Florida Atlantic showed flashes that it could compete on the big stage, but it wasn’t enough against No. 16 Central Florida.
FAU surged to 17 unanswered points in the first half that had the Owls looking like a team putting an upset bid together, but with 545 yards of total offense, UCF extended the longest win streak in the nation to 16. The Knights won 56-36 in front of a raucous crowd of 44,257 at Spectrum Stadium with many more watching on ESPN on Friday night.
The Owls drop to 2-2 with both losses coming on the road to ranked teams.