Wk 1 · 2026
Florida Atlantic Owls at Florida Gators — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville
· SEC Network
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at
7:45pET
FLA -26.5 · total 59.5 DraftKings
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What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
FAU form
L 3-42vs ECUL 45-48vs CONNL 24-35at TULNW 40-21vs TLSAL 32-42at NAVY
2025 season
Florida form
W 40-21vs FSUL 11-31vs TENNL 24-34at MISSL 7-38at UKL 20-24vs UGA
2025 season
FAU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Florida this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
Florida leads the series 4–0 · Florida has won the last 4
4 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
26.0 points toward Florida
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021-09-04 | FAU 14 — 35 Florida | at FLA | Florida |
| 2015 | 2015-11-21 | FAU 14 — 20 Florida | at FLA | Florida |
| 2011 | 2011-09-03 | FAU 3 — 41 Florida | at FLA | Florida |
| 2007 | 2007-11-17 | FAU 20 — 59 Florida | at FLA | Florida |
FAU leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Caden Veltkamp QB #10 | 346/516, 3648 YDS, 24 TD, 17 INT |
| Zach Gibson QB #7 | 31/53, 323 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Gemari Sands RB #22 | 105 CAR, 465 YDS |
| Kaden Shields-Dutton RB #28 | 83 CAR, 460 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Xavier Terrell RB #25 | 54 CAR, 161 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Easton Messer WR #8 | 104 REC, 1052 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jayshon Platt WR #1 | 46 REC, 720 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Asaad Waseem WR #19 | 66 REC, 699 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Dominique Henry WR #9 | 40 REC, 575 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Leon Hart Jr. LB #6 | 93 |
| Tyler Stolsky LB #14 | 86 | |
| Dillion Williams S #19 | 62 | |
| Sacks | Deshaun Batiste DB #5 | 4 |
| CJ Doggette Jr. DL #1 | 3.5 | |
| Wilky Denaud DL #2 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Chris Keys Jr. S #20 | 1 |
| Josh Roberts DB #10 | 1 | |
| Terez Reid DB #27 | 1 |
Florida leaders 2025 season
| Passing | DJ Lagway QB #2 | 213/337, 2264 YDS, 16 TD, 14 INT |
| Tramell Jones Jr. QB #9 | 21/35, 191 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Jadan Baugh RB #13 | 220 CAR, 1170 YDS, 8 TD |
| DJ Lagway QB #2 | 71 CAR, 136 YDS, 1 TD | |
| KD Daniels RB #1 | 28 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Vernell Brown III WR #1 | 40 REC, 512 YDS |
| J. Michael Sturdivant WR #9 | 27 REC, 406 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Hayden Hansen TE #89 | 30 REC, 254 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Eugene Wilson III WR #3 | 27 REC, 239 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Myles Graham LB #5 | 76 |
| Bryce Thornton S #1 | 56 | |
| Jordan Castell DB #5 | 54 | |
| Sacks | Kamran James DL #24 | 3.5 |
| Jayden Woods LB #0 | 3.5 | |
| Brendan Bett DL #90 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Devin Moore CB #28 | 2 |
| Jordan Castell DB #5 | 2 | |
| Cormani McClain CB #25 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.