Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: FAU 72% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 30 PTS
Scoring plays
15 SCORES
Gael Ochoa 55 Yd Run (Tommy Bauchiero Kick)
7-0
Gael Ochoa 52 Yd Run (Tommy Bauchiero Kick)
14-0
Branden Hoch 30 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Collin Rogers Kick)
14-7
Team Safety
14-9
Easton Messer 2 Yd Run (Collin Rogers Kick)
14-16
Easton Messer 1 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Collin Rogers Kick)
14-23
Gael Ochoa 74 Yd Run (Tommy Bauchiero Kick)
21-23
Easton Messer 5 Yd Run (Collin Rogers Kick)
21-30
Max Mosey 41 Yd Run (Tommy Bauchiero Kick)
28-30
Easton Messer 68 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Collin Rogers Kick)
28-37
D'Andre Hardeman Jr. 1 Yd Run (Tommy Bauchiero Kick)
35-37
Caden Veltkamp 1 Yd Run (Collin Rogers Kick)
35-44
Gael Ochoa 69 Yd Run (Tommy Bauchiero Kick)
42-44
Easton Messer 82 Yd Punt Return (Collin Rogers Kick)
42-51
Braylen Walker 71 Yd pass from Gael Ochoa (Tommy Bauchiero Kick)
49-51
What happened
ESPN RECAP9 touchdowns of at least 30 yards highlights FAU's 51-49 win over Rice
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- , Easton Messer piled up 262 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns and Florida Atlantic earned a 51-49 win over Rice, which had a four-TD day by quarterback Gael Ochoa in his first start on Saturday. Ultimately the difference was a blocked punt for a safety by Derrick Rogers Jr. early in the second quarter and a barely short 55-yard field goal attempt by Rice kicker Tommy Bauchiero , whose career-long field goal is 45 yards , with less than a minute to play. Messer's final touchdown, the longest punt return for a touchdown in program history , was critical as Ochoa, who ran for 259 yards and scored on runs of 55, 52, 74 and 69 yards, had a 71-yard catch-and-run with Braylen Walker with 2:51 to go.
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Team stats
RICE · FAUFLAGLER CREDIT UNION STADIUM, BOCA RATON · ATTENDANCE 14,212
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