2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2015 record 3–9 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach Charlie Partridge (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Brian Wright (4th year)
Defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni (2nd year)
Home stadium FAU Stadium
(Capacity: 29,419)
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#24 WKU x$   8 – 0         12 – 2  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2         7 – 6  
Marshall   6 – 2         10 – 3  
FIU   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Old Dominion   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5         3 – 9  
Charlotte   0 – 8         2 – 10  
West Division
Southern Miss x   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   6 – 2         9 – 4  
UTSA   3 – 5         3 – 9  
UTEP   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5         5 – 7  
North Texas   1 – 7         1 – 11  
Championship: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of 8:39, January 12, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Charlie Partridge and played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Florida Atlantic announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Owls will host CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Rice, and will travel to Charlotte, Old Dominion, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 3:30 p.m. at Tulsa* Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN L 44–47 OT  24,001[2]
September 11 8:00 p.m. Miami (FL)* FAU Stadium • Boca, Raton, FL FS1 L 20–44   30,321
September 19 12:00 p.m. Buffalo* FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ASN L 15–33   15,397
September 26 7:00 p.m. at Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ASN W 17–7   17,444
October 10 2:30 p.m. Rice FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FCS L 26–27   13,191
October 17 12:00 p.m. Marshall FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FCS L 17–33   17,129
October 24 7:00 p.m. at UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ASN L 17–27   22,468
October 31 3:30 p.m. FIUdagger FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) ASN W 31–17   16,432
November 7 12:00 p.m. at WKU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY FSN L 19–35   18,421
November 14 12:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ASN L 17–24   13,233
November 21 12:00 p.m. at No. 8 Florida* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN L 14–20 OT  90,107
November 28 12:00 p.m. at Old Dominion Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA ASN W 33–31   20,118
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
Schedule source:[3]

Game notes

at Tulsa

1 2 3 4OT Total
Owls 7 10 21 33 44
Golden Hurricane 14 7 7 136 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 FAU, 50–21

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 14 6 17 7 44
Owls 10 7 3 0 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 MIA, 34–6

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 19 7 33
Owls 2 7 0 6 15
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 0 7 17
49ers 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Rice Owls 14 0 0 13 27
FAU Owls 7 7 6 6 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 RICE, 18–14

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 9 14 7 3 33
Owls 3 7 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2014 MARSH, 35–16

at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 0 0 17
Miners 7 7 7 6 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
Owls 7 10 0 14 31
Further information: Shula Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–4 2014 FIU, 48–10

at Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 6 6 0 19
Hilltoppers 0 14 14 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 2014 FAU, 45–38

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 7 0 24
Owls 7 7 3 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–9 2014 MTSU, 35–34

at Florida

1 2 3 4OT Total
Owls 0 0 7 70 14
Gators 0 0 14 06 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2011 UF, 41–3

at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 10 3 6 33
Monarchs 3 7 21 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 ODU, 31–28

References

  1. ↑ "C-USA Announces 2015 FAU Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tulsa tops FAU in Overtime, 47–44". University of Tulsa Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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