FIU vs Liberty: Box score, stats and summary feat. Kaidon Salter (Week 7)
The Liberty Flames (4-0, 1st CUSA) hosted the FIU Panthers (2-3, 1st CUSA) to start Week 7 action of college football at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. Kaidon Salter started under center for the Flames. Meanwhile, Keyone Jenkins was the starting quarterback for the Panthers.
The Flames enter this game as 16.5-point home favorites. However, the game was much closer, needing overtime to extract the result. Finally, in overtime, the Flames edged out the Panthers 31-24.
FIU vs Liberty: Box Score
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FIU vs Liberty Game Summary
The FIU Panthers rallied back from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime. However, the Flames handled their business as a rushing touchdown from Kaidon Salter ensured their victory.
1st Quarter:
Liberty opened the scoring with a field goal:
8:34: C. Karhu made a 28-yard FG, ending a seven-play, 66-yard drive.
Score: FIU 0, Liberty 3
FIU responded with a field goal of their own:
4:16: A. Prado connected on a 31-yard FG, finishing a 10-play, 48-yard drive.
Score: FIU 3, Liberty 3
2nd Quarter:
FIU took the lead with a defensive score:
14:50: Dean Patterson recovered a fumble in the end zone for a zero-yard return TD (Alejandro Prado Kick).
Score: FIU 10, Liberty 3
Liberty answered back with a rushing touchdown:
8:15: Q. Cooley ran for a four-yard TD (C. Karhu Kick) after an 11-play, 59-yard drive that took 6:27 off the clock.
Score: FIU 10, Liberty 10
Liberty took the lead just before halftime:
0:20: K. Salter scrambled for a 20-yard TD (C. Karhu Kick), concluding a 10-play, 73-yard drive in just 2:26.
Score: FIU 10, Liberty 17
3rd Quarter:
No points were scored by any team.
4th Quarter:
Liberty extended their lead with another rushing touchdown:
10:43: Q. Cooley scored again, this time on a nine-yard TD run (C. Karhu Kick), finishing an eight-play, 82-yard drive.
Score: FIU 10, Liberty 24
FIU mounted a comeback with a rushing TD:
6:23: K. Owens ran for a three-yard TD (A. Prado Kick) after a nine-play, 66-yard drive that lasted 4:13.
Score: FIU 17, Liberty 24
FIU tied the game late in the fourth quarter:
1:42: K. Jenkins ran for a one-yard TD (A. Prado Kick), concluding a nine-play, 61-yard drive that took 3:44.
Score: FIU 24, Liberty 24
Overtime:
Liberty sealed the victory in overtime:
K. Salter scored on a nine-yard TD run, completing a four-play, 25-yard drive.
Final Score: FIU 24, Liberty 31