2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football
C-USA champion
C-USA East Division champion
Boca Raton Bowl champion
Boca Raton Bowl, W 50–3 vs. Akron
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record11–3 (8–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKendal Briles (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Kiffin (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
FIU   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Marshall   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Old Dominion   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
North Texas x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
UAB   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Rice   1 – 7     1 – 11  
UTEP   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at the FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Lane Kiffin. They finished the season 11–3, 8–0 in C-USA play to win the East Division title and represented the East Division in the Conference USA Championship Game where they defeated North Texas to be crowned C-USA champions. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl, where they defeated Akron.

Schedule

Florida Atlantic announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season.[1] The Owls hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Bethune–Cookman from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Navy from the American Athletic Conference and traveled to Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference and Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.Navy*
ESPNUL 19–4228,481
September 912:00 p.m.at No. 9 Wisconsin*
BTNL 14–3177,542
September 168:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
beINW 45–016,743
September 237:00 p.m.at Buffalo*
ESPN3L 31–3414,246
September 307:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
StadiumW 38–2012,913
October 76:00 p.m.at Old Dominion
StadiumW 58–2820,118
October 215:00 p.m.North Texasdagger
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN3W 69–3113,277
October 284:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
StadiumW 42–2812,441
November 36:00 p.m.Marshall
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSNW 30–2515,880
November 113:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
StadiumW 48–2316,511
November 187:00 p.m.FIU
StadiumW 52–2424,116
November 252:00 p.m.at Charlotte
StadiumW 31–128,330
December 212:00 p.m.North Texas
ESPN2W 41–1714,258
December 197:00 p.m.Akron*
ESPNW 50–325,912
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 7 14 14 7 42
Owls 3 7 3 6 19

Further information: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team

At Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 0 0 14
No. 9 Badgers 14 10 7 0 31

Further information: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Owls 14 7 17 7 45

Further information: 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

At Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 10 0 14 31
Bulls 14 3 7 10 34

Further information: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 6 0 7 7 20
Owls 14 10 0 14 38

Further information: 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

At Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 17 14 14 13 58
Monarchs 7 7 7 7 28

Further information: 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 10 14 31
Owls 24 17 21 7 69

Further information: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team

At WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 10 0 22 42
Hilltoppers 7 14 7 0 28

Further information: 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 3 13 9 25
Owls 13 3 7 7 30

Further information: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 6 14 22 6 48
Bulldogs 3 6 7 7 23

Further information: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 10 7 7 24
Owls 14 7 16 15 52

Further information: 2017 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl

At Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 14 7 0 31
49ers 0 6 6 0 12

Further information: 2017 Charlotte 49ers football team

North Texas–C-USA Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 9 8 17
Owls 10 17 7 7 41

Further information: 2017 Conference USA Football Championship Game

Akron–Boca Raton Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 3 0 0 3
Owls 7 14 15 14 50

Further information: 2017 Akron Zips football team and 2017 Boca Raton Bowl

References

  1. ^ "2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.


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