2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football
C-USA champion
C-USA East Division champion
Boca Raton Bowl champion
Boca Raton Bowl, W 52–28 vs. SMU
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Weis Jr. (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGlenn Spencer (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Conference USA football standings
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
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.

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

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*
FOXL 21–45103,228
September 77:00 p.m.No. 18 UCF*
CBSSNL 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
NFLNW 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.Marshalldagger
  • 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
StadiumW 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

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
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP———————————————RVRV
Coaches———————————————RVRV
CFPNot 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.


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