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Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Florida Atlantic Owls Recap - Owls Win 34-17
The Golden Eagles came up short against the Owls in Week 14 action on Saturday, falling 34-17 at FAU Stadium.
Florida Atlantic won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -9.0-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 58.5.
BJ Emmons rushed for 71 yards, while Chauncey Mason added 22 yards in the win. Harrison Bryant and Deangelo Antoine added 75 and 37 receiving yards respectively.
Steven Anderson rushed for 54 yards for Southern Miss, while De'Michael Harris added 25 yards. Jack Abraham threw for 182 yards for the Golden Eagles, while receivers Tim Jones and Neil McLaurin had 66 and 60 yards respectively.
Southern Miss was outgained by Florida Atlantic 300-258 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 17-12 by the Golden Eagles.
The time of possession battle favored Southern Miss as their offense was on the field for 38:10, longer than the 21:50 of their opponents.