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NMSU	0	3	0	0	3
FIU	7	3	6	6	22

Final

Florida International beats New Mexico State 22-3

Florida International Panthers beat New Mexico State Aggies 22-3 on Wednesday at Pitbull Stadium.

Florida International led after every quarter. The first quarter made the difference: Florida International outscored New Mexico State 7-0.

Florida International won despite being outgained 230-220 and won the turnover battle 3-1.

For Florida International, JJ Kohl (QB): 12/21, 115 YDS, 1 INT. For New Mexico State, Adam Damante (QB): 9/22, 104 YDS, 1 INT.

Florida International improves to 3-2. New Mexico State falls to 2-4.

Attendance: 10,013.

Full recap at ESPN: Robert Czeremcha makes career-high 5 field goals as FIU beats New Mexico State 22-3

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Top performers

#14

NMSU · Passing YardsAdam Damante QB9/22, 104 YDS, 1 INT

NMSU · Rushing YardsJames Jones RB15 CAR, 89 YDS

NMSU · Receiving YardsTerrione Graves WR2 REC, 39 YDS

#17

FIU · Passing YardsJJ Kohl QB12/21, 115 YDS, 1 INT

FIU · Rushing YardsDevonte Lyons RB14 CAR, 78 YDS

FIU · Receiving YardsGreg Gaines III WR2 REC, 30 YDS

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Adam Damante	9/22	104	4.7	1	6.2
Trey Hedden	2/8	19	2.4	1	0.1
Team	11/30	123	4.1	2	--

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
James Jones	15	89	5.9	27
TJ Washington Jr.	7	24	3.4	7
Dijon Stanley	1	3	3.0	3
Trey Hedden	1	-2	-2.0	0
Adam Damante	4	-7	-1.8	1
Team	28	107	3.8	27

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Terrione Graves	2	39	19.5	26
AJ Williams III	1	32	32.0	32
James Jones	3	19	6.3	8
Lyndon Ravare	1	12	12.0	12
Josiah Thomas	1	11	11.0	11
Brodie Malone-Bradford	1	8	8.0	8
TJ Washington Jr.	1	4	4.0	4
Jaylen Stokes	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	11	123	11.2	32

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Trey Hedden	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Nick Session	13	9	0	0	1	0
Tory Gethers	9	5	0	1	0	1
Sone Aupiu	6	5	1	3	0	1
Gabe Peterson	6	4	2	3	0	0
Lorenzo Smith	4	4	0	0	0	0
Obinna Okeke	4	2	0	0	0	1
Fa'apaia Fualema	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Kaian Roberts-Day	3	3	0	1	0	0
Chance Barron	3	3	0	1	0	0
Zaiden Davis	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
De'Marcus Peters	2	2	0	0	1	0
DJ Cloyd	2	1	0	0	0	0
Dijon Stanley	1	1	0	0	0	0
Javon Gillespie	1	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Moise	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jason Gwan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carson Su'esu'e	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zhakius Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Izzy Clark-White	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Vislisel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Enzo-Pierre Tayou	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyah Francone	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan-Lebron Downey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	70	46	3	10	2	3

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Javon Gillespie	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
TK King	3	48	16.0	17
Carson Su'esu'e	1	10	10.0	10
Team	4	58	14.5	17

Punt Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
TK King	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kyah Francone	1/1	100.0	26	0/0	3
Team	1/1	100.0	26	0/0	3

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brody Richter	5	181	36.2	0	3	44
Team	5	181	36.2	0	3	44

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
JJ Kohl	12/21	115	5.5	1	14.8
Zach Marker	1/1	5	5.0	0	--
Team	13/22	120	5.5	1	--

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Devonte Lyons	14	78	5.6	0	23
Anthony Carrie	16	37	2.3	1	10
Sterling Joseph	5	17	3.4	0	7
Zach Marker	2	8	4.0	0	8
Jayden Ford	2	2	1.0	0	2
Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine	1	-10	-10.0	0	0
JJ Kohl	4	-32	-8.0	0	2
Team	44	100	2.3	1	23

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Greg Gaines III	2	30	15.0	19
James Resar	3	28	9.3	15
Maguire Anderson	1	19	19.0	19
Kyle McNeal	2	15	7.5	14
Devonte Lyons	1	10	10.0	10
Anthony Carrie	1	6	6.0	6
Jayden Ford	1	5	5.0	5
Jackson Verdugo	1	4	4.0	4
Eric Nelson Jr.	1	3	3.0	3
Team	13	120	9.2	19

Fumbles	FUM	REC
JJ Kohl	1	0
Germaine Carter	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
DeAndre Boykins	6	5	0	0	0	0
Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine	5	4	0	0	2	0
Percy Courtney Jr.	5	3	0	0.5	0	0
Pickle Stewart	4	3	0	0	0	0
Brayshawn Littlejohn	3	3	0	0	0	0
Josiah Taylor	3	2	0	1	0	1
Ormond Wallace	3	1	0	0	0	0
DeeJay Holmes Jr.	2	2	1	1	0	1
Kenton Simmons	2	2	1	1	0	0
Anthony Cunningham	2	2	0	0	0	0
Demetrius Hill	2	1	0	0	0	0
Elisha Baldridge	2	1	0	0.5	0	1
Lamont Green Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	0
Wesley Miller	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Nelson Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lawrence Johnson	1	1	0	0	1	0
Nick Watson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dominic Turnbull	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Gadson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Da'Vontae Floyd	1	0	0	0	0	0
De'Andre Arnold	1	0	0	0	0	0
RJ Moss Jr.	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	51	37	3	5	4	3

Interceptions	INT	YDS
Wesley Miller	1	20
Demetrius Hill	1	0
Team	2	20

Kick Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Andre Brown	1	21	21.0	21
Jayden Ford	1	18	18.0	18
Team	2	39	19.5	21

Punt Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Maguire Anderson	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	1	1	1.0	1	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Robert Czeremcha	5/5	100.0	52	1/1	16
Team	5/5	100.0	52	1/1	16

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Felix Visser	4	162	40.5	0	1	44
Team	4	162	40.5	0	1	44

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Florida International beats New Mexico State 22-3

Top performers

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Highlights

The teams

Video

Picked! Wesley Miller hauls in the interception

Anthony Carrie runs for 1-yard TD

Kyah Francone makes 26-yard field goal

Robert Czeremcha makes 40-yard field goal

Robert Czeremcha makes 52-yard field goal

Robert Czeremcha makes 33-yard field goal

Robert Czeremcha kicks 21-yard field goal

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