2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football
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
	East Division
Record	11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Lane Kiffin (3rd season; regular season and conference championship); Glenn Spencer (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 →

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.

2019 Conference USA football standings
v t e
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

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]

Predicted finish	Team
East Division
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.

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.	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

UCF

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

At Ball State

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

Wagner

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

At Charlotte

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

Middle Tennessee

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

Marshall

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

At Old Dominion

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

At Western Kentucky

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

FIU

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

At UTSA

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

Southern Miss

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

UAB (C-USA Championship Game)

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

SMU (Boca Raton Bowl)

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

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

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

References

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

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[1] "FB: Preseason Media Poll".

[2019sched-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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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 (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 →