Florida International Dominates Western Kentucky 25-6
Florida International dominated Western Kentucky 25-6 in Week 8, with the Panthers controlling the game from start to finish. FIU jumped out to a 6-3 first-quarter lead and extended their advantage to 19-3 by halftime before shutting out the Hilltoppers in the second half.
The Panthers' offense was led by standout performances, including an 84-yard rushing touchdown by Kejon Owens and a 34-yard passing touchdown to Alex Perry. Ross Fournet led receivers with 9 catches. Western Kentucky's Rodney Tisdale Jr. completed 66 passes, while Marvis Parrish rushed for 74 yards, but the Hilltoppers' offense struggled to generate consistent drives.
WKU's defense made several impactful plays, including interceptions by Mister Clark and Jessiah McGrew, but couldn't overcome their offensive struggles. The game featured 10 lead changes despite the lopsided final score, indicating competitive moments throughout. FIU's defensive efforts were crucial in shutting down Western Kentucky in the second half. The final result fell under the 55.5-point over/under, and the visiting Panthers covered the 10-point spread.
AI-generated recap · Aug 8, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Florida International | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
 Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Florida International | Western Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 20-31 | 27-41 |
| Pass Yards | 204 | 225 |
| Rush Yards | 249 | 116 |
| Total Yards | 453 | 341 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 7-15 | 6-15 |
| Penalties | 10-82 | 5-60 |
| Possession | 34:38 | 25:22 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Alex Perry for 16 yds to the FIU 41 for a 1ST down
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Alex Perry for 36 yds to the WKU 23 for a 1ST down Western Kentucky Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Alex Perry
Keyone Jenkins sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the WKU 24
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Kejon Owens for 4 yds to the WKU 20
Noah Grant 37 yd FG GOOD
Noah Grant kickoff for 60 yds , Cameron Flowers return for 18 yds to the WKU 23
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Matthew Henry for 46 yds to the FIU 31 for a 1ST down
K.D. Hutchinson run for 6 yds to the FIU 25
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to Noah Meyers
Maverick McIvor run for 13 yds to the FIU 12 for a 1ST down
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Noah Meyers for 2 yds to the FIU 10
Maverick McIvor run for 4 yds to the FIU 6
Maverick McIvor pass intercepted Mister Clark return for no gain to the FIU 2
Kejon Owens run for 84 yds to the WKU 14 for a 1ST down
Kejon Owens run for no gain to the WKU 14
Anthony Carrie run for 3 yds to the WKU 11
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Alex Perry
Noah Grant 28 yd FG GOOD
Marvis Parrish run for 16 yds to the FIU 49 for a 1ST down
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Noah Meyers for 7 yds to the FIU 42
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Marvis Parrish for 2 yds to the FIU 40
Maverick McIvor pass complete to La'Vell Wright for 9 yds to the FIU 31 for a 1ST down
Marvis Parrish run for 15 yds to the FIU 16 for a 1ST down
La'Vell Wright run for a loss of 2 yards to the FIU 18
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Lofton Howard for 3 yds to the FIU 15
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Quincy Burroughs for 5 yds to the FIU 10
John Cannon 28 yd FG GOOD
Jack Cassidy kickoff for 60 yds , C'Quan Jnopierre return for 34 yds to the FIU 39
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Jackson Verdugo
Anthony Carrie run for 1 yd to the FIU 40
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Alex Perry for 34 yds to the WKU 26 for a 1ST down
(01:44) No Huddle-Shotgun Jenkins,Keyone pass complete short right to Fournet,Ross caught at WKU29, for 6 yards to the WKU20 (Flowers,Dylan) PENALTY WKU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from WKU26 to WKU21. NO PLAY.
Anthony Carrie run for 2 yds to the WKU 19
(00:48) No Huddle-Shotgun Jenkins,Keyone pass incomplete short right to Payne,Dallas thrown to WKU16 PENALTY FIU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Davis,Jaleel) 5 yards from WKU19 to WKU24. NO PLAY.
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Kejon Owens
Anthony Carrie run for 4 yds to the WKU 20
Noah Grant 37 yd FG GOOD
Noah Grant kickoff for 63 yds , Cameron Flowers return for 34 yds to the WKU 36
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to Isaiah Myers
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Moussa Barry for 6 yds to the WKU 42
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to Cameron Flowers
Cole Maynard punt for 47 yds, fair catch by C'Quan Jnopierre at the FIU 11
Kejon Owens run for 7 yds to the FIU 18
Kejon Owens run for 12 yds to the FIU 30 for a 1ST down
Kejon Owens run for 1 yd to the FIU 31
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to JoJo Stone for 18 yds to the FIU 49 for a 1ST down
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Alex Perry
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Tyson Carter for 5 yds to the WKU 46
Kejon Owens run for 6 yds to the WKU 40 for a 1ST down
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Tyson Carter
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Ross Fournet for 5 yds to the WKU 35
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Kejon Owens
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Alex Perry
(09:45) No Huddle-Shotgun Jenkins,Keyone pass incomplete deep left to Perry,Alex thrown to WKU09 PENALTY WKU Pass Interference (Flowers,Dylan) 15 yards from WKU35 to WKU20, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Kejon Owens run for 3 yds to the WKU 17
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Dallas Payne for 9 yds to the WKU 8 for a 1ST down
Kejon Owens run for no gain to the WKU 8
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jackson Verdugo for 8 yds for a TD (Noah Grant KICK)
Noah Grant kickoff for 58 yds , Cameron Flowers return for 19 yds to the WKU 26
(07:45) Shotgun McIvor,Maverick rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WKU36 (Courtney Jr.,Percy) PENALTY WKU Holding (Jackson,Marshall) 10 yards from WKU26 to WKU16. NO PLAY.
Maverick McIvor pass complete to K.D. Hutchinson for 6 yds to the WKU 22
Maverick McIvor pass complete to K.D. Hutchinson for a loss of 1 yard to the WKU 21
Maverick McIvor pass intercepted Jessiah McGrew return for 8 yds to the WKU 39
Western Kentucky Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Nazir Ward) to the WKU 17 for a 1ST down
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Kejon Owens for 3 yds to the WKU 14
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jackson Verdugo for no gain to the WKU 14
(04:30) No Huddle-Shotgun Jenkins,Keyone rush left for 10 yards gain to the WKU04 (Flowers,Dylan; Jones,Elin) PENALTY FIU Holding (Buchanon,Jaheim) 10 yards from WKU14 to WKU24. NO PLAY.
(04:09) No Huddle-Shotgun Pesansky,Joe rush right for 19 yards gain to the WKU05 (Ward,Nazir; Brackenridge,Anthony) PENALTY FIU Holding (Michel,Daniel) 10 yards from WKU24 to WKU34. NO PLAY.
Joe Pesansky run for no gain to the WKU 34
Noah Grant 51 yd FG GOOD
Noah Grant kickoff for 62 yds , Cameron Flowers return for 13 yds to the WKU 16
La'Vell Wright run for no gain to the WKU 16
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Quincy Burroughs for 6 yds to the WKU 22
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Marvis Parrish for 3 yds to the WKU 25
Cole Maynard punt for 51 yds
Devonte Lyons run for 3 yds to the FIU 27
Joe Pesansky run for no gain to the FIU 27
Joe Pesansky pass complete to Dallas Payne for 9 yds to the FIU 36 for a 1ST down
Joe Pesansky pass incomplete to Ross Fournet
(00:55) No Huddle-Shotgun Pesansky,Joe rush right for 1 yard gain to the FIU37 (Jones,Elin), out of bounds PENALTY FIU Holding (Michel,Daniel) 10 yards from FIU36 to FIU26. NO PLAY.
Joe Pesansky pass complete to Maguire Anderson for 9 yds to the FIU 35
Joe Pesansky pass incomplete to Alex Perry
Trey Wilhoit punt for 34 yds, fair catch by K.D. Hutchinson at the WKU 31
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to Matthew Henry
George Hart III run for 12 yds to the WKU 43 for a 1ST down
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to George Hart III
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Kelby Williams for 20 yds to the FIU 37 for a 1ST down
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete
Jack Cassidy 55 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Marvis Parrish run for 5 yds to the WKU 30
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Matthew Henry for 12 yds to the WKU 42 for a 1ST down
Marvis Parrish run for 2 yds to the WKU 44
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Marvis Parrish for 5 yds to the WKU 49
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to K.D. Hutchinson
Cole Maynard punt for 51 yds for a touchback
Kejon Owens run for 5 yds to the FIU 25
Kejon Owens run for 14 yds to the FIU 39 for a 1ST down
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Ross Fournet for 4 yds to the FIU 43
Kejon Owens run for 8 yds to the WKU 49 for a 1ST down
Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete to Jackson Verdugo
Keyone Jenkins run for 2 yds to the WKU 47
Kejon Owens run for no gain to the WKU 47
Trey Wilhoit punt for 36 yds, fair catch by K.D. Hutchinson at the WKU 11
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Cameron Flowers for 2 yds to the WKU 9
(08:58) Shotgun McIvor,Maverick pass incomplete short left to Williams,Kelby thrown to WKU16 broken up by Evans III,Victor PENALTY FIU Offside (Simmons,Kenton) 5 yards from WKU09 to WKU14. NO PLAY.
Marvis Parrish run for 10 yds to the WKU 24 for a 1ST down
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to Kelby Williams
Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to Cameron Flowers
Maverick McIvor run for 7 yds to the WKU 31
Cole Maynard punt for 44 yds, fair catch by C'Quan Jnopierre at the FIU 25
Kejon Owens run for 2 yds to the FIU 27
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Maguire Anderson for 4 yds to the FIU 31
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Dallas Payne for 5 yds to the FIU 36 for a 1ST down
Anthony Carrie run for no gain to the FIU 36
Anthony Carrie run for 16 yds to the WKU 48 for a 1ST down
PENALTY FIU False Start (Fournet,Ross) 5 yards from WKU48 to FIU47. NO PLAY.
Anthony Carrie run for 14 yds to the WKU 39
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to JoJo Stone for 14 yds to the WKU 25 for a 1ST down
Anthony Carrie run for 1 yd to the WKU 24
Kejon Owens run for 9 yds to the WKU 15 for a 1ST down
JoJo Stone pass incomplete to Keyone Jenkins
Kejon Owens run for 9 yds to the WKU 6
Kejon Owens run for 6 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Marvis Parrish run for 11 yds to the WKU 36 for a 1ST down
Marvis Parrish run for 7 yds to the WKU 43
Marvis Parrish run for 2 yds to the WKU 45
Maverick McIvor run for 2 yds to the WKU 47 for a 1ST down
Maverick McIvor sacked by Xion Chapman for a loss of 14 yards to the WKU 33 Maverick McIvor fumbled, recovered by WKU Marshall Jackson , return for 0 yards
La'Vell Wright run for 6 yds to the WKU 39
Maverick McIvor pass complete to La'Vell Wright for 3 yds to the WKU 36
Cole Maynard punt for 49 yds, fair catch by C'Quan Jnopierre at the FIU 15 for a 1ST down
Cole Maynard punt for 49 yds, fair catch by C'Quan Jnopierre at the FIU 23 for a 1ST down
Anthony Carrie run for 1 yd to the FIU 24
Anthony Carrie run for 2 yds to the FIU 26
Kejon Owens run for 8 yds to the FIU 34 for a 1ST down
Kejon Owens run for 2 yds to the FIU 36
Joe Pesansky pass complete to Maguire Anderson for 2 yds to the FIU 38
(09:24) No Huddle-Shotgun Jenkins,Keyone pass incomplete short right to Anderson,Maguire thrown to FIU35 PENALTY FIU Personal Foul (Payne,Dallas) 15 yards from FIU38 to FIU23. NO PLAY.
Trey Wilhoit punt for 36 yds, fair catch by K.D. Hutchinson at the WKU 41
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Moussa Barry for 11 yds to the FIU 48 for a 1ST down
Marvis Parrish run for 6 yds to the FIU 42
Maverick McIvor run for no gain to the FIU 42
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Cameron Flowers for 5 yds to the FIU 37 for a 1ST down
Maverick McIvor pass complete to Noah Meyers for 17 yds to the FIU 20 for a 1ST down
George Hart III run for 2 yds to the FIU 18
Maverick McIvor pass intercepted Jessiah McGrew return for 31 yds to the FIU 33
Kejon Owens run for 4 yds to the FIU 37
Kejon Owens run for 8 yds to the FIU 45 Florida International Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ross Fournet) to the FIU 35
Kejon Owens run for no gain to the FIU 35
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Maguire Anderson for 14 yds to the FIU 49 for a 1ST down
Ross Fournet run for 3 yds to the WKU 48
PENALTY FIU False Start (Tripp Jr.,Antonio) 5 yards from WKU48 to FIU47. NO PLAY.
Anthony Carrie run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jackson Verdugo for 5 yds to the WKU 45
Trey Wilhoit punt for 38 yds
George Hart III run for 1 yd to the WKU 8
Rodney Tisdale Jr. pass complete to K.D. Hutchinson for 19 yds to the WKU 27 for a 1ST down
Rodney Tisdale Jr. pass incomplete to K.D. Hutchinson
Rodney Tisdale Jr. pass complete to George Hart III for no gain to the WKU 27
Rodney Tisdale Jr. pass complete to Noah Meyers for 11 yds to the WKU 38 for a 1ST down
Rodney Tisdale Jr. pass complete to Noah Meyers for 16 yds to the FIU 46 for a 1ST down
Rodney Tisdale Jr. pass complete to Kelby Williams for 20 yds to the FIU 26 for a 1ST down
Rodney Tisdale Jr. run for 5 yds to the FIU 21
Rodney Tisdale Jr. pass complete to George Hart III for 2 yds to the FIU 23