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FAU’s 77-56 loss to Middle Tennessee leaves many questions

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Florida Atlantic’s long season came to an end on Saturday in Murfreesboro, Tenn. on Saturday in the most inglorious of fashions. The Owls surrendered 77 points to the Blue Raiders in a 77-56 stinker. FAU surrendered 495 rushing yards on the day. I’Tavius Mathers and Richie James both rushed for more than 200 yards and each scored three touchdowns. James also had 120 receiving yards and a touchdown. If there is a bright spot, it was the running of freshman…

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Old Dominion’s huge second half buries FAU 42-24

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Things went well for a half on Saturday night for the Florida Atlantic Owls. The second half was a totally different story as the Old Dominion Monarchs overwhelmed the Owls 42-24. FAU had it going in the first two periods, taking a 21-13 lead into halftime. Whatever ODU Coach Bobby Wilder told his team in the locker room, it worked. Especially for quarterback David Washington. He fired four second-half touchdown passes to surge the Monarchs past the Owls and leave…

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FAU pulls out a dramatic victory over Texas-El Paso

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All that stood between the Florida Atlantic Owls and their second straight victory on Saturday night was 96 yards and a clock that said only 2:46 remained in the game. No problem. Quarterback Jason Driskel took his team down the field to come away with a thrilling 35-31 win over the Texas-El Paso Miners in Boca Raton. Driskel’s seven-yard toss to Nate Terry, who made a spectacular one-handed catch, gave FAU the go-ahead score with only 25 seconds left to…

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FAU breaks long losing streak; defeats Rice 42-25

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Going into Saturday’s Conference USA game between Rice and Florida Atlantic, one thing was certain. The Owls were going to win this game and earn the first conference win of the season. As it turned out the Florida Atlantic Owls beat the Rice Owls 42-25 on Saturday in Houston, Texas to get that first conference win. FAU put on a rare offensive show. After spotting Rice an early 7-0 lead, FAU went into the halftime locker room with a 21-14…

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Late touchdown spells doom for Florida Atlantic

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Florida Atlantic was only 10 yards away from coming away with a nice road win, but it was not to be. The Owls fell to the Marshall Thundering Herd 27-21 on Saturday night in Huntington, West Va. FAU held the lead early at 7-0 and after some back-and-forth, held the lead late.  With only 1:53 remaining, Marshall’s Keion Davis scored from one yard out to erase a 21-19 deficit. The Owls had sufficient time to snatch the lead back. Taking…

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