Highlights
4 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: LIB 83% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 13 PTS
Scoring plays
12 SCORES
Diego Pavia 25 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick)
7-0
Quinton Cooley 1 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick)
7-7
Ron Tiavaasue 10 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick)
14-7
Quinton Cooley 12 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick)
14-14
Noah Frith 26 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown Kick)
14-21
Trent Hudson 17 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick)
21-21
Quinton Cooley 4 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick)
21-28
CJ Daniels 20 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown Kick)
21-35
Jonathan Brady 75 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick)
28-35
Trent Hudson 11 Yd pass from Blaze Berlowitz (Ethan Albertson Kick)
35-35
Billy Lucas 2 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick)
35-42
Kaidon Salter 35 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick)
35-49
What happened
ESPN RECAPKaidon Salter leads unbeaten No. 20 Liberty past New Mexico State 49-35 for C-USA title
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- , 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. Salter was 20 of 25 passing for 319 yards and rushed 12 times for 165 yards in a dominant performance for the Flames (13-0), who could end up playing on New Year's Day as the highest-ranked Group of Five team if No. 17 Tulane falls to SMU in Saturday's American Athletic Conference title game. “If you've watched us for 13 weeks, we're the best G5 team in this country,” Liberty coach Jamey Chadwell said to cheers from a crowd that had stormed the field. “Six wins over bowl teams. Our average margin of victory is 17 points. We have dominated our opponents.
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Team stats
NMSU · LIBWILLIAMS STADIUM (VA), LYNCHBURG · ATTENDANCE 20,077
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