2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Florida Atlantic Owls wordmark.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record6–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Wright
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (first 8 games)
Jovan Dewitt (interim; final 4 games)
Home stadium FAU Stadium
Seasons
←  2012
2014  →
2013 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  7 –1   10 –4  
East Carolina  6 –2   10 –3  
Middle Tennessee  6 –2   8 –5  
Florida Atlantic  4 –4   6 –6  
UAB  1 –7   2 –10  
Southern Miss  1 –7   1 –11  
FIU  1 –7   1 –11  
West Division
Rice x$  7 –1   10 –4  
UTSA  6 –2   7 –5  
North Texas  6 –2   9 –4  
Tulane  5 –3   7 –6  
Louisiana Tech  3 –5   4 –8  
Tulsa  2 –6   3 –9  
UTEP  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by at the start of the season by second-year head coach Carl Pelini. However Pelini and defensive coordinator Rekstis resigned on October 30 after admitting they were at a local party where pot was served. [1] [2] [3] [4] Brian Wright was promoted and made interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium. This season was the Owls' first as a member of Conference USA in the East Division.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m.at Miami (FL) *
 ESPNU L 6–3450,151
September 57:30 p.m.at East Carolina
FS1 L 13–3137,533
September 147:00 p.m.at South Florida *
 ESPN3 W 28–1033,792
September 2112:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
CSS L 35–42 OT13,911
September 287:00 p.m.at Rice
FCS L 14–1814,380
October 53:00 p.m.at UAB
W 37–2311,319
October 125:00 p.m. Marshall
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
FCSL 23–2419,760
October 267:30 p.m.at No. 11 Auburn *
 SECRN L 10–4585,517
November 25:00 p.m. Tulane
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
W 34–1716,406
November 1612:30 p.m.at Southern Miss
CSSW 41–720,802
November 233:00 p.m. New Mexico State *
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
W 55–1012,253
November 293:00 p.m. FIU
FS1W 21–610,428
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Awards and honors

Mid-season awards and honors

Post-season awards and honors

All-Conference USA honors

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References

  1. ↑ McMurphy, Brett (October 30, 2013). "Carl Pelini Resigns at Florida Atlantic". ESPN . Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Fornelli, Tom (October 30, 2013). "Carl Pelini, Assistant Resign at FAU Over Illegal Drug Use". CBS Sports . Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kurtenbach, Dieter (October 30, 2013). "FAU Football Coach Carl Pelini Resigns After Drug-Use Accusation". South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ Ellis, Zac (October 30, 2013). "FAU Head Coach Carl Pelini, Defensive Coordinator Resign Over "Illegal Drug Use"". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2013 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule" . Retrieved April 3, 2013.


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