Florida Atlantic Owls at Old Dominion Monarchs
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Rice kicks Old Dominion past Florida Atlantic, 30-16
With the Owls up 3-0 in the first quarter, Marcus Haynes sacked N'Kosi Perry in the end zone for a first-quarter safety. Perry was flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone with 4:06 left in the first half for a second safety and Blake Watson ran 11 yards in the final minute of the half to send Old Dominion into intermission with an 11-3 advantage.
Rice converted from 30 and 28 yards out in the third quarter, while Perry threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Robinson, and the Monarchs' lead was 17-10. Rice kicked a 20-yarder at the start of the fourth quarter to make it 20-10.
Hayden Wolff was 21-of-33 passing for 289 yards and a touchdown for Old Dominion (4-6, 3-3 Conference USA), while Watson finished with 163 yards on 23 carries.
Johnny Ford carried 19 times for 101 yards to lead Florida Atlantic (5-5, 3-3). Perry completed 12 of 21 pass attempts for 187 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 9:34 | Aaron Shahriari 38 Yd Field Goal |
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SF | 1st Period 6:22 | Marcus Haynes Safety |
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SF | 2nd Period 4:09 | Team Safety |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:33 | Blake Watson 12 Yd Run (Nick Rice Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 8:05 | Nick Rice 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:40 | Brandon Robinson 59 Yd pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 3:51 | Nick Rice 28 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 13:50 | Nick Rice 20 Yd Field Goal |
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D2P | 4th Period 10:58 | R'Tarriun Johnson Defensive PAT Conversion |
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TD | 4th Period 10:58 | Johnny Ford 2 Yd Run (Aaron Shahriari PAT blocked) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:49 | Isiah Paige 14 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Ali Jennings III Pass to Blake Watson for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 FAU |
 ODU |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 4-11 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-13 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 307 | Total Yards | 454 |
| 187 | Passing | 289 |
| 12/20 | Comp/Att | 21/33 |
| 9.4 | Yards per pass | 8.8 |
| 120 | Rushing | 158 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 42 |
| 3.4 | Yards per rush | 3.8 |
| 12-104 | Penalties | 5-42 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 22:28 | Possession | 37:32 |
Game Information
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 13,634 · Capacity:
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