FIU at FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Saturday, September 14 | 6 p.m. ET
FAU Stadium (29,945/Natural Grass)
Boca Raton, Florida
Television
ESPN+
AJ Ricketts and Leger Douzable
Live Statistics
StatBroadcast
Radio
WMEN-AM 640 (Florida Atlantic flagship)
THE GAME | THE SHULA BOWL
Saturday’s game will be the 22nd meeting between Florida Atlantic and FIU … The series began in 2004 and has been played each year since, with the exception of last season … Florida Atlantic holds a 16-5 series lead and has won the last six matchups … The Owls are 5-1 against the Panthers in Boca Raton.
FIU
1-1, 0-0 Conference USA
Head Coach
Cris Reisert (Ohio Dominican ’09)
0-2, first season at Gardner-Webb
40-13, sixth season as collegiate head coach
FIU picked up its first win of the season in convincing fashion last Saturday as the Panthers rolled to a 52-14 win at the newly named Pitbull Stadium … The Panthers opened the season with a 31-7 setback at Indiana … QB Keyone Jenkins was named as the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week after he accounted for three touchdowns and a two-point conversion against Central Michigan … Jenkins has completed 30 of 47 passes for 253 yards and three TDs with one interception in two games … RB Kejon Owens has 96 rushing yards and a touchdown, while WR Josiah Miamen has six catches for 66 yards … FIU competes in the American Athletic Conference as an affiliate member in men’s soccer and women’s swimming and diving.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
0-2, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Tom Herman (Cal Lutheran ’97)
4-10, second season at Florida Atlantic
58-32, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Florida Atlantic looks to rid itself of a losing streak that spans six games, dating to the end of last season … The Owls opened 2024 with a 16-10 setback at Michigan State and fell 24-7 to Army in their American Athletic Conference opener … The Owls are looking to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2015 … Florida Atlantic has struggled offensively through two games, averaging 241.5 yards per game … QB Cam Fancher, a transfer from Marshall, has thrown for 309 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions, but the Owls have managed just 87.0 rushing yards per game against a pair of stout defenses … LB Jackson Ambush has a team-high 18 tackles … Florida Atlantic has just one sack, but has four takeaways on defense through two games.