MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Interstat) — Roman Gagliano threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, lifting Middle Tennessee to a 38-14 victory over Murray State on Saturday.

Gagliano completed 20 of 26 passes for 200 yards and added 25 yards on two carries. Cam’ron Lacy caught eight passes for 118 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown, and Neo Clifton had two catches for 37 yards with a 10-yard score.

Murray State dropped to 0-2 despite Tyrell Campbell’s 46-yard touchdown run. Campbell finished with 75 yards on eight carries. Jawaun Northington scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter. Jim Ogle completed 11 of 16 passes for 118 yards.

Middle Tennessee took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. After Campbell’s TD made it 14-7, Gagliano’s 22-yard scoring run pushed the lead to 21-7. Bourgeois kicked a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter, and Northington’s TD trimmed the deficit to 24-14. T. Brown Jr. scored on a 15-yard run early in the fourth quarter, and Kalen Woods returned a fumble 39 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring.

The Blue Raiders improved to 1-0. Murray State fell to 0-2.