Florida Atlantic Owls at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA - FootballKatin Houser accounts for 6 TDs to help ECU beat Florida Atlantic 49-14
Houser hit Chase Sowell in stride down the right sideline for a 50-yard touchdown on the game's second play from scrimmage. FAU went three-and-out and, after Rahjai Harris ran on three consecutive plays for 6, 6 and 19 yards, Houser threw a 47-yard TD pass to Winston Wright Jr. that made it 14-0 with 10:33 left in the first quarter.
Wright caught an 8-yard scoring strike from Houser to make it 21-0 going into the second quarter.
Anthony Smith had three receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown for ECU (5-4, 3-2 American Athletic Conference). Wright finished with 80 yards on three catches.
Florida Atlantic (2-7, 0-5) has lost nine consecutive AAC games, tied with Mississippi State for the second-longest active conference losing streak in the nation. Kent State has lost 13 straight Mid-American Conference games.
Owls starting quarterback Cam Fancher left the game with an apparent shoulder injury in the second quarter and did not return. Backup Kasen Weisman, a transfer from Colorado, was 20-of-35 passing for 188 yards and two touchdowns and added a team-high 41 yards rushing on six carries. Weisman led a 14-play, 91-yard drive that came to an end when Gavin Gibson intercepted a pass in the end zone.
Jabari Smith Jr. caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Weisman with about 6 minutes to go in the second quarter and CJ Campbell Jr. added a 2-yard TD reception that capped the scoring with 1:07 to play.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Owls at Pirates 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 14:36 | Chase Sowell 50 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 10:33 | Winston Wright Jr. 47 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 2:56 | Winston Wright Jr. 8 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 6:07 | Jabari Smith 2 Yd pass from Kasen Weisman (Morgan Suarez Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 1:18 | Rahjai Harris 1 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 0:17 | Katin Houser 35 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 7:05 | Anthony Smith 46 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 7:25 | Jayvontay Conner 2 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 1:07 | CJ Campbell Jr. 2 Yd pass from Kasen Weisman (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
Statistics
FAU | ECU | |
---|---|---|
20 | 1st Downs | 23 |
6-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-8 |
3-5 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
399 | Total Yards | 581 |
262 | Passing | 343 |
25/43 | Comp/Att | 17/22 |
6.1 | Yards per pass | 15.6 |
137 | Rushing | 238 |
32 | Rushing Attempts | 34 |
4.3 | Yards per rush | 7.0 |
4-25 | Penalties | 3-15 |
2 | Turnovers | 0 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
36:48 | Possession | 23:12 |
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