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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 23, 2002 Florida Atlantic 31, FIU 21 |
| Latest meeting | September 14, 2024 Florida Atlantic 38, FIU 20 |
| Next meeting | September 13, 2025 |
| Stadiums | FAU Stadium (Florida Atlantic) FIU Stadium (FIU) |
| Trophy | Don Shula Award |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 22 |
| All-time series | Florida Atlantic leads, 17–4 |
| Largest victory | Florida Atlantic, 52–7 (2022) |
| Longest win streak | Florida Atlantic, 7 (2017–present) |
| Current win streak | Florida Atlantic, 7 (2017–present) |
The Shula Bowl is the name given to the Florida Atlantic–Florida International football rivalry.[1] It is an annual college football rivalry game between the only two public universities in the Miami metropolitan area: Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton and Florida International University (FIU) in University Park. The game's winner receives a traveling trophy, the "Don Shula Award," for one year. The current winner is Florida Atlantic, winning 38–20 on September 14, 2024. Florida Atlantic leads the all-time series 17 games to 5.
The game and trophy are named after former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula. Don Shula was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 1970 to 1995. Each school's first head coach has previous ties to Don Shula. Florida Atlantic's first head coach Howard Schnellenberger was an assistant of Shula in the 1970s, and FIU's first head coach Don Strock was a player under Shula in the 1970s and 1980s.[2] Don Shula set numerous records as head coach of the Miami Dolphins and his legacy is seen throughout the Miami area. The Shula Bowl pays homage to Shula, to South Florida football and the ties and history of both universities.
- ^ "FAU hosts FIU in annual 'Shula Bowl'".
- ^ "FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Traditions - FLORIDA ATLANTIC University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-10-09.