Florida International 21, New Mexico State 7
Associated Press
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Grayson James threw touchdown passes on three straight possessions in the first half to guide Florida International to a 21-7 victory over New Mexico State.
James connected with Tyrese Chambers for a 4-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead for Florida International (2-2) after one quarter.
New Mexico State (1-5) knotted the score at 7 just 2:02 into the second quarter on Star Thomas' 2-yard touchdown run.
James answered on the Panthers' next possession with a 25-yard touchdown throw to Jalen Bracey and followed with a 60-yard scoring strike to Lexington Joseph with 6 minutes remaining before halftime. Neither team scored after that.
James completed 13 of 19 passes for 175 yards and ran for 43 yards on 18 carries for the Panthers.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
FIU | NMSt |
| FIU |
TD |
6:01 |
Tyrese Chambers 4 yd pass from Grayson James (Chase Gabriel kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
FIU | NMSt |
| NMSt |
TD |
12:58 |
Star Thomas 2 yd run (Brett Money kick) |
7 |
7 |
| FIU |
TD |
9:38 |
Jalen Bracey 25 yd pass from Grayson James (Chase Gabriel kick) |
14 |
7 |
| FIU |
TD |
6:00 |
Lexington Joseph 60 yd pass from Grayson James (Chase Gabriel kick) |
21 |
7 |
| Team Stats |
| |
FIU |
New Mexico State |
| First downs |
20 |
14 |
| Rushing |
9 |
5 |
| Passing |
10 |
6 |
| Penalty |
1 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-11, 45% |
4-14, 29% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-2, 100% |
2-3, 67% |
| Rushes-Yards |
45-152 |
31-82 |
| Passing Yards |
182 |
139 |
| Return Yards |
-1 |
0 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
14-20-0 |
13-27-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--12 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
4 |
6 |
| Punts-Average |
45.3 |
37.2 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-48 |
4-30 |
| Time of Possession |
29:50 |
30:10 |
| FIU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. James |
13 |
19 |
175 |
3 |
0 |
| D. Patterson |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Pavia |
8 |
14 |
85 |
0 |
0 |
| G. Frakes |
5 |
13 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
| FIU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Joseph |
14 |
80 |
5.7 |
0 |
| G. James |
18 |
43 |
2.4 |
0 |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
8 |
31 |
3.9 |
0 |
| J. Bracey |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Jones |
12 |
50 |
4.2 |
0 |
| S. Thomas |
9 |
19 |
2.1 |
1 |
| D. Pavia |
5 |
4 |
0.8 |
0 |
| G. Frakes |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| J. Brady |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| J. Parker |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| FIU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Chambers |
6 |
72 |
12.0 |
1 |
| L. Joseph |
1 |
60 |
60.0 |
1 |
| J. Bracey |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
1 |
| D. Patterson |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Miamen |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| K. Mitchell |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| R. Fournet |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Childress |
5 |
43 |
8.6 |
0 |
| J. Powers |
3 |
43 |
14.3 |
0 |
| K. David |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
0 |
| E. Marsh |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| C. Bellamy |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| T. Whitford |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| FIU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| New Mexico State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| FIU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| D. Montiel |
4 |
181 |
45.3 |
| New Mexico State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Carlson |
6 |
223 |
37.2 |
| FIU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Chambers |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
| New Mexico State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Dixon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| FIU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| New Mexico State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| FIU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| C. Gabriel |
26 |
| New Mexico State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| C. Zilmer |
47 |
