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Joe Webb threw four touchdowns and rushed for two scores to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 56-29 rout over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.

Webb leads UAB past Florida Atlantic 56-29 Eds: APNewsNow. Alabama-Birmingham 56, Florida Atlantic 29.

Lockhart Stadium has been the home of the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers back in the 1980s, high school football and the FAU Owls Football Team.

During each of the past two football seasons, Florida Atlantic finished the exact opposite way it started.

Florida Atlantic has seen its season follow a familiar pattern in each of the last two years.

One day after FAU coach Howard Schnellenberger said, "our flu has subsided," four key players missed Tuesday's practice with the bug.

The only Sun Belt contest this week is right here in Monroe. ULM plays hosts Florida International while two other schools take a trip out of conference.

Howard Schnellenberger is ready to put behind the most difficult portion of Florida Atlantic's schedule and start play in the Sun Belt Conference.

The Gamecocks scored on three straight possessions in the second half to turn an uncomfortably close game at half into a rare blowout.

Kickoff: 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. Broadcast: TV - Pay-per-view; Radio - ESPN 760 AM in Palm Beach, ESPN 1400 in Broward Weather: Partly cloudy and 75 degrees at kickoff Quick slant FAU gets $650,000 to travel to Lincoln in exchange for an easy win for the Cornhuskers.

Quarterbacks get cocky. Even in the Sun Belt Conference. That's where Florida Atlantic's Rusty Smith found himself at the beginning of last year.

The 2008 season was a tale of two halves for the Florida Atlantic University football team.

As one piece in Florida Atlantic's pro-style offense, the tight end serves a major role in the passing game.

Three-a-days. Just the thought of three 90-minute sessions in pads in the sweltering South Florida heat is enough to cause dehydration.

After a 13-3 start, the FAU baseball team has struggled in Sun Belt Conference play, going 10-16. It now needs big victories against rival FIU if it hopes to advance to the conference tournament.

After a 13-3 start, the FAU baseball team has struggled in Sun Belt Conference play, going 10-16. It now needs big victories against rival FIU if it hopes to advance to the conference tournament.

Howard Schnellenberger accepted the unique challenge in 1998 to help build a college football program from scratch at Florida Atlantic.

Howard Schnellenberger accepted the unique challenge in 1998 to help build a college football program from scratch at Florida Atlantic.