The South Florida Bulls (4-4, 2-2 American) were able to go on the road in Week 10 and dominate the second half to defeat the Florida Atlantic Owls (2-6, 0-4) by a final score of 44-21. This game was close at halftime but USF scored 37 of their 44 points in the second half of the game.
The Bulls continue their march towards a bowl game as they are in good shape to do so. Their offense really turned a corner and were able to move the ball at will to secure this victory.
For the Owls, they played well for the first 30 minutes and then could not solve what the Blls were doing. However, FAU running back CJ Campbell Jr. was able to have a phenomenal game as he was responsible for all three Owls’ touchdowns.
Let’s take a deeper dive into the box score and discuss how this game wound up.
South Florida vs. Florida Atlantic box score
South Florida vs. Florida Atlantic box score
South Florida box score
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Florida Atlantic box score
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South Florida vs. Florida Atlantic Game Summary
The South Florida Bulls looked like a completely different team in the second half of this game and that was without having much success on third downs, only going 4-of-14 in those situations.
However, they converted all three fourth-down opportunities. The offense moved the ball extremely well with 6.4 yards per pass and 7.4 yards per rushing attempt. The only blemish was committing 12 penalties or 100 yards.
The Florida Atlantic Owls struggled in the second half but the numbers overall look respectable. The team scored 21 points on 485 total yards of offense (306 passing, 179 rushing).
They did lose a fumble during the game as the only turnover for either side but barely completing 50.0% of their passes is going to be tough to overcome.
Below is the scoring breakdown throughout the game.
- 2:09 1Q: CJ Campbell Jr 9 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 FAU
- 7:48 2Q: Nay’Quan Wright 64 Yard Rushing TD | 7-7
- 4:45 2Q: CJ Campbell Jr 30 Yard Rushing TD | 14-7 FAU
- 12:30 3Q: Bryce Archie 1 Yard Rushing TD | 14-14
- 10:25 3Q: Cam Fancher 63 Yard Passing TD to CJ Campbell Jr | 21-14 FAU
- 7:22 3Q: Bryce Archie 13 Yard Passing TD to Sean Atkins | 21-21
- 2:25 3Q: John Cannon 34 Yard Field Goal | 24-21 USF
- 0:46 3Q: Bryce Archie 3 Yard Passing TD to Kelley Joiner | 31-21 USF
- 12:34 4Q: Kelley Joiner 17 Yard Rushing TD | 38-21 USF
- 10:57 4Q: Ta’Ron Keith 42 Yard Rushing TD (Failed 2 Point Conversion) | 44-21 USF
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