Football Loses at Marshall 31-7

Saturday, October 20

Huntington, W.Va.

2:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

3-4 , 1-2

Marshall

5-2 , 3-1

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2nd

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4th

Florida Atlantic

MARSHALL

10/20/2018 6:42:00 PM | Football

Box Score

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. - The Florida Atlantic University football team fell to Marshall 31-7 on Saturday. The Owls are now 3-4 overall and 1-2 in Conference USA.

Quick Hits

The Owls won their second straight coin toss and opted to defer until the second half.
The Herd had an extended possession in the first quarter, but a Shelton Lewis sack, was soon followed by a Jalen Young block on a 40-yard field goal attempt to keep the game scoreless.
Later on in the first quarter, the Owls had a drive end on a Marshall interception that was returned to the FAU 23.
That drive ended in another 40-yard field goal attempt by the Herd, this one good, to give Marshall a 3-0 lead.
On the ensuing FAU possession, the Owls had an 11-play, 82-yard drive, capped off by a two-yard pass from Chris Robison to Harrison Bryant to give FAU a 7-3 lead.
Both teams punted on their next possessions, before Marshall regained the lead on a 29-yard touchdown pass with 3:26 remaining in the first half.
Interceptions ended the Owls' next two drives, the second pick resulting in a 17-yard TD run by Tyler King that extended the lead to 17-7.
FAU responded with a drive deep into Marshall territory, but ended in a missed 30-yard field goal attempt.
After forcing a Marshall punt, the Owls went for a fourth down deep in their own end, but failed to convert. The Herd scored on the next play to stretch the lead to 24-7.
Kerrith Whyte returned the following kickoff 25 yards to become the school's all-time career leader in kick return yardage. Whyte ended the day with 68 return yards, giving 1,955 for his career, surpassing DiIvory Edgecomb.
Marshall added another score late to account for final margin.
As a team, the Owls recorded three sacks on the day.
Offensively, Chris Robison went 18-for-35 for 223 yards and a touchdown. Jovon Durante pulled in seven catches for 114 yards, while Harrison Bryant added six receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Robison also had a career-long 63-yard punt.
On the defensive side of the ball, Andrew Soroh led FAU with 13 tackles, a career-high for him. Rashad Smith followed with 12 of his own.
As a team, the Owls recorded three sacks on the day. Shelton Lewis tallied a sack, while Soroh, Ray Ellis, Quran Hafiz and Akileis Leroy each recorded a half-sack.

Quotable
FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin
"Our defense did play really well at times, with our leader, Azeez (Al-Shaair) being out for the year, so that part was good, but we didn't get any turnovers…we just couldn't get in rhythm."

Up Next
The Owls host Louisiana Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26. The contest will air on CBS Sports Network. Live stats will be available at FAUSports.com and live audio can be heard on ESPN 106.3 FM. For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit www.FAUSports.com.