Owls Drop 2024 Home Opener to Army – 24-7

Boca Raton, FL- The Florida Atlantic Owls drop their home opener to Army 24-7 behind an terrific rushing performance to the tune of 405 yards on the ground by the Black Knights. FAU was only able to muster 235 yards of total offense and only one touchdown.  The Owls got of to a very slow start going three-and-out on offense the first three drives of the game. Army used that offensive ineffectiveness to build a 14-point lead on the ground.  The Black Knights had over 100 yards rushing in the first quarter.

Defensively the Owls had to figure some things out early.  They struggled with reading keys and with discipline on fitting the run on defense but still only trailed 14-7 at the half.  Once the Owls defense had figured Army out defensively, it was the offensive struggles that really sunk the chances in this game for FAU and a late interception thrown by Cam Fancher into double coverage when another receiver ran wide open and would have walked into the end zone, was seemingly the difference.

Game Notes:

CJ Campbell rushed 8 times for 20 yards for the Owls

Cam Fancher was 25-37 passing for 193 yards and 1 TD and 1 INT with a long of 27 yards