Florida Atlantic 52, Florida International 7
Associated Press
MIAMI - Nkosi Perry passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to help Florida Atlantic beat rival Florida International 52-7 for the Owls' sixth consecutive win in the series known as the Shula Bowl.
Perry completed 14 of 22 passes for 122 yards and Larry McCammon had 104 yards rushing on 26 carries for FAU (5-5, 4-2 Conference USA). Johnny Ford, LaJohntay Wester and Willie Taggart Jr. each added a rushing touchdown for the Owls.
Jaylen Wester picked off a pass from FIU's Grayson James on the first play from scrimmage and Perry scored on a 1-yard run to make it 7-0 just 44 seconds in. Perry added a 5-yard TD pass to Je'Quan Burton with 8:46 left in the first quarter and his 3-yard scoring run capped a 13-play, 83-yard drive that made it 21-0 going into the second.
James finished 9-of-26 passing for 56 yards and added 47 yards rushing and a score for FIU (4-6, 2-4). His 28-yard touchdown run made it 24-7 with 10:47 left in the first half.
November 12, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
FlaAtl | FIU |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
14:16 |
N'Kosi Perry 1 yard TD run (Morgan Suarez Extra Point) |
7 |
0 |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
8:46 |
Je'Quan Burton 5 yard TD pass from N'Kosi Perry (Morgan Suarez Extra Point) |
14 |
0 |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
1:18 |
N'Kosi Perry 3 yard TD run (Morgan Suarez Extra Point) |
21 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
FlaAtl | FIU |
| FlaAtl |
FG |
14:07 |
Morgan Suarez 30 yard field goal |
24 |
0 |
| FIU |
TD |
10:47 |
Grayson James 28 yard TD run (Chase Gabriel Extra Point) |
24 |
7 |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
2:29 |
Johnny Ford 4 yard TD run (Morgan Suarez Extra Point) |
31 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
FlaAtl | FIU |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
8:15 |
LaJohntay Wester 9 yard TD run (Morgan Suarez Extra Point) |
38 |
7 |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
3:48 |
Tony Johnson 17 yard TD pass from N'Kosi Perry (Morgan Suarez Extra Point) |
45 |
7 |
| Fourth Quarter |
FlaAtl | FIU |
| FlaAtl |
TD |
14:50 |
Willie Taggart Jr. 12 yard TD run (Morgan Suarez Extra Point) |
52 |
7 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Florida Atlantic |
FIU |
| First downs |
22 |
14 |
| Rushing |
12 |
9 |
| Passing |
6 |
4 |
| Penalty |
4 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
7-17, 41% |
5-14, 36% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-3, 67% |
0-2, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
60-281 |
36-203 |
| Passing Yards |
104 |
74 |
| Return Yards |
98 |
19 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
14-24-0 |
11-28-2 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
4 |
7 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
3-2 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-55 |
9-86 |
| Florida Atlantic Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| N. Perry |
14 |
22 |
104 |
2 |
0 |
| W. Taggart Jr. |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FIU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. James |
9 |
26 |
56 |
0 |
2 |
| H. Carlson |
2 |
2 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida Atlantic Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. McCammon III |
26 |
104 |
4.0 |
0 |
| L. Wester |
3 |
67 |
22.3 |
1 |
| Z. Mobley |
7 |
45 |
6.4 |
0 |
| J. Ford |
11 |
26 |
2.4 |
1 |
| W. Taggart Jr. |
4 |
18 |
4.5 |
1 |
| N. Perry |
3 |
16 |
5.3 |
2 |
| K. Dean Jr. |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| J. Posey |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| FIU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Joseph |
11 |
87 |
7.9 |
0 |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
7 |
52 |
7.4 |
0 |
| G. James |
9 |
47 |
5.2 |
1 |
| K. Owens |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| A. Patterson |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| H. Carlson |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
| D. Montiel |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Florida Atlantic Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Johnson |
2 |
43 |
21.5 |
1 |
| J. Burton |
5 |
42 |
8.4 |
1 |
| L. Wester |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| L. McCammon III |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| J. Ford |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| C. Boatwright |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Z. Mobley |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| FIU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Chambers |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
0 |
| R. Fairweather |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
0 |
| L. Joseph |
3 |
12 |
4.0 |
0 |
| A. Hooker |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| J. Miamen |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| K. Owens |
1 |
-7 |
-7.0 |
0 |
| Florida Atlantic Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| R. Mungin |
1 |
23 |
| J. Williams |
1 |
17 |
| FIU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Florida Atlantic Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Thompson |
4 |
215 |
53.8 |
| FIU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| D. Montiel |
7 |
281 |
40.1 |
| Florida Atlantic Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Wester |
1 |
31 |
31.0 |
| FIU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Chambers |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
| Florida Atlantic Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Pasley |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
| J. Platt |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| FIU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
| Florida Atlantic Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| FIU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
