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Florida Atlantic at Wisconsin

Sep 9, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 2

Away

Florida Atlantic

American Athletic

Final Score

14 - 31

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Total Yards

Wisconsin564
Florida Atlantic248

Passing Yards

Wisconsin207
Florida Atlantic142

Rushing Yards

Wisconsin357
Florida Atlantic106

Turnovers

Wisconsin2
Florida Atlantic0

Game Conditions

Temperature67°F
Wind14 mph SE

Humidity

57%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Alex Hornibrook

Wisconsin

YDS: 201

Rushing

Jonathan Taylor

Wisconsin

YDS: 223

Receiving

DeAndre McNeal

Florida Atlantic

YDS: 103

Tackles

Jalen Young

Florida Atlantic

TOT: 14

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Wisconsin38:34
Florida Atlantic21:26

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Wisconsin beats Florida Atlantic 31-14

Standard

Wisconsin defeated Florida Atlantic 31-14 in Week 2 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 564-248 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Wisconsin set the terms early in a game that finished 31-14. Daniel Parr pass complete to DeAndre McNeal for 63 yds for a TD, (Greg Joseph KICK) came with {'seconds': 9, 'minutes': 3} left in the first quarter, giving Florida Atlantic the first major swing.

Wisconsin's box score carried the story: 564 total yards, 357 rushing yards, and 207 passing yards. Florida Atlantic finished with 248 total yards, including 106 on the ground and 142 through the air.

Wisconsin converted 6-14 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-0, Wisconsin led 24-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jonathan Taylor run for 64 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Daniel Parr pass complete to DeAndre McNeal for 63 yds for a TD, (Greg Joseph KICK) (Florida Atlantic led 7-14 over Wisconsin).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jonathan Taylor run for 29 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK) (Wisconsin led 14-0 over Florida Atlantic).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jonathan Taylor run for 64 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK) (Wisconsin led 7-0 over Florida Atlantic).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Troy Fumagalli for 12 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK) (Wisconsin led 21-7 over Florida Atlantic).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Devin Singletary run for 1 yd for a TD, (Greg Joseph KICK) (Florida Atlantic led 14-21 over Wisconsin).

  • Field Goal Good

    Rafael Gaglianone 20 yd FG GOOD (Wisconsin led 24-14 over Florida Atlantic).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    31-14

    Wisconsin defeated Florida Atlantic.

  • Total yards

    564-248

    Wisconsin held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    357

    Wisconsin averaged 6.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    207

    Wisconsin averaged 6.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-14

    Wisconsin's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-14

    Florida Atlantic's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWisconsinFlorida Atlantic
Total Yards564248
Passing Yards207142
Rushing Yards357106
First Downs299
Third Down Efficiency6-142-14
Fourth Down Efficiency0-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)1-108-73
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts17-309-19
Rushing Attempts5435
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs31
Kicking Points72
Possession Time38:3421:26
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)