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Florida International Panthers at Missouri State Bears

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Shomari Lawrence rushes for 104 yards, 2 TDs against former team and Missouri State beats FIU 28-21

Since the season opener at USC, Missouri State (5-3, 3-1 Conference USA) has held seven straight opponents under 30 points. The Bears are 6-0 in October games in the last two seasons.

Clark and Jmariyae Robinson connected on two 8-yard touchdowns in the second half to push Missouri State's lead to 28-14 with 8:21 left in the fourth quarter.

FIU got within one score with 3:29 left. But Clark had a key 8-yard run on third-and-6 with 1:38 left and Missouri State ran out the clock.

Robinson finished with six catches for 47 yards and two touchdowns for Missouri State. Lawrence, who rushed for 743 yards and five touchdowns in two seasons at FIU (2023-24), scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter and a 41-yard run in the second.

Keyone Jenkins threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns for FIU (3-5, 1-3). Joe Pesansky added 72 yards passing and a touchdown. Kejon Owens rushed for 63 yards.

How To Watch

How can I watch Florida International Panthers vs. Missouri State Bears?
  • TV Channel: Panthers at Bears 2021 College Football, week 10, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Scoring Summary

MOST TD 1st Period 8:49 Shomari Lawrence 3 Yd Run (Yousef Obeid Kick)
FIU TD 1st Period 1:04 Dallas Payne 6 Yd pass from Keyone Jenkins (Noah Grant Kick)
MOST TD 2nd Period 4:32 Shomari Lawrence 41 Yd Run (Yousef Obeid Kick)
FIU TD 2nd Period 0:44 Alex Perry 25 Yd pass from Keyone Jenkins (Noah Grant Kick)
MOST TD 3rd Period 6:47 Jmariyae Robinson 8 Yd pass from Jacob Clark (Yousef Obeid Kick)
MOST TD 4th Period 8:21 Jmariyae Robinson 8 Yd pass from Jacob Clark (Yousef Obeid Kick)
FIU TD 4th Period 3:29 JoJo Stone 5 Yd pass from Joe Pesansky (Noah Grant Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2229.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originFIU https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2623.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMOST
23 1st Downs 18
6-16 3rd down efficiency 8-16
2-3 4th down efficiency 0-0
346 Total Yards 369
231 Passing 163
22/36 Comp/Att 16/27
6.4 Yards per pass 6.0
115 Rushing 206
35 Rushing Attempts 37
3.3 Yards per rush 5.6
8-75 Penalties 3-36
2 Turnovers 1
2 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 0
32:01 Possession 27:59

Game Information

Venue: Robert W. Plaster Stadium

Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 8,754 · Capacity:
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