Florida Atlantic Owls at Tulane Green Wave
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Jake Retzlaff accounts for 3 TDs as Tulane beats Florida Atlantic 35-24
Tulane (8-2, 5-1 American Athletic Conference) is tied for second in the conference, a half-game behind Navy.
After Tulane went three-and-out, Alec Clark's 53-yard punt was muffed by Easton Messer and recovered by the Green Wave's Shaun Nicholas, and on the next play Jimmy Calloway ran for a 14-yard touchdown to open the scoring with 6:38 left in the first quarter.
FAU (4-6, 3-4) answered with a seven-play, 68-yard drive, but — after an illegal formation penalty nullified a Caden Veltkamp's 2-yard TD pass to Dominique Henry on fourth-and-goal — settled for a 25-yard field goal by Garrison Smith.
On the first play of the second quarter, Retzlaff threw a fourth-and-6 pass to Bryce Bohanon for a 29-yard touchdown that gave Tulane a 14-3 lead.
Anthony Miller Jr. caught a 14-yard TD pass, McClure scored on an 8-yard run late in the third and Retzlaff's 1-yard touchdown run capped the scoring with 4:30 to play.
Veltkamp, who finished with 375 yards passing, threw a 4-yard TD pass to Jayshon Platt on fourth-and-goal in the second quarter and Kaden Shields-Dutton capped a 17-play, 75-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run on fourth-and-goal in the fourth. Veltkamp connected with Messer for a 12-yard touchdown and hit Asaad Waseem for the 2-point conversion to cap the scoring with 1:49 to play.
Tulane's Isaiah Wadsworth intercepted a pass in the end zone with 24 seconds left in the second quarter and the Green Wave took a 21-10 lead into halftime.
Tulane safety Bailey Despanie, a team captain who had a first-quarter interception, was ejected in the third for targeting.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 6:38 | Jimmy Calloway 14 Yd Run (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 2:06 | Garrison Smith 25 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:54 | Bryce Bohanon 29 Yd pass from Jake Retzlaff (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:06 | Jayshon Platt 4 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Garrison Smith Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:08 | Anthony Miller 14 Yd pass from Jake Retzlaff (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:00 | Jamauri McClure 8 Yd Run (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:09 | Kaden Shields-Dutton 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:30 | Jake Retzlaff 1 Yd Run (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:49 | Easton Messer 12 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Caden Veltkamp Pass to Asaad Waseem for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 FAU |
 TULN |
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|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 6-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 |
| 4-6 | 4th down efficiency | 3-3 |
| 472 | Total Yards | 403 |
| 375 | Passing | 241 |
| 39/57 | Comp/Att | 18/27 |
| 6.6 | Yards per pass | 8.9 |
| 97 | Rushing | 162 |
| 29 | Rushing Attempts | 37 |
| 3.3 | Yards per rush | 4.4 |
| 4-28 | Penalties | 7-84 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 3 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 30:20 | Possession | 29:40 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 30,000 · Capacity:
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