NCAAF Game Recap - Florida Atlantic at Ball State
Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:00 PM EDT

Clem
41
Syr
6
F
Bama
47
SCar
23
F
ArkSt
0
UGA
55
F
NWSt
14
LSU
65
F
Okla
48
UCLA
14
F
OSU
51
Ind
10
F
NM
14
ND
66
F
Kent
16
Aub
55
F
Fla
29
KY
21
F
IdSt
0
Utah
31
F
Tex
48
Rice
13
F
Pitt
10
PSU
17
F
Mont
3
Oreg
35
F
Lamar
3
TxAM
62
F
Stan
27
UCF
45
F
AzSt
10
MSU
7
F
Iowa
18
IASt
17
F
WaSt
31
Hou
24
F
MD
17
Temp
20
F
PorSt
10
Boise
45
F
Hawaii
20
Wash
52
F
USC
27
BYU
30
F OT
FlaSt
24
UVA
31
F
UNC
18
Wake
24
F
Kans
48
BC
24
F
K St
31
MissSt
24
F
E Mi
34
Ill
31
F
NCSt
27
WVU
44
F
Furm
17
VaTec
24
F
Chat
0
Tenn
45
F
MiaOH
13
Cin
35
F
Cit
27
GATec
24
F OT
AF
30
Colo
23
F OT
Norf
7
CoCar
46
F
FlAtl
41
Ball
31
F
Akr
24
C Mi
45
F
ECU
10
Navy
42
F
Army
31
UTSA
13
F
OkSt
40
Tuls
21
F
Mem
42
SoAl
6
F
UNLV
14
NW
30
F
GaSo
32
MIN
35
F
Mor
12
JMU
63
F
SouLA
29
Miss
40
F
Lou
38
W Ky
21
F
EWa
45
JacSt
49
F
ColSt
34
Ark
55
F
B-C
0
MiaFL
63
F
CAPly
7
OreSt
45
F
NorTx
17
Cal
23
F
SamHu
23
UND
27
F
Idaho
16
Wyo
21
F
LT
35
BGSU
7
F
SMiss
47
Troy
42
F
SCSt
16
SoFL
55
F
Buff
17
Lib
35
F
UMass
17
UNCC
52
F
Ohio
31
Marsh
33
F
GASt
10
WestMI
57
F
Murr
0
Toled
45
F
Web
13
NEV
19
F
TxSt
17
SMU
47
F
Duke
41
MidTN
18
F
UNH
17
FLInt
30
F
SEMO
0
MIZ
50
F
TxSo
6
ULLaf
77
F
TCU
34
Purd
13
F
MoStU
6
Tul
58
F
SDSU
31
NMS
10
F
NIU
8
Neb
44
F
TxTch
14
Ariz
28
F

Sep 14, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Florida Atlantic (1-2)

7

14

13

7

41

Ball State (1-2)

14

3

7

7

31

Robison leads Florida Atlantic past Ball State 41-31
Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:14 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Chris Robison threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to John Mitchell, as Florida Atlantic picked up its first win, posting a 41-31 win over Ball State in a nonconference battle Saturday afternoon.

Florida Atlantic opened the season with tough losses to two nationally ranked teams (45-21 to No. 5 Ohio State and 48-14 to No. 18 Central Florida)

Robison put FAU on top midway through the first quarter, hitting John Raine from 4-yards out, but the Owls fumbled in their own backfield on their next possession and Jordan Williams scooped up the loose ball and ran 60 yards for the tying touchdown with 1:16. A holding call on the kickoff put the Owls at their own 12 to start their next series and on the first play from scrimmage Robison hit Willie Wright for a short gain, but Wright fumbled and Williams recovered his second fumble in two plays. Drew Pitt threw 14 yards to Yoheinz Tyler with :04 left in the first quarter to put the Cardinals (1-2) up, 14-7.

Robison hit Mitchell with two second-quarter touchdowns from 33- and 2-yards out to take a 21-17 lead at intermission and Larry McCammon III added a 1-yard run for a score before Robison and Mitchell hooked up for a third time, this one from 24-yards out to make it a 34-17 advantage.

James Charles pushed the FAU lead to 41-24 with a 4-yard run early in the fourth quarter.

Robison finished 33 of 41 passing and Mitchell made eight catches for 124 yards. McCammon carried 25 times for 99 yards.

Ball State's Pitts was 26 of 38 for 303 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.

Passing

FlAtl Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Robison 41 33 80.5 4 366 52 0 136.4
Ball Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Plitt 38 26 68.4 3 303 46 1 107.7

Rushing

FlAtl Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
L. McCammon III 25 99 4.0 18 1
J. Charles 6 24 4.0 5 1
Ball Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Huntley 14 86 6.1 22 0
J. Hall 2 38 19.0 23 0

Receiving

FlAtl Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Mitchell 8 124 15.5 33 3
T. Harrison 4 87 21.8 48 0
Ball Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Davis 5 76 15.2 27 1
R. Miller 3 69 23.0 46 0

Fumbles

FlAtl F FL
K. Dean Jr. 1 1
J. Raine 1 0
Ball F FL
D. Plitt 1 1
M. Dunner 1 1

Returning

FlAtl KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Antoine 2 16.0 0 20 0 0 0
D. Cousart 0 0 0 1 -1.0 0 0
Ball KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Dunner 5 23.6 0 30 0 0 0
R. Miller 0 0 0 1 40.0 0 40

Punting

FlAtl Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Hayball 6 244 40.7 49
Ball Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Snyder 3 95 31.7 52

Takeaways

FlAtl Int Yds InTD
R. Smith 0 0 0
J. Pierre 1 3 0
Ball Int Yds InTD
J. Williams 0 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

FlAtl Ball
Points For 41 31
Total Yards 498 470
Rushing Yards 132 167
Passing Yards 366 303
Passing Completions / Attempts 33/41 26/38
Turnovers 2 4
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 3/2 3/3
First Downs 26 24
Penalties - Yards 7/50 6/49
Time Of Possession 36:36 24:24
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/16 5/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/2 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 6/41 4/29

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter FlAtl Ball
FlAtl 08:44 TD John Raine 4 yd pass from Chris Robison (Vladimir Rivas kick) 7 0
Ball 13:44 TD Jordan Williams 60 yd fumble return (Ryan Rimmler kick) 7 7
Ball 14:01 TD Yo'Heinz Tyler 14 yd pass from Drew Plitt (Ryan Rimmler kick) 7 14
2nd Quarter FlAtl Ball
FlAtl 01:03 TD John Mitchell 33 yd pass from Chris Robison (Vladimir Rivas kick) 14 14
Ball 03:08 FG Ryan Rimmler 30 yd FG 14 17
FlAtl 14:51 TD John Mitchell 4 yd pass from Chris Robison (Vladimir Rivas kick) 21 17
3rd Quarter FlAtl Ball
FlAtl 07:37 TD Larry McCammon III 1 yd run (Vladimir Rivas kick) 28 17
FlAtl 12:54 TD John Mitchell 24 yd pass from Chris Robison (missed kick) 34 17
Ball 14:24 TD Malik Dunner 19 yd pass from Drew Plitt (Ryan Rimmler kick) 34 24
4th Quarter FlAtl Ball
FlAtl 04:34 TD James Charles 4 yd run (Vladimir Rivas kick) 41 24
Ball 11:08 TD Antwan Davis 20 yd pass from Drew Plitt (Ryan Rimmler kick) 41 31

Game Information

Stadium: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
Attendance: 14,333
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