Wk 3 · 2026
Florida International Panthers at Florida Atlantic Owls — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
· ESPN+
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 20 days away. 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.
CUSA · no games yet
at
6:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential FIU by 1.0
American · no games yet
What is at stake
Shula Bowl. Named for Don Shula, whose sons coached both programs, and it is the only game either South Florida school sells out. They play for the Shula Bowl trophy. 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.
FIU form
No completed games on record.
FAU form
No completed games on record.
FIU 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.
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.
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 · 1
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, FAU leads 14–5 · FIU won the last one
19 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
12.9 points toward FAU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-13 | FAU 28 — 38 FIU | at FIU | FIU |
| 2024 | 2024-09-14 | FIU 20 — 38 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2022 | 2022-11-12 | FAU 52 — 7 FIU | at FIU | FAU |
| 2021 | 2021-10-02 | FIU 21 — 58 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2020 | 2020-11-13 | FAU 38 — 19 FIU | at FIU | FAU |
| 2019 | 2019-11-09 | FIU 7 — 37 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2018 | 2018-11-03 | FAU 49 — 14 FIU | at FIU | FAU |
| 2017 | 2017-11-18 | FIU 24 — 52 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2016 | 2016-10-01 | FAU 31 — 33 FIU | at FIU | FIU |
| 2015 | 2015-10-31 | FIU 17 — 31 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2014 | 2014-10-02 | FAU 10 — 38 FIU | at FIU | FIU |
| 2013 | 2013-11-29 | FIU 6 — 21 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2012 | 2012-11-16 | FIU 34 — 24 FAU | at FAU | FIU |
| 2011 | 2011-11-12 | FAU 7 — 41 FIU | at FIU | FIU |
| 2010 | 2010-10-30 | FIU 9 — 21 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2009 | 2009-12-05 | FAU 28 — 21 FIU | at FIU | FAU |
| 2008 | 2008-11-29 | FIU 50 — 57 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
| 2007 | 2007-11-24 | FAU 55 — 23 FIU | at FIU | FAU |
| 2006 | 2006-11-25 | FIU 0 — 31 FAU | at FAU | FAU |
FIU leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Keyone Jenkins QB #12 | 157/249, 1693 YDS, 9 TD, 5 INT |
| Joe Pesansky QB #16 | 78/128, 919 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT | |
| Rushing | Kejon Owens RB #5 | 205 CAR, 1298 YDS, 11 TD |
| Anthony Carrie RB #1 | 96 CAR, 447 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Devonte Lyons RB #3 | 36 CAR, 140 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Alex Perry WR #9 | 53 REC, 816 YDS, 9 TD |
| Kyle McNeal WR #7 | 29 REC, 286 YDS | |
| Dallas Payne TE #0 | 25 REC, 266 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Maguire Anderson WR #2 | 22 REC, 255 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Johnny Chaney Jr. LB #0 | 99 |
| Jessiah McGrew DB #23 | 67 | |
| Josiah Taylor LB #9 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Kenton Simmons DE #5 | 6 |
| Keegan Davis DL #44 | 5.5 | |
| Dante Anderson DL #13 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jessiah McGrew DB #23 | 4 |
| Mister Clark DB #6 | 3 | |
| Shamir Sterlin DB #1 | 2 |
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 |
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.