American college football season
The2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team representedFlorida Atlantic University in the2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Owls played their home games atFAU Stadium inBoca Raton, Florida , and competed in the East Division ofConference USA (CUSA). They were led by head coachLane Kiffin , and interim head coach Glenn Spencer for theirbowl game .
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]
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. 5Ohio State * FOX L 21–45103,228 September 7 7:00 p.m. No. 18UCF * CBSSN L 14–4830,811 September 14 2:00 p.m. atBall State * ESPN+ W 41–3114,333 September 21 6:00 p.m. Wagner * FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 42–714,210 September 28 3:30 p.m. atCharlotte NFLN W 45–2712,334 October 12 4:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 28–1312,107 October 18 6:30 p.m. Marshall FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CBSSN L 31–3615,138 October 26 3:30 p.m. atOld Dominion ESPN+ W 41–317,744 November 2 4:00 p.m. atWestern Kentucky ESPN+ W 35–2414,212 November 9 6:00 p.m. FIU Stadium W 37–717,603 November 23 6:00 p.m. atUTSA ESPN+ W 40–2614,335 November 30 3:30 p.m. Southern Miss FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL NFLN W 34–1713,414 December 7 1:30 p.m. UAB CBSSN W 49–614,387 December 21 3:30 p.m. SMU * ABC W 52–2823,187
Schedule source: [ 3] 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 3 3 15 21 No. 5 Buckeyes 28 0 7 10 45
1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Knights 14 14 13 7 48 Owls 0 6 0 8 14
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 14 13 7 41 Cardinals 14 3 7 7 31
1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 7 0 0 7 Owls 14 14 7 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 14 10 14 7 45 49ers 7 7 7 6 27
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 6 7 0 0 13 Owls 2 10 10 6 28
1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 10 7 5 14 36 Owls 14 3 0 14 31
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 14 10 7 10 41 Monarchs 0 3 0 0 3
At Western Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 21 7 7 35 Hilltoppers 14 0 7 3 24
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 7 0 0 7 Owls 7 6 15 9 37
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 10 16 7 40 Roadrunners 3 0 8 15 26
1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 10 7 0 17 Owls 10 7 7 10 34
UAB (C-USA Championship Game)[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 3 3 0 0 6 Owls 14 21 7 7 49
SMU (Boca Raton Bowl)[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 14 0 14 28 Owls 7 21 14 10 52
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 [ edit ]
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