NCAAF

Marshall Thundering Herd at Florida Atlantic Owls

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Final
28 - 13

Harrison, Ali spark Marshall to 28-13 victory over FAU

After Harrison's kick-return score put Marshall (6-3, 4-1) on top early, FAU (5-4, 3-2) answered with N'Kosi Perry's 27-yard TD toss to Brandon Robinson and two field goals by Aaron Shahriari to grab a 13-7 lead with 13:31 remaining in the second quarter. The Thundering Herd responded with a 14-play, 75-yard drive, grabbing the lead for good on Ali's 3-yard TD run. Ali pushed the lead to 21-13 on a 21-yard TD run with 37 seconds left in the half. The only scoring in the second half was Grant Wells' 65-yard TD strike to Willie Johnson late in the third quarter.

Wells completed 26 of 38 passes for 351 yards with one interception for Marshall. Ali rushed for 90 yards on 18 carries and Johnson finished with five catches for 140 yards.

Perry connected on 15 of 29 passes for 198 yards for the Owls. Johnny Ford ran for 138 yards on 13 carries.

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Scoring Summary

MRSH TD 1st Period 14:46 Jayden Harrison 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Shane Ciucci Kick)
FAU TD 1st Period 12:45 Brandon Robinson 27 Yd pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari Kick)
FAU FG 1st Period 6:52 Aaron Shahriari 37 Yd Field Goal
FAU FG 2nd Period 13:31 Aaron Shahriari 38 Yd Field Goal
MRSH TD 2nd Period 9:18 Rasheen Ali 3 Yd Run (Shane Ciucci Kick)
MRSH TD 2nd Period 0:37 Rasheen Ali 21 Yd Run (Shane Ciucci Kick)
MRSH TD 3rd Period 1:51 Willie Johnson 65 Yd pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci Kick)

Statistics

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20 1st Downs 21
4-14 3rd down efficiency 8-18
0-0 4th down efficiency 0-1
447 Total Yards 441
351 Passing 198
26/38 Comp/Att 15/31
9.2 Yards per pass 6.4
96 Rushing 243
25 Rushing Attempts 47
3.8 Yards per rush 5.2
7-75 Penalties 3-25
1 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 1
1 Interceptions thrown 0
29:41 Possession 30:19

Game Information

Flagler Credit Union Stadium

Location: Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 21,803 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM OVR CONF
App State 1-0 0-0
Coastal Carolina 0-0 0-0
Georgia Southern 0-0 0-0
Georgia State 0-0 0-0
James Madison 0-0 0-0
Marshall 0-0 0-0
Old Dominion 0-0 0-0

Sun Belt - West

TEAM OVER CONF
UL Monroe 1-0 0-0
Arkansas State 0-0 0-0
Louisiana 0-0 0-0
South Alabama 0-0 0-0
Southern Miss 0-0 0-0
Texas State 0-0 0-0
Troy 0-0 0-0
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