New Mexico State Aggies vs. Liberty Flames

Dec 1, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NMSU	7	14	14	0	35
LIB	7	14	14	14	49

Game Recap

Kaidon Salter leads unbeaten No. 20 Liberty past New Mexico State 49-35 for C-USA title. Kaidon Salter threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and undefeated No. 20 Liberty maintained its hopes of a New Year's Six bowl bid, beating New Mexico State 49-35 in the Conference USA championship game on Friday night.

Scoring Summary

NMSULIB

Q110:08Diego Pavia 25 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick).70
Q16:09Quinton Cooley 1 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).77
Q214:55Ron Tiavaasue 10 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick).147
Q25:38Quinton Cooley 12 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).1414
Q20:27Noah Frith 26 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown Kick).1421
Q20:03Trent Hudson 17 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick).2121
Q313:15Quinton Cooley 4 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).2128
Q39:19CJ Daniels 20 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown Kick).2135
Q39:07Jonathan Brady 75 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick).2835
Q32:57Trent Hudson 11 Yd pass from Blaze Berlowitz (Ethan Albertson Kick).3535
Q413:51Billy Lucas 2 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).3542
Q48:23Kaidon Salter 35 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick).3549

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:52
70
Touchdown — 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:52
77

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:14
147
Downs — 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:50
147
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:02
147
Touchdown — 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:17
1414
Punt — 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:41
1414
Touchdown — 8 plays, 89 yards, 1:24
1421
Touchdown — 4 plays, 58 yards, 0:22
2121
End of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:03
2121

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:40
2128
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:26
2128
Touchdown — 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:30
2135
Touchdown — 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
2835
Missed FG — 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:46
2835
Touchdown — 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:24
3535

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:00
3542
Interception — 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:02
3542
Touchdown — 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:19
3549
Downs — 13 plays, 42 yards, 5:43
3549
End of Game — 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:40
3549

Team Stats

NMSU

LIB

35Points49

499Total Yards712

322Pass Yards319

177Rush Yards393

30:13Time of Possession29:47

28First Downs34

5Touchdowns7

0(0)Field Goals(Attempts)0(1)

1Turnovers0

75Penalty Yards60

Game Details

Friday, December 1, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Williams Stadium (VA) · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 20,077 (80.3%)