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Game Recap
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Howard Schnellenberger is still undefeated in bowl games, and now so is the fledgling college football program he built from nothing. Rusty Smith threw a New Orleans Bowl record five touchdowns to lead Florida Atlantic to a 44-27 victory over Memphis. It was the first bowl game for FAU, which has had a football team for only seven seasons. Full Story | GameCenter | Glog
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Key Players
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Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic, QB |
| The sophomore had as close to a perfect night as you can have, throwing for 336 yards with five touchdowns on 25-of-32 passing. Smith threw four TDs in the first half and finishes the season with 32 TDs. |
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Martin Hankins, Memphis, QB |
| The senior also had an excellent night before going out in the third quarter with an injury. He threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns on 25-of-39 passing. |
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Notes
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Florida Atlantic: Howard Schnellenberger improves to 5-0 in bowl games ... At 73, he is the third-oldest coach in Division I-A behind Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden.
Memphis: The Tigers have played in four bowls in the past five years ... Head coach Tommy West owns a 41-44 record in seven seasons at Memphis.
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Quotable
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"The blocked punt I thought was the turning point in the game. It took the air out of us, then we lost our quarterback and it kind of went downhill from there."
-- Memphis head coach Tommy West
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Howard Schnellenberger is given the victory dunk after guiding FAU to its first bowl victory in school history. (AP)
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