UTEP Miners @ Florida Atlantic Owls
Driskel leads Florida Atlantic back to beat UTEP 35-31
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Jason Driskel drove Florida Atlantic 96 yards in the closing minutes to give the Owls a 35-31 come-from-behind victory over UTEP on Saturday night.
Trailing 31-28 with 2:45 remaining, Driskel moved the Owls to UTEP's 7 with 25 seconds left to play. He found Nate Terry in the end zone and Terry made a one-handed catch to haul in the winning pass.
UTEP led throughout the second half, but the Owls would not go away. They entered the fourth quarter trailing 31-20 but had two scores in the final 4:36 to grab the win.
Driskel completed 20 of 25 pass attempts for 233 yards. Devin Singletary rushed for 145 yards and two scores for Florida Atlantic (3-7, 2-4 Conference USA).
Aaron Jones had a record night for the Miners (3-7, 1-5) running for 229 yards to become UTEP's all-time leading rusher, amassing 3,738 yards in his career to surpass John Harvey's 3,576.
Game Information
Boca Raton, FL
2025 Standings
| Mountain West Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| New Mexico | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| San Diego State | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| UNLV | 6-2 | 10-4 |
| Fresno State | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Hawai'i | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Utah State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Air Force | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Nevada | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Wyoming | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| San José State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Colorado State | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| North Texas | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Navy | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| East Carolina | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| South Florida | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Army | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Memphis | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| UTSA | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Temple | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Rice | 2-6 | 5-8 |
| UAB | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Tulsa | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| Charlotte | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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