Texas State 41, Florida International 12
Associated Press
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Layne Hatcher threw three touchdown passes, Calvin Hill rushed for 210 yards and a score and Texas State rolled to a 41-12 victory over Florida International.
Hatcher threw scoring strikes of 67 yards to freshman Charles Brown in the first quarter and 52 yards to Javen Banks in the second to lead Texas State (1-1) to a 20-6 lead at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, Hatcher connected with Ashtyn Hawkins for a 7-yard TD to push the Bobcats' lead to 27-6 early in the final period. Hill ran to paydirt from 25 yards out and Kordell Rogers returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring.
Hatcher completed 15 of 30 passes for 226 yards with one interception. Hill did his damage on 28 rushes.
Grayson James threw for 196 yards on 30-of-47 passing with two picks for Florida International (1-1).
Texas State outgained the Panthers 241 yards to 62 on the ground.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
FIU | TxSt |
| TxSt |
FG |
5:57 |
Seth Keller 31 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
| TxSt |
TD |
4:00 |
Charles Brown 67 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Seth Keller kick) |
0 |
10 |
| FIU |
FG |
0:00 |
Chase Gabriel 38 yd FG |
3 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
FIU | TxSt |
| TxSt |
TD |
10:33 |
Javen Banks 52 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Seth Keller kick) |
3 |
17 |
| TxSt |
FG |
3:55 |
Mason Shipley 54 yd FG |
3 |
20 |
| FIU |
FG |
0:06 |
Chase Gabriel 49 yd FG |
6 |
20 |
| Fourth Quarter |
FIU | TxSt |
| TxSt |
TD |
11:03 |
Ashtyn Hawkins 7 yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Seth Keller kick) |
6 |
27 |
| FIU |
TD |
9:29 |
EJ Wilson Jr. 6 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
12 |
27 |
| TxSt |
TD |
5:03 |
Calvin Hill 25 yd run (Seth Keller kick) |
12 |
34 |
| TxSt |
TD |
3:54 |
Kordell Rodgers 60 yd interception return (Seth Keller kick) |
12 |
41 |
| Team Stats |
| |
FIU |
Texas State |
| First downs |
18 |
21 |
| Rushing |
3 |
12 |
| Passing |
14 |
8 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-18, 28% |
8-16, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-3, 33% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
22-62 |
43-226 |
| Passing Yards |
251 |
226 |
| Return Yards |
155 |
145 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
35-56-2 |
15-30-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--22 |
2--16 |
| Punts |
8 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
45 |
42.2 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-60 |
7-65 |
| Time of Possession |
27:58 |
32:02 |
| FIU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. James |
30 |
47 |
196 |
0 |
2 |
| H. Carlson |
5 |
9 |
55 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| L. Hatcher |
15 |
30 |
226 |
3 |
1 |
| FIU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| G. James |
8 |
18 |
2.3 |
0 |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
6 |
18 |
3.0 |
1 |
| J. Bracey |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| L. Joseph |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
| K. Mitchell |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| K. Owens |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Texas State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Hill |
28 |
195 |
7.0 |
1 |
| L. Pare |
7 |
37 |
5.3 |
0 |
| J. Berry |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Jeter |
2 |
-5 |
-2.5 |
0 |
| L. Hatcher |
4 |
-6 |
-1.5 |
0 |
| FIU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Chambers |
10 |
72 |
7.2 |
0 |
| J. Hewitt |
1 |
33 |
33.0 |
0 |
| J. Miamen |
3 |
24 |
8.0 |
0 |
| D. Patterson |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
0 |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Bracey |
4 |
17 |
4.3 |
0 |
| L. Joseph |
4 |
14 |
3.5 |
0 |
| K. Owens |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| R. St. Felix |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| R. Fairweather |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| K. Mitchell |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| R. Fournet |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Texas State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Brown |
2 |
68 |
34.0 |
1 |
| J. Banks |
2 |
56 |
28.0 |
1 |
| A. Hawkins |
4 |
41 |
10.3 |
1 |
| J. Ortega-Jones |
2 |
38 |
19.0 |
0 |
| C. Hill |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| D. Gregory |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| R. Groves |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| T. Huff |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| FIU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| C. Christian |
1 |
0 |
| Texas State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| K. Rodgers |
2 |
63 |
| FIU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| D. Montiel |
8 |
360 |
45.0 |
| Texas State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| S. O'Kelly |
5 |
211 |
42.2 |
| FIU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Chambers |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
| Texas State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Groves |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
| A. Hawkins |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| FIU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Joseph |
4 |
112 |
28.0 |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
| Texas State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Moorer |
1 |
29 |
29.0 |
| L. Pare |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
| FIU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Texas State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
