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Football
at FIU
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, November 24
Miami, Fla.
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
6-5 , 5-1
55
at
23
FIU (Shula Bowl)
0-11 , 0-6
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Florida Atlantic
7
28
0
20
55
FIU
0
3
0
20
23
FAU Dominates Florida International, 55-23
11/24/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 24, 2007
MIAMI (AP) -- Rusty Smith threw four touchdown passes and Florida Atlantic beat winless Florida International 55-23 on Saturday night.
DiIvory Edgecomb, Rob Housler and Jeff VanCamp scored rushing touchdowns for the Owls.
Florida Atlantic (6-5, 5-1 Sunbelt Conference) has a chance to win the conference title if it beats Troy on Dec. 1.
FIU (0-11, 0-6) has lost 23 consecutive games, the longest current skid in major college football. A'mod Ned scored two touchdowns and Reggie Thompson also scored a touchdown for the Golden Panthers in the fourth quarter.
Smith finished 20-for-30 for 330 yards with an interception.
Florida International starting quarterback Wayne Younger (5-for-10 for 73 yards) left the game in the second quarter with a collar bone injury and did not return. Paul McCall was 23-for-35 for 181 yards and two touchdowns and one interception.
Florida Atlantic took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on Smith's 16-yard touchdown pass to Conshario Johnson. Johnson bobbled the ball in the end zone but was able to hold on with his fingertips after he hit the ground.
Florida Atlantic scored a touchdown on each of its four possessions in the second quarter.
The Owls stretched their lead to 14-0 on Edgecomb's 9-yard touchdown run.
After the Golden Panthers kicked a 27-yard field goal, the Owls responded with a reverse that Housler ran 68 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-3. It was the longest rush in school history and Housler's first touchdown.
Smith tossed two touchdown passes in the second, a 14-yard touchdown pass to Chris Bonner and a 69-yard pass to Cortez Gent that made the score 35-3. Gent also caught a 44-yard touchdown pass in the fourth.
Team Stats
FAU
FIU
Total Yards
571
377
Pass Yards
343
264
Rushing Yards
228
113
Penalty Yards
94
75
1st Downs
23
24
3rd Downs
5
6
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
25:04
34:56
1st Quarter
FAU 7, FIU 0
FAU - Johnson, C. 16 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:09
2nd Quarter
FAU 14, FIU 0
FAU - Edgecomb, D. 9 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 12 plays, 96 yards, TOP 5:35
FAU 14, FIU 3
FIU - Rivest, Dustin 27 yd field goal 14 plays, 51 yards, TOP 6:30
FAU 21, FIU 3
FAU - Housler, Rob 68 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 4 plays, 83 yards, TOP 0:56
FAU 28, FIU 3
FAU - Bonner, Chris 14 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:19
FAU 35, FIU 3
FAU - Gent, Cortez 69 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 1 plays, 69 yards, TOP 0:13
4th Quarter
FAU 35, FIU 9
FIU - Ned, A'mod 32 yd run (McCall, Paul passfailed), 3 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:27
FAU 42, FIU 9
FAU - Gent, Cortez 44 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:05
FAU 42, FIU 15
FIU - Thompson, R. 15 yd pass from McCall, Paul (McCall, Paul passfailed) 4 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:35
FAU 48, FIU 15
FAU - Watkins, Kyle 1 yd pass from Clayton, Sean (Leroy, Warley kickfailed) 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 2:45
FAU 55, FIU 15
FAU - Van Camp, Jeff 1 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 1 plays, 1 yards, TOP 0:06
FAU 55, FIU 23
FIU - Ned, A'mod 3 yd pass from McCall, Paul (Jones, Malik pass) 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:59
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
20
TD
4
YDS
330
INT
1
CMP
2
TD
1
YDS
13
INT
0
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