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Football
at FIU
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, October 25
Monroe, La.
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
3-5 , 1-2
29
at
28
Louisiana-Monroe
2-6 , 1-3
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
FAU
0
14
6
9
29
ULM
14
7
0
7
28
Owls Edge Warhawks, 29-28
10/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 25, 2008
MONROE, La. (AP) - Rusty Smith threw a 22-yard touchdown to Cortez Gent with 22 seconds left in the game to lift Florida Atlantic to a 29-28 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night.
The Warhawks (2-6, 1-3 Sun Belt Conference) took a 28-20 lead with 11:56 remaining in the fourth quarter when Kinsmon Lancaster connected with Zeek Zacharie on an 8-yard touchdown.
But the Owls (3-5, 1-2) answered with a 22-yard field goal by Warley Leroy to cut the margin to 28-23 with 5:41 left in the fourth. Then Florida Atlantic used an eight-play, 72-yard drive, capped by Smith's game-winning touchdown pass to Gent to give them the victory.
Smith, who completed 28 of 39 passes for 267 yards, finished with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Owls. Charles Pierre ran for 80 yards on 17 carries, and Willie Rose added 61 yards on 10 attempts.
Lancaster was 22 of 27 for 216 yards, three touchdowns and an interception for Louisiana-Monroe. Lancaster also ran for 92 yards on 13 carries.
Team Stats
FAU
ULM
Total Yards
418
371
Pass Yards
267
216
Rushing Yards
151
155
Penalty Yards
136
76
1st Downs
23
23
3rd Downs
8
5
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
28:19
31:41
1st Quarter
FAU 0, ULM 7
ULM - McCall, Anthony 6 yd pass from Lancaster, K (Jabour, Radi kick) 5 plays, 93 yards, TOP 2:34
FAU 0, ULM 14
ULM - McNeal, Darrell 4 yd run (Jabour, Radi kick), 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:57
2nd Quarter
FAU 0, ULM 21
ULM - McNeal, Darrell 13 yd pass from Lancaster, K (Jabour, Radi kick) 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 6:06
FAU 7, ULM 21
FAU - Smith, Rusty 1 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:26
FAU 14, ULM 21
FAU - Gent, Cortez 13 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 4 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:54
3rd Quarter
FAU 17, ULM 21
FAU - Leroy, Warley 37 yd field goal 9 plays, 28 yards, TOP 4:00
FAU 20, ULM 21
FAU - Leroy, Warley 36 yd field goal 11 plays, 51 yards, TOP 5:03
4th Quarter
FAU 20, ULM 28
ULM - Zacharie, Zeek 8 yd pass from Lancaster, K (Jabour, Radi kick) 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:01
FAU 23, ULM 28
FAU - Leroy, Warley 22 yd field goal 7 plays, 20 yards, TOP 3:25
FAU 29, ULM 28
FAU - Gent, Cortez 22 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Pierre, Charles rushfailed) 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:20
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
28
TD
2
YDS
267
INT
2
Players Mentioned
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