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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, November 4
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
3:30 PM
Florida Atlantic
3-6 , 2-2
14
at
35
Middle Tennessee
6-3 , 5-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Florida Atlantic
0
7
0
7
14
Middle Tennessee
0
14
7
14
35
Owls Defeated By Blue Raiders
11/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 4, 2006
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -Eugune Gross rushed for a career-high 208 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Middle Tennessee to a 35-14 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
Early in the game, Gross capped an 85-yard scoring drive in the first quarter with a 2-yard touchdown to give the Blue Raiders (6-3, 5-0) a 7-0 lead. Then with 44 seconds left before halftime, Gross scored on a 56-yard touchdown run.
The Owls (3-6, 2-2) used the two-minute offense effectively to cut the lead to 14-7 with 16 seconds left in the half. But at the beginning of the second half, Middle Tennessee's Damon Nickson returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown.
The return was Nickson's second of the season, which tied a school record for most kickoffs returned for touchdown in a season.
The Blue Raiders, who rushed for 271 yards on the ground, improved to 5-0 in conference play for the first time since 1992 (an 8-0 start in the Ohio Valley Conference).
Team Stats
FAU
MT
Total Yards
370
342
Pass Yards
267
71
Rushing Yards
103
271
Penalty Yards
21
39
1st Downs
23
13
3rd Downs
6
3
4th Downs
3
0
TOP
32:16
27:44
2nd Quarter
FAU 0, MT 7
MT - Gross, Eugene 2 yd run (Smith, Colby kick), 13 plays, 85 yards, TOP 6:36
FAU 0, MT 14
MT - Gee, Desmond 10 yd run (Smith, Colby kick), 3 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:25
FAU 7, MT 14
FAU - McGahee, Casey 9 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:52
3rd Quarter
FAU 7, MT 21
MT - Nickson, Damon 94 yd kickoff return (Smith, Colby kick)
4th Quarter
FAU 7, MT 28
MT - Rainey, Justin 50 yd fumble recovery (Smith, Colby kick)
FAU 14, MT 28
FAU - Pierre, Charles 4 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 14 plays, 81 yards, TOP 3:14
FAU 14, MT 35
MT - Gross, Eugene 56 yd run (Smith, Colby kick), 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:27
Game Leaders
CMP
18
TD
1
YDS
223
INT
1
CMP
3
TD
0
YDS
44
INT
1
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