 49ers fell behind early, and their 18-point second half comeback came up just short as the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders beat the Niners on Senior Day 38-31. Charlotte outscored MTSU 25-14 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Blue Raiders escaped Jerry Richardson Stadium with a victory.
MTSU got the ball rolling early, as redshirt freshman quarterback John Urzua fired two touchdown passes less than five minutes apart. The first was a 5-yard pass to Ty Lee, and the second was a 7-yarder to Richie James. Just like that, the Blue Raiders were up two touchdowns, while the Niners had had two consecutive three-and-outs.