Florida Atlantic Taken Down by UConn

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 BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic football team fell to Connecticut on Saturday evening by a score of 48-14.

With the loss to UConn (2-2), the Owls move to 1-3 on the season.
FIRST HALF
It did not take long, nine minutes to be exact, for takeaway #10 on the season to fall in the hands of the Owls when graduate DB Wendol Philord stripped the ball from the Huskies before it was promptly scooped up by graduate LB Eddie Williams.
SECOND HALF
FAU showcased their tempo offense to put together a nine-play scoring drive in the third quarter, highlighted by redshirt freshman WR Jabari Smith Jr. making the first catch of his collegiate career on an out route and taking it 26 yards. The Owls recorded their first touchdown on the evening with redshirt junior RB C.J. Campbell punching it in from three yards away.

There was more to come from Campbell in the fourth quarter, taking the handoff 38 yards for his second TD of the night.
OFFENSE
  • Campbell finished the evening with 53 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries
  • Redshirt Junior QB Cam Fancher rushed for 71 yards on eight attempts, including a season-long of 24
  • Junior WR Caleb Coombs made two catches for 28 yards
DEFENSE
  • With 10 takeaways on the year, the Owls are now tied for third in the nation
  • It was Philord's second consecutive game with a forced fumble
  • Safety C.J. Heard recorded his second outing of the season with double digit tackles (12). He ups his season total to 32, the nation's leader among true freshmen. He also takes the team lead among all players
PHOTO GALLERY
Gallery: (9-21-2024) Florida Atlantic at UConn

QUOTABLE
Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Tom Herman
"There's a lot of room for improvement. We have Wagner coming into town followed by a bye week and then seven conference games. We all know and are confident that we can win them, but we have obviously shown that we need to play a lot better in order to do that."

Redshirt Junior DB Jayden Williams
"They didn't really surprise us with anything, on our side we just really didn't execute the gameplan that the coaches laid out for us. We just have to grow as a team and get better."
UP NEXT
The Owls return to Boca Raton for a Sept. 28 matchup against Wagner at FAU Stadium. The game will air on ESPN+, kickoff at 6 p.m. EST. This will mark the final non-conference game of the season.

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