Florida Atlantic vs. Florida International

Florida Atlantic and Florida International have 23 meetings on file, the first in 2003; officially, Florida Atlantic leads 17–⁠5; as played, 17–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida Atlantic 8–⁠2. The winner takes home the Don Shula Award. Florida Atlantic holds it. The NCAA vacated Florida International’s win (2005); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Scheduled 2027 at Florida International. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Florida Atlantic leads 17–⁠5
Florida Atlantic wins on file
17
Florida International wins on file
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
7 Florida Atlantic
Current streak
1 Florida Atlantic
Last 10 meetings
Florida Atlantic 8–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s6–⁠1
2010s6–⁠4
2020s5–⁠1
Average margin
21 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida Atlantic
10–⁠2 Florida Atlantic’s record at home
At Florida International
4–⁠6 Florida International’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Florida Atlantic first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Don Shula Award

Played for since
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Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Don Shula Award.

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida Atlantic’s biggest win2022: Florida Atlantic 52, Florida International 7by 45 points
  2. Florida International’s biggest win2005: Florida International 52, Florida Atlantic 6by 46 points
  3. Upset2005: Florida International 52, Florida Atlantic 6Florida International had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida AtlanticSeriesFlorida International
2004–⁠2006Howard Schnellenberger2–⁠1Don Strock
2007–⁠2011Howard Schnellenberger4–⁠1Mario Cristobal
2017–⁠2019Lane Kiffin3–⁠0Butch Davis

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida Atlantic’s side (Schnellenberger 2–⁠1 against Strock). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida Atlantic and Florida International, 2003 on13001500170020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Kejon Owens Florida International19 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD2025 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 19, 2026Florida Atlantic 16, Florida International 10at Florida Atlantic
Sep 13, 2025Florida International 38, Florida Atlantic 28at Florida International
Sep 14, 2024Florida Atlantic 38, Florida International 20at Florida Atlantic
Nov 12, 2022Florida Atlantic 52, Florida International 7at Florida International
Oct 2, 2021Florida Atlantic 58, Florida International 21at Florida Atlantic
Nov 13, 2020Florida Atlantic 38, Florida International 19at Florida International
Nov 9, 2019Florida Atlantic 37, Florida International 7at Florida Atlantic
Nov 3, 2018Florida Atlantic 49, Florida International 14at Florida International
Nov 18, 2017Florida Atlantic 52, Florida International 24at Florida Atlantic
Oct 1, 2016Florida International 33, Florida Atlantic 31at Florida International
Oct 31, 2015Florida Atlantic 31, Florida International 17at Florida Atlantic
Oct 2, 2014Florida International 38, Florida Atlantic 10at Florida International
Nov 29, 2013Florida Atlantic 21, Florida International 6at Florida Atlantic
Nov 16, 2012Florida International 34, Florida Atlantic 24at Florida Atlantic
Nov 12, 2011Florida International 41, Florida Atlantic 7at Florida International
Oct 30, 2010Florida Atlantic 21, Florida International 9at Florida Atlantic
Dec 5, 2009Florida Atlantic 28, Florida International 21at Florida International
Nov 29, 2008Florida Atlantic 57, Florida International 50at Florida Atlantic
Nov 24, 2007Florida Atlantic 55, Florida International 23at Florida International
Nov 25, 2006Florida Atlantic 31, Florida International 0Neutral site
Nov 26, 2005Florida International 52, Florida Atlantic 6vacatedat Florida Atlantic
Dec 4, 2004Florida Atlantic 17, Florida International 10at Florida Atlantic
Nov 22, 2003Florida Atlantic 32, Florida International 23at Florida International

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.