Wk 8 · 2026
Rice Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls — Sat, Oct 24
Sat, Oct 24 ·
Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
Weather
82° / 75° rain showers
68% chance of precipitation
Kickoff time is not set yet, so this is the forecast for the day rather than for the hour.
Forecast from Open-Meteo
American · 1-5
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential FAU by 8.9
American · 4-1
What is at stake
A American game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
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.
Rice form
L 12-28at ECUL 14-16vs UTSAL 24-38at FRESL 21-28vs WMUL 0-52at ND
2026 season
FAU form
W 66-10vs TXSOW 45-17at ULMW 16-10vs FIUW 38-30vs NAVYL 21-66at FLA
2026 season
Rice this season
Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
FAU this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under4-1 · 80% (5 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 · 5
| Opponent | Rice | FAU |
|---|---|---|
| UTSA American | vs L 14-16 preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| East Carolina American | at L 12-28 preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Tulsa American | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| North Texas American | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Army American | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 3–3 · FAU won the last one
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.0 points toward FAU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-04 | FAU 27 — 21 Rice | at RICE | FAU |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | FAU 21 — 24 Rice | at RICE | Rice |
| 2022 | 2022-10-15 | Rice 14 — 17 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2016 | 2016-11-05 | FAU 42 — 25 Rice | at RICE | FAU |
| 2015 | 2015-10-10 | Rice 27 — 26 FAU | at FAU | Rice |
| 2013 | 2013-09-28 | FAU 14 — 18 Rice | at RICE | Rice |
Rice leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jacurri Brown QB #11 | 36/67, 410 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Gael Ochoa QB #4 | 2/5, 17 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jacurri Brown QB #11 | 88 CAR, 495 YDS, 4 TD |
| Tyvonn Byars RB #26 | 52 CAR, 208 YDS, 1 TD | |
| DAndre Hardeman Jr. RB #28 | 52 CAR, 200 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Barry Jackson Jr. WR #7 | 7 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD |
| Jordan Clark WR #19 | 11 REC, 102 YDS | |
| Ben Grice WR #6 | 6 REC, 64 YDS | |
| Max Mosey WR #13 | 2 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | AJ Brown DE #7 | 36 |
| Austin Harnetiaux LB #54 | 32 | |
| Stone Combs LB #33 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Chibby Nwajuaku DL #16 | 2 |
| Matthew Aribisala DL #15 | 1 | |
| Aquantis Clemmons DL #57 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Daveon Hook S #0 | 1 |
| Jerrick Harper CB #5 | 1 |
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 |
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.