New Mexico State Aggies @ Florida Intl Golden Panthers — Oct 7, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 7, 2026
New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico St. NMST 1-4, 0-3 Away
3
Final
22
Florida Intl Golden Panthers Florida Int. FIU 2-2, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
NMST 0 3 0 0 3
FIU 7 3 6 6 22
Top Performers
Passing Yards
A. Damante NMST
104 PASS
J.
J. Kohl QB FIU
120 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Jones RB NMST
89 RUSH
D.
D. Lyons RB FIU
78 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T. Graves WR NMST
39 REC
G.
G. Gaines WR FIU
30 REC
Passing
New Mexico St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Damante 9/22 104 0 1 2 36.9
T. Hedden 2/8 19 0 1 1 0.0
Florida Int.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Kohl 13/22 120 0 1 3 55.1
Rushing
New Mexico St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Jones 15 89 5.9 0 27
A. Damante 4 -7 -1.8 0 1
T. Washington 7 24 3.4 0 7
D. Stanley 1 3 3.0 0 3
T. Hedden 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Carrie 16 37 2.3 1 10
J. Kohl 4 -32 -8.0 0 2
D. Lyons 14 78 5.6 0 23
J. Ford 2 2 1.0 0 2
Z. Marker 2 8 4.0 0 8
K. McNeal 1 -10 -10.0 0 0
S. Joseph 5 17 3.4 0 7
Receiving
New Mexico St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Jones 3 3 19 6.3 0 8 0
T. King 0 6 0 - 0 0 0
T. Washington 1 2 4 4.0 0 4 0
J. Stokes 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
C. Su'esu'e 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Graves 2 2 39 19.5 0 26 0
J. Thomas 1 5 11 11.0 0 11 0
A. Williams 1 3 32 32.0 0 32 0
B. Malone 1 2 8 8.0 0 8 0
L. Ravare 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Anderson 1 3 19 19.0 0 19 0
A. Carrie 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
J. Stone 0 3 0 - 0 0 0
D. Lyons 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
G. Gaines 2 4 30 15.0 0 19 0
J. Ford 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
J. Resar 3 3 28 9.3 0 15 0
J. Verdugo 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
K. McNeal 2 2 15 7.5 0 14 0
E. Nelson 1 2 3 3.0 0 3 0
Defense
New Mexico St.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
N. Session 13 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Barron 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
G. Peterson 5 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Z. Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Gwan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Gethers 9 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
O. Okeke 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Downey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Smith 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Davis 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Roberts-Day 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Peters 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Gillespie 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
S. Aupiu 6 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
D. Cloyd 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Tayou 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Fualema 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Vislisel 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Littlejohn 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Celestine 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Watson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Holmes 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
J. Taylor 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
W. Hage 1 1 0 0 0 1 20 1 0
E. Baldridge 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hill 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
O. Wallace 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. C. Jr 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Gadson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Stewart 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Courtney 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Boykins 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Simmons 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Floyd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Jennings 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Green 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
New Mexico St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K. Francone 1/1 0/0 3 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Czeremcha 5/5 1/1 16 0
Returns
New Mexico St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. King 3 67 22.3 0 35 0
C. Su'esu'e 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
Florida Int.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Ford 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
A. Brown 1 21 21.0 0 21 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
New Mexico St.
Florida Int.
230 Total Yards 220
12 First Downs 15
7 Passing 6
5 Rushing 8
1 Penalty 0
3/12 3rd Down Eff. 6/15
123 Passing Yards 120
107 Rushing Yards 100
3 Turnovers 1
8-47 Penalties 6-45
21:41 Possession 38:19
1/1 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 6 3 - 22
3 - 22 1:06
R. Czeremcha FG
3 - 19 10:12
R. Czeremcha FG
Q3 0 - 6 3 - 16
3 - 16 3:04
R. Czeremcha FG
3 - 13 9:53
R. Czeremcha FG
Q2 3 - 3 3 - 10
3 - 10 2:29
R. Czeremcha FG
FG K. Francone
3 - 7 10:12
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 1:31
R. Czeremcha XP
0 - 6 1:31
A. Carrie TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: FIU +19 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
New Mexico St. 3 - 22 Florida Int.
October 7, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 7, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m