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09/12 23:34 CDT Veltkamp throws 5 TD passes and Rogers kicks 60-yard FG to help
Florida Atlantic beat Navy 38-30
Veltkamp throws 5 TD passes and Rogers kicks 60-yard FG to help Florida
Atlantic beat Navy 38-30
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) --- Caden Veltkamp threw five touchdown passes for
Florida Atlantic, Collin Rogers kicked a program-record 60-yard field goal just
before halftime, and the Owls held off Navy for a 38-30 victory on Saturday
night in an American Conference opener.
Veltkamp hit Easton Messer with a 76-yard touchdown pass in the opening minute
of the game. Navy answered with Braxton Woodson's 48-yard touchdown run before
the Owls scored the next 31 points, including Rogers' 60-yarder, for a 38-7
lead with 2:39 left to play in the third quarter.
Jackson Gutierrez then threw a pair of touchdown passes for Navy, and with a
safety, pulled the Midshipmen within 38-22. Gutierrez broke loose on a 49-yard
touchdown run with 1:46 remaining, but the Owls recovered the ensuing onside
kick to seal it.
Veltkamp was 27-of-32 passing for 386 yards. Messer caught two touchdown passes
and finished with eight receptions for 179 yards. Kelby Valsin added eight
catches for 115 yards and a score. Dominique Henry and AJ Johnson also had TD
catches for Florida Atlantic (1-1, 1-0).
Gutierrez completed 6 of 12 passes for 100 yards for Navy (1-0, 0-1). Woodson
was 3-of-11 passing for 47 yards with an interception. The pair combined for 19
carries and 171 yards with two touchdown runs.
Up next
Navy: At UAB on Sep. 25.
Florida Atlantic: Hosts Florida International on Saturday.
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