Charlotte Tops FAU 39-27 Behind Purdie's 396 Passing Yards
Charlotte defeated Florida Atlantic 39-27 in Week 13, with quarterback Deshawn Purdie leading the 49ers' offensive attack. Purdie completed passes for 396 yards and connected with O'Mega Blake for multiple touchdown strikes, including scoring plays of 54 and 75 yards in the first and third quarters respectively. Purdie also found Blake for a 47-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, though the two-point conversion attempt failed on that play.
Florida Atlantic's Gemari Sands led the Owls' ground game with 48 rushing yards, while the home team's defense recorded a notable 22-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Katron Evans in the fourth quarter. Charlotte's receiving leader Jairus Mack hauled in 91 yards. The game exceeded the over-under of 49.5 points, and Charlotte covered the 3-point spread. The contest featured eight lead changes and remained competitive throughout, with neither team able to pull away decisively until the final stretch.
AI-generated recap · Sep 2, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlotte | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 39 |
 Florida Atlantic | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Charlotte | Florida Atlantic |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 16-30 | 12-23 |
| Pass Yards | 396 | 179 |
| Rush Yards | 52 | 279 |
| Total Yards | 448 | 458 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 4-13 | 6-13 |
| Penalties | 0-0 | 4-32 |
| Possession | 23:59 | 36:01 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 3 yds to the FAU 28
Tyriq Starks pass complete to George Johnson III for 6 yds to the FAU 34
(13:53) Shotgun Starks,Tyriq pass complete deep right to Sullivan,Wyatt caught at CHA40, for 34 yards loss to the FAU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 13:36 PENALTY FAU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Lamar,Malcolm) 5 yards from FAU34 to FAU29. NO PLAY.
Tyriq Starks pass complete to CJ Campbell Jr. for 17 yds to the FAU 46 for a 1ST down
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 3 yds to the FAU 49
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 49 yds to the CLT 2 for a 1ST down
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 1 yd to the CLT 1
CJ Campbell Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the CLT 3
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Kahlil Brantley
Morgan Suarez 20 yd FG GOOD
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Rod Gainey Jr. for 13 yds to the CLT 38 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for 1 yd to the CLT 39
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Sean Brown for 7 yds to the CLT 46
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 54 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
CJ Campbell Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the FAU 22
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Jabari Smith
Logan Lupo punt for 14 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the FAU 36
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Jairus Mack
Hahsaun Wilson run for 3 yds to the FAU 33
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Isaiah Myers
Stephen Rusnak 50 yd FG GOOD
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 3 yds to the FAU 28
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 8 yds to the FAU 36 for a 1ST down
Gemari Sands run for 2 yds to the FAU 38
Tyriq Starks run for a loss of 2 yards to the FAU 36
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Gemari Sands
Logan Lupo punt for 50 yds , Henry Rutledge returns for 13 yds to the CLT 27
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Duane Thomas Jr. for 3 yds to the CLT 30
Cartevious Norton run for 6 yds to the CLT 36
Cartevious Norton run for 1 yd to the CLT 37 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for 3 yds to the CLT 40
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Joey Bearns III
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Isaiah Myers
Michael O'Shaughnessy punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the FAU 15 , Omari Hayes returns for 2 yds to the FAU 15
Tyriq Starks pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 9 yds to the FAU 24
Tyriq Starks pass complete to CJ Campbell Jr. for 3 yds to the FAU 27 for a 1ST down
CJ Campbell Jr. run for a loss of 4 yards to the FAU 23
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 1 yd to the FAU 24
Tyriq Starks pass complete to Milan Tucker for 18 yds to the FAU 42 for a 1ST down
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Marlyn Johnson
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 1 yd to the FAU 43
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Jabari Smith
Logan Lupo punt for 51 yds
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 4 yds to the CLT 10
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Sean Brown
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Jairus Mack for 59 yds to the FAU 31 for a 1ST down
Hahsaun Wilson run for 6 yds to the FAU 25
Hahsaun Wilson run for 1 yd to the FAU 24
Deshawn Purdie sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the FAU 28
Stephen Rusnak 45 yd FG GOOD
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 63 yds , Milan Tucker return for 30 yds to the FAU 32
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Elijah Brown
Tyriq Starks pass complete to Kahlil Brantley for 10 yds to the FAU 42 for a 1ST down
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 9 yds to the CLT 49
Tyriq Starks run for 5 yds to the CLT 44 for a 1ST down
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Kahlil Brantley
Xavier Terrell run for 2 yds to the CLT 42
Xavier Terrell run for 14 yds to the CLT 28 for a 1ST down
Xavier Terrell run for 7 yds to the CLT 21
Xavier Terrell run for 21 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Cartevious Norton run for 21 yds to the CLT 46 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for 1 yd to the CLT 47
Cartevious Norton run for a loss of 1 yard to the CLT 46
Shotgun Purdie,Deshawn pass incomplete deep left to Mack,Jairus thrown to FAU25 PENALTY FAU Pass Interference (Tooley III,Chris) 15 yards from CHA46 to FAU39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Duane Thomas Jr. for 4 yds to the FAU 35
Cartevious Norton run for 2 yds to the FAU 33
Cartevious Norton run for a loss of 2 yards to the FAU 35
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Sean Brown for 27 yds to the FAU 8 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for no gain to the FAU 8
Cartevious Norton run for 3 yds to the FAU 5
PENALTY FAU Offside (Davis,Devonta) 2 yards from FAU05 to FAU03. NO PLAY.
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Colin Weber
Stephen Rusnak 20 yd FG GOOD
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Omari Hayes
End of 2nd Quarter
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 6 yds to the FAU 31
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Cartevious Norton run for 1 yd to the CLT 26
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Jairus Mack for 29 yds to the FAU 45 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for a loss of 1 yard to the FAU 46
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Miles Burris for 16 yds to the FAU 30 for a 1ST down
Hahsaun Wilson run for 1 yd to the FAU 29
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Sean Brown for 2 yds to the FAU 27
Hahsaun Wilson run for 4 yds to the FAU 23
Stephen Rusnak 40 yd FG GOOD
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 4 yds to the FAU 29
Zuberi Mobley run for 6 yds to the FAU 35 for a 1ST down
Zuberi Mobley run for 2 yds to the FAU 37
Zuberi Mobley run for 4 yds to the FAU 41
Zuberi Mobley run for 17 yds to the CLT 42 for a 1ST down
Shotgun Campbell Jr.,CJ rush left for 0 yards to the CHA42 (Ekwonu,Ositadinma; Burden,Cam) PENALTY FAU Holding (Brown,Elijah) 10 yards from CHA42 to FAU48. NO PLAY.
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 3 yds to the CLT 49
Xavier Terrell run for 5 yds to the CLT 44
Tyriq Starks pass complete to Jabari Smith for 15 yds to the CLT 29 for a 1ST down
Tyriq Starks pass complete to Elijah Brown for 22 yds to the CLT 7 for a 1ST down
Xavier Terrell run for a loss of 1 yard to the CLT 8
Tyriq Starks pass complete to Zeke Moore for 2 yds to the CLT 6
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete to Wyatt Sullivan
Morgan Suarez 24 yd FG GOOD
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 75 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Tyriq Starks run for 9 yds to the FAU 34
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 1 yd to the FAU 35 for a 1ST down
Tyriq Starks pass complete to Omari Hayes for 65 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Jairus Mack
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Colin Weber
Hahsaun Wilson run for 3 yds to the FAU 47
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Michael O'Shaughnessy punt for 40 yds
Gemari Sands run for 11 yds to the FAU 18 for a 1ST down
Gemari Sands run for a loss of 3 yards to the FAU 15
Gemari Sands run for 17 yds to the FAU 32 for a 1ST down
Gemari Sands run for 5 yds to the FAU 37
CJ Campbell Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the FAU 35
Tyriq Starks pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 7 yds to the FAU 42 for a 1ST down
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 58 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Deshawn Purdie pass intercepted Phillip Dunnam return for 1 yd to the CLT 38
Zuberi Mobley run for 8 yds to the CLT 30
Zuberi Mobley run for 2 yds to the CLT 28 for a 1ST down
Zuberi Mobley run for no gain to the CLT 28
Zuberi Mobley run for 4 yds to the CLT 24
Zuberi Mobley run for 3 yds to the CLT 21
Gemari Sands run for 2 yds to the CLT 19
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Jairus Mack for 3 yds to the CLT 22
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Sean Brown for 28 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for 3 yds to the FAU 47
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Miles Burris
Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Duane Thomas Jr.
Deshawn Purdie pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 47 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 2 yds to the FAU 27
CJ Campbell Jr. run for 10 yds to the FAU 37 for a 1ST down
Gemari Sands run for 7 yds to the FAU 44
Gemari Sands run for 5 yds to the FAU 49 for a 1ST down
Gemari Sands run for 2 yds to the CLT 49
Katron Evans 22 Yd Fumble Return (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 31 yds , Makai Sawtelle return for no gain to the FAU 34
Tyriq Starks run for 4 yds to the FAU 38
Tyriq Starks pass complete to CJ Campbell Jr. for 5 yds to the FAU 43
Tyriq Starks pass incomplete
CJ Campbell Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the FAU 42
Kneel down by Charlotte at FAU44 for loss of 2 yards.
Kneel down by Charlotte at FAU46 for loss of 2 yards.
Kneel down by Charlotte at FAU48 for loss of 2 yards.