Liberty Flames at Florida International Panthers
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Joe Pesansky rallies Florida International past Liberty 34-27 in OT
Pesansky rallied Florida International (5-5, 3-3 Conference USA) with a 7-yard toss to Maguire Anderson and Clark ended matters six plays later. It came after Jay Billingsley kicked two field goals in the final 2:48 for Liberty (4-6, 3-3) to force overtime. He tied it with a 48-yarder with a second left.
Keegan Davis sacked Vasko to set up fourth-and-6 and then forced Vasko to hurry the pass that Clark intercepted.
Vasko opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Donte Lee Jr., but Pesansky answered with a 6-yard touchdown run to tie it at 7 after a quarter.
The Flames took a 14-7 lead on Vaughn Blue's 2-yard touchdown run. FIU followed with Kejon Owens' 9-yard scoring run to tie it.
Liberty moved ahead 21-14 on a 1-yard scoring plunge by Evan Dickens. Noah Grant's 39-yard field goal with 1:49 remaining cut it to 21-17 at halftime.
FIU took its first lead at 24-21 on Pesansky's 8-yard touchdown pass to Alex Perry early in the third. Grant's 40-yard field goal early in the fourth upped the lead to six.
Pesansky completed 24 of 34 passes for 206 yards.
Vasko totaled 218 yards on 17-for-31 passing with two interceptions. Dickens carried 28 times for 106 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:44 | Donte Lee Jr. 15 Yd pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:55 | Joe Pesansky 6 Yd Run (Noah Grant Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:56 | Vaughn Blue 2 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:47 | Kejon Owens 9 Yd Run (Noah Grant Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:54 | Evan Dickens 1 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:49 | Noah Grant 39 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:32 | Alex Perry 8 Yd pass from Joe Pesansky (Noah Grant Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 13:25 | Noah Grant 40 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 2:48 | Jay Billingsley 38 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 0:00 | Jay Billingsley 48 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Maguire Anderson 7 Yd pass from Joe Pesansky (Noah Grant Kick) |
Statistics
 LIB |
 FIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 7-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-16 |
| 2-4 | 4th down efficiency | 3-4 |
| 378 | Total Yards | 375 |
| 218 | Passing | 206 |
| 17/32 | Comp/Att | 24/34 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 6.1 |
| 160 | Rushing | 169 |
| 41 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 4.3 |
| 8-57 | Penalties | 6-55 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 29:49 | Possession | 30:11 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 14,167 · Capacity:
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