Middle Tennessee beat Western Kentucky 51-42 on Saturday night at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, its first win over the Hilltoppers in seven years. With the game tied 42-42 and 31 seconds left, Roman Gagliano led a drive that set up a 49-yard go-ahead field goal by Dominic Bourgeois.
On the final play, WKU fumbled during a lateral attempt on the kickoff return, and Aidan Singleton came up with the ball for a touchdown as time expired.
Gagliano threw a career-high four touchdowns and 312 yards, Ziyon Butler set career highs with six catches for 129 yards, and Antonio Martin Jr. ran for 125 yards. The 51 points were the most in the Derek Mason era. Middle Tennessee improved to 5-4 (3-2 CUSA).
Source: MTSU Athletics
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