The Florida Atlantic Owls travel to Greenville, North Carolina, to take on the East Carolina Pirates in a Week 11 American Athletic Conference showdown on Thursday night. The Owls are the only winless team in AAC play, entering Week 11 with a 2-6 record through their first eight games of the season.
Florida Atlantic is looking to break a three-game skid with a win over the Pirates in Thursday's contest.
East Carolina is in the middle of the pack in the American, with a 4-4 record overall and a 2-2 mark in conference play. The Pirates are coming off a 56-34 shootout win over Temple in their last time out, searching for bowl eligibility with two more wins this season.
Here are game stats, box scores and summaries for this Week 11 Sun Belt clash.
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Florida Atlantic vs. East Carolina: Game Summary
The first half was all ECU, and it started from the jump. The Pirates opened the game with a 50-yard touchdown from Chase Sowell, taking a 7-0 lead.
East Carolina followed that series up with back-to-back forced punts and back-to-back touchdown drives from its offense, taking a 21-0 lead into the second quarter.
After a missed field goal from the Pirates, Florida Atlantic capitalized with a 12-play, 66-yard touchdown drive to cut ECU's lead to 21-7 with six minutes left in the first half.
After an exchange of punts, the Pirates found their stride once again, with an explosive three-play touchdown drive to extend their lead to 28-7 with under two minutes left in the first half.
East Carolina forced another punt before the half and capitalized with a 35-yard touchdown scamper from Katin Houser, giving the Pirates a 35-7 lead going into the locker rooms.
The Pirates continued their dominance in a relatively uneventful second half, scoring a touchdown in the third quarter and fourth quarter.
East Carolina forced two Florida Atlantic interceptions to clinch a blowout win over the Owls. Florida Atlantic punched in a garbage-time touchdown to cut the lead to 49-14 as time ran out.
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