Aug. 16, 2008

BOCA RATON, FL - Preseason Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year threw for almost 200 yards in leading FAU's offense to a 42-11 win over the defense in the first fall scrimmage held on Saturday as part of Fanfest.

"When you have a quarterback like Rusty, he can make an awful good defense look bad," said head coach Howard Schnellenberger.

Smith completed 12 of his 16 attempts on Saturday for 196 yards, in addition to three touchdown passes. Backup quarterback Jeff Van Camp was 13-of-20 for 148 yards, and ran for a score, but also threw an interception. David Kooi and Graham Wilbert also saw action under center. Charles Pierre was the game's leading rusher, gaining 32 yards on four carries and a touchdown.

Chris Bonner was the leading receiver for the Owls, reeling in five catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Darrein Thomas and Malik Eugene each picked off a pass and Michael Hancock recovered a fumble, accounting for nine of the defense's 11 points. Eugene was the game's leading tackler, with five and a half tackles and a sack in addition to his interception.

The Owls' return to the practice field tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. and will hold their second scrimmage of the fall on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.

Offense:
Passing:
Rusty Smith 12-16, 196 yards, 3 TD's
Jeff VanCamp 13-20, 148 yards, int
Graham Wilbert 2-4, 30 yards, int
David Kooi 1-3, 5 yards
Rushing:
Charles Pierre 4 att, 32 yards, TD
Alfred Morris 6 att, 29 yards
Avionne Rolle 6 att, 19 yards
Jeff Blanchard 6 att, 15 yards
David Kooi 1 att, 10 yards
David Muniz 2 att, 9 yards
Willie Floyd 4 att, 5 yards, TD
Xavier Stinson 2 att, 0 yards
Avery Holley 1 att, -5 yards
Graham Wilbert 1 att, -6 yards
Jeff VanCamp 3 att. -9 yards, TD
Receiving:
Chris Bonner 5 catches, 95 yards, 2 TD's
Lester Jean 4 catches, 52 yards
Avery Holley 4 catches, 42 yards
Cortez Gent 3 catches, 42 yards
Darian Williams 3 catches, 24 yards
Jamari Grant 2 catches, 51 yards, TD
Conshario Johnson 2 catches, 30 yards
Grant Glover 2 catches, 7 yards
Amos Wood Jr. 1 catch, 19 yards
Alex Fick 1 catch, 11 yards
Charles Pierre 1 catch, 5 yards
Defense:
Malik Eugene 5.5 tackles, sack, INT
George Allen 4.5 tackles
Frantz Joseph 4.5 tackles
Carldayle Brantley 4.5 tackles, def
Ted Czepiga 3.5 tackles
Greg Joseph 3.5 tackles
Darrein Thomas 3.5 tackles, INT
Austin Jensen 3 tackles
Kris Rush 3 tackles
Corey Small 1.5 tackles
Michael Hancock 1.5 tackles, sack, fumble recovery
Michael Lockley 1.5 tackles
Jamere Johnson 1 tackle
Tarvoris Hill 1 tackle
Erick McIntosh 1 tackle, def
Demetrius Williamson 1 tackle
Jason Haynes 1 tackle
Dino Cox 1 tackle
Kevin Cyrille 1 tackle, sack
Ryan Klopfer 1 tackle, sack
Ed Bradwell 1 tacklev
Andy Czyrupinski 1 tackle
Daniel Joesph .5 tackles, def
Jervonte Jackson .5 tackles, def
Ed Alexander .5 tackles
Josh Savidge .5 tackles
Josh McClover FF
Special Teams:
Warley Leroy 4-4 XP