Florida Atlantic’s football team made it to Tulsa Saturday for its American Conference game. But after a rare arrival on game day due to the FAA grounding of all U.S. flights the day before the results were not good for the visiting team.
The Owls (6-4, 3-3) fell to the Golden Hurricane (6-4, 3-3) 38-21 after kicking off four hours after the original starting time. With the win, Tulsa became bowl eligible for the first time since 2021.
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FAU quarterback Caden Veltkamp broke his own single-game program record with 58 pass attempts, completing 32 for 340 yards and two touchdowns, his seventh consecutive game with multiple TD throws. Veltkamp reached 10,000 collegiate passing yards, joining only six other active FBS quarterbacks. He finished with his 11th 300-yard passing game as an Owl.
Easton Messer caught his 18th TD pass of the season, closing the gap to 14-7 in the first quarter, but Tulsa came right back with a TD and never trailed.
Tulsa quarterback Baylor Hayes passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns while leading the offense to 501 total yards.
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FAU next has its final regular-season home game on Saturday, Nov. 21, facing South Florida on Senior Day. Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: FAU falls to Tulsa after arriving on game day due to FAA grounding
