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21–28
Final
 Williams Stadium (VA), LynchburgLIB -7
FINALNew Mexico State 21, Liberty 28PushCLOSED LIB -7

Highlights

1 CLIPS · ESPN
Huntley runs all over field breaking tackles on return TDVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
LIB WINNING
NMSU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: LIB 78% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 10 PTS

Scoring plays

8 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Antonio Gandy-Golden 5 Yd pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert Kick)

10:27
0-7
Field Goal Good

Alex Probert 25 Yd Field Goal

6:54
0-10
Interception Return Touchdown

Solomon Ajayi 26 Yd Interception Return (Alex Probert Kick)

6:09
0-17
Kickoff Return Touchdown

Jason Huntley 85 Yd Kickoff Return (Dylan Brown Kick)

5:52
7-17
Interception Return Touchdown

Javahn Fergurson 37 Yd Interception Return (Dylan Brown Kick)

0:37
14-17
Q2
Field Goal Good

Alex Probert 51 Yd Field Goal

2:06
14-20
Passing Touchdown

B.J. Farrow 31 Yd pass from Stephen Calvert (Stephen Calvert Pass to B.J. Farrow for Two-Point Conversion)

0:26
14-28
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Naveon Mitchell 4 Yd pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown Kick)

1:46
21-28

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Liberty holds off New Mexico State 28-21

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Stephen Calvert threw two touchdown passes, Solomon Ajayi returned an interception 26 yards for a score and Liberty jumped out to a big lead and held on for a 28-21 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday. The Flames (5-6) took a 7-0 lead on Calvert's 5-yard TD toss to Antonio Gandy-Golden . Alex Probert kicked a 25-yard field goal and Ajayi had his pick-6 on the Aggies' ensuing possession just 8:51 into the game. New Mexico State got on the scoreboard on the ensuing kickoff when Jason Huntley raced 85 yards to the end zone. Javahn Ferguson picked off Calvert and raced 37 yards for a score with 37 seconds left in the opening quarter to pull the Aggies (3-9) within 17-14. Liberty added a 51-yard third-quarter field goal by Probert with 2:06 left, and after the Aggies turned the ball over on downs, Calvert connected with B.J.

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Top performers

NMSU
PASSINGJosh Adkins29/54, 313 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGJason Huntley10 CAR, 46 YDS
RECEIVINGJohnathan Boone7 REC, 91 YDS
LIB
PASSINGStephen Calvert18/31, 154 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RUSHINGFrankie Hickson27 CAR, 116 YDS
RECEIVINGAntonio Gandy-Golden8 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

NMSU · LIB
396
TOTAL YARDS
295
313
PASSING
154
83
RUSHING
141
20
1ST DOWNS
17
3-16
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
7-19
2
TURNOVERS
2
2-20
PENALTIES
6-63
25:59
POSSESSION
34:01

WILLIAMS STADIUM (VA), LYNCHBURG · ATTENDANCE 16,022

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