2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

American college football season

2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football

Montgomery Bowl, L 10–25 vs. Memphis

Conference| Conference USA
Division| East Division
Record| 5–4 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Willie Taggart (1st season)

Co-offensive coordinator| Clint Trickett (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Drew Mehringer (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Jim Leavitt (1st season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| FAU Stadium

Seasons

<- 2019

2021 ->

2020 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Marshall xy  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Florida Atlantic |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Western Kentucky |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Charlotte |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  |
Middle Tennessee |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
FIU |  | 0  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  |
West Division
UAB xy$  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
UTSA |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Louisiana Tech |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
North Texas |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Rice |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  |
Southern Miss |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
UTEP |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  |
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by head coach Willie Taggart, in his first year.

## Preseason

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### Awards

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Listed in the order that they were released

Player  | Position  | Year

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Desmond Noel  | OL  | Senior

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### CUSA media days

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The CUSA Media Days was held virtually for the first time in conference history.[2]

| Media poll (East Division)

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Charlotte |
2 | FIU |
3 | Florida Atlantic |
4 | Marshall |
5 | Middle Tennessee |
6 | Old Dominion |
7 | Western Kentucky |
| Media poll (CUSA Championship)

Rank  | Team  | Votes
TBD

## Schedule

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Florida Atlantic announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[3] The 2020 schedule originally consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

The Owls had games scheduled against Minnesota, Old Dominion, Stony Brook, and Middle Tennessee which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6][7]

The Owls also had games scheduled against Georgia Southern, South Florida, and Southern Miss, which were postponed due to the pandemic.[8][9][10] The Georgia Southern game is now rescheduled for December 5[11] and the Southern Miss game is now rescheduled for December 10.[12] They also added a new game against UMass on November 20 to replace their canceled game against Old Dominion, which was previously scheduled for that same weekend.[13]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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October 3| 4:00 p.m.| Charlotte|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| ESPNU| W 21–17| 5,657
October 24| 2:30 p.m.| at No. 22 Marshall|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| Stadium| L 9–20| 12,002
October 31| 12:00 p.m.| UTSA|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| Stadium| W 24–3| 5,026
November 7| 6:00 p.m.| Western Kentucky|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| Stadium| W 10–6| 5,292
November 13| 7:00 p.m.| at FIU|

* Riccardo Silva Stadium
* Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)

| CBSSN| W 38–19| 0
November 20| 8:00 p.m.| UMass*|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| CBSSN| W 24–2| 5,554
December 5| 6:00 p.m.| at Georgia Southern*|

* Paulson Stadium
* Stateboro, GA

| ESPN+| L 3–20| 3,867
December 10| 6:30 p.m.| at Southern Miss|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| CBSSN| L 31–45| 0
December 23| 7:00 p.m.| vs. Memphis*|

* Cramton Bowl
* Montgomery, AL (Montgomery Bowl)

| ESPN| L 10–25| 2,979

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[14][15]

## Game summaries

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### Charlotte

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Charlotte at Florida Atlantic  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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49ers | 10 | 0| 0| 7 | 17
• Owls | 0 | 0| 21| 0 | 21

* Date: October 3, 2020
* Location: FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL
* Game start: 4:02 p.m. EDT
* Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
* Game attendance: 5,657
* Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Drizzle • Wind: SSE 10 MPH
* Referee: Billy Williams
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)

| Scoring summary

1| 06:13| CHAR| Jonathan Cruz 43-yard field goal
(13 plays, 53 yards, 6:44)| CHAR 3–0
01:36| CHAR| Cameron Dollar 39-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(2 plays, 51 yards, 0:53)| CHAR 10–0
3| 08:16| FAU| Nick Tronti 49-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:35)| CHAR 10–7
02:57| FAU| Logan Peterson 25-yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:48)| FAU 14–10
01:57| FAU| T. J. Chase 16-yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(1 play, 16 yards, 0:06)| FAU 21–10
4| 13:00| CHAR| Tre Harbison III 1-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:57)| FAU 21–17

See also: 2020 Charlotte 49ers football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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FAU −5 | 62.5[16]
Statistics | Charlotte | Florida Atlantic

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First downs | 22 | 15
Total yards | 396 | 315
Rushing yards | 82 | 217
Passing yards | 314 | 98
Turnovers | 1 | 0
Time of possession | 37:49 | 22:11
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Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 24/32, 314 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Tre Harbison III | 17 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Victor Tucker | 9 receptions, 118 yards
Florida Atlantic | Passing | Nick Tronti | 11/22, 98 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing | Nick Tronti | 10 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | T. J. Chase | 3 receptions, 31 yards, 1 TD

### At Marshall

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Florida Atlantic at Marshall  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Owls | 0 | 6| 3| 0 | 9
• No. 22 Thundering Herd | 7 | 0| 10| 3 | 20

* Date: October 24, 2020
* Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Huntington, WV
* Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT
* Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
* Game attendance: 12,002
* Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 6 MPH
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst)

| Scoring summary

1| 05:40| MRSH| Brenden Knox 58 yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)
(5 plays, 79 yards, 2:08)| MRSH 7–0
2| 02:28| FAU| Malcolm Davidson 11 yard rush (Vladimir Rivas PAT blocked)
(12 plays, 65 yards, 5:53)| MRSH 7–6
3| 8:12| FAU| Vladimir Rivas 43 yard field goal
(11 plays, 52 yards, 6:48)| FAU 9–7
6:24| MRSH| Artie Henry 41 yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)
(4 plays, 81 yards, 1:48)| MRSH 14–9
3:13| MRSH| Shane Ciucci 35 yard field goal
(7 plays, 29 yards, 2:25)| MRSH 17–9
4| 10:53| MRSH| Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal
(9 plays, 60 yards, 4:20)| MRSH 20–9

See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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MRSH −19.5 | 50.5[17]
Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Marshall

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First downs | 17 | 19
Total yards | 234 | 385
Rushing yards | 86 | 134
Passing yards | 148 | 251
Turnovers | 1 | 2
Time of possession | 33:12 | 26:48
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Florida Atlantic | Passing | Nick Tronti | 18/30, 148 yards, 1 INT
Rushing | Malcolm Davidson | 8 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Jordan Merrell | 5 receptions, 48 yards
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 18/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Brenden Knox | 25 carries, 101 yards
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 6 receptions, 79 yards

### UTSA

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Texas–San Antonio at Florida Atlantic  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Roadrunners | 0 | 3| 0| 0 | 3
• Owls | 10 | 7| 0| 7 | 24

* Date: October 31, 2020
* Location: FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL
* Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Elapsed time: 3 hours & 18 minutes
* Game attendance: 5,026
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Humid/Partly Cloudy • Wind: ESE 6 MPH
* Referee: Chris Bynum
* TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Max Stark (analyst)

| Scoring summary

1| 10:53| FAU| Vladimir Rivas 24 yard field goal
(10 plays, 58 yards, 4:07)| FAU 3–0
04:55| FAU| Aaron Young 27 yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(10 plays, 80 yards, 4:00)| FAU 10–0
2| 08:55| UTSA| Hunter Duplessis 49 yard field goal
(15 plays, 43 yards, 6:08)| FAU 10–3
01:58| FAU| Nick Tronti 2 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46)| FAU 17–3
4| 02:35| FAU| James Charles 2 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(5 plays, 19 yards, 1:03)| FAU 24–3

See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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FAU −5 | 47[18]
Statistics | UTSA | Florida Atlantic

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First downs | 16 | 19
Total yards | 230 | 332
Rushing yards | 104 | 196
Passing yards | 126 | 136
Turnovers | 0 | 0
Time of possession | 27:54 | 32:06
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 12/26, 109 yards
Rushing | Frank Harris | 14 carries, 66 yards
Receiving | Joshua Cephus | 5 receptions, 63 yards
Florida Atlantic | Passing | Nick Tronti | 11/19, 136 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Malcolm Davidson | 14 carries, 115 yards
Receiving | Aaron Young | 3 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD

### Western Kentucky

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Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0| 3| 3 | 6
• Owls | 0 | 0| 3| 7 | 10

* Date: November 7, 2020
* Location: FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL
* Game start: 6:35 p.m. EST
* Elapsed time: 2 hours & 53 minutes
* Game attendance: 5,292
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Rainy and Windy • Wind: E 20 MPH
* Referee: Jon Noli
* TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst)

| Scoring summary

3| 08:51| FAU| Vladimir Rivas 40 yard field goal
(8 plays, 27 yards, 3:23)| FAU 3–0
02:57| WKU| Brayden Narveson 32 yard field goal
(13 plays, 61 yards, 5:54)| 3–3
4| 08:09| WKU| Brayden Narveson 49 yard field goal
(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:31)| WKU 6–3
02:27| FAU| Javion Posey 11 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:42)| FAU 10–6

See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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FAU −7 | 40.5[19]
Statistics | Western Kentucky | Florida Atlantic

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First downs | 16 | 18
Total yards | 257 | 273
Rushing yards | 94 | 165
Passing yards | 163 | 108
Turnovers | 0 | 1
Time of possession | 33:49 | 26:11
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 19/39, 163 yards
Rushing | Gaej Walker | 17 carries, 78 yards
Receiving | Xavier Lane | 7 receptions, 60 yards
Florida Atlantic | Passing | Nick Tronti | 7/16, 108 yards
Rushing | Javion Posey | 9 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | TJ Chase | 3 receptions, 47 yards

### At FIU

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Florida Atlantic at Florida International  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Owls | 7 | 17| 0| 14 | 38
Panthers | 0 | 10| 0| 9 | 19

* Date: November 13, 2020
* Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Miami, FL
* Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Elapsed time: 3 hours & 26 minutes
* Game attendance: 0
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Drizzle • Wind: ENE 7 MPH
* Referee: Chris Bynum
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)

| Scoring summary

1| 11:35| FAU| LaJohntay Wester 11 yard pass from Javion Posey (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25)| FAU 7–0
2| 13:17| FAU| Vladimir Rivas 43 yard field goal
(9 plays, 48 yards, 3:07)| FAU 10–0
13:01| FIU| D'vonte Price 77 yard run (Chase Gabriel kick)
(1 play, 77 yards, 0:16)| FAU 10–7
11:11| FIU| Chase Gabriel 41 yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:42)| 10–10
09:52| FAU| Malcolm Davidson 37 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19)| FAU 17–10
01:41| FAU| Brandon Robinson 5 yard pass from Javion Posey (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(8 plays, 70 yards, 2:54)| FAU 24–10
4| 14:09| FIU| Chase Gabriel 21 yard field goal
(15 plays, 79 yards, 6:26)| FAU 24–13
12:41| FAU| James Charles 32 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(4 plays, 68 yards, 1:28)| FAU 31–13
02:29| FAU| Javion Posey 2 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(12 plays, 78 yards, 6:02)| FAU 38–13
01:55| FIU| Rivaldo Fairweather 67 yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Two-point pass conversion FAILED)
(3 plays, 67 yards, 0:34)| FAU 38–19

See also: 2020 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl

Pregame line | Over/under

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FAU −8.5 | 41.5[20]
Statistics | Florida Atlantic | FIU

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First downs | 21 | 14
Total yards | 450 | 281
Rushing yards | 370 | 156
Passing yards | 80 | 125
Turnovers | 1 | 0
Time of possession | 29:33 | 27:58
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Florida Atlantic | Passing | Javion Posey | 10/16, 80 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Javion Posey | 18 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | TJ Chase | 1 reception, 28 yards
FIU | Passing | Max Bortenschlager | 10/18, 82 yards
Rushing | D'Vonte Price | 26 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 6 receptions, 49 yards

### UMass

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Massachusetts at Florida Atlantic  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Minutemen | 0 | 0| 2| 0 | 2
• Owls | 7 | 0| 14| 3 | 24

* Date: November 20, 2020
* Location: FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL
* Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
* Game attendance: 5,554
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 20 MPH
* Referee: K. Antee
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) and Malik Zaire (analyst)

| Scoring summary

1| 10:58| FAU| BJ Emmons 1 yard run (Vladmir Rivas kick)
(8 plays, 57 yards, 3:04)| FAU 7–0
3| 06:47| FAU| Brandon Robinson 13 yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladmir Rivas kick)
(15 plays, 65 yards, 8:13)| FAU 14–0
04:27| FAU| Javion Posey 70 yard run (Vladmir Rivas kick)
(1 play, 70 yards, 0:13)| FAU 21–0
01:55| UMASS| 9 yard safety| FAU 21–2
4| 04:58| FAU| Vladmir Rivas 30 yard field goal
(5 plays, 53 yards, 1:53)| FAU 24–2

See also: 2020 UMass Minutemen football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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FAU −32.5 | 50.5[21]
Statistics | UMass | Florida Atlantic

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First downs | 8 | 16
Total yards | 147 | 368
Rushing yards | 62 | 140
Passing yards | 85 | 228
Turnovers | 2 | 1
Time of possession | 25:10 | 34:50
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UMass | Passing | Will Koch | 12/22, 67 yards, 1 INT
Rushing | Ellis Merriweather | 11 carries, 48 yards
Receiving | Josiah Johnson | 8 receptions, 42 yards
Florida Atlantic | Passing | Javion Posey | 13/27, 203 yards
Rushing | Javion Posey | 19 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | TJ Chase | 4 receptions, 79 yards

### At Georgia Southern

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Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Owls | 0 | 0| 3| 0 | 3
• Eagles | 0 | 10| 0| 10 | 20

* Date: December 5, 2020
* Location: Paulson Stadium
Statesboro, GA
* Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
* Elapsed time: 2 hours & 55 minutes
* Game attendance: 3,867
* Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
* Referee: T. Livingston
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)

| Scoring summary

2| 13:29| GASO| Khaleb Hood 49 yard punt return for TD (Alex Raynor kick)
(1 play, 49 yards, 01:25)| GASO 7–0
2| 03:30| GASO| Alex Raynor 30 yard field goal
(10 plays, 34 yards, 04:18)| GASO 10–0
3| 02:26| FAU| Vladimir Rivas 26 yard field goal
(10 plays, 67 yards, 03:20)| GASO 10–3
4| 12:39| GASO| Logan Wright 2 yard TD run (Alex Raynor kick)
(9 plays, 78 yards, 04:39)| GASO 17–3
04:51| GASO| Alex Raynor 37 yard field goal
(10 plays, 23 yards, 05:36)| Gaso 20–3

See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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GASO −2.5 | 42[22]
Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Georgia Southern

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First downs | 16 | 18
Total yards | 322 | 339
Rushing yards | 133 | 269
Passing yards | 189 | 70
Turnovers | 4 | 0
Time of possession | 23:15 | 36:45
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Florida Atlantic | Passing | Javion Posey | 7/15, 105 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Javion Posey | 8 carries, 61 yards
Receiving | Jordan Merrell | 3 receptions, 67 yards
Georgia Southern | Passing | Justin Tomlin | 3/12, 70 yards
Rushing | Justin Tomlin | 20 carries, 78 yards
Receiving | Logan Wright | 2 receptions, 65 yards

### At Southern Miss

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Florida Atlantic at Southern Mississippi  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Owls | 7 | 10| 14| 0 | 31
• Golden Eagles | 10 | 14| 14| 7 | 45

* Date: December 10, 2020
* Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
Hattiesburg, MS
* Game start: 6:30 p.m. EST
* Elapsed time: 2 hours & 40 minutes
* Game attendance: 0
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSW 2 MPH
* Referee: Ken Antee
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) and Corey Chavous (analyst)

| Scoring summary

1| 12:31| FAU| Brandon Robinson 20 yd pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(1 plays, 20 yards, 0:06)| FAU 7-0
09:09| USM| Frank Gore Jr. 73 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(1 plays, 73 yards, 0:13)| 7-7
01:34| USM| Briggs Bourgeois 38 yard field goal
(12 plays, 60 yards, 5:17)| USM 10-7
2| 11:18| FAU| Vladimir Rivas 40 yard field goal
(12 plays, 48 yards, 5:16)| 10-10
08:54| USM| Trey Lowe 13 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:24)| USM 17-10
04:39| FAU| James Charles 12 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(7 plays, 77 yards, 4:15)| 17-17
00:08| USM| Tim Jones 5 yard pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:31)| USM 24-17
3| 11:08| USM| Jason Brownlee 43 yard pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:52)| USM 31-17
03:53| FAU| James Charles 1 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:28)| USM 31-24
03:39| USM| Camron Harrell 100 yard kickoff return (Briggs Bourgeois kick)| USM 38-24
00:54| FAU| Armani Adams 43 yard fumble recovery (Vladimir Rivas kick)| USM 38-31
4| 04:55| USM| Kevin Perkins 3 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(9 plays, 90 yards, 5:23)| USM 45-31

See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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FAU −8.5 | 41[23]
Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Southern Miss

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First downs | 19 | 22
Total yards | 326 | 514
Rushing yards | 164 | 305
Passing yards | 162 | 209
Turnovers | 1 | 3
Time of possession | 28:41 | 31:19
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Florida Atlantic | Passing | Nick Tronti | 17/33, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | James Charles | 16 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Brandon Robinson | 5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss | Passing | Trey Lowe | 13/19, 209 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 9 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 3 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

### Vs. Memphis (Montgomery Bowl)

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Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Tigers | 10 | 8| 7| 0 | 25
Owls | 0 | 0| 10| 0 | 10

* Date: December 23, 2020
* Location: Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL
* Game start: 7:01 p.m. EST
* Elapsed time: 3 hours & 15 minutes
* Game attendance: 2,979
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: CLoudy; Some rain • Wind: NNW 7 MPH
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)

| Scoring summary

1| 07:15| MEM| Riley Patterson 53-yard field goal
(10 plays, 53 yards, 3:20)| MEM 3-0
02:26| MEM| Javon Ivory 5-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)
(8 plays, 52 yards, 3:18)| MEM 10-0
2| 00:22| MEM| Joseph Dorceus 2-yard pass from Brady White (John Hassell two-point conversion rush)
(10 plays, 58 yards, 4:25)| MEM 18-0
3| 09:53| FAU| TJ Chase 3-yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(9 plays, 73 yards, 3:14)| MEM 18-7
07:38| FAU| Vladimir Rivas 27-yard field goal
(7 plays, 16 yards, 2:15)| MEM 18-10
05:14| MEM| Calvin Austin III 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24)| MEM 25-10

See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team and Montgomery Bowl

Pregame line | Over/under

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MEM −9 | 52.5[24]
Statistics | Memphis | Florida Atlantic

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First downs | 24 | 19
Total yards | 469 | 290
Rushing yards | 185 | 139
Passing yards | 284 | 151
Turnovers | 3 | 2
Time of possession | 30:44 | 29:16
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Memphis | Passing | Brady White | 22/34, 284 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing | Asa Martin | 15 carries, 96 yards
Receiving | Javon Ivory | 7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic | Passing | Nick Tronti | 16/32, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | James Charles | 16 carries, 82 yards
Receiving | Brandon Robinson | 4 receptions, 39 yards

## References

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Florida Atlantic Owls football

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* Pro Player Stadium (2001–02)
* Lockhart Stadium (2003–10)
* Flagler Credit Union Stadium (2011–present)

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* FIU: Shula Bowl

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* Florida Atlantic Marching Owls

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* Head coaches
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* NFL draftees

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