Wk 1 · 2026
Florida Atlantic Owls at Florida Gators — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
· SEC Network FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:45pET
FLA -25.5 · total 59.5 DraftKings opened -26.5 · 1 toward FAU
Ratings differential FLA by 21.5
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Florida is ranked #16 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 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 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
FAU form
W 66-10vs TXSOW 45-17at ULMW 16-10vs FIUW 38-30vs NAVYL 21-66at FLA
2026 season
Florida form
L 19-38vs SCL 17-45at MIZW 52-28vs MISSW 44-39at AUBW 52-3vs CAM
2026 season
FAU this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Florida this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Florida leads 5–0 · Florida has won the last 5
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
29.8 points toward Florida
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-05 | FAU 21 — 66 Florida | at FLA | Florida |
| 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 2026 regular season
| Passing | Caden Veltkamp QB #10 | 128/175, 1427 YDS, 12 TD, 2 INT |
| Drew Devillier QB #18 | 6/12, 73 YDS | |
| Rushing | Ethan Ervin RB #21 | 71 CAR, 315 YDS, 2 TD |
| Leonard Farrow RB #5 | 39 CAR, 179 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brady Tillman III RB #22 | 25 CAR, 104 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kelby Valsin WR #2 | 40 REC, 512 YDS, 5 TD |
| Easton Messer WR #8 | 32 REC, 445 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Dominique Henry WR #9 | 24 REC, 262 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Tucker Holloway WR #3 | 4 REC, 65 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Joseph Sipp Jr. LB #18 | 33 |
| Leon Hart Jr. LB #6 | 26 | |
| Jayden Sweeney S #22 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Joseph Sipp Jr. LB #18 | 2 |
| Josh Roberts DB #10 | 1.5 | |
| Tycoolhill Luman DL #14 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Bo Simpson-Nealy DB #20 | 2 |
| Chris Tooley III CB #8 | 1 | |
| Jayden Sweeney S #22 | 1 |
Florida leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Aaron Philo QB #12 | 84/121, 1114 YDS, 8 TD, 2 INT |
| Tramell Jones Jr. QB #9 | 17/21, 212 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jadan Baugh RB #13 | 95 CAR, 613 YDS, 11 TD |
| Duke Clark RB #20 | 33 CAR, 260 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Aaron Philo QB #12 | 31 CAR, 72 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Dallas Wilson WR #6 | 18 REC, 302 YDS, 3 TD |
| Vernell Brown III WR #1 | 17 REC, 271 YDS, 2 TD | |
| TJ Abrams WR #4 | 8 REC, 166 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bailey Stockton WR #3 | 15 REC, 131 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Myles Graham LB #5 | 34 |
| Aaron Chiles LB #8 | 22 | |
| Jayden Woods LB #0 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Jayden Woods LB #0 | 4 |
| Emmanuel Oyebadejo DL #99 | 3.5 | |
| Kamran James DL #24 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | DJ Coleman S #33 | 2 |
| Cormani McClain CB #25 | 1 | |
| Dijon Johnson CB #27 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.