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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, December 5
Miami, FL (FIU)
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
5-7 , 5-3
28
at
21
FIU (Shula Bowl)
3-9 , 3-5
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
FAU
7
7
0
14
28
FIU
0
7
7
7
21
Owls Edge Out Florida International 28-21
12/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 5, 2009
MIAMI (AP) - Alfred Morris ran for two touchdowns and caught another score as Florida Atlantic defeated Florida International 28-21 Saturday night.
Morris rushed for 158 yards on 25 carries as he captured the Sun Belt Conference rushing title for 2009. He finished the season with 1,392 yards as the Owls (5-7, 5-3 Sun Belt Conference) defeated the Panthers (3-9, 3-5) for the seventh time in eight meetings.
Morris put the game out of the Panthers' reach with two fourth-quarter touchdowns. His 9-yard rushing score with 9:58 left in the game gave Florida Atlantic a 21-14 lead and a 20-yard touchdown run gave the Owls a 28-14 lead with 2:23 left in the game.
Wayne Times caught a 4-yard touchdown from Paul McCall with 57 seconds left to cut the Owls' lead to seven. However, two onside kick attempts recovered by the Panthers were nullified by penalties.
Team Stats
FAU
FIU
Total Yards
406
445
Pass Yards
220
246
Rushing Yards
186
199
Penalty Yards
64
95
1st Downs
25
22
3rd Downs
3
5
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
31:14
28:46
1st Quarter
FAU 7, FIU 0
FAU - Harmon, Jason 9 yd pass from Van Camp, Jeff (Gornall, Ross kick) 7 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:30
2nd Quarter
FAU 14, FIU 0
FAU - Morris, Alfred 8 yd pass from Van Camp, Jeff (Gornall, Ross kick) 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:40
FAU 14, FIU 7
FIU - Owens, Daunte 4 yd run (Rivest, Dustin kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:31
3rd Quarter
FAU 14, FIU 14
FIU - Owens, Daunte 4 yd run (Rivest, Dustin kick), 12 plays, 94 yards, TOP 5:29
4th Quarter
FAU 21, FIU 14
FAU - Morris, Alfred 9 yd run (Gornall, Ross kick), 5 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:42
FAU 28, FIU 14
FAU - Morris, Alfred 20 yd run (Gornall, Ross kick), 6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:17
FAU 28, FIU 21
FIU - Times, Wayne 4 yd pass from McCall, Paul (Rivest, Dustin kick) 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:26
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
15
TD
2
YDS
220
INT
0
Players Mentioned
RB
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