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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$ 71  113 
Old Dominion x 71  103 
Middle Tennessee 53  85 
FIU 44  48 
Charlotte 35  48 
Marshall 26  39 
Florida Atlantic 26  39 
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy 62  95 
UTSA 53  67 
Southern Miss 44  76 
North Texas 35  58 
Rice 26  39 
UTEP 26  48 
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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1234Total
Salukis14100630
Owls14714338

At Miami (FL)

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1234Total
Owls037010
#25 Hurricanes014101438

At Kansas State

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1234Total
Owls00077
Wildcats212171463

Ball State

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1234Total
Cardinals0177731
Owls14100327

At FIU

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1234Total
Owls71014031
Panthers7716333

Charlotte

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1234Total
49ers7147028
Owls3140623

At Marshall

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1234Total
Owls1470021
Thundering Herd1063827
1234Total
Hilltoppers1410141452
Owls03003

At Rice

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1234Total
FAU Owls14771442
Rice Owls773825

UTEP

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1234Total
Miners7107731
Owls71031535

Old Dominion

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1234Total
Monarchs31022742
Owls1473024

At Middle Tennessee

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Owls714142156
Blue Raiders212172877

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.