Florida Atl 24
(7-6, 4-2 Sun Belt)
Cent Michigan 21
(8-5, 6-2 MAC)
7:30 PM ET, December 26, 2008
Ford Field, DETROIT, MI
Top Performers
Passing: R. Smith (FAU) - 306 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: D. Edgecomb (FAU) - 9 CAR, 47 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: A. Brown (CMU) - 11 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | FAU | CMU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 07:37 | DiIvory Edgecomb 1 Yd Run (Ross Gornall Kick) | 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | FAU | CMU | |||
 | TD | 13:30 | Kito Poblah 5 Yd Pass From Dan LeFevour (Andrew Aguila Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| FG | 09:30 | Andrew Aguila 35 Yd | 7 | 10 |
| FG | 00:47 | Ross Gornall 36 Yd | 10 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | FAU | CMU | |||
| TD | 07:57 | Chris Bonner 52 Yd Pass From Rusty Smith (Ross Gornall Kick) | 17 | 10 |
| FG | 04:59 | Andrew Aguila 33 Yd | 17 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | FAU | CMU | |||
| TD | 10:17 | Cortez Gent 18 Yd Pass From Rusty Smith (Ross Gornall Kick) | 24 | 13 |
| TD | 03:09 | Antonio Brown 15 Yd Pass From Dan LeFevour (Dan Lefevour Pass To Kito Poblah For Two-Point Conversion) | 24 | 21 |
Team Stat Comparison
| FAU | CMU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 27 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-11 | 4-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 418 | 380 |
| Passing | 306 | 253 |
Comp-Att | 20-36 | 28-40 |
Yards per pass | 8.5 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 112 | 127 |
Rushing Attempts | 36 | 31 |
Yards per rush | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Penalties | 2-25 | 5-45 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 32:10 | 27:50 |
| Central Michigan Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| D. LeFevour | 28/40 | 253 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 28/40 | 253 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Florida Atlantic Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Pierre | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Edgecomb | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 |
| W. Rose | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| -. Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Smith | 5 | -22 | -4.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 36 | 112 | 3.1 | 1 | 12 |
| Central Michigan Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. LeFevour | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Hoskins | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
| O. Sneed | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 28 |
| A. Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 19 |
| B. Schroeder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 0 | 28 |
| Florida Atlantic Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Gent | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 1 | 19 |
| C. Bonner | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 1 | 52 |
| J. Grant | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 |
| W. Rose | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| R. Housler | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| D. Edgecomb | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 306 | 15.3 | 2 | 52 |
| Central Michigan Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Brown | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 1 | 26 |
| K. Poblah | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 1 | 20 |
| J. Bockheim | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 28 |
| B. Anderson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| B. Schroeder | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Hoskins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| O. Sneed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 253 | 9.0 | 2 | 28 |
| Florida Atlantic Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida Atlantic Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Edgecomb | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 24 |
| Team | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 24 |
| Central Michigan Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Brown | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 25 |
| Team | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 25 |
| Florida Atlantic Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Holley | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Central Michigan Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Brown | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 29 |
| Team | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 29 |
| Florida Atlantic Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Gornall | 1/1 | 100.0 | 36 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 36 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Central Michigan Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Aguila | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Florida Atlantic Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| K. Peterson | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Team | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Central Michigan Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Hartmann | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| Team | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
ATTENDANCE: 41,399
