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12/27 03:35 CST McCown, Henderson lead UTSA's 57-20 rout of Florida
International at First Responder Bowl
McCown, Henderson lead UTSA's 57-20 rout of Florida International at First
Responder Bowl
DALLAS (AP) --- Owen McCown threw three touchdown passes, Will Henderson III
scored three times, and UTSA defeated Florida International 57-20 on Friday
night at the First Responder Bowl.
UTSA (7-6) was making its sixth consecutive bowl appearance --- seventh overall
--- and has won three bowls in a row. FIU (7-6) ended a bowl drought dating to
2019.
FIU had an early lead on a touchdown pass by Joe Pesansky and the Panthers made
it 14-0 on Maguire Anderson's 97-yard punt return.
UTSA then scored the next 38 points.
Trailing 14-0, Henderson scored on a 2-yard run then tied the score when he
caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from McCown. After a field goal, McCown
connected with Devin McCuin on a 23-yard touchdown pass.
A'Marion Peterson capped the first-half scoring with a 10-yard touchdown run
and a 31-14 lead for the Roadrunners.
UTSA had a 310-93 advantage in total yards in the first half, with 50 yards of
FIU's total coming on a late second-quarter drive that ended on a fourth-down
sack of Pesansky.
In the third quarter, Henderson ran five yards for a touchdown to make it
38-14, then Pesansky connected with Dallas Payne for a 22-yard touchdown pass.
However, Pesansky's two-point conversion pass was intercepted and returned for
two points by Ahamad Chapman, making the score 40-20.
UTSA added a McCown touchdown pass, a field goal and a TD run by Bryson Donnell
in the fourth quarter.
McCown completed 18 of 28 passes for 295 yards.
Pesansky was 11-for-31 passing for 102 yards with two touchdowns.
UTSA had 481 total yards compared to 255 for FIU.
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