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11/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 13, 2004
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Buck Pierce threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as New Mexico State defeated Florida Atlantic 35-7 on Saturday.
Pierce was 16-of-28 for 225 yards as New Mexico State (5-5, 4-2 Sun Belt) won its third straight game. Muammar Ali and Justine Buries also had rushing touchdowns for the Aggies.
After starting the season 5-0, the Owls (6-3) have lost three of their past four games. Jared Allen and Danny Embick combined for only 118 yards passing for Florida Atlantic, with Allen going 8-of-17 for 90 yards and a touchdown. The Owls turned the ball over four times.
In the third quarter, the Aggies' Greg Scaffidi recovered a fumble on the Florida Atlantic 18-yard line. Eight plays later, Muammar Ali scored on a 1-yard run. A successful two-point conversion gave New Mexico State a 28-0 lead.
Aaron Sanchez scored the Owls only touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 17-yard pass from Allen.
New Mexico State opened a 20-0 lead in the second quarter, when Pierce scrambled 15 yards for a touchdown after a Dominique Jacobs interception of Embick gave the Aggies the ball at the Florida Atlantic 4-yard-line.
Pierce hit Paul Dombrowski for a 51-yard touchdown pass and found Andrew Mooney on an 8-yard scoring toss to give New Mexico State a 14-0 lead.
NMSU 7, FAU 0
NMSU - Dombrowski,Paul 51 yd pass from Pierce,Buck (Guardia,Ryan kick) 6 plays, 93 yards, TOP 2:10
NMSU 14, FAU 0
NMSU - Mooney,Andrew 8 yd pass from Pierce,Buck (Guardia,Ryan kick) 4 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:43
NMSU 20, FAU 0
NMSU - Pierce,Buck 15 yd run (Guardia,Ryan kickfailed), 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:20
NMSU 28, FAU 0
NMSU - Ali,Muammar 1 yd run (Allen, Brandon pass), 7 plays, 18 yards, TOP 3:08
NMSU 28, FAU 7
FAU - Sanchez, Aaron 17 yd pass from Allen, Jared (Myers, Mark kick) 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:25
NMSU 35, FAU 7
NMSU - Buries,Justine 2 yd run (Guardia,Ryan kick), 10 plays, 46 yards, TOP 4:38