Florida Atlantic 43, Charlotte 13
Associated Press
BOCA RATON, Fla. - N'Kosi Perry threw for 256 yards, Larry McCammon ran for 118 and Florida Atlantic defeated Charlotte 43-13.
Five players scored touchdowns for the Owls, among them Justin McKithen, who returned an interception 63 yards for a score.
The Owls had 218 yards rushing and their defense held the 49ers to 62 yards on the ground. FAU had 482 total yards and 26 first downs while holding Charlotte to 279 yards and 11 first downs.
Morgan Suarez kicked three field goals for the Owls.
Charlotte's Chris Reynolds was 14-of-19 passing for 196 yards and two touchdowns, both to Grant DuBose who had four receptions for 89 yards.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Char | FlaAtl |
| Char |
TD |
12:16 |
Grant DuBose 52 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (Antonio Zita kick) |
7 |
0 |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
11:25 |
Larry McCammon III 52 yd run (Morgan Suarez kick) |
7 |
7 |
| FlaAtl |
FG |
6:12 |
Morgan Suarez 43 yd FG |
7 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
Char | FlaAtl |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
8:42 |
N'Kosi Perry 2 yd run (Morgan Suarez kick) |
7 |
17 |
| FlaAtl |
FG |
3:56 |
Morgan Suarez 19 yd FG |
7 |
20 |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
0:17 |
Justin McKithen 63 yd interception return (failed 2pt pass) |
7 |
26 |
| Third Quarter |
Char | FlaAtl |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
11:27 |
Je'Quan Burton 30 yd pass from N'Kosi Perry (Morgan Suarez kick) |
7 |
33 |
| Char |
TD |
1:55 |
Grant DuBose 20 yd pass from Chris Reynolds (failed 2pt pass) |
13 |
33 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Char | FlaAtl |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
14:03 |
Zuberi Mobley 1 yd run (Morgan Suarez kick) |
13 |
40 |
| FlaAtl |
FG |
7:41 |
Morgan Suarez 42 yd FG |
13 |
43 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Charlotte |
Florida Atlantic |
| First downs |
11 |
26 |
| Rushing |
3 |
7 |
| Passing |
6 |
15 |
| Penalty |
2 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
2-11, 18% |
8-16, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-2, 0% |
2-2, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
23-62 |
49-218 |
| Passing Yards |
217 |
264 |
| Return Yards |
107 |
87 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
16-28-1 |
17-25-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--21 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
6 |
3 |
| Punts-Average |
44.8 |
46.7 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
2-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
10-85 |
6-54 |
| Time of Possession |
25:04 |
34:56 |
| Charlotte Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Reynolds |
14 |
19 |
196 |
2 |
0 |
| J. Foster |
2 |
9 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
| Florida Atlantic Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| N. Perry |
16 |
22 |
256 |
1 |
0 |
| W. Taggart Jr. |
1 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Charlotte Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Byrd |
14 |
51 |
3.6 |
0 |
| H. Rutledge |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| C. Reynolds |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
0 |
| C. Camp |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| J. Foster |
3 |
-8 |
-2.7 |
0 |
| Florida Atlantic Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. McCammon III |
14 |
118 |
8.4 |
1 |
| M. Scott III |
10 |
37 |
3.7 |
0 |
| W. Taggart Jr. |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
| Z. Mobley |
11 |
22 |
2.0 |
1 |
| N. Perry |
5 |
7 |
1.4 |
1 |
| L. Wester |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| K. Dean Jr. |
3 |
2 |
0.7 |
0 |
| J. Burton |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Charlotte Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| G. DuBose |
4 |
89 |
22.3 |
2 |
| V. Tucker |
5 |
75 |
15.0 |
0 |
| N. Groulx |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| E. Spencer |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| S. Byrd |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| T. Blount |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Florida Atlantic Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Wester |
4 |
66 |
16.5 |
0 |
| J. Edrine |
3 |
54 |
18.0 |
0 |
| T. Johnson |
2 |
43 |
21.5 |
0 |
| J. Burton |
2 |
36 |
18.0 |
1 |
| K. Dean Jr. |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
0 |
| L. McCammon III |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| J. Platt |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| A. Evans |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| Charlotte Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Florida Atlantic Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. McKithen |
1 |
63 |
| Charlotte Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Rice |
6 |
269 |
44.8 |
| Florida Atlantic Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Thompson |
3 |
140 |
46.7 |
| Charlotte Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| V. Tucker |
3 |
13 |
4.3 |
| Florida Atlantic Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Charlotte Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| H. Rutledge |
2 |
49 |
24.5 |
| S. Byrd |
2 |
45 |
22.5 |
| B. Turner |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida Atlantic Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Platt |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
| Charlotte Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Florida Atlantic Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
