James Morgan passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and Napoleon Maxwell ran for 102 yards and two scores -- including a 52-yarder midway through the fourth quarter -- to help Florida International hold off Charlotte 42-35 on Saturday.
James Morgan threw for three touchdowns, breaking Florida International's single-season record, and the Golden Panthers beat Texas-San Antonio 45-7 on Saturday.
Devin Singletary rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns and Florida Atlantic posted a 49-14 upset over Florida International on Saturday night.
James Morgan passed for 229 yards and two touchdowns, Maurice Alexander raced 51 yards for a score and Jose Borregales kicked three field goals as Florida International breezed to a 36-17 victory over Rice in Conference USA action on Saturday night.
Olin Cushion III intercepted Asher O'Hara's pass in the end zone with 34 seconds left, securing FIU's 24-21 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday night.
James Morgan hit Maurice Alexander with a 76-yard touchdown pass to start a run of 48 straight points as FIU trounced Arkansas Pine Bluff, 55-9 in a nonconference contest Saturday night.
N'Kosi Perry came off the bench to throw three touchdown passes, and Miami's defense was airtight for most of the day in the 21st-ranked Hurricanes' 31-17 victory over FIU on Saturday.
| East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Intl | 6-1 | 8-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 6-1 | 7-4 |
| Marshall | 5-2 | 7-3 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| Charlotte | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| Old Dominion | 2-5 | 4-7 |
| Western Kentucky | 1-6 | 2-9 |
| West | CONF | OVR |
| UAB | 7-0 | 9-2 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| North Texas | 4-3 | 8-3 |
| Southern Mississippi | 4-3 | 5-5 |
| UTSA | 2-5 | 3-8 |
| UTEP | 1-6 | 1-10 |
| Rice | 0-7 | 1-11 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Norton | QB-PP | Committed | 73 |
| Nate Jefferson | WR | Committed | 43 |
| Deshaun Davis | S | Committed | 43 |
| Joseph Hocker | TE-Y | Committed | 43 |
| Kris Mitchell | WR | Committed | 43 |
