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Football
vs. Connecticut
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, September 18
Murfreesboro, TN
3:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
3-0
27
at
20
Middle Tennessee
1-1
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Florida Atlantic
6
0
21
0
27
Middle Tennessee
10
7
0
3
20
FAU Rallies Past Middle Tennessee, 27-20
9/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 18, 2004
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Jared Allen threw three second half touchdowns as Florida Atlantic scored 21 straight points in the third quarter to win its third straight road game this season, a 27-20 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
The Owls (3-0) will join Middle Tennessee (1-1) in the Sun Belt Conference next year, but have already beaten last year's conference champion North Texas and Hawaii this season.
Allen, who finished 16-of-25 with 273 yards, opened the second half with a 36-yard touchdown pass to Roosevelt Bynes. After a 2-yard pass to Anthony Crissinger-Hill, Allen found Larry Taylor in stride between the safeties and Taylor took the pass 47 yards for a touchdown to give the Owls a 27-17 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The Blue Raiders had hoped to avenge last year's 20-19 loss after Allen completed a 62-yard pass on fourth down with no time left on the clock. But they lost their third straight home opener after Clint Marks threw three interceptions and never threatened to tie the game in the fourth quarter.
The Blue Raiders jumped out to a 17-6 halftime lead when Marks found Kerry Wright for a 2-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter. Wright finished with seven receptions for 149 yards, while Marks was 27-of-37 for 359 yards.
Team Stats
FAU
MT
Total Yards
422
431
Pass Yards
335
364
Rushing Yards
87
67
Penalty Yards
107
83
1st Downs
18
21
3rd Downs
6
3
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
28:39
31:21
1st Quarter
FAU 3, MT 0
FAU - Myers, Mark 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:40
FAU 6, MT 0
FAU - Myers, Mark 20 yd field goal 7 plays, 23 yards, TOP 1:50
FAU 6, MT 3
MT - Smith, Colby 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:15
FAU 6, MT 10
MT - Baker, Lee 2 yd run (Smith, Colby kick), 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:20
2nd Quarter
FAU 6, MT 17
MT - Wright, Kerry 2 yd pass from Marks, Clint (Smith, Colby kick) 7 plays, 88 yards, TOP 2:47
3rd Quarter
FAU 13, MT 17
FAU - Bynes, R. 36 yd pass from Allen, Jared (Myers, Mark kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:18
FAU 20, MT 17
FAU - Crissinger-Hill 2 yd pass from Allen, Jared (Myers, Mark kick) 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 2:34
FAU 27, MT 17
FAU - Taylor, Larry 47 yd pass from Allen, Jared (Myers, Mark kick) 2 plays, 50 yards, TOP 0:45
4th Quarter
FAU 27, MT 20
MT - Smith, Colby 36 yd field goal 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 4:06
Game Leaders
CMP
16
TD
3
YDS
273
INT
0
CMP
7
TD
0
YDS
62
INT
0
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