Florida Atlantic Owls at Rice Owls
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Rice claims bowl eligibility, beating Florida Atlantic behind Padgett's 3 TDs
Padgett led an 11-play, 83-yard drive that took just more than five minutes and ended when he threw a 7-yard score to Luke McCaffrey to give Rice (6-6, 4-4 American Athletic Conference) a 17-14 lead. After holding FAU to a punt after five plays, Padgett led a nine-play, 75-yard drive that ended with his 11-yard scoring pass to Boden Groen to make it 24-14 as the third quarter expired.
Florida Atlantic (4-8, 3-5) got back in it, responding with a six-play, 75-yard drive that ended when Michael Johnson Jr. ran it in from the 6. Xavier Terrell set up the drive, running 35 yards to Rice's 40-yard line on the first play of the drive.
After Rice punted, the defense limited Florida Atlantic to a six-play, nine-yard drive. From there, Rice established a 13-play, 64-yard drive that lasted 6:20. Though the drive ended on downs, Florida Atlantic took over at its own 21 with just 1:37 remaining. FAU turned it over on downs when its four plays produce zero yardage.
Rice wideout McCaffrey caught 12 passes for 141 yards.
Kobe Lewis, 75-yard scoring run was the first play from scrimmage and gave FAU a 7-0 lead. Lewis finished with 82 yards on seven carries.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:48 | Kobe Lewis 75 Yd Run (Carter Davis Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:04 | Boden Groen 20 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Tim Horn Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:02 | Tim Horn 20 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:36 | Tony Johnson 36 Yd pass from Daniel Richardson (Carter Davis Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:27 | Luke McCaffrey 7 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Tim Horn Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:00 | Boden Groen 11 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Tim Horn Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:25 | Michael Johnson Jr. 6 Yd Run (Carter Davis Kick) |
Statistics
 FAU |
 RICE |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1st Downs | 32 |
| 3-9 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-12 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 279 | Total Yards | 465 |
| 128 | Passing | 254 |
| 13-19 | Comp-Att | 25-39 |
| 6.7 | Yards per pass | 6.5 |
| 151 | Rushing | 211 |
| 24 | Rushing Attempts | 42 |
| 6.3 | Yards per rush | 5.0 |
| 3-45 | Penalties | 3-20 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 20:18 | Possession | 39:42 |
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