2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	American Conference
Record	0–1 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Zach Kittley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Brett Dewhurst (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Flagler Credit Union Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Memphis		0	–	0					1	–	0
Navy		0	–	0					1	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					1	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					1	–	0
South Florida		0	–	0					1	–	0
Temple		0	–	0					1	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0					1	–	0
Tulsa		0	–	0					1	–	0
UAB		0	–	0					1	–	0
Army		0	–	0					0	–	1
Charlotte		0	–	0					0	–	1
East Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	1
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					0	–	1
UTSA		0	–	0					0	–	1
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of September 5, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represents Florida Atlantic University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Zach Kittley, the Owls play home games at Flagler Credit Union Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland *	SECU Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 7–39	35,067
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Florida A&M *	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN+
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at FIU *	Pitbull Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)	ESPN+
September 27		Memphis	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
October 4		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
October 11		UAB	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
October 18		at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN
November 8		Tulsa	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
November 15		at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
November 22		UConn *	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
November 29		East Carolina	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Maryland

See also: 2025 Maryland Terrapins football team

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Maryland Terrapins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	0	0	7
Terrapins	7	26	6	0	39

at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 35,067
• Referee: Rick Warne
• TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati, Matt Millen

Game information

First quarter MD – Daniel Wingate 20-yard interception return (Sean O'Haire kick), 6:38. Terrapins 7–0. FAU – Asaad Waseem 27-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp (Garrison Smith kick), 4:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:32. Second quarter MD – Sean O'Haire 49-yard field goal, 14:01. Terrapins 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:29. MD – Team Safety, 10:42. Terrapins 12–7. MD – Shaleak Knotts 29-yard pass from Malik Washington (Sean O'Haire kick), 7:51. Terrapins 19–7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:51. MD – Kaleb Webb 29-yard pass from Malik Washington (Sean O'Haire kick), 3:17. Terrapins 26–7. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:05. MD – Dorian Fleming 9-yard pass from Malik Washington (Sean O'Haire kick), 0:37. Terrapins 33–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:14. Third quarter MD – Sean O'Haire 24-yard field goal, 11:13. Terrapins 36–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:43. MD – Sean O'Haire 42-yard field goal, 8:30. Terrapins 39–7. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:32. Fourth quarter No scoring plays.

Statistics	FAU	MD
First downs	23	22
Plays–yards	98–354	77–380
Rushes–yards	32–77	30–112
Passing yards	277	268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	36–62–6	28–47–0
Time of possession	30:26	29:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	30/49, 228 yards, TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Gemari Sands	9 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Easton Messner	15 receptions, 87 yards
Maryland	Passing	Malik Washington	27/43, 258 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Dejuan Williams	10 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Shaleak Knotts	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Florida A&M (FCS)

See also: 2025 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Florida A&M Rattlers (FCS) (0–1) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): AJ Ricketts (play-by-play) and Patrick Murray (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAMU	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at FIU

See also: 2025 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at FIU Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Panthers	-	-	-	-	0

at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, Florida

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	FIU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
FIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team

Memphis Tigers (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: September 27

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Rice

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic	-	-	-	-	0
Rice	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: October 4

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team

UAB Blazers (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: October 11

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UAB	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: October 18

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	USF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Navy

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Midshipmen	-	-	-	-	0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	NAVY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tulsa

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: November 8

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TLSA	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulane

See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Green Wave	-	-	-	-	0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: November 15

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team

UConn Huskies (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: November 22

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CONN	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Carolina

See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team

East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: November 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ECU	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Zeke Moore	TE	Boston College
Luke Whiting	LS	Georgia Tech
Tyriq Starks	QB	Jackson State
Kam Bell	TE	Jacksonville State
Caleb Coombs	WR	Jacksonville State
Morgan Suarez	K	James Madison
Chrisdasson Saint-Jean	OT	Kennesaw State
Jordan Church	OL	Louisville
Fabian Scott	S	Mercer
Carter Davis	K	Miami (FL)
Antonio Smith	S	Missouri State
EJ Horton	WR	Purdue
CJ Campbell Jr.	RB	Rutgers
August Salvati	EDGE	San Diego State
Brayden Ramey	OT	South Alabama
Jacob Merrifield	DL	South Florida
Wyatt Sullivan	TE	South Florida
Jah Miller	CB	Texas Southern
Nick Salmon	P	Texas State
Robert Hammond III	K	Toledo
Omari Hayes	WR	Tulane
Zuberi Mobley	RB	Tulane
Cam Fancher	QB	UCF
Elijah Brown	TE	UCF
Phillip Dunnam	S	UCF
Jayden Williams	CB	UCF
Logic Hudgens	CB	UT Rio Grande Valley
Leon Washington	WR	Valdosta State
CJ Heard	S	Vanderbilt
Chisom Ifeanyi	EDGE	Wyoming
Jayden George	QB	Unknown
Curtis Janvier	S	Unknown
Ethan Proffitt	IOL	Unknown
Marvin Alexander	WR	Unknown
Loren Ward	DL	Unknown
Richard Thomas	DL	Unknown
Jayshon Platt	WR	Withdrawn
Daughtry Richardson	OL	Withdrawn
Alex Atcavage	OL	Withdrawn
Kasen Weisman	QB	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Garrison Smith	K	Akron
Khmari Johnson	LB	Austin Peay
Earl Miller Jr.	DL	Bethune–Cookman
Naejuan Barber	DL	Coastal Carolina
Asaad Waseem	WR	Colorado
Ben Corniello	DL	Columbia
Jackson Lee	LS	FIU
Zach Gibson	QB	Georgia State
Enyce Sledge	DL	Illinois
Vince Fiacable	OL	Indiana
Damarius McGhee	CB	Kansas
Jayden Sweeney	S	Liberty
Madden Sanker	OL	Louisville
Leon Hart Jr.	LB	Marshall
Tyler Stolsky	LB	Minnesota
Chris Keys Jr.	S	Mississippi State
Joe Moore	EDGE	Missouri
CJ Doggette	DL	Ohio
Derrick Rogers Jr.	DB	Purdue
Tycoolhill Luman	DE	Rutgers
Tyclean Luman	DE	Rutgers
Reid Mikeska	TE	South Carolina
Chenellson Exume	DL	South Florida
Loren Hall	S	Southeastern Louisiana
Qae'shon Sapp	IOL	SMU
MJ Hinson	CB	Texas Southern
Quincy Brown	WR	Texas State
Mike Kirch	TE	Thomas More
Deshaun Batiste	EDGE	Tulane
Damien Alford	WR	Utah
Martavious Collins	TE	UTEP
Terez Reid	CB	UTEP
Dillion Williams	CB	UTEP
JR Wilson	WR	Virginia
Antonio Robinson Jr.	DB	Wake Forest
Carson Osmus	OT	Washington State
Caden Veltkamp	QB	Western Kentucky
Easton Messer	WR	Western Kentucky

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Coaching staff additions

Name	New position	Previous team	Previous position	Source
Zach Kittley	Head coach	Texas Tech	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks	[4]
Brett Dewhurst	Defensive coordinator	Coastal Carolina	Defensive analyst	[5]
Tyler Schovanec	Special teams	Texas Tech	Assistant special teams, specialist	[5]
DJ McCarthy	Wide receivers	Bethune–Cookman	Assistant head coach/Special teams, tight ends	[5]
Jajuan Dulaney	Tight ends	UTEP	Tight end, Offensive recruiting coordinator	[5]
Stephen Hamby	Offensive line	Texas Tech	Offensive line	[5]
Devin Santana	Defensive line	Miami	Assistant defensive line	[5]
Aaron Schwanz	Inside linebackers	Georgia Southern	Linebackers	[5]

References

1. "2025 Florida Atlantic Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
2. "Florida Atlantic Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
3. "Florida Atlantic Owls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
4. "Zach Kittley Named Hagerty Family Head Football Coach". fausports. December 2, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
5. "Kittley Finalizes First Additions to Football Coaching Staff". fausports. January 10, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.