Box Score MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee linebacker Tavares Thomas had three rushing touchdowns out of the Wildcat to spur the Blue Raiders to a 37-17 win over FIU Saturday afternoon at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro.
The Blue Raiders (3-3, 1-1 Conference USA) scored three touchdowns between the second quarter and early in the third period to build a 24-3 lead on the Panthers (3-2, 2-1 C-USA).
Thomas, a 6-0, 238-pound junior linebacker, scored two of the three touchdowns in the second and third quarters running out of the Wildcat formation. In the fourth quarter after FIU cut the MT lead to 27-17, Thomas added his third rushing score out of the Wildcat.