Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Rice Owls

Oct 4, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
FAU	14	3	7	3	27
RICE	7	0	7	7	21

Game Recap

Veltkamp pours in 3 TDS, leads FAU over Rice 27-21. Caden Veltkamp threw three touchdown passes and Michael Kirch hauled in two scores as Florida Atlantic held off Rice 27-21 on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

FAURICE

Q113:34Quinton Jackson 68 Yd Run (Enock Gota Kick).07
Q111:23Michael Kirch 30 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Garrison Smith Kick).77
Q16:57Asaad Waseem 38 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Garrison Smith Kick).147
Q24:36Garrison Smith 36 Yd Field Goal.177
Q34:44Drayden Dickmann 46 Yd pass from Chase Jenkins (Enock Gota Kick).1714
Q31:50Michael Kirch 2 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Garrison Smith Kick).2414
Q46:03Garrison Smith 26 Yd Field Goal.2714
Q43:19Chase Jenkins 2 Yd Run (Enock Gota Kick).2721

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:26
07
Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11
77
Downs — 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:31
77
Touchdown — 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:55
147
Punt — 6 plays, 12 yards, 3:34
147
Interception — 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:02
147

2nd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 11 yards, 3:15
147
Punt — 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:59
147
Punt — 5 plays, 5 yards, 3:23
147
Field Goal — 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:08
177
Missed FG — 14 plays, 46 yards, 4:22
177
Fumble — 1 play, -4 yards, 0:08
177

3rd Quarter

Punt — 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:37
177
Touchdown — 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:39
1714
Touchdown — 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:54
2414

4th Quarter

Punt — 8 plays, 17 yards, 4:14
2414
Field Goal — 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:33
2714
Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:44
2721
End of Game — 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:17
2721

Team Stats

FAU

RICE

27Points21

393Total Yards350

290Pass Yards137

103Rush Yards213

28:46Time of Possession31:14

20First Downs18

3Touchdowns3

2(2)Field Goals(Attempts)0(1)

2Turnovers0

55Penalty Yards54

Game Details

Saturday, October 4, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Rice Stadium · Houston, TX

attendance: 22,999 (48.9%)