1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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FIU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
FAU | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
Davidson's 3 TDs help FAU beat FIU 37-7
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Freshman Malcolm Davidson had 144 yards rushing and a season-high three touchdowns on 17 carries and Florida Atlantic beat Florida International 37-7 on Saturday night.
Chris Robison was 22-of-37 passing for 298 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Harrison Bryant, and Deangelo Antoine had nine receptions for 125 yards for FAU.
The Owls (7-3, 5-1 Conference USA) forced FIU to go three-and-out on the first possession of the game and then Davidson capped a 12-play, 80-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run and Vladimir Rivas made a 32-yard field goal early in the second quarter to make it 10-0. On the next play from scrimmage, Napoleon Maxwell scored on a 75-yard run but FAU scored 27 unanswered points.
Tony Gaiter IV had seven receptions for 94 yards for the Panthers (5-5, 3-4).
FAU, which had 579 total yards and 30 first downs, has won three games in a row and seven of its last eight.
Game Information
2024 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Western Kentucky | 4-0 | 6-2 |
Jacksonville State | 4-0 | 5-3 |
Sam Houston | 4-1 | 7-2 |
Liberty | 3-2 | 5-2 |
Florida International | 2-3 | 3-6 |
Louisiana Tech | 2-3 | 3-5 |
Middle Tennessee | 2-3 | 3-6 |
Kennesaw State | 1-3 | 1-7 |
New Mexico State | 1-4 | 2-6 |
UTEP | 1-5 | 1-8 |
2024 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Army | 6-0 | 8-0 |
Tulane | 5-0 | 7-2 |
Navy | 4-1 | 6-2 |
Memphis | 3-2 | 7-2 |
East Carolina | 3-2 | 5-4 |
North Texas | 2-2 | 5-3 |
South Florida | 2-2 | 4-4 |
Charlotte | 2-3 | 3-6 |
Rice | 2-3 | 3-6 |
UTSA | 2-3 | 4-5 |
Temple | 1-3 | 2-6 |
UAB | 1-4 | 2-6 |
Tulsa | 1-4 | 3-6 |
Florida Atlantic | 0-5 | 2-7 |