2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football
C-USA champion C-USA East Division champion Boca Raton Bowl champion
C-USA Championship Game, W 49–6 vs. UAB
Boca Raton Bowl, W 52–28 vs. SMU
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Lane Kiffin (3rd season; regular season and conference championship) Glenn Spencer (interim; bowl game)
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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
Louisiana Tech x		6	–	2					10	–	3
UAB xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
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.

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]

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
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Ohio State *	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	L 21–45	103,228
September 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 UCF *	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	L 14–48	30,811
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State *	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	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	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	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	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 41–3	17,744
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN+	W 35–24	14,212
November 9	6:00 p.m.	FIU	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)	Stadium	W 37–7	17,603
November 23	6:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	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	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (C-USA Championship Game)	CBSSN	W 49–6	14,387
December 21	3:30 p.m.	vs. SMU *	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl)	ABC	W 52–28	23,187
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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

See also: 2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Knights	14	14	13	7	48
Owls	0	6	0	8	14

See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team

At Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	14	13	7	41
Cardinals	14	3	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	0	7
Owls	14	14	7	7	42

See also: 2019 Wagner Seahawks football team

At Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	10	14	7	45
49ers	7	7	7	6	27

See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	6	7	0	0	13
Owls	2	10	10	6	28

See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	10	7	5	14	36
Owls	14	3	0	14	31

See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

At Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	10	7	10	41
Monarchs	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

At Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	21	7	7	35
Hilltoppers	14	0	7	3	24

See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	0	7
Owls	7	6	15	9	37

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

At UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	10	16	7	40
Roadrunners	3	0	8	15	26

See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	10	7	0	17
Owls	10	7	7	10	34

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

UAB (C-USA Championship Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	3	0	0	6
Owls	14	21	7	7	49

Further information: 2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game and 2019 UAB Blazers football team

SMU (Boca Raton Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	14	0	14	28
Owls	7	21	14	10	52

See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team and 2019 Boca Raton Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	115	Harrison Bryant	TE	Cleveland Browns

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.