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Article: Smith leads Florida Atlantic to Motor City victory
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- Oakland Tribune
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- December 26, 2008
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Rusty Smith threw for 307 yards and two second-half touchdowns to
help Florida Atlantic beat Central Michigan 24-21 on Friday night in
the Motor City Bowl in Detroit.
Florida Atlantic began playing in the Football Bowl Subdivision
in 2001 but has won both its postseason games. The Owls defeated
Memphis last year in the New Orleans Bowl.
The teams were tied 10-all midway through the third quarter when
Smith hit Chris Bonner with a 52-yard scoring pass. Smith found
Cortez Gent with an 18-yard strike early in the fourth to give the
Owls (7-6) a bit of a cushion.
Making their third straight Motor City Bowl appearance, the
Chippewas (8-5) cut the lead to 24-21 with 3 minutes to play when
Dan ...