2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
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.
| 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| Record | 3–9 (2–6 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Travis Trickett (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Roc Bellantoni (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | FAU Stadium (Capacity: 29,419) |
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| Western Kentucky xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana Tech xy | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On November 27, head coach Charlie Partridge was fired.[1] He finished at FAU with a three-year record of 9–27. On December 13, the school hired Lane Kiffin as head coach.[2][3]
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.[4]
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 |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois* | CUSA.tv | W 38–30 | 14,887 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Miami (FL)* | ACCN+ | L 10–38 | 57,123 | |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas State* | FSN | L 7–63 | 50,871 | |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Ball State* |
| CUSA.tv | L 27–31 | 13,846 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | beIN | L 31–33 | 16,164 | |
| October 9[a] | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte |
| CUSA.tv | L 23–28 | 7,401 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Marshall | ASN | L 21–27 | 22,839 | |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | WKU |
| ASN | L 3–52 | 9,338 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN3 | W 42–25 | 19,892 | |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP |
| CUSA.tv | W 35–31 | 9,122 |
| November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| CI | L 24–42 | 5,843 |
| November 26 | 5:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | beIN | L 56–77 | 10,227 | |
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- ^[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.[5]
- Schedule Source:[6]
Game summaries
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 14 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
At Miami (FL)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| #25 Hurricanes | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
At Kansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
Ball State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Owls | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
At FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 49ers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Owls | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
At Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
WKU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hilltoppers | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
At Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| FAU Owls | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Rice Owls | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Miners | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Owls | 7 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 35 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 3 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 42 |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
At Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
| Blue Raiders | 21 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 77 |
References
- Charlie Partridge outPalm Beach Post Archived December 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- DeFranks, Matthew. "FAU hires Lane Kiffin as coach". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- "From Bama to Boca: Lane Kiffin is FAU's new coach". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- "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.
- "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.
- "2016 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.