Owls Topped by Air Force

Saturday, September 25

USAF Academy, Colo.

8 P.M.

Florida Atlantic

2-2 , 0-0

Air Force

3-1 , 0-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Fla. Atlantic

Air Force

9/25/2021 11:43:00 PM | Football

Box Score

USAFA, Colo. – The Florida Atlantic University football team fell on the road to Air Force in Saturday's matchup at Falcon Stadium.

Quotable

Head coach Willie Taggart:
"We didn't play with the same physicality that (Air Force) played with, and when you don't do that against an option team, you're going to struggle. I thought physically they beat us in the trenches in this ballgame."

The Beginning / The Turning Point

Air Force (3-1) scored the first three touchdowns of the game, but later in the second, the Owls' (2-2) defense held the Falcons to a field goal. A four-play drive put FAU into the end zone, starting with a 32-yard rush by Johnny Ford and ending on a 34-yard TD by N'Kosi Perry. For each, that marked the longest rush in their young FAU careers. That ended the first half scoring, as AF missed a field goal with one second left on the clock.

The Finish

An elongated Falcons' drive, both time- and yardage-wise, extended the lead in the third. That would be the final score of the game on either side.

Stats and Records

Jordan Helm already had 10 tackles at halftime, one off his career high. He'd set that with two tackles on the same drive in the third, and end up with a team-high 15 on the night (12 solo, with one for a loss)
After that was a trio with seven each – Akileis Leroy, Diashun Moss and Korel Smith – while another three Owls had six: Caliph Brice, Zyon Gilbert and Antarrius Moultrie
Ford and Perry combined for over 100 yards rushing – 66 and 53, respectively – on just 14 carries. Ford's average per was 8.3, and Perry's was 7.6
Matt Hayball averaged 44.2 yards on six punts, with four of those inside the 20, and a long of 50

What's Next

Next Saturday is both the Shula Bowl, and FAU's Conference USA opener for 2021, as the Owls host FIU for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff at FAU Stadium. Get tickets by visiting HERE or by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS, and for this game only, all Delray Hyundai deck tickets can be purchased for $10 off by clicking HERE. The game will be televised on STADIUM Network and broadcasted on Fox Sports 640AM South Florida.