Florida International Panthers at Florida Atlantic Owls
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Florida Atlantic defense comes up big to help beat Florida International 16-10
After Robert Czeremcha's 36-yard field goal for Florida International capped the scoring with 13:28 left in the game, the Panthers turned the ball over on downs on each of their final three drives.
JJ Kohl threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-4 from the FAU 9 and was sacked on fourth-and-5 near midfield with 2:38 to play. After the Panthers forced a three-and-out with 1:51 remaining, Kohl drove the Panthers to the FAU 17 but then threw three straight incomplete passes to end it.
FAU's Leonard Farrow scored on a 4-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, two plays after Kohl threw the first of his three interceptions in the opening quarter. Rogers made a 24-yard field goal early in the second, and Kohl scored on a 3-yard run just before halftime to cut the Panthers' deficit to 10-7.
Rogers kicked field goals from 30 and 36 yards in the third quarter.
Caden Veltkamp was 24-of-36 passing for 202 yards without an interception for Florida Atlantic (2-1). Chris Tooley III, Bo Simpson-Nealy and Jonathan Bax each had an interception for the Owls.
Kohl completed 22 of 43 passes for 262 yards for Florida International (1-2).
Florida Atlantic: At Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 2:12 | Leonard Farrow 4 Yd Run (Collin Rogers Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 0:00 | Collin Rogers 24 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:23 | JJ Kohl 3 Yd Run (Robert Czeremcha Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 7:34 | Collin Rogers 30 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 2:53 | Collin Rogers 36 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 13:28 | Robert Czeremcha 36 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 FIU |
 FAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 17 |
| 9-19 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-16 |
| 2-4 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 357 | Total Yards | 258 |
| 262 | Passing | 202 |
| 22/43 | Comp/Att | 24/36 |
| 6.1 | Yards per pass | 5.6 |
| 95 | Rushing | 56 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 31 |
| 2.7 | Yards per rush | 1.8 |
| 8-65 | Penalties | 10-81 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 3 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 33:48 | Possession | 26:12 |
Game Information
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 20,714 · Capacity:
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