2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2016 record 3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach Charlie Partridge (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Travis Trickett (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni (3rd year)
Home stadium FAU Stadium
(Capacity: 29,419)
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
WKU xy$   7 – 1         10 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1         9 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3         8 – 4  
FIU   4 – 4         4 – 8  
Charlotte   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Marshall   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6         3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 – 2         8 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3         6 – 6  
Southern Miss   4 – 4         6 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Rice   2 – 6         3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2016 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 third-year head coach Charlie Partridge. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.

On November 27, head coach Charlie Partridge was fired.[1] He finished at FAU with a three-year record of 9–27.

Schedule

Florida Atlantic announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Owls will host C–USA foes Charlotte, Old Dominion, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Rice.[2]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Ball State from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Southern Illinois from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and two road games against Kansas State from the Big 12 Conference and Miami from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 p.m. Southern Illinois* FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv W 38–30   14,887
September 10 6:00 p.m. at No. 25 Miami (FL)* Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCN+ L 10–38   57,123
September 17 2:30 p.m. at Kansas State* Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS FSN L 7–63   50,871
September 24 6:00 p.m. Ball State* FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv L 27–31   13,846
October 1 7:00 p.m. at FIU FIU Stadium • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl) beIN L 31–33   16,164
October 9[a] 12:00 p.m. Charlotte FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv L 23–28   7,401
October 15 7:00 p.m. at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ASN L 21–27   22,839
October 29 3:30 p.m. WKU FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ASN L 3–52   9,338
November 5 3:30 p.m. at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3 W 42–25   19,892
November 12 6:00 p.m. UTEP FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv W 35–31   9,122
November 19 6:00 p.m. Old Dominion FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CI L 24–42   5,843
November 26 5:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN beIN L 56–77   10,227
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[a] The game between Florida Atlantic and Charlotte on October 8, 2016, has been postponed due to Hurricane Matthew. The game is tentatively rescheduled the following day on October 9, 2016 with a noon kickoff.[3]
Schedule Source:[4]

Game notes

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 14 10 0 6 30
Owls 14 7 14 3 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 3 7 0 10
#25 Hurricanes 0 14 10 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 MIAMI, 44–20

at Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 21 21 7 14 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2006 KSU, 45–0

Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 17 7 7 31
Owls 14 10 0 3 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 10 14 0 31
Panthers 7 7 16 3 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–4 2015 FAU, 31–17

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 7 14 7 0 28
Owls 3 14 0 6 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 FAU, 17–7

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 0 0 21
Thundering Herd 10 6 3 8 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2015 MARSH, 33–17

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 10 14 14 52
Owls 0 3 0 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 2015 WKU, 35–19

at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
FAU Owls 14 7 7 14 42
Rice Owls 7 7 3 8 25
Further information: 2016 Rice Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 RICE, 27–26

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 10 7 7 31
Owls 7 10 3 15 35
Further information: 2016 UTEP Miners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 UTEP, 27–17

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 10 22 7 42
Owls 14 7 3 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 FAU, 33–31

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 14 21 56
Blue Raiders 21 21 7 28 77
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–10 2015 MTSU, 24–17

References

  1. ↑ http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/college-football/charlie-partridge-out-fau-football-coach/nIr7avF2aeGnzv2GZArzuN/
  2. ↑ "Football to Play Five of First Six Games in South Florida" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "FAU Football Game Postponed, Earliest Makeup Day Sunday Oct. 9" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2016 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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