With a 50-3 victory over Akron, FAU has won its third bowl game in school history and first since 2008. The team is now 3-0 all time in bowl games.
After graduate student kicker Greg Joseph missed a 44-yard field goal on the team’s first drive, the Owls (11-3, 8-0 C-USA) scored touchdowns on their next five drives to take a commanding 36-3 lead.
The Zips (7-7, 6-2 MAC) put their only points of the game up in the first half, a 19 yard field goal by kicker Nick Gasser. The chance came only after a failed onside kick attempt by the Owls allowed them to start the drive at the FAU 44-yard line.