Oct 3, 2009 - 8:04 PM
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Trailing 28-24, Alexander, who rushed for 50 yards, scored on a 15-yard run with 4:29 left in the game. The Cowboys missed the extra point.
Florida Atlantic had a final possession, but on fourth-and-3 at the Wyoming 47-yard line, Rusty Smith's pass was batted down by Mike Neuhaus to seal the win.
Austyn Carta-Samuels was 29-for-38 for 223 yards for Wyoming (3-2). Brandon Stewart also scored a touchdown for the Cowboys.
Rusty Smith was 17-for-28 for 235 yards for Florida Atlantic (0-4) and tossed a touchdown pass to Darian Williams. Chris Bonner and Alfred Morris had rushing touchdowns for the Owls.
Alexander's 3-yard run in the third quarter gave Wyoming a 24-14 lead.
Morris' 1-yard touchdown run for Florida Atlantic closed the gap to 24-21.
From the Bleachers
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WYOMING: 30
FLORIDA ATLANTIC: 28
Final
Oct 3 7:25 PM -
NCAAF
TD WYOMING
ALVESTER ALEXANDER 15 YD RUN
(PAT FAILED)
WYOMING 30
FLA ATLANTIC 28 4:29 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 3 7:15 PM -
Wyoming 30, Florida Atlantic 28 4th Quarter - 4:29
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Oct 3 7:15 PM -
NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
DARIAN WILLIAMS 18 YD PASS FROM RUSTY SMITH
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
WYOMING 24
FLA ATLANTIC 28 11:59 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 3 6:55 PM -
WYOMING: 24
FLORIDA ATLANTIC: 21
End of 3rd
Oct 3 6:50 PM -
NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
ALFRED MORRIS 14 YD RUN
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
WYOMING 24
FLA ATLANTIC 21 6:48 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 3 6:29 PM -
NCAAF
TD WYOMING
ALVESTER ALEXANDER 3 YD RUN
(IAN WATTS KICK)
WYOMING 24
FLA ATLANTIC 14 8:45 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 3 6:24 PM -
WYOMING: 17
FLORIDA ATLANTIC: 14
Halftime
Oct 3 6:04 PM -
NCAAF
FG WYOMING
IAN WATTS 39 YD
WYOMING 17
FLA ATLANTIC 14 0:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 5:44 PM -
NCAAF
TD WYOMING
BRANDON STEWART 23 YD RUN
(IAN WATTS KICK)
WYOMING 14
FLA ATLANTIC 14 8:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 5:19 PM -
WYOMING: 7
FLORIDA ATLANTIC: 14
End of 1st
Oct 3 4:49 PM -
NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
TAVIOUS POLO 6 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
WYOMING 7
FLA ATLANTIC 14 1:26 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 3 4:39 PM -
NCAAF
TD WYOMING
ALVESTER ALEXANDER 1 YD RUN
(IAN WATTS KICK)
WYOMING 7
FLA ATLANTIC 7 5:11 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 3 4:28 PM -
NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
CHRIS BONNER 36 YD RUN
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
WYOMING 0
FLA ATLANTIC 7 14:01 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 3 4:13 PM
