UAB Blazers @ Florida Atlantic Owls
Veltkamp, Shields-Dutton combine for 6 TDs to lead Florida Atlantic to 53-33 win over UAB
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- — Caden Veltkamp threw for three touchdowns and Kaden Shields-Dutton ran for three touchdowns and Florida Atlantic rolled from the outset and beat UAB 53-33 on Saturday.
Shields-Dutton ran for scores of 13 and 2 yards in the first quarter, and on a trick play, receiver Easton Messer threw a 48-yard scoring pass to Jayshon Platt for a three-touchdown lead.
Veltkamp threw his first scoring pass to Jabari Smith early in the second to make it 28-0. UAB got on the board when Solomon Beebe ran it in from the 14. The failed 2-point conversion left the score 28-6.
The Owls (3-3, 2-1 American Athletic) totaled 492 offensive yards while UAB (2-4, 0-3) was penalized 14 times for 118 yards.
UAB's Jalen Kitna threw for 261 yards while the Blazers' struggled running with just 68 yards on 28 carries.
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Boca Raton, FL
2025 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Texas | 7-1 | 11-1 |
| Navy | 7-1 | 9-2 |
| Tulane | 6-1 | 9-2 |
| East Carolina | 6-2 | 8-4 |
| South Florida | 5-2 | 8-3 |
| UTSA | 4-3 | 6-5 |
| Memphis | 4-4 | 8-4 |
| Army | 3-4 | 5-5 |
| Temple | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Rice | 2-5 | 5-6 |
| Tulsa | 1-6 | 4-7 |
| UAB | 1-6 | 3-8 |
| Charlotte | 0-7 | 1-10 |
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