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11/22 18:26 CST Kejon Owen has 135 yards rushing and a TD, FIU beats
Jacksonville State 27-21
Kejon Owen has 135 yards rushing and a TD, FIU beats Jacksonville State 27-21
MIAMI (AP) --- Joe Pesansky threw two touchdown passes, Kejon Owen had 135
yards rushing and a TD on 21 carries, and Florida International beat
Jacksonville State 27-21 on Saturday night to become bowl eligible for the
first time since 2019.
Florida International (6-5, 4-3 Conference USA) has won three in a row and has
four conference wins for the first time since 2018.
Dante Anderson forced a fumble by Caden Creel that was recovered by Johnny
Chaney Jr. at the FIU 32 and two plays later Alex Perry caught a pass near
midfield, eluded three would-be tacklers and raced to the end zone for a
64-yard touchdown that gave the Panthers a 24-21 lead with 12:56 left in the
game.
Jacksonville State (7-4, 6-1) had its five-game win streak snapped and fell
into a three-way tie with Western Kentucky and Kennesaw State atop the
conference. The Gamecocks wrap up the regular season next Saturday at home
against WKU.
Owens opened the scoring with a 3-yard TD run with 7:06 left in the first
quarter, and offensive lineman Chad Staley caught a 1-yard touch pass from
Pesansky --- the first scoring reception by an offensive lineman in program
history --- to cap a 10-play, 75-yard drive that opened the second half and
made it 14-all.
Noah Grant kicked field goals of 35 yards late in the third quarter and 42
yards with 1:54 to play.
Creel threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Deondre Johnson and a 20-yarder to
Pearson Baldwin. Cam Cook had 138 yards rushing, which included a 1-yard TD, on
25 carries.
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