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FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008)
  Scoring Summary  
Scoring Summary (Final)
Florida Atlantic University Owls
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

FAU (1-3) vs. Minnesota (4-0)

Date: Sep 20, 2008 • Site: Minneapolis, Minn.  • Stadium: HHH Metrodome  •  Attendance: 41003

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
FAU   0  3  0  0  3 
Minnesota   10  6  7  14  37 

SCORING SUMMARY   FAU -MINN  
1st  12:29  MINN   Salamon, Shady 3 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick) 
         4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:11  0 - 7 
  08:27  MINN   Monroe, Joel 34 yd field goal 
         8 plays, 38 yards, TOP 2:55  0 - 10 
2nd  14:51  FAU   Leroy, Warley 35 yd field goal 
         7 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:09  3 - 10 
  04:58  MINN   Decker, Eric 31 yd pass from Weber, Adam (Monroe, Joel kick failed) 
         5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:11  3 - 16 
3rd  05:32  MINN   Eskridge, D. 1 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick) 
         6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 2:54  3 - 23 
4th  12:37  MINN   Eskridge, D. 1 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick) 
         8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 4:23  3 - 30 
  09:47  MINN   Lawrence, S. 50 yd interception return (Monroe, Joel kick) 
           3 - 37 

Kickoff time: 11:03 am • End of Game: 2:00  • Total elapsed time: 2:57
Referee: Matt Loeffler  •  Umpire: Stan Weihe  •  Linesman: Scott Peterson  •  Line judge: Bryan Borill  •  Back judge: Donnie Aultman  •  Field judge: DuVal West  •  Side judge: Wayne Rundell  • 
Temperature:  • Wind:  • Weather: Dome

  Team Statistics  
Team Statistics (Final)
Florida Atlantic University Owls
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

 Team Totals  FAU  MINN 
FIRST DOWNS  18  24 
   Rushing  5  14 
   Passing  11  9 
   Penalty  2  1 
NET YARDS RUSHING  101  206 
   Rushing Attempts  25  40 
   Average Per Rush  4.0  5.2 
   Rushing Touchdowns  0  3 
   Yards Gained Rushing  111  211 
   Yards Lost Rushing  10  5 
NET YARDS PASSING  175  235 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  20-39-4  19-24-1 
   Average Per Attempt  4.5  9.8 
   Average Per Completion  8.8  12.4 
   Passing Touchdowns  0  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  276  441 
   Total offense plays  64  64 
   Average Gain Per Play  4.3  6.9 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  1-0  1-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  6-34  9-75 
PUNTS-YARDS  4-163  1-54 
   Average Yards Per Punt  40.8  54.0 
   Net Yards Per Punt  27.2  36.0 
   Inside 20  1  0 
   50+ Yards  0  1 
   Touchbacks  1  0 
   Fair catch  2  0 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  2-129  7-466 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  64.5  66.6 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  46.0  48.9 
   Touchbacks  0  1 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-18-0  1-34-0 
   Average Per Return  18.0  34.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  6-104-0  2-37-0 
   Average Per Return  17.3  18.5 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  1-0-0  4-107-1 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  26:45  33:15 
   1st Quarter  8:24  6:36 
   2nd Quarter  7:06  7:54 
   3rd Quarter  4:35  10:25 
   4th Quarter  6:40  8:20 
Third-Down Conversions  3 of 14  3 of 7 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 2  0 of 0 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  1-1  4-5 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  1-8 
PAT Kicks  0-0  4-5 
Field Goals  1-1  1-2 

  Individual Statistics  
Individual Statistics (Final)
Florida Atlantic University Owls
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

FAU
  
Minnesota
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Pierre, Charles  10  70  0  70  0  21  7.0 
Rose, Willie   3  17  0  17  0  15  5.7 
Edgecomb, D.   7  12  2  10  0  6  1.4 
Blanchard, Jeff  3  6  0  6  0  4  2.0 
Smith, Rusty   2  6  8  -2  0  6  -1.0 
Totals...  25  111  10  101  0  21  4.0 
  
  
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Eskridge, D.   19  79  1  78  2  13  4.1 
Salamon, Shady   7  50  0  50  1  13  7.1 
Weber, Adam   6  45  2  43  0  18  7.2 
Thomas, Jay   4  23  0  23  0  9  5.8 
Decker, Eric   2  14  0  14  0  9  7.0 
Spry, Ralph   1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
TEAM   1  0  2  -2  0  0  -2.0 
Totals...  40  211  5  206  3  18  5.2 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Smith, Rusty   17-34-4  153  0  17  1 
VanCamp, Jeff   3-5-0  22  0  11  0 
Totals...  20-39-4  175  0  17  1 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Weber, Adam   19-24-1  235  1  31  0 
Totals...  19-24-1  235  1  31  0 
  
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Jean, Lester   6  61  0  12 
Gent, Cortez   4  50  0  17 
Rose, Willie   3  19  0  13 
Holley, Avery   2  10  0  5 
Edgecomb, D.   2  6  0  2 
Grant, Jamari   1  11  0  11 
Wilkes, Chad   1  11  0  11 
Bonner, Chris   1  7  0  7 
Totals...  20  175  0  17 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Decker, Eric   7  122  1  31 
Eskridge, D.   6  61  0  23 
Kuznia, Ben   3  38  0  19 
Simmons, Jack   2  7  0  5 
Green, Brandon   1  7  0  7 
Totals...  19  235  1  31 
  
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Peterson, K   4  163  40.8  46  1  1 
Totals...  4  163  40.8  46  1  1 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Kucek, Justin   1  54  54.0  54  0  0 
Totals...  1  54  54.0  54  0  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Edgecomb, D.   0  0  0  4  77  25  0  0  0 
Rivera, Wilfred  0  0  0  1  15  15  0  0  0 
Polo, T.   1  18  18  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Blanchard, Jeff  0  0  0  1  12  12  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  18  18  6  104  25  1  0  0 
  
  
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Stoudermire, T.  0  0  0  1  26  26  0  0  0 
Simmons, Traye   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  15  15 
Lawrence, S.   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  50  50 
Sherels, Marcus  1  34  34  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Theret, Kyle   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  41  41 
Campbell, Lee   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1 
Thomas, Jay   0  0  0  1  11  11  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  34  34  2  37  26  4  107  50 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Edgecomb, D.   10  6  77  0  0  93 
Pierre, Charles  70  0  0  0  0  70 
Jean, Lester   0  61  0  0  0  61 
Gent, Cortez   0  50  0  0  0  50 
Rose, Willie   17  19  0  0  0  36 
Blanchard, Jeff  6  0  12  0  0  18 
Polo, T.   0  0  0  18  0  18 
Rivera, Wilfred  0  0  15  0  0  15 
Grant, Jamari   0  11  0  0  0  11 
Wilkes, Chad   0  11  0  0  0  11 
Holley, Avery   0  10  0  0  0  10 
Bonner, Chris   0  7  0  0  0  7 
Smith, Rusty   -2  0  0  0  0  -2 
Totals...  101  175  104  18  0  398 
  
  
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Eskridge, D.   78  61  0  0  0  139 
Decker, Eric   14  122  0  0  0  136 
Salamon, Shady   50  0  0  0  0  50 
Lawrence, S.   0  0  0  0  50  50 
Weber, Adam   43  0  0  0  0  43 
Theret, Kyle   0  0  0  0  41  41 
Kuznia, Ben   0  38  0  0  0  38 
Thomas, Jay   23  0  11  0  0  34 
Sherels, Marcus  0  0  0  34  0  34 
Stoudermire, T.  0  0  26  0  0  26 
Simmons, Traye   0  0  0  0  15  15 
Simmons, Jack   0  7  0  0  0  7 
Green, Brandon   0  7  0  0  0  7 
Campbell, Lee   0  0  0  0  1  1 
TEAM   -2  0  0  0  0  -2 
Totals...  206  235  37  34  107  619 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Leroy, Warley  2nd  14:51  35 yards  Good 
  
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Monroe, Joel  1st  08:27  34 yards  Good 
Monroe, Joel  3rd  09:29  48 yards  Missed 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Leroy, Warley   2  129  0  0  64.5 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Monroe, Joel   7  466  1  0  66.6 
 
FUMBLES: FAU-Polo, T. 1-0. Minnesota-Simmons, Traye 1-0.

  Drive Chart  
Drive Chart (Final)
Florida Atlantic University Owls
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
FAU   1st  F20  15:00  Kickoff  F27  13:40     Interception  3-7  1:20    
FAU   1st  F20  12:29  Kickoff  F12  11:22     Punt  3--8  1:07    
FAU   1st  F25  08:27  Kickoff  M41  04:30     Punt  10-34  3:57    
FAU   1st  F35  02:00  Punt  M19  14:51  *  FIELD GOAL  7-46  2:09    
FAU   2nd  F20  10:08  Interception  M29  07:09     Downs  8-51  2:59    
FAU   2nd  F24  04:58  Kickoff  M25  01:00     Interception  9-51  3:58    
FAU   3rd  F31  09:29  Missed FG  F29  08:26     Punt  3--2  1:03    
FAU   3rd  F12  05:32  Kickoff  M37  02:00     Interception  9-51  3:32    
FAU   4th  F30  12:37  Kickoff  F48  09:47     Interception  5-18  2:50    
FAU   4th  F17  09:47  Kickoff  F50  05:57     Punt  8-33  3:50    
  
MINN   1st  F27  13:40  Interception  F00  12:29  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-27  1:11    
MINN   1st  M45  11:22  Punt  F17  08:27  *  FIELD GOAL  8-38  2:55    
MINN   1st  M20  04:30  Punt  M29  02:00     Punt  4-9  2:30    
MINN   2nd  M31  14:51  Kickoff  F07  10:08     Interception  9-62  4:43    
MINN   2nd  M29  07:09  Downs  F00  04:58  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-71  2:11    
MINN   2nd  M12  01:00  Interception  M26  00:00     End of half  2-14  1:00    
MINN   3rd  M17  15:00  Kickoff  F31  09:29     Missed FG  11-52  5:31    
MINN   3rd  F41  08:26  Punt  F00  05:32  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-41  2:54    
MINN   3rd  F42  02:00  Interception  F00  12:37  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-42  4:23    
MINN   4th  F00  09:47  Interception  F00  09:47  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
MINN   4th  M17  05:57  Punt  F29  00:00     End of half  9-54  5:57    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
FAU   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   08:24   07:06   04:35   06:40      15:30   11:15      26:45  
3rd Down Conversions   1/5   0/3   1/3   1/3      1/8   2/6      3/14  
Average field position  F25   F22   F21   F23      F24   F22      F23  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/1   0/1   0/0      0/1   0/1      0/2  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Minnesota   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   06:36   07:54   10:25   08:20      14:30   18:45      33:15  
3rd Down Conversions   0/2   2/3   0/1   1/1      2/5   1/2      3/7  
Average field position  M46   M24   M44   M17      M35   M37      M36  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0      0/0   0/0      0/0  
Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
FAU   1st  F20  15:00  Kickoff  F27  13:40     Interception  3-7  1:20    
MINN   1st  F27  13:40  Interception  F00  12:29  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-27  1:11    
FAU   1st  F20  12:29  Kickoff  F12  11:22     Punt  3--8  1:07    
MINN   1st  M45  11:22  Punt  F17  08:27  *  FIELD GOAL  8-38  2:55    
FAU   1st  F25  08:27  Kickoff  M41  04:30     Punt  10-34  3:57    
MINN   1st  M20  04:30  Punt  M29  02:00     Punt  4-9  2:30    
FAU   1st  F35  02:00  Punt  M19  14:51  *  FIELD GOAL  7-46  2:09    
MINN   2nd  M31  14:51  Kickoff  F07  10:08     Interception  9-62  4:43    
  
FAU   2nd  F20  10:08  Interception  M29  07:09     Downs  8-51  2:59    
MINN   2nd  M29  07:09  Downs  F00  04:58  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-71  2:11    
FAU   2nd  F24  04:58  Kickoff  M25  01:00     Interception  9-51  3:58    
MINN   2nd  M12  01:00  Interception  M26  00:00     End of half  2-14  1:00    
MINN   3rd  M17  15:00  Kickoff  F31  09:29     Missed FG  11-52  5:31    
  
FAU   3rd  F31  09:29  Missed FG  F29  08:26     Punt  3--2  1:03    
MINN   3rd  F41  08:26  Punt  F00  05:32  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-41  2:54    
FAU   3rd  F12  05:32  Kickoff  M37  02:00     Interception  9-51  3:32    
MINN   3rd  F42  02:00  Interception  F00  12:37  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-42  4:23    
FAU   4th  F30  12:37  Kickoff  F48  09:47     Interception  5-18  2:50    
  
MINN   4th  F00  09:47  Interception  F00  09:47  *  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
FAU   4th  F17  09:47  Kickoff  F50  05:57     Punt  8-33  3:50    
MINN   4th  M17  05:57  Punt  F29  00:00     End of half  9-54  5:57    

  Defensive Statistics  
Defensive Statistics (Final)
Florida Atlantic University Owls
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

##  FAU   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
56  Joseph, Frantz   14  1  15  2.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
3   Joseph, Greg   7  4  11  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
4   Brantley, C.   3  3  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
9   Hill, Tavoris   5  .  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
21  McIntosh, Erick  3  1  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
50  Allen, George   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
38  Alexander, Ed   1  3  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
49  Clark, Andre   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
26  Small, Corey   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
45  Lockley, M.   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Jackson, J.   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
5   Polo, T.   1  1  2  .   .  .   1-0   .  .  .   . 
95  Savidge, Josh   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  Riquer, M.   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
75  Johnson, Jamere  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
65  Jackson, B.   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
6   Thomas, Darian   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  Minnesota   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
1   Brock, Tramaine  6  2  8  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
27  Theret, Kyle   5  .  5  .   1  .   1-41  .  .  .   . 
15  Simmons, Traye   3  2  5  .   .  .   1-15  2  .  .   . 
56  Davis, Steve   4  .  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
21  Lawrence, S.   2  2  4  1.0/8   .  .   1-50  1  .  1.0/8   . 
24  Sherels, Marcus  3  .  3  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
32  Triplett, Nate   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
20  Thomas, Jay   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30  Campbell, Lee   2  1  3  .   .  .   1-1   .  .  .   . 
44  Hightower, Deon  1  2  3  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
68  Edwards, Jewhan  2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
26  Rallis, Mike   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
93  Onwuachi, D.   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
91  VanDeSteeg, W.   1  1  2  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
13  McKelton, M.   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Brody, William   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  Henderson, Ray   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33  Sharpe, Rex   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
99  Brown, Garrett   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
28  Mannion, Kevin   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

  Participation Report  
Participation Report (Final)
Florida Atlantic University Owls
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

FAU  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   16  Gent, Cortez  
LT   70  Williams, L.  
LG   65  Jackson, B.  
C   73  Miller, Kevin  
RG   72  Matlock, D.  
RT   71  Rizzo, John  
QB   11  Smith, Rusty  
RB   20  Pierre, Charles 
FB   46  Rose, Willie  
TE   87  Grant, Jamari  
WR   7   Bonner, Chris  
  
FAU  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   43  Myers, Julian  
DT   92  Jackson, J.  
DT   95  Savidge, Josh  
DE   54  Hancock, M.  
SLB   49  Clark, Andre  
MLB   56  Joseph, Frantz  
WLB   50  Allen, George  
CB   26  Small, Corey  
SS   3   Joseph, Greg  
FS   38  Alexander, Ed  
CB   5   Polo, T.  
  
Minnesota  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   7   Decker, Eric  
WR   81  Spry, Ralph  
TE   1S  Simmons, Jack  
LT   73  Meinke, Jason  
LG   53  Burris, D.J.  
C   61  Davis, Trey  
RG   6B  Bunders, Chris  
RT   60  Wynn, Ryan  
QB   8   Weber, Adam  
RB   23  Eskridge, D.  
WR   16  Kuznia, Ben  
  
Minnesota  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   91  VanDeSteeg, W.  
WR   99  Brown, Garrett  
DT   98  Small, Eric  
DE   93  Onwuachi, D.  
SLB   44  Hightower, Deon 
MLB   30  Campbell, Lee  
WLB   28  Mannion, Kevin  
CB   15  Simmons, Traye  
FS   1   Brock, Tramaine 
SS   27  Theret, Kyle  
CB   24  Sherels, Marcus 

FAU: 1-Holley, Avery, 2-Rolle, Avionne, 4-Brantley, C., 6-Thomas, Darian, 9-Hill, Tavoris, 10-Huggins, Rod, 12-VanCamp, Jeff, 17-Wilkes, Chad, 21-McIntosh, Erick, 22-Peterson, K, 25-Blanchard, Jeff, 27-Bartels, Marcus, 28-Floyd, Willie, 31-Morris, Alfred, 32-Edgecomb, D., 34-Leroy, Warley, 35-Cross, Curtis, 36-Muniz, David, 37-Jensen, Austin, 39-Eugene, Malik, 44-Czepiga, Ted, 45-Lockley, M., 47-Bradwell, E., 57-Henderson, V., 58-Cox, Dino, 59-Wertepny, Ed, 64-Karrick, Max, 67-Skop, Derrek, 69-Barnett, M., 74-Spitale, Carl, 75-Johnson, Jamere, 76-Wischnefski, R., 80-Jean, Lester, 81-Housler, Rob, 82-Muse, Paul, 83-Rivera, Wilfred, 84-Johnson, C., 90-Riquer, M., 93-Givens, Jarvis, 94-Council, J., 98-St. Clair, R., 99-Joseph, Daniel.

Minnesota: 1A-Smith, Brodrick, 2A-Green, Brandon, 2-Collado, Ryan, 9G-Hughes, Curtis, 9A-Pittman, David, 11-Stoudermire, T., 13-McKelton, M., 17-Mortensen, Tony, 19-Maciejowski, M., 20-Thomas, Jay, 21-Lawrence, S., 25-Dandridge, Tim, 26-Rallis, Mike, 29-Salamon, Shady, 31-Combs, Terrell, 32-Triplett, Nate, 33-Sharpe, Rex, 35-Hoese, Jon, 36-Monroe, Joel, 41-Kucek, Justin, 47-Coleman, Ryan, 48-Tow-Arnett, N., 50-Sveum, Pat, 55-McKinley, C., 56-Davis, Steve, 68-Edwards, Jewhan, 74-Ruckdashel, R., 78-Orton, Ryan, 79-Stommes, Matt, 80-Brandon, X., 82-Johnson, Johnny, 83-McKnight, D., 85-Lair, Eric, 87-Moore, Kyle, 89-Moen, Barrett, 90-Henderson, Ray, 92-Brody, William, 96-Kirksey, B..

  Box Score  
Box Score (Final)
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
FAU.................  0  3  0  0  -  3       Record: (1-3)
Minnesota........... 10  6  7 14  - 37       Record: (4-0)



Scoring Summary:
1st 12:29 MINN - Salamon, Shady 3 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick), 4-27 1:11, FAU 0 - MINN 7
    08:27 MINN - Monroe, Joel 34 yd field goal, 8-38 2:55, FAU 0 - MINN 10
2nd 14:51 FAU - Leroy, Warley 35 yd field goal, 7-46 2:09, FAU 3 - MINN 10
    04:58 MINN - Decker, Eric 31 yd pass from Weber, Adam (Monroe, Joel kick failed), 5-71 2:11, FAU 3 - MINN 16
3rd 05:32 MINN - Eskridge, D. 1 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick), 6-41 2:54, FAU 3 - MINN 23
4th 12:37 MINN - Eskridge, D. 1 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick), 8-42 4:23, FAU 3 - MINN 30
    09:47 MINN - Lawrence, S. 50 yd interception return (Monroe, Joel kick), , FAU 3 - MINN 37



                                    FAU     MINN
FIRST DOWNS...................       18       24
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   25-101   40-206
PASSING YDS (NET).............      175      235
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  39-20-4  24-19-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   64-276   64-441
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1-18     1-34
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    6-104     2-37
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-0    4-107
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-40.8   1-54.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      1-0
Penalties-Yards...............     6-34     9-75
Possession Time...............    26:45    33:15
Third-Down Conversions........  3 of 14   3 of 7
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 2   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-1      4-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0      1-8


RUSHING: FAU-Pierre, Charles 10-70; Rose, Willie 3-17; Edgecomb, D. 7-10;
Blanchard, Jeff 3-6; Smith, Rusty 2-minus 2. Minnesota-Eskridge, D. 19-78;
Salamon, Shady 7-50; Weber, Adam 6-43; Thomas, Jay 4-23; Decker, Eric 2-14;
Spry, Ralph 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 2.

PASSING: FAU-Smith, Rusty 17-34-4-153; VanCamp, Jeff 3-5-0-22.
Minnesota-Weber, Adam 19-24-1-235.

RECEIVING: FAU-Jean, Lester 6-61; Gent, Cortez 4-50; Rose, Willie 3-19;
Holley, Avery 2-10; Edgecomb, D. 2-6; Grant, Jamari 1-11; Wilkes, Chad 1-11;
Bonner, Chris 1-7. Minnesota-Decker, Eric 7-122; Eskridge, D. 6-61; Kuznia, Ben
3-38; Simmons, Jack 2-7; Green, Brandon 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: FAU-Polo, T. 1-0. Minnesota-Lawrence, S. 1-50; Theret,
Kyle 1-41; Simmons, Traye 1-15; Campbell, Lee 1-1.

FUMBLES: FAU-Polo, T. 1-0. Minnesota-Simmons, Traye 1-0.

Stadium: HHH Metrodome         Attendance: 41003
Kickoff time: 11:03 am  End of Game: 2:00      Total elapsed time: 2:57
Officials: Referee: Matt Loeffler; Umpire: Stan Weihe; Linesman: Scott Peterson;
Line judge: Bryan Borill; Back judge: Donnie Aultman; Field judge: DuVal West;
Side judge: Wayne Rundell;
Temperature:           Wind:           Weather: Dome



             FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

SACKS (UA-A): FAU-None. Minnesota-Lawrence, S. 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): FAU-Joseph, Frantz 14-1; Joseph, Greg 7-4; Brantley, C.
3-3; Hill, Tavoris 5-0; McIntosh, Erick 3-1; Allen, George 2-2; Alexander, Ed
1-3; Clark, Andre 2-1; Small, Corey 1-2; Lockley, M. 1-1; Polo, T. 1-1; Jackson,
J. 1-1; Riquer, M. 1-0; Johnson, Jamere 1-0; Jackson, B. 1-0; Savidge, Josh 1-0;
Thomas, Darian 0-1. Minnesota-Brock, Tramaine 6-2; Theret, Kyle 5-0; Simmons,
Traye 3-2; Davis, Steve 4-0; Lawrence, S. 2-2; Sherels, Marcus 3-0; Thomas, Jay
3-0; Triplett, Nate 3-0; Campbell, Lee 2-1; Hightower, Deon 1-2; Edwards, Jewhan
2-0; McKelton, M. 1-1; Onwuachi, D. 1-1; Rallis, Mike 1-1; VanDeSteeg, W. 1-1;
Henderson, Ray 1-0; Sharpe, Rex 1-0; Brody, William 1-0; Brown, Garrett 1-0;
Mannion, Kevin 0-1.


Game Starters:
FAU

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   16 Gent, Cortez
LT   70 Williams, L.
LG   65 Jackson, B.
C    73 Miller, Kevin
RG   72 Matlock, D.
RT   71 Rizzo, John
QB   11 Smith, Rusty
RB   20 Pierre, Charles
FB   46 Rose, Willie
TE   87 Grant, Jamari
WR   7  Bonner, Chris

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   43 Myers, Julian
DT   92 Jackson, J.
DT   95 Savidge, Josh
DE   54 Hancock, M.
SLB  49 Clark, Andre
MLB  56 Joseph, Frantz
WLB  50 Allen, George
CB   26 Small, Corey
SS   3  Joseph, Greg
FS   38 Alexander, Ed
CB   5  Polo, T.

Minnesota

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   7  Decker, Eric
WR   81 Spry, Ralph
TE   1S Simmons, Jack
LT   73 Meinke, Jason
LG   53 Burris, D.J.
C    61 Davis, Trey
RG   6B Bunders, Chris
RT   60 Wynn, Ryan
QB   8  Weber, Adam
RB   23 Eskridge, D.
WR   16 Kuznia, Ben

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   91 VanDeSteeg, W.
WR   99 Brown, Garrett
DT   98 Small, Eric
DE   93 Onwuachi, D.
SLB  44 Hightower, Deon
MLB  30 Campbell, Lee
WLB  28 Mannion, Kevin
CB   15 Simmons, Traye
FS   1  Brock, Tramaine
SS   27 Theret, Kyle
CB   24 Sherels, Marcus


Player participation:


FAU: 1-Holley, Avery, 2-Rolle, Avionne, 4-Brantley, C., 6-Thomas, Darian, 9-Hill, Tavoris, 10-Huggins, Rod, 12-VanCamp, Jeff,
17-Wilkes, Chad, 21-McIntosh, Erick, 22-Peterson, K, 25-Blanchard, Jeff, 27-Bartels, Marcus, 28-Floyd, Willie, 31-Morris, Alfred,
32-Edgecomb, D., 34-Leroy, Warley, 35-Cross, Curtis, 36-Muniz, David, 37-Jensen, Austin, 39-Eugene, Malik, 44-Czepiga, Ted,
45-Lockley, M., 47-Bradwell, E., 57-Henderson, V., 58-Cox, Dino, 59-Wertepny, Ed, 64-Karrick, Max, 67-Skop, Derrek,
69-Barnett, M., 74-Spitale, Carl, 75-Johnson, Jamere, 76-Wischnefski, R., 80-Jean, Lester, 81-Housler, Rob, 82-Muse, Paul,
83-Rivera, Wilfred, 84-Johnson, C., 90-Riquer, M., 93-Givens, Jarvis, 94-Council, J., 98-St. Clair, R., 99-Joseph, Daniel.

Minnesota: 1A-Smith, Brodrick, 2-Collado, Ryan, 2A-Green, Brandon, 9A-Pittman, David, 9G-Hughes, Curtis, 11-Stoudermire, T.,
13-McKelton, M., 17-Mortensen, Tony, 19-Maciejowski, M., 20-Thomas, Jay, 21-Lawrence, S., 25-Dandridge, Tim, 26-Rallis, Mike,
29-Salamon, Shady, 31-Combs, Terrell, 32-Triplett, Nate, 33-Sharpe, Rex, 35-Hoese, Jon, 36-Monroe, Joel, 41-Kucek, Justin,
47-Coleman, Ryan, 48-Tow-Arnett, N., 50-Sveum, Pat, 55-McKinley, C., 56-Davis, Steve, 68-Edwards, Jewhan, 74-Ruckdashel, R.,
78-Orton, Ryan, 79-Stommes, Matt, 80-Brandon, X., 82-Johnson, Johnny, 83-McKnight, D., 85-Lair, Eric, 87-Moore, Kyle,
89-Moen, Barrett, 90-Henderson, Ray, 92-Brody, William, 96-Kirksey, B..

  Play-by-Play Summary  
Play-by-Play Summary
Florida Atlantic University Owls
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

1st Quarter

Fau 1-10at Fau30Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
Florida Atlantic wins toss and elects to receive.
Fau 1-10at Fau30MINN ball on MINN30.
Monroe, Joel kickoff 65 yards to the FAU5, Edgecomb, D. return 15 yards to the FAU20 (Triplett, Nate).
Fau 1-10at Fau20Pierre, Charles rush for no gain to the FAU20 (Mannion, Kevin;Brock, Tramaine).
Fau 2-10at Fau20Smith, Rusty pass complete to Bonner, Chris for 7 yards to the FAU27 (Brock, Tramaine).
Fau 3-3at Fau27Smith, Rusty pass intercepted by Simmons, Traye at the FAU42, Simmons, Traye return 15 yards to the FAU27, fumble by Simmons, Traye recovered by MINN TEAM at FAU27.
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:20
Minn 1-10at Fau27MINNESOTA drive start at 13:40.
Minn 1-10at Fau27Decker, Eric rush for 9 yards to the FAU18 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 2-1at Fau18Eskridge, D. rush for 9 yards to the FAU9, 1ST DOWN MINN (Joseph, Greg).
Minn 1-Gat Fau09Salamon, Shady rush for 6 yards to the FAU3 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 2-Gat Fau03Salamon, Shady rush for 3 yards to the FAU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:29.
Monroe, Joel kick attempt good.
Minnesota 7, FAU 0
Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:11
Monroe, Joel kickoff 70 yards to the FAU0, touchback.
Fau 1-10at Fau20FAU drive start at 12:29.
Fau 1-10at Fau20PENALTY FAU false start (Rizzo, John) 5 yards to the FAU15.
Fau 1-15at Fau15PENALTY FAU false start (Williams, L.) 5 yards to the FAU10.
Fau 1-20at Fau10Rose, Willie rush for 1 yard to the FAU11 (Campbell, Lee).
Fau 2-19at Fau11Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Edgecomb, D..
Fau 3-19at Fau11Smith, Rusty pass complete to Rose, Willie for 1 yard to the FAU12 (Davis, Steve).
Fau 4-18at Fau12Peterson, K punt 43 yards to the MINN45, fair catch by Sherels, Marcus.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 8 yards, TOP 01:07
Minn 1-10at Minn45MINNESOTA drive start at 11:22.
Minn 1-10at Minn45Eskridge, D. rush for 2 yards to the MINN47 (Jackson, J.).
Minn 2-8at Minn47Weber, Adam pass complete to Eskridge, D. for 23 yards to the FAU30, 1ST DOWN MINN (Small, Corey;Polo, T.), PENALTY MINN holding (Kuznia, Ben) 10 yards to the FAU40.
Minn 1-20at Fau401st and 10.
Minn 1-10at Fau40Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Simmons, Jack.
Minn 2-10at Fau40Weber, Adam rush for 18 yards to the FAU22, 1ST DOWN MINN (Hill, Tavoris).
Minn 1-10at Fau22Eskridge, D. rush for 3 yards to the FAU19 (Savidge, Josh).
Minn 2-7at Fau19Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Kuznia, Ben, PENALTY MINN ineligible downfield on pass declined.
Minn 3-7at Fau19Eskridge, D. rush for 2 yards to the FAU17 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 4-5at Fau17Monroe, Joel field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 08:27.
Minnesota 10, FAU 0
Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, TOP 02:55
Monroe, Joel kickoff 61 yards to the FAU9, Edgecomb, D. return 16 yards to the FAU25 (Thomas, Jay).
Fau 1-10at Fau25FAU drive start at 08:27.
Fau 1-10at Fau25Pierre, Charles rush for 3 yards to the FAU28 (Campbell, Lee).
Fau 2-7at Fau28Pierre, Charles rush for 5 yards to the FAU33 (Brock, Tramaine;Simmons, Traye).
Fau 3-2at Fau33Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Grant, Jamari (Brock, Tramaine).
Fau 4-2at Fau33Peterson, K punt 45 yards to the MINN22, Sherels, Marcus return to the MINN26 (Brantley, C.;Czepiga, Ted), PENALTY MINN offside (McKinley, C.) 5 yards to the FAU38, 1ST DOWN FAU, NO PLAY.
Fau 1-10at Fau38Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Gent, Cortez (Lawrence, S.).
Fau 2-10at Fau38Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Grant, Jamari.
Fau 3-10at Fau38Smith, Rusty pass complete to Gent, Cortez for 13 yards to the MINN49, 1ST DOWN FAU (Theret, Kyle).
Fau 1-10at Minn49Smith, Rusty pass complete to Jean, Lester for 12 yards to the MINN37, 1ST DOWN FAU (Simmons, Traye).
Fau 1-10at Minn37Edgecomb, D. rush for 1 yard to the MINN36 (Onwuachi, D.;Hightower, Deon).
Fau 2-9at Minn36Edgecomb, D. rush for no gain to the MINN36 (VanDeSteeg, W.;Campbell, Lee).
Fau 3-9at Minn36Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Gent, Cortez (Sherels, Marcus).
Fau 4-9at Minn36PENALTY FAU delay of game 5 yards to the MINN41.
Fau 4-14at Minn41Peterson, K punt 41 yards to the MINN0, touchback.
Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 03:57
Minn 1-10at Minn20MINNESOTA drive start at 04:30.
Minn 1-10at Minn20Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 6 yards to the MINN26.
Minn 2-4at Minn26Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 10 yards to the MINN36 (Joseph, Greg), PENALTY MINN holding (Spry, Ralph) 10 yards to the MINN26.
Minn 2-4at Minn262nd and 4.
Minn 2-4at Minn26Salamon, Shady rush for 3 yards to the MINN29 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 3-1at Minn29Spry, Ralph rush for no gain to the MINN29 (Clark, Andre).
Minn 4-1at Minn29Kucek, Justin punt 54 yards to the FAU17, Polo, T. return 18 yards to the FAU35, fumble forced by Theret, Kyle, fumble by Polo, T. recovered by FAU Muse, Paul at FAU35.
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:30
Fau 1-10at Fau35FAU drive start at 02:00.
Fau 1-10at Fau35Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Jean, Lester (Simmons, Traye).
Fau 2-10at Fau35Pierre, Charles rush for 8 yards to the FAU43 (Sherels, Marcus).
Fau 3-2at Fau43Pierre, Charles rush for 3 yards to the FAU46 (Hightower, Deon), PENALTY MINN illegal participation 15 yards to the MINN42, 1ST DOWN FAU, NO PLAY.
Fau 1-10at Minn42Smith, Rusty pass complete to Gent, Cortez for 16 yards to the MINN26, 1ST DOWN FAU (Simmons, Traye).
Fau 1-10at Minn26Pierre, Charles rush for 1 yard to the MINN25 (Edwards, Jewhan).
Fau 2-9at Minn25Smith, Rusty rush for 6 yards to the MINN19 (Edwards, Jewhan).
Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, TOP 02:09
Minnesota 10, FAU 0
2nd Quarter

Fau 3-3at Minn19Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Fau 3-3at Minn19Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Bonner, Chris.
Fau 4-3at Minn19Leroy, Warley field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 14:51.
Minnesota 10, FAU 3
Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, TOP 02:09
Leroy, Warley kickoff 65 yards to the MINN5, Stoudermire, T. return 26 yards to the MINN31 (McIntosh, Erick).
Minn 1-10at Minn31MINNESOTA drive start at 14:51.
Minn 1-10at Minn31Eskridge, D. rush for 6 yards to the MINN37 (Clark, Andre).
Minn 2-4at Minn37Weber, Adam pass complete to Simmons, Jack for 5 yards to the MINN42, 1ST DOWN MINN (Hill, Tavoris).
Minn 1-10at Minn42Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 5 yards to the MINN47 (Hill, Tavoris).
Minn 2-5at Minn47PENALTY MINN false start (Meinke, Jason) 5 yards to the MINN42.
Minn 2-10at Minn42Weber, Adam pass complete to Kuznia, Ben for 9 yards to the FAU49.
Minn 3-1at Fau49Weber, Adam rush for 6 yards to the FAU43, 1ST DOWN MINN (Joseph, Greg;Jackson, J.).
Minn 1-10at Fau43Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 25 yards to the FAU18, 1ST DOWN MINN (Hill, Tavoris), PENALTY FAU personal foul (Hill, Tavoris) 9 yards to the FAU9, 1ST DOWN MINN.
Minn 1-Gat Fau091st and 9.
Minn 1-Gat Fau09Eskridge, D. rush for 4 yards to the FAU5 (Clark, Andre;Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 2-Gat Fau05Weber, Adam rush for loss of 2 yards to the FAU7 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 3-Gat Fau07Weber, Adam pass intercepted by Polo, T. at the FAU0, Polo, T. return 0 yards to the FAU0, touchback.
Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:43
Fau 1-10at Fau20FAU drive start at 10:08.
Fau 1-10at Fau20Smith, Rusty pass complete to Gent, Cortez for 4 yards to the FAU24, Edgecomb, D. for 6 yards to the FAU30, 1ST DOWN FAU (Sherels, Marcus).
Fau 1-10at Fau30Edgecomb, D. rush for no gain to the FAU30 (Brown, Garrett).
Fau 2-10at Fau30Smith, Rusty pass complete to Gent, Cortez for 17 yards to the FAU47, 1ST DOWN FAU (Theret, Kyle).
Fau 1-10at Fau47Rose, Willie rush for 15 yards to the MINN38, 1ST DOWN FAU (Brock, Tramaine).
Fau 1-10at Minn38Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Housler, Rob.
Fau 2-10at Minn38Edgecomb, D. rush for loss of 2 yards to the MINN40 (VanDeSteeg, W.).
Fau 3-12at Minn40Smith, Rusty pass complete to Jean, Lester for 11 yards to the MINN29 (Simmons, Traye).
Fau 4-1at Minn29Edgecomb, D. rush for no gain to the MINN29 (Hightower, Deon;Lawrence, S.).
Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 02:59
Minn 1-10at Minn29MINNESOTA drive start at 07:09.
Minn 1-10at Minn29PENALTY FAU Encroachment (Jackson, J.) 5 yards to the MINN34.
Minn 1-5at Minn34Eskridge, D. rush for 7 yards to the MINN41, 1ST DOWN MINN (Small, Corey).
Minn 1-10at Minn41Weber, Adam pass complete to Eskridge, D. for 5 yards to the MINN46 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 2-5at Minn46Eskridge, D. rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 3-1at Minn50Weber, Adam pass complete to Kuznia, Ben for 19 yards to the FAU31, 1ST DOWN MINN (Joseph, Greg).
Minn 1-10at Fau31Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 31 yards to the FAU0, 1ST DOWN MINN, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:58.
Monroe, Joel kick attempt failed.
Minnesota 16, FAU 3
Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 02:11
Monroe, Joel kickoff 67 yards to the FAU3, Edgecomb, D. return 21 yards to the FAU24 (Rallis, Mike).
Fau 1-10at Fau24FAU drive start at 04:58.
Fau 1-10at Fau24Pierre, Charles rush for 5 yards to the FAU29 (Davis, Steve).
Fau 2-5at Fau29Smith, Rusty pass complete to Rose, Willie for 5 yards to the FAU34, 1ST DOWN FAU (Sherels, Marcus).
Fau 1-10at Fau34Smith, Rusty pass complete to Holley, Avery for 5 yards to the FAU39 (Brock, Tramaine).
Fau 2-5at Fau39Pierre, Charles rush for 7 yards to the FAU46, 1ST DOWN FAU (Lawrence, S.).
Fau 1-10at Fau46Smith, Rusty pass complete to Jean, Lester for 9 yards to the MINN45.
Fau 2-1at Minn45Pierre, Charles rush for 19 yards to the MINN26, 1ST DOWN FAU (Theret, Kyle).
Fau 1-10at Minn26Pierre, Charles rush for 1 yard to the MINN25 (Onwuachi, D.).
Fau 2-9at Minn25Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Gent, Cortez (Simmons, Traye).
Fau 3-9at Minn25Smith, Rusty pass intercepted by Campbell, Lee at the MINN11, Campbell, Lee return 1 yards to the MINN12.
Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:58
Minn 1-10at Minn12MINNESOTA drive start at 01:00.
Minn 1-10at Minn12Eskridge, D. rush for 13 yards to the MINN25, 1ST DOWN MINN (;Joseph, Greg).
Minn 1-10at Minn25Eskridge, D. rush for 1 yard to the MINN26 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 2-9at Minn26End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:00
Minnesota 16, FAU 3
3rd Quarter

Minn 2-9at Minn26Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, FAU ball on FAU30.
Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:00
Leroy, Warley kickoff 64 yards to the MINN6, Thomas, Jay return 11 yards to the MINN17 (Brantley, C.).
Minn 1-10at Minn17MINNESOTA drive start at 15:00.
Minn 1-10at Minn17Eskridge, D. rush for 5 yards to the MINN22 (Joseph, Greg).
Minn 2-5at Minn22Eskridge, D. rush for 10 yards to the MINN32, 1ST DOWN MINN (Alexander, Ed;Allen, George).
Minn 1-10at Minn32Weber, Adam pass complete to Simmons, Jack for 2 yards to the MINN34 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 2-8at Minn34Weber, Adam rush for 9 yards to the MINN43, 1ST DOWN MINN (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 1-10at Minn43Weber, Adam pass complete to Kuznia, Ben for 10 yards to the FAU47, 1ST DOWN MINN (Hill, Tavoris).
Minn 1-10at Fau47Eskridge, D. rush for 3 yards to the FAU44 (Allen, George).
Minn 2-7at Fau44Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 14 yards to the FAU30, 1ST DOWN MINN (McIntosh, Erick).
Minn 1-10at Fau30Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Decker, Eric.
Minn 2-10at Fau30Weber, Adam pass complete to Eskridge, D. for 16 yards to the FAU14 (Hill, Tavoris), PENALTY MINN clipping (Orton, Ryan) 15 yards to the FAU45, NO PLAY.
Minn 2-25at Fau45Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Decker, Eric.
Minn 3-25at Fau45Weber, Adam pass complete to Eskridge, D. for 14 yards to the FAU31 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 4-11at Fau31Monroe, Joel field goal attempt from 48 MISSED - short, spot at FAU31, clock 09:29.
Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, TOP 05:31
Fau 1-10at Fau31FAU drive start at 09:29.
Fau 1-10at Fau31Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Grant, Jamari.
Fau 2-10at Fau31Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Bonner, Chris.
Fau 3-10at Fau31Smith, Rusty pass complete to Edgecomb, D. for loss of 2 yards to the FAU29 (Hightower, Deon).
Fau 4-12at Fau29Peterson, K punt 46 yards to the MINN25, Sherels, Marcus return 34 yards to the FAU41 (Alexander, Ed).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:03
Minn 1-10at Fau41MINNESOTA drive start at 08:26.
Minn 1-10at Fau41Eskridge, D. rush for loss of 1 yard to the FAU42 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 2-11at Fau42Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 31 yards to the FAU11, 1ST DOWN MINN (McIntosh, Erick;Brantley, C.).
Minn 1-10at Fau11Weber, Adam pass complete to Green, Brandon for 7 yards to the FAU4 (Small, Corey;Joseph, Greg).
Minn 2-3at Fau04Eskridge, D. rush for 3 yards to the FAU1, 1ST DOWN MINN (Brantley, C.).
Minn 1-Gat Fau01Eskridge, D. rush for no gain to the FAU1 (Allen, George).
Minn 2-Gat Fau01Eskridge, D. rush for 1 yard to the FAU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:32.
Monroe, Joel kick attempt good.
Minnesota 23, FAU 3
Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 02:54
Monroe, Joel kickoff 70 yards to the FAU0, Blanchard, Jeff return 12 yards to the FAU12 (Triplett, Nate).
Fau 1-10at Fau12FAU drive start at 05:32.
Fau 1-10at Fau12Pierre, Charles rush for 21 yards to the FAU33, 1ST DOWN FAU (Theret, Kyle).
Fau 1-10at Fau33Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Edgecomb, D..
Fau 2-10at Fau33Edgecomb, D. rush for 5 yards to the FAU38 (Brock, Tramaine).
Fau 3-5at Fau38Edgecomb, D. rush for 6 yards to the FAU44, 1ST DOWN FAU (Davis, Steve).
Fau 1-10at Fau44Smith, Rusty pass complete to Jean, Lester for 11 yards to the MINN45, 1ST DOWN FAU.
Fau 1-10at Minn45Smith, Rusty pass complete to Edgecomb, D. for 2 yards to the MINN43 (Brock, Tramaine).
Fau 2-8at Minn43Smith, Rusty pass incomplete to Jean, Lester.
Fau 3-8at Minn43PENALTY FAU false start (Matlock, D.) 5 yards to the MINN48.
Fau 3-13at Minn48Smith, Rusty pass complete to Grant, Jamari for 11 yards to the MINN37 (Simmons, Traye;Lawrence, S.).
Fau 4-2at Minn37Smith, Rusty pass intercepted by Theret, Kyle at the MINN22, Theret, Kyle return 41 yards to the FAU37 (Jackson, B.), PENALTY MINN delay of game 5 yards to the FAU42, 1st and 10, MINN ball on FAU42.
Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:32
Minn 1-10at Fau42MINNESOTA drive start at 02:00.
Minn 1-10at Fau421st and 10.
Minn 1-10at Fau42Weber, Adam pass complete to Eskridge, D. for 2 yards to the FAU40 (Joseph, Greg).
Minn 2-8at Fau40Weber, Adam pass complete to Eskridge, D. for 13 yards to the FAU27, 1ST DOWN MINN (Joseph, Greg).
Minn 1-10at Fau27Weber, Adam pass complete to Eskridge, D. for 4 yards to the FAU23 (Allen, George;Alexander, Ed).
Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, TOP 04:23
Minnesota 23, FAU 3
4th Quarter

Minn 2-6at Fau23Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Minn 2-6at Fau23Weber, Adam rush for 8 yards to the FAU15, 1ST DOWN MINN (Joseph, Greg;Alexander, Ed).
Minn 1-10at Fau15Decker, Eric rush for 5 yards to the FAU10 (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 2-5at Fau10Weber, Adam rush for 4 yards to the FAU6 (Joseph, Greg).
Minn 3-1at Fau06Eskridge, D. rush for 5 yards to the FAU1, 1ST DOWN MINN (Joseph, Frantz).
Minn 1-Gat Fau01Eskridge, D. rush for 1 yard to the FAU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:37.
Monroe, Joel kick attempt good.
Minnesota 30, FAU 3
Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 04:23
Monroe, Joel kickoff 65 yards to the FAU5, Edgecomb, D. return 25 yards to the FAU30 (Thomas, Jay).
Fau 1-10at Fau30FAU drive start at 12:37.
Fau 1-10at Fau30Rose, Willie rush for 1 yard to the FAU31 (Brody, William).
Fau 2-9at Fau31Smith, Rusty pass complete to Jean, Lester for 12 yards to the FAU43, 1ST DOWN FAU (Brock, Tramaine).
Fau 1-10at Fau43Smith, Rusty sacked for loss of 8 yards to the FAU35 (Lawrence, S.).
Fau 2-18at Fau35Smith, Rusty pass complete to Rose, Willie for 13 yards to the FAU48 (Davis, Steve).
Fau 3-5at Fau48Smith, Rusty pass intercepted by Lawrence, S. at the 50 yardline, Lawrence, S. return 50 yards to the FAU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:47.
Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:50
Monroe, Joel kick attempt good.
Minnesota 37, FAU 3
Monroe, Joel kickoff 68 yards to the FAU2, Rivera, Wilfred return 15 yards to the FAU17 (Thomas, Jay).
Fau 1-10at Fau17FAU drive start at 09:47.
Fau 1-10at Fau17Blanchard, Jeff rush for 1 yard to the FAU18 (Triplett, Nate).
Fau 2-9at Fau18Blanchard, Jeff rush for 4 yards to the FAU22 (Sharpe, Rex).
Fau 3-5at Fau22VanCamp, Jeff pass complete to Jean, Lester for 6 yards to the FAU28, 1ST DOWN FAU (McKelton, M.).
Fau 1-10at Fau28VanCamp, Jeff pass complete to Wilkes, Chad for 11 yards to the FAU39, 1ST DOWN FAU.
Fau 1-10at Fau39PENALTY MINN Encroachment (Jacobs, Anthony) 5 yards to the FAU44.
Fau 1-5at Fau44VanCamp, Jeff pass complete to Holley, Avery for 5 yards to the FAU49, 1ST DOWN FAU (McKelton, M.;Rallis, Mike).
Fau 1-10at Fau49VanCamp, Jeff pass incomplete to Morris, Alfred.
Fau 2-10at Fau49VanCamp, Jeff pass incomplete to Holley, Avery.
Fau 3-10at Fau49Blanchard, Jeff rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Henderson, Ray).
Fau 4-9at Fau50Peterson, K punt 33 yards to the MINN17, fair catch by Sherels, Marcus.
Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, TOP 03:50
Minn 1-10at Minn17MINNESOTA drive start at 05:57.
Minn 1-10at Minn17PENALTY MINN false start (Burris, D.J.) 5 yards to the MINN12.
Minn 1-15at Minn12Thomas, Jay rush for 7 yards to the MINN19 (Riquer, M.).
Minn 2-8at Minn19Salamon, Shady rush for 11 yards to the MINN30, 1ST DOWN MINN (Polo, T.).
Minn 1-10at Minn30Salamon, Shady rush for 13 yards to the MINN43, 1ST DOWN MINN (McIntosh, Erick).
Minn 1-10at Minn43Thomas, Jay rush for 9 yards to the FAU48 (Thomas, Darian;Brantley, C.).
Minn 2-1at Fau48Thomas, Jay rush for 2 yards to the FAU46, 1ST DOWN MINN (Johnson, Jamere).
Minn 1-10at Fau46Salamon, Shady rush for 9 yards to the FAU37 (Brantley, C.).
Minn 2-1at Fau37Salamon, Shady rush for 5 yards to the FAU32, 1ST DOWN MINN (Brantley, C.;Lockley, M.).
Minn 1-10at Fau32Thomas, Jay rush for 5 yards to the FAU27 (Lockley, M.).
Minn 2-5at Fau27TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the FAU29.
Minn 3-7at Fau29End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 05:57
FINAL SCORE
Minnesota 37, FAU 3
  Play Breakdown Summary  
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
Florida Atlantic University Owls
FAU vs Minnesota (Sep 20, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.) 




FAU                                    Minnesota

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   24   40     64     OVERALL..........   40   24     64
1ST DOWN.........   12   16     28     1ST DOWN.........   20   12     32
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    1    0      1     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    6    0      6
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    7    2      9
2ND DOWN-LONG....    7   10     17     2ND DOWN-LONG....    3    7     10
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    0    1      1     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    3    1      4
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    2      2     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    0      0
3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    9     11     3RD DOWN-LONG....    1    2      3
4TH DOWN.........    1    1      2     4TH DOWN.........    0    0      0

FAU                                    Minnesota

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   24   40     64       ...............   40   24     64




FAU (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (12 RUN, 16 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 F24 #20   5 [    ]                                          1-10 F34 #11 to #1      5 [    ]
1-10 F20 #20   0 [    ]                                          1-5  F44 #12 to #1      5 [    ]
1-10 M26 #20   1 [    ]                                          1-10 F20 #11 to #16     4 [    ]
1-10 M26 #20   1 [    ]                                          1-10 M42 #11 to #16    16 [    ]
1-10 F12 #20  21 [    ]                                          1-10 F38 #11 to #16     - [    ]
1-10 F25 #20   3 [    ]                                          1-10 F28 #12 to #17    11 [    ]
1-10 F17 #25   1 [    ]                                          1-10 F49 #12 to #31     - [    ]
1-10 F30 #32   0 [    ]                                          1-10 M45 #11 to #32     2 [    ]
1-10 M37 #32   1 [    ]                                          1-10 F33 #11 to #32     - [    ]
1-20 F10 #46   1 [    ]                                          1-10 F46 #11 to #80     9 [    ]
1-10 F30 #46   1 [    ]                                          1-10 F44 #11 to #80    11 [    ]
1-10 F47 #46  15 [    ]                                          1-10 M49 #11 to #80    12 [    ]
                                                                 1-10 F35 #11 to #80     - [    ]
                                                                 1-10 M38 #11 to #81     - [    ]
                                                                 1-10 F31 #11 to #87     - [    ]
                                                                 1-10 F43 #11 to #    SACK [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1  M45 #20  19 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-5  F39 #20   7 [    ]                                          2-5  F29 #11 to #46     5 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (7 RUN, 10 PASS)                                   2ND-LONG PASS
2-9  M25 #11   6 [    ]                                          2-10 F49 #12 to #1      - [    ]
2-10 F35 #20   8 [    ]                                          2-9  M25 #11 to #16     - [    ]
2-7  F28 #20   5 [    ]                                          2-10 F30 #11 to #16    17 [    ]
2-9  F18 #25   4 [    ]                                          2-19 F11 #11 to #32     - [    ]
2-10 F33 #32   5 [    ]                                          2-18 F35 #11 to #46    13 [    ]
2-10 M38 #32  -2 [    ]                                          2-10 F20 #11 to #7      7 [    ]
2-9  M36 #32   0 [    ]                                          2-10 F31 #11 to #7      - [    ]
                                                                 2-9  F31 #11 to #80    12 [    ]
                                                                 2-8  M43 #11 to #80     - [    ]
                                                                 2-10 F38 #11 to #87     - [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
                                                                 3-2  F33 #11 to #87     - [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-3  F27 #11 to #15   INT [    ]
                                                                 3-3  M19 #11 to #7      - [    ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 9 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-10 F49 #25   1 [    ]                                          3-10 F38 #11 to #16    13 [    ]
3-5  F38 #32   6 [    ]                                          3-9  M36 #11 to #16     - [    ]
                                                                 3-5  F48 #11 to #21   INT [    ]
                                                                 3-9  M25 #11 to #30   INT [    ]
                                                                 3-10 F31 #11 to #32    -2 [    ]
                                                                 3-19 F11 #11 to #46     1 [    ]
                                                                 3-5  F22 #12 to #80     6 [    ]
                                                                 3-12 M40 #11 to #80    11 [    ]
                                                                 3-13 M48 #11 to #87    11 [    ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-1  M29 #32   0 [    ]                                          4-2  M37 #11 to #27   INT [    ]


Minnesota (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (20 RUN, 12 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 F32 #20   5 [    ]                                          1-10 M43 #8  to #16    10 [    ]
1-15 M12 #20   7 [    ]                                          1-10 F40 #8  to #1S     - [    ]
1-10 M43 #20   9 [    ]                                          1-10 M32 #8  to #1S     2 [    ]
1-10 F47 #23   3 [    ]                                          1-10 M41 #8  to #23     5 [    ]
1-10 M17 #23   5 [    ]                                          1-10 F42 #8  to #23     2 [    ]
1-10 F41 #23  -1 [    ]                                          1-10 F27 #8  to #23     4 [    ]
1-10 M12 #23  13 [    ]                                          1-10 F11 #8  to #2A     7 [    ]
1-1  F01 #23   0 [    ]                                          1-10 M42 #8  to #7      5 [    ]
1-5  M34 #23   7 [    ]                                          1-10 F43 #8  to #7     25 [    ]
1-10 F22 #23   3 [    ]                                          1-10 F31 #8  to #7     31 [    ]
1-10 M31 #23   6 [    ]                                          1-10 M20 #8  to #7      6 [    ]
1-9  F09 #23   4 [    ]                                          1-10 F30 #8  to #7      - [    ]
1-1  F01 #23   1 [    ]
1-10 M25 #23   1 [    ]
1-10 M45 #23   2 [    ]
1-10 M30 #29  13 [    ]
1-10 F46 #29   9 [    ]
1-9  F09 #29   6 [    ]
1-10 F27 #7    9 [    ]
1-10 F15 #7    5 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (6 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1  F48 #20   2 [    ]
2-1  F18 #23   9 [    ]
2-3  F04 #23   3 [    ]
2-1  F01 #23   1 [    ]
2-1  F37 #29   5 [    ]
2-3  F03 #29   3 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (7 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-5  M22 #23  10 [    ]                                          2-4  M37 #8  to #1S     5 [    ]
2-5  M46 #23   4 [    ]                                          2-4  M26 #8  to #7     10 [    ]
2-4  M26 #29   3 [    ]
2-5  F10 #8    4 [    ]
2-6  F23 #8    8 [    ]
2-5  F05 #8   -2 [    ]
2-5  F27 #TM  -2 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (3 RUN, 7 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-8  M19 #29  11 [    ]                                          2-7  F19 #8  to #16     - [    ]
2-8  M34 #8    9 [    ]                                          2-10 M42 #8  to #16     9 [    ]
2-10 F40 #8   18 [    ]                                          2-8  M47 #8  to #23    23 [    ]
                                                                 2-8  F40 #8  to #23    13 [    ]
                                                                 2-11 F42 #8  to #7     31 [    ]
                                                                 2-7  F44 #8  to #7     14 [    ]
                                                                 2-25 F45 #8  to #7      - [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1  F06 #23   5 [    ]                                          3-1  M50 #8  to #16    19 [    ]
3-1  F49 #8    6 [    ]
3-1  M29 #81   0 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 0 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS

3RD-LONG RUN  (1 RUN, 2 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-7  F19 #23   2 [    ]                                          3-25 F45 #8  to #23    14 [    ]
                                                                 3-7  F07 #8  to #5    INT [    ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS