AAC matchup features Tulsa squaring off against Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic (6-3) at Tulsa (5-4), Nov. 14 at 3:30 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: Tulsa by 5.5. Against the spread: Tulsa 5-4, Florida Atlantic 6-3.

How to watch: ESPN+

Key stats

Tulsa Offense

Overall: 391.1 yards per game (61st in FBS)

Passing: 225.7 yards per game (75th)

Rushing: 165.4 yards per game (55th)

Scoring: 33.1 points per game (34th)

Tulsa Defense

Overall: 383 yards per game (96th in FBS)

Passing: 193.2 yards per game (41st)

Rushing: 189.8 yards per game (124th)

Scoring: 22.8 points per game (51st)

Florida Atlantic Offense

Overall: 453.4 yards per game (20th in FBS)

Passing: 317.7 yards per game (9th)

Rushing: 135.8 yards per game (98th)

Scoring: 40.2 points per game (8th)

Florida Atlantic Defense

Overall: 464 yards per game (136th in FBS)

Passing: 219.4 yards per game (74th)

Rushing: 244.6 yards per game (137th)

Scoring: 35 points per game (134th)

Tulsa is 64th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 38% of the time. Florida Atlantic ranks 8th on offense, converting on 51.7% of third downs.

Tulsa ranks 4th in the FBS with a +12 turnover margin.

Florida Atlantic is 81st in the FBS averaging 58.7 penalty yards per game, compared to Tulsa's 16th-ranked 41.4 per-game average.

Both teams rank low in time of possession. Tulsa is 120th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:57, while Florida Atlantic's 122nd-ranked average is 27:51.

Team leaders

Tulsa

Passing: Baylor Hayes, 1,681 yards, 14 TDs, 2 INTs, 65.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Damari Alston, 481 yards on 117 carries, 7 TDs

Receiving: Oran Singleton, 712 yards on 56 catches, 7 TDs

Florida Atlantic

Passing: Caden Veltkamp, 2,744 yards, 27 TDs, 5 INTs, 71.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Leonard Farrow, 479 yards on 88 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Easton Messer, 976 yards on 79 catches, 12 TDs

Last game

Tulsa won 60-10 over Tulane on Nov. 7. Hayes threw for 338 yards on 26-of-33 attempts (78.8%) with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Alston had 52 rushing yards on 14 carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions for 24 yards. Singleton had 13 receptions for 177 yards and three touchdowns.

Florida Atlantic won 60-29 over UTSA on Nov. 5. Veltkamp passed for 210 yards on 17-of-25 attempts (68.0%) with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 26 yards. Farrow carried the ball 12 times for 126 yards and scored one touchdown, adding two receptions for 23 yards and one touchdown. Messer had seven receptions for 85 yards and three touchdowns.

Next game

Tulsa hosts Charlotte on Nov. 21. Florida Atlantic hosts South Florida on Nov. 21.