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10/3/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 3, 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--Alvester Alexander scored three touchdowns to lead Wyoming to a 30-28 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
Trailing 28-24, Alexander, who rushed for 50 yards, scored on a 15-yard run with 4:29 left in the game. The Cowboys missed the extra point.
Florida Atlantic had a final possession, but on fourth-and-3 at the Wyoming 47-yard line, Rusty Smith's pass was batted down by Mike Neuhaus to seal the win.
Austyn Carta-Samuels was 29-for-38 for 223 yards for Wyoming (3-2). Brandon Stewart also scored a touchdown for the Cowboys.
Rusty Smith was 17-for-28 for 235 yards for Florida Atlantic (0-4) and tossed a touchdown pass to Darian Williams. Chris Bonner and Alfred Morris had rushing touchdowns for the Owls. Cortez Gent became FAU's all-time leading reciever during the game. His four catches gave him 140 for his career.
Alexander's 3-yard run in the third quarter gave Wyoming a 24-14 lead.
Morris' 1-yard touchdown run for Florida Atlantic closed the gap to 24-21.
WY 0, FAU 7
FAU - Bonner, Chris 36 yd run (Gornall, Ross kick), 3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:59
WY 7, FAU 7
WY - ALEXANDER, A. 1 yd run (WATTS, Ian kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:58
WY 7, FAU 14
FAU - Polo, Tavious 16 yd interception (Gornall, Ross kick)
WY 14, FAU 14
WY - STEWART,Brandon 23 yd run (WATTS, Ian kick), 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 4:26
WY 17, FAU 14
WY - WATTS, Ian 39 yd field goal 12 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:48
WY 24, FAU 14
WY - ALEXANDER, A. 3 yd run (WATTS, Ian kick), 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:15
WY 24, FAU 21
FAU - Morris, Alfred 14 yd run (Gornall, Ross kick), 6 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:57
WY 24, FAU 28
FAU - Williams,Darian 18 yd pass from Smith, Rusty (Gornall, Ross kick) 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:10
WY 30, FAU 28
WY - ALEXANDER, A. 15 yd run (WATTS, Ian kickfailed), 12 plays, 91 yards, TOP 3:57