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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, November 23
Miami Gardens, Fla.
3:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
2-9
31
vs
21
FIU (Shula Bowl)
5-6
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
FIU
0
2
6
13
21
Florida Atlantic
7
14
3
7
31
Owls Overcome Florida International, 31-21
11/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov 23, 2002
MIAMI (AP) - Eric Harper and Aaron Sanchez each rushed for a touchdown and Lee Pasick returned a fumble for a score as Florida Atlantic defeated Florida International 31-21 Saturday.
The game was the initial meeting between the Division 1AA South Florida schools, which are the two newest programs in the country. Florida International (5-6) completed its inaugural season and Florida Atlantic (2-9) is in its second season.
Florida International quarterback David Tabor threw touchdown passes to Cory McKinney and Harold Leath. Tabor started the second half in place of Jamie Burke, who suffered a dislocated left shoulder.
Florida Atlantic scored in the first quarter on an eight play, 57-yard drive capped by a 1-yard run by quarterback Jared Allen to give the Owls a 7-0 lead.
In the second quarter, Florida Atlantic scored two touchdowns in ten seconds. A 27-yard run by Sanchez gave Florida Atlantic a first-and-goal at the 6-yard line. Then Harper ran for a touchdown that made the score 14-0.
On the ensuing kickoff, Florida International's Lagrant Perry fumbled while returning the kickoff. Pasick scooped up the ball and ran 14 yards for a touchdown and a 21-0 score.
Team Stats
FIU
FAU
Total Yards
309
301
Pass Yards
215
109
Rushing Yards
94
192
Penalty Yards
88
90
1st Downs
11
20
3rd Downs
3
4
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
27:57
32:03
1st Quarter
FIU 0, FAU 7
FAU - Allen, Jared 1 yd run (Myers, Mark kick), 8 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:29
2nd Quarter
FIU 0, FAU 14
FAU - Harper, Eric 6 yd run (Myers, Mark kick), 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:49
FIU 0, FAU 21
FAU - Pasick, Lee 14 yd fumble recovery (Myers, Mark kick)
FIU 2, FAU 21
FIU - Team 3 yd safety
3rd Quarter
FIU 2, FAU 24
FAU - Myers, Mark 21 yd field goal 14 plays, 68 yards, TOP 5:15
FIU 8, FAU 24
FIU - McKinney, Cory 66 yd pass from Tabor, David (Tabor, David passfailed) 1 plays, 66 yards, TOP 0:11
4th Quarter
FIU 8, FAU 31
FAU - Sanchez, Aaron 9 yd run (Myers, Mark kick), 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:16
FIU 14, FAU 31
FIU - Lundstedt, Jerr 26 yd run (Tabor, David passfailed), 5 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:16
FIU 21, FAU 31
FIU - Leath, Harold 9 yd pass from Tabor, David (Moss, Adam kick) 6 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:13
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
9
TD
0
YDS
109
INT
1
Players Mentioned
RB
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