Florida International Panthers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
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Gore propels Southern Miss past FIU 37-17
Dajon Richards scored on a 29-yard run to finish off the first drive for the Golden Eagles (3-9, 2-6 Conference USA). Max Bortenschlager threw a pick on first down for the Panthers (1-11, 0-8) and Gore needed one play to fire a 34-yard scoring strike to Jason Brownlee — one of his two TD catches — for a 14-0 lead. Southern Miss forced a three-and-out and Natrone Brooks returned the punt 77 yards to the Panthers' 2-yard line. Gore ran it in on the next play for a 21-0 lead and the Panthers never got closer than seven points from there.
Bortenschlager got FIU on the scoreboard with a 91-yard TD pass to Tyrese Chambers with 58 seconds left in the first quarter. It was the longest TD pass in FIU history — topping an 87-yarder from Josh Padrick to tight end Samuel Smith in a 14-10 loss to Maryland in 2004.
FIU lost 10 straight games to close out the season after beating FCS-member Long Island University 48-10 in the opener.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 6:26 | Dajon Richard 29 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:01 | Jason Brownlee 34 Yd pass from Frank Gore Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:46 | Frank Gore Jr. 2 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:58 | Tyrese Chambers 91 Yd pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:01 | Lexington Joseph 8 Yd Run (Chase Gabriel Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 9:59 | Briggs Bourgeois 25 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 4:46 | Chase Gabriel 26 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 10:37 | Frank Gore Jr. 5 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:45 | Jason Brownlee 34 Yd pass from Frank Gore Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois PAT blocked) |
Statistics
 FIU |
 USM |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 5-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-9 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 391 | Total Yards | 444 |
| 231 | Passing | 122 |
| 13/24 | Comp/Att | 8/10 |
| 9.6 | Yards per pass | 12.2 |
| 160 | Rushing | 322 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 43 |
| 4.6 | Yards per rush | 7.5 |
| 4-20 | Penalties | 1-10 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 28:04 | Possession | 31:56 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 20,041 · Capacity:
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