Owls Fall To Indians, 28-21

Thursday, September 22

Fort Lauderdale, FL

7:30 PM

Florida Atlantic

0-4 , 0-1

Louisiana at Monroe *

1-3 , 1-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

ULM

Florida Atlantic

9/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football

Box Score

Sept. 22, 2005

Final Stats

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Calvin Dawson ran for a game-high 115 yards, the last coming on a 6-yard touchdown run with 1:23 remaining that lifted Louisiana-Monroe to a 28-21 win over Florida Atlantic in the Owls' first-ever Sun Belt Conference game.

Florida Atlantic was driving near midfield with about 2 minutes remaining, before Louisiana-Monroe cornerback Chaz Williams stripped the ball out of receiver Thomas Parker's hands and returned it 42 yards. Dawson scored two plays later for the Indians (1-3, 1-0).

Steven Jyles completed 19 of 31 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns, plus ran for another score for Louisiana-Monroe. Jyles was intercepted three times, as was Florida Atlantic quarterback Danny Embick, and each team had four turnovers in the game.

Jyles' 2-yard run gave Louisiana-Monroe a 21-14 fourth-quarter lead, but Embick took the Owls on a nine-play, 80-yard drive that tied the game 3 1/2 minutes later. Embick - who threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns, plus rushed for 72 yards - had a crucial 29-yard run during the drive, which was capped by his 16-yard scoring pass to Dominik Walker.

Kris Bartels had a 39-yard interception return to score shortly after kickoff for FAU (0-4, 0-1), part of a sloppy beginning - the teams had three turnovers, two by Louisiana-Monroe, in the game's first 84 seconds.

After Drouzon Quillen hauled in a 37-yard scoring pass from Jyles for the Indians' first score late in the first quarter, DiIvory Edgecomb caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Embick with 14 seconds left in the period to put the Owls up 14-7.

Louisiana-Monroe held a slight edge in total yardage, 386-349.