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UTEP at Florida Atlantic

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Florida Atlantic beat UTEP 28–⁠25. It was their third meeting; after it, Florida Atlantic led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayUTEP7–⁠6 in 2021
25
HomeFlorida Atlantic5–⁠7 in 2021
28

Final at FAU Stadium, Boca RatonTV: ESPN+Attendance 16,432

At kickoff
77°F, a few clouds, wind 11 mph, gusts to 17 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Boca Raton Airport (KBCT), under 1 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Kevin RandallGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UTEP3701525
Florida Atlantic777728

Standouts

  • RushingJohnny Ford13 carries, 93 yards, 1 TDFlorida Atlantic
  • ReceivingTyrin Smith4 catches, 114 yards, 1 TDUTEP
  • DefenseBreon Hayward14 tackles, 0.5 for lossUTEP

Player stats

UTEP

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gavin Hardison23/4632722
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Deion Hankins1172045
Ronald Awatt1134119
Reynaldo Flores2403
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyrin Smith4114149
Justin Garrett7109044
Trent Thompson238123
Jacob Cowing636014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Breon Hayward140.500
Josh Caldwell6000
Tyson Wilson5100
Praise Amaewhule41.510

Florida Atlantic

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
N’Kosi Perry13/2614910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Johnny Ford1393127
LaJohntay Wester216012
James Charles71012
Larry McCammon III2605
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
LaJohntay Wester464139
T.J. Chase145045
Brandon Robinson21308
Johnny Ford313016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Eddie Williams9100
Antarrius Moultrie81.500
Romain Mungin8001
Jordan Helm5001
Decarius Hawthorne30.50.50
Chase Lasater210.50
Marlon Krakue1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

UTEPFlorida Atlantic
436Total yards281
327Passing yards149
109Rushing yards132
7.0Yards per pass5.7
3.6Yards per rush3.6
18First downs12
4–⁠17Third downs1–⁠15
3–⁠5Fourth downs3–⁠4
2Turnovers0
13–⁠97Penalties8–⁠79
36:29Possession23:31
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

UTEPFlorida Atlantic
25%Success rate33%
−0.01EPA per play0.13
1.60Explosiveness1.43
−0.19Rushing EPA0.19
0.11Passing EPA0.06
28%Passing-down success8%
−0.19First-down EPA0.03
0.09Second-down EPA−0.39
0.01Third-down EPA0.10
29%Havoc by its defense43%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Florida Atlantic 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Florida Atlantic −10.5, over/under 49.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Florida Atlantic 77%, UTEP 23%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Florida Atlantic end zoneUTEP end zoneQ1 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 playsQ1 UTEPField goal, 13 playsQ1 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 playsQ1 UTEPPunt, 5 playsQ1 Florida AtlanticTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ1 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 4 playsQ2 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ2 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 playsQ2 UTEPTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Florida AtlanticTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 UTEPEnd of half, 1 playQ3 UTEPResult not recorded, 7 playsQ3 Florida AtlanticPunt, 5 playsQ3 UTEPInterception, 2 playsQ3 Florida AtlanticTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 UTEPMissed FG, 6 playsQ3 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 playsQ3 UTEPPunt, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Florida Atlantic drives left to right, UTEP right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  2. Q1 UTEPField goal, 13 plays, 68 yards
  3. Q1 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 UTEPPunt, 5 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 Florida AtlanticTouchdown, 2 plays, 55 yards
  6. Q1 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q1 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  8. Q2 UTEPPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  9. Q2 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q2 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  11. Q2 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q2 UTEPTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  13. Q2 Florida AtlanticTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q2 UTEPEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  15. Q3 UTEPResult not recorded, 7 plays, −39 yards
  16. Q3 Florida AtlanticPunt, 5 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 UTEPInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  18. Q3 Florida AtlanticTouchdown, 7 plays, 13 yards
  19. Q3 UTEPMissed FG, 6 plays, 50 yards
  20. Q3 Florida AtlanticPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q3 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Florida Atlantic 7, UTEP 3
Florida Atlantic Punt, 3 plays
15:00Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Johnny Ford run for 5 yds to the FlAtl 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Johnny Ford for a loss of 9 yards to the FlAtl 21
15:003rd & 14 at own 21Larry McCammon III run for 5 yds to the FlAtl 26
13:024th & 9 at own 26Matt Hayball punt for 48 yds , Justin Garrett returns for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 25
UTEP Field goal, 13 plays
13:021st & 10 at own 25Gavin Hardison pass complete to Justin Garrett for 7 yds to the UTEP 32
13:022nd & 3 at own 32HARDISON, Gavin pass to the right incomplete intended for COWING, Jacob thrown to the EP 45. PENALTY FAU Holding on GILBERT, Zyon enforced 10 yards from the EP 32 to the EP 42 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:021st & 10 at own 42Ronald Awatt run for 19 yds to the FlAtl 39 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at opp 39Ronald Awatt run for a loss of 1 yard to the FlAtl 40
13:022nd & 11 at opp 40Gavin Hardison pass complete to Justin Garrett for 9 yds to the FlAtl 31
13:023rd & 2 at opp 31Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
13:024th & 2 at opp 31Gavin Hardison pass complete to Justin Garrett for 5 yds to the FlAtl 26 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at opp 26Deion Hankins run for no gain to the FlAtl 26
13:022nd & 10 at opp 26Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 3 yds to the FlAtl 23
13:023rd & 7 at opp 23Gavin Hardison run for 12 yds to the FlAtl 11 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at opp 11Reynaldo Flores run for 3 yds to the FlAtl 8
13:022nd & 7 at opp 8Deion Hankins run for 1 yd to the FlAtl 7
13:023rd & 6 at opp 7Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
6:414th & 6 at opp 7Gavin Baechle 24 Yd Field GoalUTEP 3, Florida Atlantic 0
Florida Atlantic Punt, 3 plays
6:41Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:411st & 10 at own 25N’Kosi Perry pass complete to LaJohntay Wester for 5 yds to the FlAtl 30
6:412nd & 5 at own 30James Charles run for 2 yds to the FlAtl 32
6:413rd & 3 at own 32N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
5:264th & 3 at own 32Matt Hayball punt for 56 yds , Justin Garrett returns for 1 yd to the UTEP 13
UTEP Punt, 5 plays
5:261st & 10 at own 13Ronald Awatt run for no gain to the UTEP 13
5:262nd & 10 at own 13Gavin Hardison pass complete to Trent Thompson for 15 yds to the UTEP 28 for a 1ST down
5:261st & 10 at own 28Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
5:262nd & 10 at own 28Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
5:263rd & 10 at own 28Gavin Hardison sacked for 0 yards to the UTEP 22
5:264th & 16 at own 22UTEP Penalty, Delay Of Game (TEAM) to the UTEP 17
2:524th & 21 at own 17Joshua Sloan punt for 38 yds, fair catch by LaJohntay Wester at the FlAtl 45
Florida Atlantic Touchdown, 2 plays
2:521st & 10 at own 45Johnny Ford run for 13 yds to the FLAATLANTC 42 for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Dy’vonne Inyang) to the UTEP 27 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at opp 27Johnny Ford 27 Yd Run (Aaron Shahriari Kick)Florida Atlantic 7, UTEP 3
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
2:18Aaron Shahriari kickoff for 62 yds , Dennis Barnes return for 17 yds to the UTEP 20
2:181st & 10 at own 20Ronald Awatt run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 17
2:182nd & 13 at own 17Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
0:474th & 1 at own 29Timeout UTEP, clock 00:47
0:473rd & 13 at own 17Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 12 yds to the UTEP 29
0:394th & 1 at own 29Joshua Sloan punt for 41 yds, fair catch by LaJohntay Wester at the FlAtl 30
0:391st & 10 at own 30FLA ATLANTIC Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the FlAtl 25
Florida Atlantic Punt, 3 plays
0:391st & 15 at own 25Johnny Ford run for 10 yds to the FlAtl 35
0:002nd & 5 at own 35N’Kosi Perry run for 2 yds to the FlAtl 37
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 37James Charles run for 2 yds to the FlAtl 39
Q2 14:094th & 1 at own 39punt for 47 yds , Justin Garrett returns for 6 yds to the UTEP 20
2nd quarter6 drives, then Florida Atlantic 14, UTEP 10
UTEP Punt, 4 plays
13:231st & 10 at own 34Timeout UTEP, clock 13:23
13:231st & 10 at own 20Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 14 yds to the UTEP 34 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at own 34Deion Hankins run for 8 yds to the UTEP 42
12:273rd & 2 at own 42Timeout UTEP, clock 12:27
12:272nd & 2 at own 42Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
12:273rd & 2 at own 42Deion Hankins run for 1 yd to the UTEP 43
12:274th & 1 at own 43UTEP Penalty, Delay Of Game (TEAM) to the UTEP 38
11:134th & 6 at own 38Joshua Sloan punt for 40 yds, fair catch by LaJohntay Wester at the FlAtl 22
Florida Atlantic Punt, 3 plays
11:131st & 10 at own 22Johnny Ford run for a loss of 1 yard to the FlAtl 21
11:132nd & 11 at own 21N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Johnny Ford for 6 yds to the FlAtl 27
11:133rd & 5 at own 27N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
9:414th & 5 at own 27Matt Hayball punt for 59 yds , Justin Garrett returns for 4 yds to the UTEP 18
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
9:411st & 10 at own 18Ronald Awatt run for 3 yds to the UTEP 21
9:412nd & 7 at own 21Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
9:413rd & 7 at own 21Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
8:374th & 7 at own 21Joshua Sloan punt for 45 yds , LaJohntay Wester returns for 2 yds to the FlAtl 36
Florida Atlantic Punt, 3 plays
8:371st & 10 at own 36James Charles run for 2 yds to the FlAtl 38
8:372nd & 8 at own 38N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
8:373rd & 8 at own 38N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
7:524th & 8 at own 38Matt Hayball punt for 62 yds for a touchback
UTEP Touchdown, 10 plays
1:422nd & 17 at opp 23Trent Thompson 23 Yd pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle Kick)UTEP 10, Florida Atlantic 7
Florida Atlantic Touchdown, 10 plays
1:42Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:421st & 10 at own 25N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Brandon Robinson for 8 yds to the FlAtl 33
1:422nd & 2 at own 33N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
1:423rd & 2 at own 33UTEP Penalty, Offsides (Jadrian Taylor) to the FlAtl 38 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at own 38N’Kosi Perry run for 1 yd to the FlAtl 39
1:422nd & 9 at own 39N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
1:423rd & 9 at own 39N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Larry McCammon III for 8 yds to the FlAtl 47
0:461st & 10 at opp 48Timeout FLA ATLANTIC, clock 00:46
0:464th & 1 at own 47N’Kosi Perry run for 5 yds to the UTEP 48 for a 1ST down
0:461st & 10 at opp 48N’Kosi Perry run for 3 yds to the UTEP 45
0:462nd & 7 at opp 45N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
0:463rd & 7 at opp 45N’Kosi Perry pass complete to James Charles for 6 yds to the UTEP 39
0:024th & 1 at opp 39LaJohntay Wester 39 Yd pass from N’Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari Kick)Florida Atlantic 14, UTEP 10
0:02Aaron Shahriari kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3rd quarter4 drives, then Florida Atlantic 21, UTEP 10
UTEP Result not recorded, 7 plays
14:45Aaron Shahriari kickoff for 63 yds , Dennis Barnes return for 18 yds to the UTEP 20
14:451st & 10 at own 20Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jacob Cowing for no gain to the UTEP 20
14:452nd & 10 at own 20Deion Hankins run for 6 yds to the UTEP 26
14:453rd & 4 at own 26Gavin Hardison pass complete to Tyrin Smith for 9 yds to the UTEP 35 for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at own 35Deion Hankins run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 34
14:452nd & 11 at own 34UTEP Penalty, Offsides (-5 Yards) to the UTEP 39
14:452nd & 6 at own 39Reynaldo Flores run for 1 yd to the UTEP 40
14:453rd & 5 at own 40UTEP Penalty, False Start (Bobby DeHaro) to the UTEP 35
14:453rd & 10 at own 35Gavin Hardison pass complete to Tyrin Smith for 9 yds to the UTEP 44
10:084th & 1 at own 44UTEP Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-15 Yards) to the FlAtl 41 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at own 41FLA ATLANTIC Penalty, False Start (Nick Weber) to the FlAtl 36
Florida Atlantic Punt, 5 plays
10:081st & 15 at own 36Johnny Ford run for no gain to the FlAtl 36
10:082nd & 15 at own 36N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Johnny Ford for 16 yds to the UTEP 48 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 48N’Kosi Perry run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 49
10:082nd & 11 at opp 49N’Kosi Perry sacked by Praise Amaewhule for 0 yards to the FlAtl 44
10:083rd & 18 at own 44N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Brandon Robinson for 5 yds to the FlAtl 49
6:284th & 13 at own 49Matt Hayball punt for 35 yds, downed at the UTEP 16
UTEP Interception, 2 plays
6:281st & 10 at own 16Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
6:012nd & 10 at own 16Gavin Hardison pass intercepted return for no gain to the UTEP 13
Florida Atlantic Touchdown, 7 plays
5:261st & 10 at opp 13Johnny Ford run for 5 yds to the UTEP 8
4:383rd & 1 at opp 4Timeout FLA ATLANTIC, clock 04:38
4:382nd & 5 at opp 8LaJohntay Wester run for 4 yds to the UTEP 4
4:383rd & 1 at opp 4N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
4:384th & 1 at opp 4James Charles run for 2 yds to the UTEP 2 for a 1ST down
4:381st & goal at opp 2James Charles run for 1 yd to the UTEP 1
4:382nd & goal at opp 1James Charles run for no gain to the UTEP 1
3:273rd & goal at opp 1Zaire Mitchell-Paden 0 Yd Run (Aaron Shahriari Kick)Florida Atlantic 21, UTEP 10
4th quarter1 drive, then Florida Atlantic 28, UTEP 25
UTEP Missed FG, 6 plays
2:50Ronald Awatt 5 Yd Run (Ronald Awatt Run for Two-Point Conversion)
Q3 3:271st & 10 at own 25Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
Q3 3:272nd & 10 at own 25Gavin Hardison pass complete to Justin Garrett for 44 yds to the FlAtl 31 for a 1ST down
Q3 3:271st & 10 at opp 31Deion Hankins run for 2 yds to the FlAtl 29
Q3 3:272nd & 8 at opp 29Ronald Awatt run for 4 yds to the FlAtl 25
Q3 3:273rd & 4 at opp 25Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
Q3 1:194th & 4 at opp 25Gavin Baechle 42 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter2 drives, then Florida Atlantic 21, UTEP 10
Florida Atlantic Punt, 3 plays
1:191st & 10 at own 25N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Zaire Mitchell-Paden for no gain to the FlAtl 25
1:192nd & 10 at own 25N’Kosi Perry run for no gain to the FlAtl 25
1:193rd & 10 at own 25N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
0:004th & 10 at own 25Matt Hayball punt for 57 yds, downed at the UTEP 18
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 18Ronald Awatt run for 1 yd to the UTEP 19
0:002nd & 9 at own 19Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
0:003rd & 9 at own 19Gavin Hardison pass incomplete
0:004th & 9 at own 19Joshua Sloan punt for 48 yds, downed at the FlAtl 33

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every UTEP–Florida Atlantic game

Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2022UTEP 24, Florida Atlantic 21
2021Florida Atlantic 28, UTEP 25
2016Florida Atlantic 35, UTEP 31
2015UTEP 27, Florida Atlantic 17

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