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AAC matchup features North Texas squaring off against Florida Atlantic
By The Associated Press
Florida Atlantic (5-2) at North Texas (5-2), Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: North Texas by 10.5. Against the spread: North Texas 5-2, Florida
Atlantic 4-3.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
North Texas Offense
Overall: 525.7 yards per game (4th in FBS)
Passing: 341.0 yards per game (2nd)
Rushing: 184.7 yards per game (42nd)
Scoring: 43.1 points per game (2nd)
North Texas Defense
Overall: 377.3 yards per game (91st in FBS)
Passing: 203.1 yards per game (53rd)
Rushing: 174.1 yards per game (106th)
Scoring: 30.6 points per game (116th)
Florida Atlantic Offense
Overall: 427.9 yards per game (38th in FBS)
Passing: 311.9 yards per game (8th)
Rushing: 116.0 yards per game (117th)
Scoring: 37.3 points per game (17th)
Florida Atlantic Defense
Overall: 443.9 yards per game (134th in FBS)
Passing: 185.6 yards per game (34th)
Rushing: 258.3 yards per game (137th)
Scoring: 34.0 points per game (129th)
Both teams perform well on third down. North Texas is 19th in the FBS,
converting 48.4% of the time. Florida Atlantic ranks 10th, converting 52.3%.
North Texas ranks 117th in the FBS with 71.6 penalty yards per game.
Florida Atlantic is 87th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to
score on 86.4% of trips. North Texas' red zone offense ranks 23rd, scoring on
91.7% of red zone opportunities.
Florida Atlantic ranks 119th in the FBS with an average time of possession of
27:58, compared to North Texas' 37th-ranked average of 31:30.
Team leaders
North Texas
Passing: Tayven Jackson, 2,173 yards, 18 TDs, 5 INTs, 72.4 completion percentage
Rushing: Jahiem White, 861 yards on 116 carries, 11 TDs
Receiving: Justin Stevenson, 662 yards on 41 catches, 7 TDs
Florida Atlantic
Passing: Caden Veltkamp, 2,082 yards, 18 TDs, 4 INTs, 73.0 completion percentage
Rushing: Ethan Ervin, 368 yards on 87 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Easton Messer, 702 yards on 56 catches, 6 TDs
Last game
North Texas won 49-39 over Navy on Oct. 24. Jackson led North Texas with 305
yards on 17-of-23 passing (73.9%) for three touchdowns and one interception.
White carried the ball 20 times for 174 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding
four receptions for 58 yards. Stevenson recorded 209 yards on eight catches
with two touchdowns.
Florida Atlantic defeated Rice 51-49 on Oct. 24. Veltkamp passed for 339 yards
on 29-of-37 attempts (78.4%) with three touchdowns and one interception. He
also carried the ball 11 times for 5 yards and one rushing touchdown. Leonard
Farrow had 86 rushing yards on 17 carries, adding four receptions for 28 yards.
Messer had 12 receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns. He also had three
carries for 18 yards and two touchdowns.
Next game
North Texas hosts Rice on Nov. 7. Florida Atlantic hosts UTSA on Nov. 5.
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