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Florida Atlantic
1-1
49
vs
34
UAB
0-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
UAB
3
14
9
8
34
FAU
14
14
7
14
49
Owls Defeat Blazers in Home Opener
9/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 6, 2008
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -Rusty Smith threw three touchdown passes and Charles Pierre ran for two touchdowns as Florida Atlantic defeated UAB 49-34 on Saturday afternoon.
Cortez Gent threw a touchdown pass and caught another, and Lester Jean caught two touchdown passes for Florida Atlantic (1-1). Di'Ivory Edgecomb and Chris Bonner also scored touchdowns for Florida Atlantic.
Smith finished 21-for-34 for 325 yards.
Joe Webb threw two touchdown passes for UAB (0-2). He was 26-for-48 for 326 yards. Aaron Johns and Justin Brooks rushed for touchdowns for the Blazers.
Trailing 42-34, the Blazers were on the Owls' 28-yard line with less than a minute to play when a fourth-down pass by Webb went over the head of receiver Mike Jones. On the ensuing play, Pierre ran 73 yards for a touchdown to put an exclamation point on the Owls' victory.
Trailing 21-3, UAB got back in the game with a pair of second-quarter touchdowns. Webb hit Zach Lankford with a 20-yard touchdown pass to make it 21-10. A gaffe by Florida Atlantic on the ensuing kickoff gave UAB the ball back. The Owls allowed the kickoff to bounce behind kick returner Jeff Blanchard, and UAB's Ugonna Amarikwa pounced on the loose ball at the 28-yard line. Three plays later, Webb threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Frantrell Forrest to close to 21-17.
Florida Atlantic answered with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Smith to Gent to stretch the lead to 28-17 at the half.
The Owls scored on their opening drive with a little trickery. Wide receiver Gent took the handoff on a reverse and tossed a 33-yard touchdown pass to Bonner in the corner of the end zone to give them a 7-0 lead. A 5-yard touchdown pass by Smith to Jean made it 14-0.
Team Stats
UAB
FAU
Total Yards
482
554
Pass Yards
326
358
Rushing Yards
156
196
Penalty Yards
34
65
1st Downs
27
25
3rd Downs
8
7
4th Downs
3
1
TOP
35:32
24:15
1st Quarter
UAB 0, FAU 7
FAU - Bonner, Chris 33 yd pass from Gent, Cortez (Leroy, Warley kick) 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:44
UAB 0, FAU 14
FAU - Jean, Lester 5 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:45
UAB 3, FAU 14
UAB - WATERS, Swayze 27 yd field goal 10 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:57
2nd Quarter
UAB 3, FAU 21
FAU - Pierre, Charles 5 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 9 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:40
UAB 10, FAU 21
UAB - LANKFORD, Zach 20 yd pass from WEBB, Joe (WATERS, Swayze kick) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:25
UAB 17, FAU 21
UAB - FORREST, Frantr 19 yd pass from WEBB, Joe (WATERS, Swayze kick) 3 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:30
UAB 17, FAU 28
FAU - Gent, Cortez 30 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:41
3rd Quarter
UAB 23, FAU 28
UAB - JOHNS, Aaron 2 yd run (WEBB, Joe rushfailed), 6 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:10
UAB 23, FAU 35
FAU - Jean, Lester 30 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Leroy, Warley kick) 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 3:28
UAB 26, FAU 35
UAB - WATERS, Swayze 43 yd field goal 14 plays, 50 yards, TOP 6:29
4th Quarter
UAB 26, FAU 42
FAU - Edgecomb, D. 6 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:58
UAB 34, FAU 42
UAB - BROOKS, Justin 10 yd run (SLAUGHTER, Rash rush), 13 plays, 73 yards, TOP 6:12
UAB 34, FAU 49
FAU - Pierre, Charles 73 yd run (Leroy, Warley kick), 1 plays, 73 yards, TOP 0:16
Game Leaders
CMP
21
TD
3
YDS
325
INT
0
CMP
1
TD
1
YDS
33
INT
0
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