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Fourth-Quarter Comeback Lifts FIU Over Arkansas State

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MIAMI (AP) -- T.Y. Hilton caught a school record 199 yards and threw the game-deciding touchdown with 2:04 left to lift FlU to a 22-21 win over Arkansas State on Saturday night.

Hilton's pass came off a broken play in which he fumbled on a reverse call, picked up the ball, scrambled and launched a wobbly pass to Junior Mertile for a 38-yard touchdown to for the Golden Panthers (4-5, 3-2 Sun Belt Conference

"Paul pulled out early on the handoff," Hilton said. "When  I recovered the fumble and saw Junior wide open, all I thought was 'I've got to get him the ball.' When Junior caught it and I heard the crowd go crazy, I started going crazy too."

Dustin Rivest, who put FlU ahead with the extra point, also set the school's single-game record with five field goals of 42, 33, 43, 35, and 37 yards. He also missed two field goals.

The Red Wolves (4-5, 2-2) drove down to the FlU 42-yard line on their final drive of the game, but Franklin Brown intercepted Arkansas State quarterback Corey Leonard with 1:13 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Arkansas pulled ahead 21-12 early in the fourth on a 12-yard touchdown run by Derek Lawson with 13:31 on the clock that capped off a nine-play, 75-yard drive.

Leonard's only touchdown pass of the game -- 18 yards to Vernon Catlin with 8:50 left in the third quarter -- gave ASU a 14-9 lead. Leonard scored the game's first touchdown on a 1-yard run just before halftime.

Reggie Arnold rushed for 113 yards on 22 carries for Arkansas State. Leonard was 13-of-26 for 149 yards.

Paul McCall completed 15 of 33 passes for 321 yards for FIU.

 

 

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Players Mentioned

Paul McCall

#12 Paul McCall

QB
6' 1"
Junior
Junior Mertile

#2 Junior Mertile

WR
6' 0"
Freshman
T.Y. Hilton

#4 T.Y. Hilton

WR
5' 10"
Freshman
Franklin Brown

#16 Franklin Brown

DB
6' 2"
Freshman
Dustin Rivest

#40 Dustin Rivest

K/P
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Paul McCall

#12 Paul McCall

6' 1"
Junior
QB
Junior Mertile

#2 Junior Mertile

6' 0"
Freshman
WR
T.Y. Hilton

#4 T.Y. Hilton

5' 10"
Freshman
WR
Franklin Brown

#16 Franklin Brown

6' 2"
Freshman
DB
Dustin Rivest

#40 Dustin Rivest

5' 8"
Junior
K/P