Quarterback Rakeem Cato threw the go-ahead score late in the third quarter to extend his Bowl Subdivision record of consecutive games with a TD toss to 40. The junior had played backup tight end, linebacker and fullback earlier in his career before winning the starting running back job in August ahead of 2013 backups Steward Butler and Remi Watson. Greg Joseph's three first-half field goals help stake the Owls to a 16-14 halftime lead. Early in the fourth quarter, with Florida Atlantic drive toward a potential go-ahead score, quarterback Jaquez Johnson's fourth-down pass from the 6 was batted down by Marshall's Darryl Roberts in the end zone.