It was a rough afternoon in Miami Gardens on Saturday as No. 25 Miami lost its first game of the season in a stunning upset against Middle Tennessee.
The Blue Raiders put together all-around dominant effort to shock the Hurricanes on their home turf, recording a whopping 507 yards of offense while holding Miami to 10 first-half points en route to securing a lopsided 45–31 victory.
The win marked MTSU’s first over an AP-ranked opponent in program history (previously 0–24), and improved the team’s record against Miami to 3–0 all-time. The embarrassing loss is Miami’s third in its last four games against Conference USA competition, a startling stat made worse by the fact that Saturday’s defeat just so happened to fall on first-year coach and Miami alum Mario Cristobal’s 52nd birthday.