MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Just as every conference championship should be, Middle Tennessee and UAB took part in a heavyweight slugfest Saturday in the Globe Life Conference USA Championship Game.
A week after beating the Blazers 27-3 on their home field, the East Division champion Blue Raiders (8-5) welcomed the West titlist Blazers (10-3) back to Floyd Stadium for the second time in seven days. It was the third time in NCAA history two teams played in the regular-season finale then again in a conference championship.
The away team got the better of MT this time around, winning a roller-coaster affair 27-25 to capture UAB's first C-USA crown.