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
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTravis Trickett (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRoc Bellantoni (3rd season)
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
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  
West Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Southern Illinois*CUSA.tvW 38–3014,887
September 106:00 p.m.at No. 25 Miami (FL)*ACCN+L 10–3857,123
September 172:30 p.m.at Kansas State*FSNL 7–6350,871
September 246:00 p.m.Ball State*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CUSA.tvL 27–3113,846
October 17:00 p.m.at FIUbeINL 31–3316,164
October 9[a]12:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CUSA.tvL 23–287,401
October 157:00 p.m.at MarshallASNL 21–2722,839
October 293:30 p.m.WKU
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ASNL 3–529,338
November 53:30 p.m.at RiceESPN3W 42–2519,892
November 126:00 p.m.UTEP
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CUSA.tvW 35–319,122
November 196:00 p.m.Old Dominion
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CIL 24–425,843
November 265:30 p.m.at Middle TennesseebeINL 56–7710,227
^[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

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Southern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 14 10 0 6 30
Owls 14 7 14 3 38

At Miami (FL)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 3 7 0 10
#25 Hurricanes 0 14 10 14 38

At Kansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 21 21 7 14 63

Ball State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 17 7 7 31
Owls 14 10 0 3 27

At FIU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 10 14 0 31
Panthers 7 7 16 3 33

Charlotte

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1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 7 14 7 0 28
Owls 3 14 0 6 23

At Marshall

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 0 0 21
Thundering Herd 10 6 3 8 27
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 10 14 14 52
Owls 0 3 0 0 3

At Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
FAU Owls 14 7 7 14 42
Rice Owls 7 7 3 8 25

UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 10 7 7 31
Owls 7 10 3 15 35

Old Dominion

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1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 10 22 7 42
Owls 14 7 3 0 24

At Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 14 21 56
Blue Raiders 21 21 7 28 77

References

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  1. ^ Charlie Partridge outPalm Beach Post Archived December 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ DeFranks, Matthew. "FAU hires Lane Kiffin as coach". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "From Bama to Boca: Lane Kiffin is FAU's new coach". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2016 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.