Florida Atlantic Taken Down by UConn

Saturday, September 21

Storrs, Conn.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

1-3 , 0-1

Connecticut

2-2 , 0-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Fla. Atlantic

UConn

9/21/2024 11:06:00 PM | Football

Box Score Photo Gallery

By: Ben Paul

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic football team fell to Connecticut on Saturday evening by a score of 48-14.

With the loss to UConn (2-2), the Owls move to 1-3 on the season.

GAME RECAP

FIRST HALF

It did not take long, nine minutes to be exact, for takeaway #10 on the season to fall in the hands of the Owls when graduate DB Wendol Philord stripped the ball from the Huskies before graduate LB Eddie Williams promptly scooped it up.

SECOND HALF

FAU showcased their tempo offense to put together a nine-play scoring drive in the third quarter, highlighted by redshirt freshman WR Jabari Smith Jr. making the first catch of his collegiate career on an out route and taking it 26 yards. The Owls recorded their first touchdown on the evening, with redshirt junior RB C.J. Campbell punching it in from three yards away.

There was more to come from Campbell in the fourth quarter, taking the handoff 38 yards for his second TD of the night.

OFFENSE

Campbell finished the evening with 53 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries
Redshirt Junior QB Cam Fancher rushed for 71 yards on eight attempts, including a season-long 24
Junior WR Caleb Coombs made two catches for 28 yards

DEFENSE

With ten takeaways on the year, the Owls are now tied for third in the nation
It was Philord's second consecutive game with a forced fumble
Safety C.J. Heard recorded his second outing of the season with double-digit tackles (12). He ups his season total to 32, the nation's leader among true freshmen. He also takes the team lead among all players

PHOTO GALLERY

Gallery: (9-21-2024) Florida Atlantic at UConn

QUOTABLE

Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Tom Herman
"There's a lot of room for improvement. We have Wagner coming into town, followed by a bye week and then seven conference games. We all know and are confident that we can win them, but we have obviously shown that we need to play a lot better in order to do that."

Redshirt Junior DB Jayden Williams
"They didn't really surprise us with anything, on our side we just really didn't execute the gameplan that the coaches laid out for us. We just have to grow as a team and get better."

UP NEXT

The Owls return to Boca Raton for a Sept. 28 matchup against Wagner at FAU Stadium. The game will air on ESPN+, kickoff at 6 p.m. EST. This will mark the final non-conference game of the season.

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