American college football season
2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football |
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C-USA champion C-USA East Division champion Boca Raton Bowl champion |
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Boca Raton Bowl, W 52–28 vs. SMU |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 11–3 (7–1 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Lane Kiffin (3rd season; regular season and conference championship)
- Glenn Spencer (bowl game)
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Offensive coordinator | Charlie Weis Jr. (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Glenn Spencer (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | FAU Stadium |
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The 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by head coach Lane Kiffin, and interim head coach Glenn Spencer for their bowl game.
Preseason
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.[1]
East Division |
Predicted finish | Team |
1 | Marshall |
2 | FIU |
3 | Florida Atlantic |
4 | Middle Tennessee |
5 | Western Kentucky |
6 | Old Dominion |
7 | Charlotte |
Schedule
Florida Atlantic announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[2] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | | FOX | L 21–45 | 103,228 |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 UCF* | | CBSSN | L 14–48 | 30,811 |
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State* | | ESPN+ | W 41–31 | 14,333 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Wagner* | - FAU Stadium
- Boca Raton, FL
| ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 14,210 |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | | NFLN | W 45–27 | 12,334 |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | - FAU Stadium
- Boca Raton, FL
| ESPN+ | W 28–13 | 12,107 |
October 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Marshall | - FAU Stadium
- Boca Raton, FL
| CBSSN | L 31–36 | 15,138 |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion | | ESPN+ | W 41–3 | 17,744 |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | | ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 14,212 |
November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU | | Stadium | W 37–7 | 17,603 |
November 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTSA | | ESPN+ | W 40–26 | 14,335 |
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | - FAU Stadium
- Boca Raton, FL
| NFLN | W 34–17 | 13,414 |
December 7 | 1:30 p.m. | UAB | | CBSSN | W 49–6 | 14,387 |
December 21 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU* | | ABC | W 52–28 | 23,187 |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Game summaries
At Ohio State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
No. 5 Buckeyes | 28 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 18 Knights | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
Owls | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
At Ball State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
Cardinals | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Owls | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
At Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Owls | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
Owls | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
At Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
At Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Owls | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
At UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
Roadrunners | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 26 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Owls | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
UAB (C-USA Championship Game)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Owls | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
SMU (Boca Raton Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Owls | 7 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
- ^ "C-USA Announces FAU's 2019 Conference Football Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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