Game notes: Rice at Florida Atlantic
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The matchup
- Rice (1–6, 0–3 in conference) at Florida Atlantic (4–2, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, October 24, noon ET, FAU Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 81°F, chance showers and thunderstorms, 52% chance of rain, NE wind 20 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their seventh meeting; the series is even at 3–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 4, 2025: Florida Atlantic 27, Rice 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: Rice 18, Florida Atlantic 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Florida Atlantic 27–21 (at Rice); 2023: Rice 24–21 (at Rice); 2022: Florida Atlantic 17–14 (at Florida Atlantic); 2016: Florida Atlantic 42–25 (at Rice); 2015: Rice 27–26 (at Florida Atlantic).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Rice
- Rice is 1–6 (0–3 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 31–3 vs. Houston Christian; L 0–52 at No. 3 Notre Dame; L 21–28 vs. Western Michigan; L 24–38 at Fresno State; L 14–16 vs. UTSA; L 12–28 at East Carolina; L 17–38 vs. Tulsa.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Rice has lost six straight, since beating Houston Christian 31–3 (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Rice is No. 131 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scott Abell is 6–14 in his second season at Rice.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scott Abell is 0–1 against Florida Atlantic.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jacurri Brown (QB): 471 passing yards, 2 TD; 668 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tyvonn Byars (RB): 372 rushing yards, 2 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- A.J. Brown (DE): 52 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Enock Gota needs 3 field goals to pass Alan Pringle (19, 1973–74) for eighth on Rice’s career field goals list. He has 17 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1970, Rice lost to No. 2 Texas 45–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Florida Atlantic
- Florida Atlantic is 4–2 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 21–66 at Florida; W 38–30 vs. Navy; W 16–10 vs. Florida International; W 45–17 at UL Monroe; W 66–10 vs. Texas Southern; L 24–56 at Army.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida Atlantic is No. 97 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Zach Kittley is 8–10 in his second season at Florida Atlantic.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Zach Kittley is 1–0 against Rice.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Caden Veltkamp (QB): 1,743 passing yards, 15 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kelby Valsin (WR): 47 catches, 601 yards, 6 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joseph Sipp Jr. (LB): 41 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Caden Veltkamp needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Chris Robison (40, 2018–19) for fourth on Florida Atlantic’s career touchdown passes list. He has 39 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Easton Messer needs 3 catches to pass Lestar Jean (146, 2007–10) for fourth on Florida Atlantic’s career receptions list. He has 144 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Caden Veltkamp needs 89 yards to pass N’Kosi Perry (5,483, 2021–22) for sixth on Florida Atlantic’s career passing yards list. He has 5,395 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Easton Messer needs 23 yards to pass Chris Bonner (1,591, 2006–09) for ninth on Florida Atlantic’s career receiving yards list. He has 1,569 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Easton Messer needs 3 touchdown catches to pass Nexon Dorvilus (12, 2010–13) for ninth on Florida Atlantic’s career touchdown catches list. He has 10 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Florida Atlantic lost to No. 22 Marshall 20–9.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Zach Kittley is 1–0 against Scott Abell’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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