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Florida Atlantic Beat UTSA 60-29 as Easton Messer Scores Four Touchdowns in Boca Raton

Easton Messer caught three touchdown passes and threw for a fourth, with three of his scores in the first quarter, as Florida Atlantic beat UTSA 60-29 on Thursday night.

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Florida Atlantic Beat UTSA 60-29 as Easton Messer Scores Four Touchdowns in Boca Raton

Key points

  • Florida Atlantic beat UTSA 60-29 on Thursday night in Boca Raton, as Easton Messer caught three touchdown passes and threw for a fourth score in a Week 10 game at Flagler Credit Union Stadium.
  • Messer took over the first quarter.
  • USA TODAY reported that Messer caught eight passes for 85 yards and three touchdowns, and went 1 of 1 passing for 14 yards and a touchdown.

Florida Atlantic beat UTSA 60-29 on Thursday night in Boca Raton, as Easton Messer caught three touchdown passes and threw for a fourth score in a Week 10 game at Flagler Credit Union Stadium. Florida Atlantic improved to 6-3 with the win. UTSA fell to 7-2 and lost for the second time this season.

Messer took over the first quarter. He caught a 6 yard touchdown pass at 10:06, threw a 14 yard touchdown pass to AJ Johnson at 4:20, and caught a 15 yard touchdown pass at 1:14. That gave him three touchdowns in the first quarter alone, two as a receiver and one as a passer. He added his fourth score on a 6 yard catch in the fourth quarter at 11:38.

A short receiver with a long record

USA TODAY reported that Messer caught eight passes for 85 yards and three touchdowns, and went 1 of 1 passing for 14 yards and a touchdown. The UTSA game gave him 12 touchdowns across Florida Atlantic's last three games. He entered the game with 74 receptions, the most in the nation, and as the active FBS leader in career receptions with 260. He also entered second in career receiving yards with 3,082 and second in all purpose yards with 4,437. Messer is a fifth year senior and a former walk-on. He is listed at 5 foot 9 and 170 pounds.

Veltkamp and the run game

Quarterback Caden Veltkamp went 17 of 25 for 210 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Florida Atlantic rushed for 339 yards on 49 carries. Leonard Farrow scored on a 59 yard run in the third quarter. The ground game kept UTSA chasing the game after the fast start, and the Owls kept scoring in every phase of the offense.

UTSA arrived in Boca Raton at 7-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play. The Roadrunners never recovered from the 21 point first quarter start by Messer and the Owls. UTSA quarterback Owen McCown threw a 26 yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Butler-Tanner in the third quarter, but the margin was already too large. Florida Atlantic closed out a 60 point night at home, while UTSA left with its second loss of the season.

Timeline

  1. Nov 5, 2026Easton Messer scores three times in the first quarter: a 6 yard catch, a 14 yard touchdown pass to AJ Johnson, and a 15 yard catch.
  2. Nov 5, 2026Leonard Farrow scores on a 59 yard run in the third quarter, and Owen McCown throws a 26 yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Butler-Tanner for UTSA.
  3. Nov 5, 2026Messer catches a 6 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, his fourth score of the night, and Florida Atlantic wins 60-29.

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