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Quick slant: FAU has not beat Rice in two meetings, which were decided by a total of five points. Last year, FAU blew a 12-point, fourth-quarter lead in a 27-26 loss that featured a 90-minute lightning delay. Both teams have not beat a FBS school this season.
About FAU: Last week, Florida Atlantic (1-7, 0-4) suffered its worst home loss in program history as Western Kentucky drubbed the Owls 52-3.