Florida Atlantic (9-3, 7-1) used constant pressure and solid secondary defense to beat Southern Miss Saturday. Below are our notables from the 34-17 victory.
- The win allows the Owls to host the C-USA Championship for the 2nd time
- They will face UAB (9-3, 6-2) next Saturday at 1:30 PM
- DB Meiko Dotson (photo left) pulled in a record 8th INT on the year
- LB Akileis Leroy also had 2 INT, giving the Owls 4 on the day
- FAU's 19 collective takeaways is currently 1st in the country
- Despite a 20:35 - 9:25 1st half TOP deficit FAU led 17-10 at the break
- A fumble recovery by William Davis gave FAU 5 TO's for the contest
- TE Harrison Bryant separated himself from Mackey Finalists with 3 TD
- He now has 965 YDS receiving, 61 catches, and 6 TD
- K Aaron Shahriari kicked his first collegiate FG (31 yards)
- RB Emmons led the ground atack with 71 yards on 11 carries
- Leroy had double digit TKL for the 5th time in 2019 with a team-high 11
- LB's Rashad Smith and Hosea Barnwell V added 9 and 8, respectively
- QB Chris Robison (156 YDS, 8-19, 3TD, INT) tossed his 22nd TD of 2019
- Robison was 4-for-4 for 111 yards and two scores during his best action
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