Wk 1 · 2026
Florida Atlantic Owls at Florida Gators — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
· SEC Network
American · no games yet
at
7:45pET
FLA -27.5 · total 59.5 DraftKings opened -26.5 · 1 toward FLA
Ratings differential FLA by 11.9
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference 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.
FAU form
No completed games on record.
Florida form
No completed games on record.
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 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 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 regular 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 regular 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 |
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.