Hilltoppers Fall to 1-7 in Homecoming Game

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James Morgan threw three touchdowns and Florida International defeated WKU 38-17 on Homecoming on Saturday night.

Morgan threw a 6-yard touchdown to Maurice Alexander for a 7-0 lead after leading a 16-play, 75-yard yard drive that used more than nine minutes of the first quarter. With 5:03 before halftime, Morgan threw a 5-yard TD to Bryce Singleton for a 14-0 lead. In the third quarter, D’Vonte Price ran it in from 6 yards, and Morgan threw a 4-yard score to Austin Maloney with 26 seconds left in the third quarter to make it 28-3.

Price had 14 carries for 119 yards and two touchdowns for Florida International (6-2, 4-0 Conference USA). Price had a 58-yard touchdown run with 95 seconds left for the game’s final margin.

Davis Shanley and Steven Duncan combined to throw for 144 yards for WKU (1-7, 0-4). Duncan and D’Andre Ferby each rushed for a touchdown, and linebacker Ben Holt tied the program’s FBS record for total tackles in a game with 19.

 

Courtesy of WKU Athletics

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