9 touchdowns of at least 30 yards highlights FAU's 51-49 win over Rice

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 24). 9 touchdowns of at least 30 yards highlights FAU's 51-49 win over Rice. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/9-touchdowns-of-at-least-30-yards-highlights-fau-s-51-49-win-over-rice/article_c626f7f0-c909-51d7-b780-9b21cb329785.html

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In a high-scoring college football game, Florida Atlantic defeated Rice 51-49 in Boca Raton, Florida, with Easton Messer scoring five touchdowns and totaling 262 all-purpose yards. The decisive moments were a blocked punt for safety by Derrick Rogers Jr. early in the second quarter and a missed field goal attempt by Tommy Bauchiero near the end of the game. Gael Ochoa led Rice's comeback effort, rushing for four touchdowns and accumulating 259 yards on the ground.
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📰 Fau Football Highlights Game Against Rice
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BOCA RATON FAU Fla. North Texas Rice

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Rice ORG · 5× FAU ORG · 4× Ochoa PERSON · 3× Messer PERSON · 2× North Texas GPE · 2× BOCA RATON GPE · 1× Easton Messer PERSON · 1× Fla. GPE · 1× Florida Atlantic ORG · 1× Gael Ochoa PERSON · 1×

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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.
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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — 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. asserted
which → pile → 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. asserted
goal → block → minute
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. asserted
who → run → 2:51
Messer had 12 receptions for 162 yards — a week after making 14 catches for his sixth 100-yard game — 1-and 68-yard touchdowns, and lined up in the backfield for three carries and 18 yards with TDs of 2 and 5 yards. asserted
Messer → have → yards
Caden Veltkamp was 29-of-37 passing for 339 yards and three touchdowns for FAU (5-2 2-1 American Conference). asserted
Veltkamp → pass → FAU
Rice (1-7, 0-4) piled up 499 yards on the ground and added 109 yards in the air, with Ochoa and Patrick Crayton Jr., both filling in for injured starter Jacurri Brown, combining to go 4 of 7. asserted
both → pile → 7
Ochoa finished six yards short of the school single-game rushing record but had the biggest rushing game in the Championship Subdivision this season. asserted
Ochoa → finish → Subdivision
FAU had a 23-21 lead at the half. asserted
FAU → have → half
Both teams had three touchdown drives in the third quarter all of Rice’s covering 75 yards on a total of 12 plays. asserted
all → have → plays
FAU went 75, 67 and 90 yards. asserted
FAU → go → ?
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