Florida Atlantic Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
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Tyriq Starks, Daedae Hill lead Florida Atlantic to 63-16 romp over Tulsa in season finale for both
Hill intercepted a pass from Cooper Legas and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown to start the Owls off and running to their first conference win this season.
Gemari Sands had a 22-yard touchdown run for a 21-2 lead. Starks, who had a 28-yard touchdown pass to Kahlil Brantley to open the scoring in the first quarter, connected with CJ Campbell Jr. for a 78-yard touchdown. Xavier Terrell ripped off a 93-yard touchdown run, and Starks followed with a 76-yard scoring strike to Jabari Smith Jr. for 42-9 lead at halftime.
Starks, a junior, completed 18 of 25 passes for 294 yards — all three numbers were career highs.
Campbell finished with four catches for 118 yards and rushed 15 times for 100 more for FAU (3-9, 1-7 American Athletic Conference).
Legas had 63 yards on 9-for-19 passing with the pick for the Golden Hurricane (3-9, 1-7). Kirk Francis replaced Legas and completed 19 of 33 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
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- TV Channel: Owls at Golden Hurricane 2021 College Football, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:29 | Kahlil Brantley 28 Yd pass from Tyriq Starks (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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SF | 1st Period 5:38 | Team Safety |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:52 | Daedae Hill 16 Yd Interception Return (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:03 | Gemari Sands 22 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:07 | CJ Campbell Jr. 78 Yd pass from Tyriq Starks (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:38 | Xavier Terrell 93 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:12 | Jabari Smith 76 Yd pass from Tyriq Starks (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:10 | Luke McGary 10 Yd pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:04 | Wyatt Sullivan 5 Yd pass from Tyriq Starks (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:18 | Kamdyn Benjamin 21 Yd pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:02 | Xavier Terrell 55 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:03 | Kahlil Brantley 4 Yd pass from Tyriq Starks (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
Statistics
 FAU |
 TLSA |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 8-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-19 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-3 |
| 665 | Total Yards | 351 |
| 294 | Passing | 287 |
| 18/25 | Comp/Att | 29/53 |
| 11.8 | Yards per pass | 5.4 |
| 371 | Rushing | 64 |
| 43 | Rushing Attempts | 28 |
| 8.6 | Yards per rush | 2.3 |
| 4-40 | Penalties | 2-25 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 34:03 | Possession | 25:57 |
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