Final
for this game
Florida Atlantic tops North Texas, 44-40
Oct 18, 2009 - 4:42 AM DENTON, Texas(AP) -- Rusty Smith passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Florida Atlantic rallied past North Texas for a 44-40 victory, handing the Eagles their 14th straight Sun Belt Conference loss.The Owls (1-4, 1-1) scored 30 second-quarter points, erasing an early 13-0 deficit. Smith ended up with 308 yards on 21-of-40 passing, while Chris Bonner led all receivers with six catches for 134 yards, including a 31-yard TD grab and a 50-yard catch to set up the game-winning score.
After stopping North Texas on fourth down with 8:06 to play, Florida Atlantic drove 71 yards for the game-winner on Alfred Morris' 1-yard run.
Lance Dunbar carried 25 times for 238 yards and three touchdowns for North Texas (1-5, 0-3), which lost starting quarterback Riley Dodge in the second quarter with an ankle injury. His backup, Nathan Tune, was 13 of 17 for 129 yards.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLA ATLANTIC 0 30 7 7 44
NORTH TEXAS 13 6 14 7 40 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NORTH TEXAS - TD, DARIUS CAREY 1 YD RUN
(JEREMY KNOTT KICK), 4:30.
NORTH TEXAS 7-0
NORTH TEXAS - TD, LANCE DUNBAR 4 YD RUN
(PAT BLOCKED), 9:26. NORTH
TEXAS 13-0
2ND QUARTER: FLA ATLANTIC - TD, JASON HARM
Oct 17 11:27 PM - NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
ALFRED MORRIS 1 YD RUN
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 44
NORTH TEXAS 40 4:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Florida Atlantic 44, North Texas 40 4th - 4:54Oct 17 11:12 PM - 63
roots
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 9 YD RUN (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 40 4th - 11:38Oct 17 10:57 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 9 YD RUN (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 40 4th - 11:38Oct 17 10:57 PM- NCAAF
TD NORTH TEXAS
LANCE DUNBAR 9 YD RUN
(JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 37
NORTH TEXAS 40 11:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 40 4th - 11:38Oct 17 10:57 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLA ATLANTIC 0 30 7 37
NORTH TEXAS 13 6 14 33 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NORTH TEXAS - TD, DARIUS CAREY 1 YD RUN
(JEREMY KNOTT KICK), 4:30.
NORTH TEXAS 7-0
NORTH TEXAS - TD, LANCE DUNBAR 4 YD RUN
(PAT BLOCKED), 9:26. NORTH
TEXAS 13-0
2ND QUARTER: FLA ATLANTIC -
Oct 17 10:42 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 23 YD RUN (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 33 3rd - 4:42Oct 17 10:32 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 23 YD RUN (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 33 3rd - 4:42Oct 17 10:32 PM- NCAAF
TD NORTH TEXAS
LANCE DUNBAR 23 YD RUN
(JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 37
NORTH TEXAS 33 4:42 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 33 3rd - 4:42Oct 17 10:32 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS DARIUS CAREY 19 YD PASS FROM NATHAN TUNE (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 26 3rd - 6:55Oct 17 10:22 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS DARIUS CAREY 19 YD PASS FROM NATHAN TUNE (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 26 3rd - 6:55Oct 17 10:22 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS DARIUS CAREY 19 YD PASS FROM NATHAN TUNE (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 26 3rd - 6:55Oct 17 10:22 PM- NCAAF
TD NORTH TEXAS
DARIUS CAREY 19 YD PASS FROM NATHAN TUNE
(JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 37
NORTH TEXAS 26 6:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 26 3rd - 6:55Oct 17 10:22 PM - NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
LESTER JEAN 7 YD PASS FROM RUSTY SMITH
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 37
NORTH TEXAS 19 11:04 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Florida Atlantic 37, North Texas 19 3rd - 11:04Oct 17 10:07 PM - NCAAF
FG FLA ATLANTIC
ROSS GORNALL 26 YD
FLA ATLANTIC 30
NORTH TEXAS 19 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Florida Atlantic 30, North Texas 19 HalfOct 17 9:42 PM - NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
CHRIS BONNER 31 YD PASS FROM RUSTY SMITH
(PAT BLOCKED)
FLA ATLANTIC 27
NORTH TEXAS 19 3:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Florida Atlantic 27, North Texas 19 2nd - 3:32Oct 17 9:27 PM - NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
RUSTY SMITH 17 YD RUN
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 21
NORTH TEXAS 19 4:16 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Florida Atlantic 21, North Texas 19 2nd - 4:16Oct 17 9:22 PM - NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
ALFRED MORRIS 2 YD RUN
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 14
NORTH TEXAS 19 9:49 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Florida Atlantic 14, North Texas 19 2nd - 9:49Oct 17 9:07 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS JAMAAL JACKSON 69 YD PASS FROM RILEY DODGE (PAT FAILED)
Florida Atlantic 7, North Texas 19 2nd - 12:53Oct 17 8:57 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS JAMAAL JACKSON 69 YD PASS FROM RILEY DODGE (PAT FAILED)
Florida Atlantic 7, North Texas 19 2nd - 12:53Oct 17 8:57 PM- NCAAF
TD NORTH TEXAS
JAMAAL JACKSON 69 YD PASS FROM RILEY DODGE
(PAT FAILED)
FLA ATLANTIC 7
NORTH TEXAS 19 12:53 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Florida Atlantic 7, North Texas 19 2nd - 12:53Oct 17 8:57 PM - NCAAF
TD FLA ATLANTIC
JASON HARMON 10 YD PASS FROM RUSTY SMITH
(ROSS GORNALL KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 7
NORTH TEXAS 13 13:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Florida Atlantic 7, North Texas 13 2nd - 13:14Oct 17 8:52 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLA ATLANTIC 0 0
NORTH TEXAS 13 13 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NORTH TEXAS - TD, DARIUS CAREY 1 YD RUN
(JEREMY KNOTT KICK), 4:30.
NORTH TEXAS 7-0
NORTH TEXAS - TD, LANCE DUNBAR 4 YD RUN
(PAT BLOCKED), 9:26. NORTH
TEXAS 13-0
Oct 17 8:47 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 4 YD RUN (PAT BLOCKED)
Florida Atlantic 0, North Texas 13 1st - 5:34Oct 17 8:36 PM- NCAAF
TD NORTH TEXAS
LANCE DUNBAR 4 YD RUN
(PAT BLOCKED)
FLA ATLANTIC 0
NORTH TEXAS 13 5:34 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Florida Atlantic 0, North Texas 13 1st - 5:34Oct 17 8:36 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS DARIUS CAREY 1 YD RUN (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 0, North Texas 7 1st - 10:30Oct 17 8:21 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS DARIUS CAREY 1 YD RUN (JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
Florida Atlantic 0, North Texas 7 1st - 10:30Oct 17 8:21 PM- NCAAF
TD NORTH TEXAS
DARIUS CAREY 1 YD RUN
(JEREMY KNOTT KICK)
FLA ATLANTIC 0
NORTH TEXAS 7 10:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Florida Atlantic 0, North Texas 7 1st - 10:30Oct 17 8:21 PM
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