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Florida Atlantic Owls at Ohio Bobcats

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Rourke throws four TD passes in Ohio's wild win over FAU

Ohio gets clutch 4th-down stop for the win

The Bobcats (1-0) survived a wild fourth quarter in which the Owls had a chance to take the lead after twice trailing by 17 points. N'Kosi Perry led the rally for FAU (1-1), finishing 23-of-41 passing for 346 yards with five touchdowns.

Rourke completed 27 of 34 passes for 345 yards. Sieh Bangura had 114 yards rushing and James Bostic had 136 receiving yards with one touchdown for the Bobcats.

Ohio took its first lead at 20-17 on the first possession of the second half, an 11-play, 87-yard drive capped by Rourke's 5-yard pass to Sam Wiglusz. Rourke later added a 2-yard touchdown pass and a 1-yard scoring run and the Bobcats led 34-17 early in the fourth quarter.

After Perry and Rourke traded touchdown passes Ohio led 41-24 with seven minutes remaining.

Perry then led a rally, hitting Jahmal Edrine for a 7-yard score at 6:09 and LaJohntay Wester for another 7-yarder at 4:09.

With the score 41-38, the Owls forced a three-and-out then took possession at their own 19 with 1:36 remaining. After a couple of first downs, the drive stalled on downs near midfield and the Bobcats took a knee to end the game.

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How To Watch

How can I watch Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Ohio Bobcats?
  • TV Channel: Owls at Bobcats 2021 College Football, week 1, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

Bobcats: 26.6%
Owls: 73.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

FAU TD 1st Period 11:10 Je'Quan Burton 20 Yd pass from N'Kosi Perry (Morgan Suarez Kick)
OHIO FG 1st Period 7:00 Nathanial Vakos 29 Yd Field Goal
FAU FG 1st Period 2:50 Morgan Suarez 24 Yd Field Goal
OHIO TD 2nd Period 14:13 Sam Wiglusz 6 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Kick)
FAU TD 2nd Period 10:38 Jahmal Edrine 16 Yd pass from N'Kosi Perry (Morgan Suarez Kick)
OHIO FG 2nd Period 1:24 Nathanial Vakos 36 Yd Field Goal
OHIO TD 3rd Period 10:33 Sam Wiglusz 5 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Kick)
OHIO TD 3rd Period 4:24 Miles Cross 1 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Kick)
OHIO TD 4th Period 12:20 Kurtis Rourke 2 Yd Run (Nathanial Vakos Kick)
FAU TD 4th Period 10:22 Tony Johnson 9 Yd pass from N'Kosi Perry (Morgan Suarez Kick)
OHIO TD 4th Period 7:10 James Bostic 15 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Kick)
FAU TD 4th Period 6:09 Jahmal Edrine 7 Yd pass from N'Kosi Perry (Morgan Suarez Kick)
FAU TD 4th Period 4:09 LaJohntay Wester 7 Yd pass from N'Kosi Perry (Morgan Suarez Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2226.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originFAU https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/195.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originOHIO
25 1st Downs 26
7-13 3rd down efficiency 5-12
0-1 4th down efficiency 0-0
478 Total Yards 476
364 Passing 345
24-42 Comp-Att 27-34
8.7 Yards per pass 10.1
114 Rushing 131
29 Rushing Attempts 39
3.9 Yards per rush 3.4
8-90 Penalties 7-55
2 Turnovers 0
2 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
24:19 Possession 35:41

Game Information

Peden Stadium

Location: Athens, OH
Attendance: 20,003 · Capacity:
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