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FAU Drops Season Opener to #5 Oklahoma 63-14
9/1/2018 4:41:00 PM | Football
NORMAN, Okla. –The Florida Atlantic University football team lost its season opener to #5 Oklahoma 63-14 on Saturday.
Quick Hits
FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin
"It's very discouraging, but at the end of the day, we're 0-1. We've just got to go back to work. We've got the same record we started with last year. I'd be shocked if there's a better team in the country than the one I saw today."
Looking Ahead
The Owls open their home schedule on Saturday, Sept. 8 against Air Force. Kick-off is set for 2 p.m. and the game will air on CBS Sports Network. All games will be carried by ESPN West Palm 106.3 and also can be heard on the ESPN App. For season tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
Quick Hits
- Redshirt Freshman Chris Robison drew the season opening start for the Owls. He was the first freshman to start a season opener since Rusty Smith started the 2006 opener vs. Clemson.
- Freshman Sebastian Riella punted to end FAU's first drive.
- Senior linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair and senior defensive lineman Ernest Bagner recorded the season's first tackle for a loss.
- Devin Singletary scored on a five-yard run to punch in the first TD of 2018 for the Owls. It was the 45th rushing TD of Singletary's career.
- Graduate Student Rafe Peavey opened the first drive of the fourth quarter under center. It was his first action in an Owl uniform.
- Senior De'Andre Johnson was the third quarterback to see action in the game.
- Singletary was held below 100 rushing yards for the first time since Wisconsin Sept. 9, 2017.
- Redshirt junior running back Kerrith Whyte scored from seven yards out for the final score of the game.
FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin
"It's very discouraging, but at the end of the day, we're 0-1. We've just got to go back to work. We've got the same record we started with last year. I'd be shocked if there's a better team in the country than the one I saw today."
Looking Ahead
The Owls open their home schedule on Saturday, Sept. 8 against Air Force. Kick-off is set for 2 p.m. and the game will air on CBS Sports Network. All games will be carried by ESPN West Palm 106.3 and also can be heard on the ESPN App. For season tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
Team Stats
FAU
OU
Total Yards
324
650
Pass Yards
192
334
Rushing Yards
132
316
Penalty Yards
48
70
1st Downs
20
26
3rd Downs
4
6
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
30:45
29:15
1st Quarter
FAU 0, OU 7
OU - Anderson, R. 30 yd run (Seibert, Austin kick), 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:08
FAU 0, OU 14
OU - Bolton, Curtis 0 yd blocked punt return (Seibert, Austin kick)
FAU 0, OU 21
OU - Morris, Lee 65 yd pass from Murray, Kyler (Seibert, Austin kick) 1 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:16
FAU 0, OU 28
OU - Sermon, Trey 17 yd run (Seibert, Austin kick), 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:14
2nd Quarter
FAU 0, OU 35
OU - Anderson, R. 65 yd run (Seibert, Austin kick), 3 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:22
FAU 0, OU 42
OU - Brown, Marquise 65 yd pass from Murray, Kyler (Seibert, Austin kick) 6 plays, 90 yards, TOP 1:32
3rd Quarter
FAU 0, OU 49
OU - Sutton, M. 22 yd run (Seibert, Austin kick), 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:44
FAU 0, OU 56
OU - Miller, A.D. 6 yd pass from Kendall, Austin (Seibert, Austin kick) 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 4:26
FAU 7, OU 56
FAU - SINGLETARY, D 5 yd run (RIVAS, Vladimir kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:01
4th Quarter
FAU 7, OU 63
OU - Brooks, Kennedy 41 yd run (Brkic, Gabe kick), 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 2:10
FAU 14, OU 63
FAU - WHYTE, Kerrith 7 yd run (RIVAS, Vladimir kick), 15 plays, 75 yards, TOP 7:29
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