Chandler Morris, DT Sheffield lift North Texas to 41-37 victory over Florida Atlantic

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- , Chandler Morris threw two of his four touchdown passes to DT Sheffield in the final 2:38 to rally North Texas to a 41-37 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday night. North Texas (5-1, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) trailed 37-27 when Morris capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with an 8-yard scoring toss to Sheffield. North Texas got the ball back with 1:43 remaining and Morris hit Sheffield for a 3-yard touchdown at the end of a five-play drive for the lead. Shane Porter had a 34-yard run to set up a first-and-goal at the 5-yard line. Morris completed 27 of 45 passes for 336 yards with one interception for the Mean Green. Sheffield finished with 11 catches for 126 yards. Morris threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Carnes for the game's first score and connected with Nick Rempert for a 25-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead after one quarter.