Wyoming knocks off Florida Atlantic 30-28

Oct 3, 8:09 pm EDT

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)—Alvester Alexander scored three touchdowns to lead Wyoming to a 30-28 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.

Trailing 28-24, Alexander, who rushed for 50 yards, scored on a 15-yard run with 4:29 left in the game. The Cowboys missed the extra point.

Florida Atlantic had a final possession, but on fourth-and-3 at the Wyoming 47-yard line, Rusty Smith’s pass was batted down by Mike Neuhaus to seal the win.

Austyn Carta-Samuels was 29-for-38 for 223 yards for Wyoming (3-2). Brandon Stewart also scored a touchdown for the Cowboys.

Rusty Smith was 17-for-28 for 235 yards for Florida Atlantic (0-4) and tossed a touchdown pass to Darian Williams. Chris Bonner and Alfred Morris had rushing touchdowns for the Owls.

Alexander’s 3-yard run in the third quarter gave Wyoming a 24-14 lead.

Morris’ 1-yard touchdown run for Florida Atlantic closed the gap to 24-21.

Updated Oct 3, 8:09 pm EDT
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Head to Head - Week 5

Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
Wyoming 421 223 198 26 52.9% 12/128 2 35:46
Florida Atlantic 374 261 113 22 22.2% 12/93 1 24:14
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  1. dr.E
    5. Posted by dr.E Sun Oct 4 12:17am EDT

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    3 more wins (probably 4 actually) and its a bowl game!
  2. plutaris
    4. Posted by plutaris Sat Oct 3 11:29pm EDT

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    Thank God the Pokes beat the Thugs from FAU. And got out of Ft. Lauderdale alive.
    Truly Amazing !!!!
  3. <i>rjpokes</i>
    3. Posted by rjpokes Sat Oct 3 10:21pm EDT

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    Way to pull it out pokes!! It's tough to win when the REFS take a touchdown away. WTF?
  4. <i>fiddlehorse</i>
    2. Posted by fiddlehorse Sat Oct 3 9:52pm EDT

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    atta way pokes way to keep rolling with carta samuels
  5. Steve T
    1. Posted by Steve T Sat Oct 3 9:15pm EDT

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    Well Done to the Cowyboys!
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