FLORIDA ATLANTIC at FIU
Saturday, September 13 | 6 p.m. ET
Pitbull Stadium (20,000/FieldTurf)
Miami, Florida
Television
ESPN+
Steve Goldstein and Kim Bokamper
Radio
WHPT-FM 102.5 (South Florida flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 22nd meeting between Florida Atlantic and FIU in a series that dates to 2022 … Florida Atlantic holds a 17-4 series lead and has won the last seven meetings, including a 38-20 decision in Boca Raton last year … FIU’s last win was a 33-31 victory in the 2015 season.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
1-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Zach Kittley (Texas Tech ’14)
1-1, first season
Notes
Florida Atlantic delivered new head coach Zach Kittley his first career head coaching victory with a 56-14 win against Florida A&M last week in the Owls’ home opener … The Owls opened the season with a 39-7 setback at Maryland … QB Caden Veltkamp, a transfer from Western Kentucky, has started the first two games and has completed 57 of 88 passes for 537 yards and six touchdowns against four interceptions … Veltkamp tied Florida Atlantic’s school record with five touchdown passes in the win against Florida A&M … RB Gemari Sands has rushed for 127 yards on 19 carries … The top receiver has been WR Asaad Waseem, who has eight catches for 125 yards and three TDs, while WR Easton Messer leads the American with 19 receptions for 149 yards … LB Leon Hart Jr. leads the defense with 13 tackles.
FIU
1-1, 0-0 Conference USA
Head Coach
Willie Simmons (Clemson ’02)
1-1, first season at FIU
67-25, 10th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
FIU took its first loss of the 2025 season as the Panthers dropped a 34-0 decision at No. 2 Penn State last Saturday … The Panthers trailed 10-0 at halftime and 13-0 late in the third quarter before the Nittany Lions scored 14 points in the final three-and-a-half minutes … FIU saw three drives end inside the Penn State 35-yard line with no points to show … FIU opened the season with a 42-9 victory against Bethune-Cookman in Miami … All six of FIU’s offensive touchdowns have come on the ground as RB Keion Owens leads the way with 149 yards and two TDs on 26 carries … QB Keyone Jenkins has passed for 314 yards and has added two rushing touchdowns of his own … The defense is led by LB Johnny Chaney Jr., who has 17 tackles with a sack and a forced fumble.