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FIU opens Conference USA play at Rice on Saturday night in Houston. The Panthers and Owls have met just once on the gridiron with Rice defeating FIU, 31-17, in Miami back in November 2014. Rice (1-2) already has one conference game under its belt -- a win over UTEP. The Owls have lost against Stanford in Australia and at crosstown rival Houston last week.
Saturday's game takes place at historic Rice Stadium, which hosted Super Bowl VIII between the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. The Dolphins won 24-7. It was Miami's second consecutive and last Super Bowl win after the 1972 Perfect Season.