2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2018 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 second-year head coach Lane Kiffin. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2018 record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coachLane Kiffin (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Weis Jr. (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (1st season)
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
(Capacity: 29,419)
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Middle Tennessee x  7 –1     8 –6  
Marshall  6 –2     9 –4  
FIU  6 –2     9 –4  
Charlotte  4 –4     5 –7  
Florida Atlantic  3 –5     5 –7  
Old Dominion  2 –6     4 –8  
Western Kentucky  2 –6     3 –9  
West Division
UAB x$  7 –1     11 –3  
North Texas  5 –3     9 –4  
Louisiana Tech  5 –3     8 –5  
Southern Miss  5 –3     6 –5  
UTSA  2 –6     3 –9  
UTEP  1 –7     1 –11  
Rice  1 –7     2 –11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2017 season 11–3, 8–0 in C-USA play to win the East Division title and represented the East Division in the Conference USA Championship Game where they defeated North Texas to be crowned C-USA champions. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl, where they defeated Akron.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1] Azeez Al-Shaair LB SR
Maxwell Award[2] Devin Singletary RB JR
Doak Walker Award[3] Devin Singletary RB JR
John Mackey Award[4] Harrison Bryant TE JR
Butkus Award[5] Azeez Al-Shaair LB SR
Jim Thorpe Award[6] Shelton Lewis CB SR
Jalen Young S SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[7] Azeez Al-Shaair LB SR
Shelton Lewis CB SR
Wuerffel Trophy[8] Gerald Hearns RB SR
Walter Camp Award[9] Devin Singletary RB JR
Ted Hendricks Award[10] Hunter Snyder DE SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[11] DeAndre McNeal WR SR

C-USA preseason awards

On July 16, 2018, Conference USA released their preseason awards, including the preseason all-CUSA team.[12] Running back Devin Singletary was selected as the preseason offensive player of the year and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year. The Owls placed a total of six players of the all-CUSA team.

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Owls predicted to be champions of the East Division.[13]

East Division
Predicted finish Team
1Florida Atlantic
2Marshall
3Middle Tennessee
4FIU
5Western Kentucky
6Old Dominion
7Charlotte

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.at No. 7 Oklahoma*
FOXL 14–6386,402
September 82:00 p.m.Air Force*
CBSSNW 33–2724,101
September 156:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
StadiumW 49–2819,017
September 217:00 p.m.at No. 16 UCF*
ESPNL 36–5644,257
September 297:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
StadiumL 24–2517,299
October 65:00 p.m.Old Dominion
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
StadiumW 52–3318,205
October 202:30 p.m.at Marshall
CBSSNL 7–3123,825
October 266:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSNL 13–2114,948
November 37:30 p.m.at FIU
StadiumW 49–1418,478
November 105:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
StadiumW 34–1514,400
November 159:30 p.m.at North Texas
CBSSNL 38–4118,338
November 246:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
StadiumL 24–2711,638
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[14]

Game summaries

at Oklahoma
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 7 7 14
No. 7 Sooners 28 14 14 7 63
Further information: 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Air Force
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 13 7 27
Owls 6 13 6 8 33
Further information: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Bethune–Cookman
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 14 7 7 28
Owls 29 7 7 6 49
Further information: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 W, 45–0

at UCF
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 10 6 13 36
No. 16 Knights 14 7 21 14 56
Further information: 2018 UCF Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2003 L, 29–33

at Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 3 0 24
Blue Raiders 0 10 7 8 25
Further information: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–11 2017 W, 38–20

Old Dominion
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 7 14 12 33
Owls 6 20 6 20 52
Further information: 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 W, 58–28

at Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 0 0 7
Thundering Herd 0 10 14 7 31
Further information: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2017 W, 30–25

Louisiana Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 7 21
Owls 10 0 3 0 13
Further information: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 W, 48–23

at FIU
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 7 28 49
Panthers 0 7 7 0 14
Further information: 2018 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–5 2017 W, 52–24

Western Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 9 0 6 15
Owls 10 0 7 17 34
Further information: 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 2017 W, 42–28

at North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 0 0 7
Mean Green 17 3 0 0 20
Further information: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–4 12/2/2017 W, 41–17

Charlotte
1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 10 0 7 10 27
Owls 7 14 0 3 24
Further information: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 W, 31–12

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
374Devin SingletaryRBBuffalo Bills
7222Kerrith WhyteRBChicago Bears

References
  1. "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. "Butkus Award – 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  6. "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  8. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  10. "Preseason Watch List – 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  11. "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  12. http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
  13. http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  14. "2018 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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