Chris Robison threw a career-high three interceptions in the loss.
After winning two straight against Air Force and Bethune-Cookman, FAU fell on the road to UCF 56-36.
It was a tale of two halves for the Owls (2-2). In the first half, after trailing by two touchdowns against the Knights (3-0, 1-0), a fake punt called by coach Lane Kiffin sparked the offense to score 17 unanswered points.