Rice Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls preview: October 24, 2026
The Rice Owls (1-6) visit the Florida Atlantic Owls (4-2) at FAU Stadium on October 24, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with College football ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026) | Last 5 | Away (2026) | Home (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Owls | 1-6 | 0-5 (17.6-29.6) | 0-3 (12-39.3) | 1-3 (20.8-21.3) |
| Florida Atlantic Owls | 4-2 | 4-1 (37.8-24.6) | 1-2 (30-46.3) | 3-0 (40-16.7) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game.
Team comparison
2026 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 136 College football teams (1st = the most).
| RICE | FAU | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 17 (130th) | 35 (37th) |
| Points allowed per game | 29 (26th) | 31.5 (20th) |
| Passing yards per game | 78.7 (134th) | 307.2 (8th) |
| Passing yards allowed per game | 188.7 (100th) | 198.3 (85th) |
| Rushing yards per game | 239.9 (7th) | 120.3 (114th) |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 183.4 (24th) | 218 (5th) |
| Rushing attempts per game | 49.7 (6th) | 35.7 (74th) |
| Rushing attempts allowed per game | 37.6 (35th) | 40.3 (13th) |
| Completions per game | 6.4 (133rd) | 28.3 (2nd) |
| Completions allowed per game | 18.4 (58th) | 15.3 (120th) |
Recent form
Rice Owls
- Oct 17, 2026: L 17-38 vs TLSA
- Oct 10, 2026: L 12-28 at ECU
- Oct 3, 2026: L 14-16 vs UTSA
- Sep 26, 2026: L 24-38 at FRES
- Sep 19, 2026: L 21-28 vs WMU
Florida Atlantic Owls
Head-to-head
1 earlier meeting stored: Florida Atlantic Owls 1, Rice Owls 0. Full Florida Atlantic Owls vs Rice Owls head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2025 | 2025 | FAU 27, RICE 21 (at RICE) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | QB | 7 | 67.3 Pass yds/g, 0.3 Pass TD/g, 95.4 Rush yds/g | 79.2 Pass yds/g | Rushing yards |
| Tyvonn Byars | RB | 7 | 53.1 Rush yds/g, 11.6 Car/g, 0 Rec yds/g | 48.8 Rush yds/g | |
| D'Andre Hardeman Jr. | RB | 6 | 39.7 Rush yds/g, 10.7 Car/g, 0 Rec yds/g | 32.2 Rush yds/g | |
| Jordan Clark | WR | 7 | 31.9 Rec yds/g, 2.6 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 41.4 Rec yds/g | |
| Ben Grice | WR | 5 | 12.8 Rec yds/g, 1.2 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 12.8 Rec yds/g | |
| Payton Matthews | WR | 4 | 10.3 Rec yds/g, 0.8 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 19 Rec yds/g |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Veltkamp | QB | 6 | 290.3 Pass yds/g, 2.5 Pass TD/g, -9.5 Rush yds/g | 293.2 Pass yds/g | Passing yards, passing touchdowns |
| Ethan Ervin | RB | 6 | 59.8 Rush yds/g, 13.3 Car/g, 5.3 Rec yds/g | 61.8 Rush yds/g | |
| Leonard Farrow | RB | 6 | 38.5 Rush yds/g, 7.5 Car/g, 4 Rec yds/g | 36 Rush yds/g | |
| Kelby Valsin | WR | 6 | 100.2 Rec yds/g, 7.8 Rec/g, 1 Rec TD/g | 101.8 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Easton Messer | WR | 6 | 90 Rec yds/g, 7.3 Rec/g, 0.7 Rec TD/g | 93.4 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Dominique Henry | WR | 6 | 54 Rec yds/g, 4.8 Rec/g, 0.5 Rec TD/g | 57.2 Rec yds/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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