FAU heads into this matchup following their best performance of the season against FIU, as the Owls saw their backs break through in a big way with 259 yards rushing and their defense bounced back, forcing 5 turnovers and holding FIU to 87 yards rushing on 25 attempts.
UConn looks to set the tone at home Saturday night when it welcomes Florida Atlantic to begin a string of six straight games at East Hartford, Conn. The Huskies (1-2) breezed to a 63-17 romp over visiting Merrimack on Sept.
FAU snapped a 2 game skid to start their 2024 campaign by defeating FIU in the Shula Bowl 38-20 and having their best performance of the season on either side of the ball.
The Shula Bowl is back following a 1-year hiatus and the 2024 rendition saw FAU keep their stranglehold on the rivalry, as the Owls earned their first win of the 2024 campaign with a dominating 38-20 victory over in-state rival FIU.
Two teams starting the season in different directions met for their first conference match of the season. North Texas (4-2-1) came into the contest with a five match unbeaten streak while Florida Atlantic (0-4-2) had played only one match since August 30th.
The Shula Bowl is upon us for the first time of the Tom Herman era and it is a critical game for the Owls as they look, not only to protect their home field and win their rivalry matchup, but turn the season onto the right track before it goes off of the rails.
FAU had a tough showing in week 2 against Army as the Owls were unable to build on the momentum from the strong second half in their season opener and let Army run all over them at home.
FAU Men’s basketball has finalized who they are going to go to battle against in year 1 of the John Jakus era.
The home-opener didn’t go as planned for FAU. Army marched into town and up and down Howard Schnellenberger Field, rushing for 412 yards en-route to a 24-7 victory, which snapped a 4 game home-opener win streak for FAU.