2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Florida Atlantic Athletics wordmark.svg
C-USA champion
C-USA East Division champion
Boca Raton Bowl champion
Boca Raton Bowl, W 52–28 vs. SMU
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium FAU Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 1   11 3  
Marshall  6 2   8 5  
Western Kentucky  6 2   9 4  
Charlotte  5 3   7 6  
Middle Tennessee  3 5   4 8  
FIU  3 5   6 7  
Old Dominion  0 8   1 11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 2   9 5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 2   10 3  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 6  
North Texas  3 5   4 8  
UTSA  3 5   4 8  
Rice  3 5   3 9  
UTEP  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

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.

Contents

Preseason

CUSA media poll

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 finishTeam
1Marshall
2FIU
3Florida Atlantic
4Middle Tennessee
5Western Kentucky
6Old Dominion
7Charlotte

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.at No. 5 Ohio State * FOX L 21–45103,228
September 77:00 p.m.No. 18 UCF * CBSSN L 14–4830,811
September 142:00 p.m.at Ball State * ESPN+ W 41–3114,333
September 216:00 p.m. Wagner *
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+W 42–714,210
September 283:30 p.m.at Charlotte NFLN W 45–2712,334
October 124:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+W 28–1312,107
October 186:30 p.m. Marshall Dagger-14-plain.png
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSNL 31–3615,138
October 263:30 p.m.at Old Dominion ESPN+W 41–317,744
November 24:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky ESPN+W 35–2414,212
November 96:00 p.m. FIU
Stadium W 37–717,603
November 236:00 p.m.at UTSA ESPN+W 40–2614,335
November 303:30 p.m. Southern Miss
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
NFLNW 34–1713,414
December 71:30 p.m. UAB
CBSSNW 49–614,387
December 213:30 p.m. SMU *
ABCW 52–2823,187
Schedule Source: [3]

Game summaries

At Ohio State

1234Total
Owls0331521
No. 5 Buckeyes28071045

UCF

1234Total
No. 18 Knights141413748
Owls060814

At Ball State

1234Total
Owls71413741
Cardinals1437731

Wagner

1234Total
Seahawks07007
Owls14147742

At Charlotte

1234Total
Owls141014745
49ers777627

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders670013
Owls21010628

Marshall

1234Total
Thundering Herd10751436
Owls14301431

At Old Dominion

1234Total
Owls141071041
Monarchs03003

At Western Kentucky

1234Total
Owls0217735
Hilltoppers1407324

FIU

1234Total
Panthers07007
Owls7615937

At UTSA

1234Total
Owls71016740
Roadrunners3081526

Southern Miss

1234Total
Golden Eagles0107017
Owls10771034

UAB (C-USA Championship Game)

1234Total
Blazers33006
Owls14217749

SMU (Boca Raton Bowl)

1234Total
Mustangs01401428
Owls721141052

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRV
Coaches RVRV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4115 Harrison Bryant TE Cleveland Browns

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References

  1. "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  2. "C-USA Announces FAU's 2019 Conference Football Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. "2019 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.