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Football
at FIU
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, October 18
Bowling Green, Ky.
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
2-5
24
at
20
WKU
2-6
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
FAU
0
21
0
3
24
WKU
3
14
3
0
20
FAU Tops WKU on the Road, 24-20
10/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 18, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -Charles Pierre rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns to lead Florida Atlantic to a 24-20 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday night.
Pierre averaged 8 yards a carry on his 24 attempts and scored on a school-record 74-yard touchdown run to cut Western Kentucky's lead to 17-14 with 6:38 left in the second quarter. Pierre also scored on an 8-yard run early in the second quarter.
The Owls (2-5) racked up 399 yards of offense, 225 yards coming on the ground. The Hilltoppers (2-6) totaled 317, with 240 on the ground.
The teams combined for 35 points in the second quarter, with Florida Atlantic taking a 21-17 lead into halftime.
Tanner Stewart's 22-yard field goal cut the lead to 21-20 with 8:22 remaining in the third quarter, but Warley Leroy kicked a 23-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to give Florida Atlantic a 24-20 lead with 11:12 remaining.
Tyrell Hayden paced Western Kentucky with 84 yards on 10 carries, including a 64-yard touchdown run.
Rusty Smith went 15-for-23 for 174 yards and a touchdown for Florida Atlantic.
David Wolke and Dexter Taylor combined to go 9-for-17 for 77 yards and an interception for Western Kentucky.
Team Stats
FAU
WKU
Total Yards
399
317
Pass Yards
174
77
Rushing Yards
225
240
Penalty Yards
100
40
1st Downs
22
16
3rd Downs
3
2
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
32:42
27:18
1st Quarter
FAU 0, WKU 3
WKU - Siewert, Tanner 29 yd field goal 8 plays, 33 yards, TOP 4:09
2nd Quarter
FAU 7, WKU 3
FAU - Pierre, Charles 8 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:14
FAU 7, WKU 10
WKU - Booker, Marell 37 yd run (Siewert, Tanner kick), 5 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:29
FAU 7, WKU 17
WKU - Hayden, Tyrell 64 yd run (Siewert, Tanner kick), 5 plays, 96 yards, TOP 1:49
FAU 14, WKU 17
FAU - Pierre, Charles 74 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 1 plays, 74 yards, TOP 0:15
FAU 21, WKU 17
FAU - Rose, Willie 13 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:24
3rd Quarter
FAU 21, WKU 20
WKU - Siewert, Tanner 22 yd field goal 6 plays, 18 yards, TOP 2:01
4th Quarter
FAU 24, WKU 20
FAU - Leroy, Warley 23 yd field goal 12 plays, 74 yards, TOP 5:39
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
15
TD
1
YDS
174
INT
0
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