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 |