FINAL SCORE
New Mexico State Aggies at Liberty Flames game details
Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
Williams Stadium (VA) · Attendance 20,123
Put the final score in perspective.
Liberty finished 16 points ahead. The teams combined for 50 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was New Mexico State 17, Liberty 23. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Liberty outscored its opponent in 2 and New Mexico State in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 New Mexico State | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
 Liberty | 7 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-10 | 9-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 339 | 526 |
| Passing | 169 | 276 |
| Comp/Att | 14/26 | 15/25 |
| Yards per pass | 6.5 | 11.0 |
| Rushing | 170 | 250 |
| Rushing Attempts | 24 | 52 |
| Yards per rush | 7.1 | 4.8 |
| Penalties | 6-48 | 7-82 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 22:06 | 37:54 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
New Mexico State Aggies
passing
| Diego Pavia | 12/21 | 150 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 70.8 |
| Eli Stowers | 2/5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 33.8 |
rushing
| Diego Pavia | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Monte Watkins | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Eli Stowers | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Moni Jones | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 10 |
| PJ Johnson III | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jonathan Brady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Star Thomas | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Chris Bellamy | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 52 |
| Jordan Smith | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Star Thomas | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Trent Hudson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 |
| Thomaz Whitford | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| PJ Johnson III | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Monte Watkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Tiavaasue | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jonathan Brady | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Jonathan Brady | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jordan Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Ethan Albertson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Zach Haynes | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Liberty Flames
passing
| Kaidon Salter | 15/25 | 276 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 74.4 |
rushing
| Quinton Cooley | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Billy Lucas | 15 | 90 | 6.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Kaidon Salter | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 2 | 20 |
| Vaughn Blue | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Aaron Bedgood | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| CJ Daniels | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 1 | 60 |
| Bentley Hanshaw | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 24 |
| Treon Sibley | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Noah Frith | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Billy Lucas | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Austin Henderson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vaughn Blue | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Aaron Bedgood | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
interceptions
kickReturns
| Aaron Bedgood | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
kicking
| Teagen Lenderink | 2/2 | 100.0 | 29 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Nick Brown | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Max Morgan | 2 | 104 | 52.0 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:22 | Jamoni Jones 10 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 2:08 | CJ Daniels 40 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Teagen Lenderink Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 12:32 | Ethan Albertson 35 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 8:40 | Kaidon Salter 3 Yd Run (Teagen Lenderink PAT blocked) | 10 – 13 |
| 2 | 5:18 | Trent Hudson 13 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick) | 17 – 13 |
| 2 | 2:13 | Bentley Hanshaw 24 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown Kick) | 17 – 20 |
| 2 | 0:16 | Teagen Lenderink 22 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 23 |
| 3 | 5:57 | Kaidon Salter 2 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick) | 17 – 30 |
| 3 | 1:24 | Teagen Lenderink 29 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 33 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:30 AM UTCData methodology