Owls Fall to Charlotte on Final Play

Sunday, October 9

Boca Raton, FL

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

1-5 , 0-2

Charlotte

2-4 , 1-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

CHA

FAU

10/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football

Box Score

Oct. 9, 2016

Final Stats

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BOCA RATON, Fla. - - A last-second Hail Mary to Kamrin Solomon looked to seal a Sunday battle against Charlotte (2-4, 1-1 C-USA) for the Florida Atlantic University football team (1-5, 0-2 C-USA), but the play was overturned upon review, giving the 49ers the win.

Coach's Quote
"It's the same thing we've told [the team] the whole time" FAU Head Coach Charlie Partridge said. "Fight one mission at a time, one week at a time, and to stay together. I told every one of them I loved and that I appreciate how hard they're working. Our resolve, our fight, our love for each other...has never wavered."

Quick Hits
Greg Howell became the first Owl to rush for three touchdowns in a game since Alfred Morris did so in 2011. Howell also tacked on 100 yards on the ground.
Jason Driskel went 17-of-30 for 162 yards and one interception.
Kalib Woods led the receiving corps with 105 yards on 11 catches, becoming the first FAU receiver to grab double-digit catches since Lucky Whitehead recorded 11 against Marshall in 2014.
Jalen Young led the defense with 12 tackles.
Trey Hendrickson tallied two sacks and three tackles for loss, bringing his career-record sack total to 23.
FAU marched 11 plays on the opening drive before Greg Joseph made a 33-yard field goal to give the Owls an early lead.
Charlotte responded with a 77-yard drive, ending in a Hasaan Klugh two-yard touchdown run to put the 49ers on top.
The Owls crafted another long drive of 13 plays before Howell carried it in from three yards out for his first score.
A little more than two minutes later, Charlotte's Klugh hit Austin Duke for a 69-yard strike to make it 14-10 Charlotte.
Another double-digit play drive set Howell up for his second score, again from three yards, with 1:53 left in the opening half for a 17-14 FAU advantage.
Klugh again went to the air to find T.L. Ford for 37 yards as Charlotte took a 21-17 lead with 23 seconds left in the second quarter.
The 49ers also scored on their first drive of the second half after going 75 yards on 11 plays to extend the lead to 28-17.
On their first drive of the fourth quarter, FAU went 12 plays for 64 yards and again Howell scored from three yards. FAU's two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful to keep the score 28-23 with 9:28 to play.
Charlotte chewed up clock before Trey Hendrickson recovered a fumble on FAU's 30-yard line with 40 seconds remaining.
Driskel completed three-consecutive passes for 34 yards to get the Owls down to the Charlotte 38 with six seconds on the clock.
Driskel heaved a pass to Kamrin Solomon in the right corner of the end zone, but a Charlotte defender knocked the FAU receiver out of bounds as time expired.

Up Next
The Owls travel to Huntington, W. Va. to face Marshall in C-USA action with a 7 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 15. FAU's next home game comes on Saturday, Oct. 29 as the Owls host WKU at 3:30 p.m. For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit FAUSports.com.