FAU blows 10-point lead late against the Mean Green in 41-37 loss

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After the game-leading score late in the game from the Mean Green, the Owls had 55 seconds left to potentially win the game. Unfortunately for the Owls, quarterback Cam Fancher threw the game-ending interception to confirm the Mean Green win. 

Even with the interception, Fancher had an impressive game. He threw for a career-high 351 yards, three touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards. Of the 519 total yards on offense, Fancher produced 420 of those yards. 

“I saw the guy that we recruited,” Herman said. “I saw a guy that knew he was one of, if not the best, player on the field and he went out and was that. That was really really fun to see, he needed a game like this…he played really good.”

Even with FAU’s fourth loss, head coach Tom Herman remains optimistic about the team. He pointed out the positives from this game.

“I’m not mad,” Herman said. “For huge periods, huge stretches, we played tonight like a championship American Athletic Conference team should play and I was really proud of that. We haven’t seen that in a year and a half, guys, against a really really good team.”

On Oct. 19, the Owls head on the road to play the University of Texas-San Antonio (2-4, 0-2 AAC) at 3:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN +.

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