2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
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.
| 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| 2015 record | 3–9 (3–5 C-USA) |
| Head coach | Charlie Partridge (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brian Wright (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Roc Bellantoni (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | FAU Stadium (Capacity: 29,419) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Western Kentucky 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Tulsa* | CBSSN | L 44–47 OT | 24,001[2] | |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Miami (FL)* | FS1 | L 20–44 | 30,321 | |
| September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo* |
| ASN | L 15–33 | 15,397 |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | ASN | W 17–7 | 17,444 | |
| October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Rice |
| FCS | L 26–27 | 13,191 |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall |
| FCS | L 17–33 | 17,129 |
| October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTEP |
| ASN | L 17–27 | 22,468 |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU |
| ASN | W 31–17 | 16,432 |
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at WKU | FSN | L 19–35 | 18,421 | |
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| ASN | L 17–24 | 13,233 |
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Florida* | SECN | L 14–20 OT | 90,107 | |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion |
| ASN | W 33–31 | 20,118 |
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- Schedule source:[3]
Game summaries
at Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owls | 7 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| Golden Hurricane | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 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 | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 5–1 | 2014 | FAU, 45–38 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Owls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–2 | 2011 | UF, 41–3 |
at Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | 2014 | ODU, 31–28 |
References
- "C-USA Announces 2015 FAU Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- "Tulsa tops FAU in Overtime, 47–44". University of Tulsa Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- "2015 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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