2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Florida Atlantic Owls wordmark.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Wright (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRoc Bellantoni (2nd season)
Home stadium FAU Stadium
Seasons
←  2014
2016  →
2015 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$  8 –0   12 –2  
Middle Tennessee  6 –2   7 –6  
Marshall  6 –2   10 –3  
FIU  3 –5   5 –7  
Old Dominion  3 –5   5 –7  
Florida Atlantic  3 –5   3 –9  
Charlotte*  0 –8   2 –10  
West Division
Southern Miss x  7 –1   9 –5  
Louisiana Tech  6 –2   9 –4  
UTSA  3 –5   3 –9  
UTEP  3 –5   5 –7  
Rice  3 –5   5 –7  
North Texas  1 –7   1 –11  
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of January 12, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Charlie Partridge and played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

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Schedule

Florida Atlantic announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Owls will host CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Rice, and will travel to Charlotte, Old Dominion, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU). [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m.at Tulsa *
 CBSSN L 44–47 OT24,001 [2]
September 118:00 p.m. Miami (FL) *
 FS1 L 20–4430,321
September 1912:00 p.m. Buffalo *
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
 ASN L 15–3315,397
September 267:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ASNW 17–717,444
October 102:30 p.m. Rice
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
 FCS L 26–2713,191
October 1712:00 p.m. Marshall
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
FCSL 17–3317,129
October 247:00 p.m.at UTEP
ASNL 17–2722,468
October 313:30 p.m. FIU Dagger-14-plain.png
ASNW 31–1716,432
November 712:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
FSNL 19–3518,421
November 1412:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ASNL 17–2413,233
November 2112:00 p.m.at No. 8 Florida *
 SECN L 14–20 OT90,107
November 2812:00 p.m.at Old Dominion
ASNW 33–3120,118
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule source: [3]

Game summaries

At Tulsa

1234OTTotal
Owls710213344
Golden Hurricane147713647

Miami (FL)

1234Total
Hurricanes14617744
Owls1073020

Buffalo

1234Total
Bulls0719733
Owls270615

At Charlotte

1234Total
Owls730717
49ers00077

Rice

1234Total
Rice Owls14001327
FAU Owls776626

Marshall

1234Total
Thundering Herd9147333
Owls377017

At UTEP

1234Total
Owls0170017
Miners777627

FIU

1234Total
Panthers073717
Owls71001431

At Western Kentucky

1234Total
Owls766019
Hilltoppers01414735

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders1077024
Owls773017

At Florida

1234OTTotal
Owls0077014
Gators00140620

At Old Dominion

1234Total
Owls14103633
Monarchs3721031

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References

  1. ↑ "C-USA Announces 2015 FAU Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tulsa tops FAU in Overtime, 47–44". University of Tulsa Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 26, 2015.


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