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Football
at FIU
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, November 8
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
4:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
1-9 , 0-5
46
vs
13
North Texas
4-5 , 2-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
NT
0
6
0
7
13
FAU
6
19
21
0
46
FAU Routs North Texas, 46-13
11/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 8, 2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Rusty Smith threw four touchdown passes as Florida Atlantic routed North Texas 46-13 on Saturday.
It was the third straight win for the Owls (4-5, 2-2 Sun Belt Conference), who are 5-0 all-time against the Mean Green (1-9, 0-5).
Smith was 15 for 23 for 237 yards and one interception before giving way to backup Jeff VanCamp in the third quarter. Smith threw touchdown passes of 13 and 16 yards to Cortez Gent in the first half, and hit Willie Rose and DiIvory Edgecomb for scores of 3 and 57 yards in the third quarter.
North Texas' Giovanni Vizza was 13 of 23 for 125 yards and two interceptions.
Trailing 9-0 in the second, the Mean Green's Cam Montgomery scored on a 1-yard touchdown run on fourth down to pull within three points. But the extra point was blocked by Austin Jensen and picked up at the 20-yard line by the Owls' Darian Thomas, who returned it for two points to give Florida Atlantic an 11-6 lead.
On its ensuing possession, Florida Atlantic scored on Charles Pierce's 41-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 18-6. Gent's second touchdown reception gave the Owls a 25-6 halftime lead.
The Owls padded the lead on Smith's third and fourth touchdown passes in the third, and Jeff Blanchard's 10-yard score gave Florida Atlantic a 46-6 lead to close the third.
Team Stats
NT
FAU
Total Yards
255
507
Pass Yards
139
251
Rushing Yards
116
256
Penalty Yards
44
94
1st Downs
15
24
3rd Downs
2
6
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
30:17
29:43
1st Quarter
NT 0, FAU 6
FAU - Gent, Cortez 13 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kickblocked) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:10
2nd Quarter
NT 0, FAU 9
FAU - Leroy, Warley 31 yd field goal 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:55
NT 6, FAU 9
NT - Montgomery,C. 1 yd run (Knott,Jeremy kickblocked), 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 3:31
NT 6, FAU 11
FAU - Thomas, Darian 98 yd PAT return
NT 6, FAU 18
FAU - Pierre, Charles 41 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:37
NT 6, FAU 25
FAU - Gent, Cortez 16 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 6 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:08
3rd Quarter
NT 6, FAU 32
FAU - Rose, Willie 3 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:23
NT 6, FAU 39
FAU - Edgecomb, D. 57 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 1 plays, 57 yards, TOP 0:12
NT 6, FAU 46
FAU - Blanchard, Jeff 10 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:25
4th Quarter
NT 13, FAU 46
NT - Hamilton,J. 1 yd run (Knott,Jeremy kick), 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 5:42
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