2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

American college football season

2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football

Conference| Conference USA
Division| East Division
Record| 3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Charlie Partridge (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Travis Trickett (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Roc Bellantoni (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| FAU Stadium

Seasons

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2016 Conference USA football standings

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East Division
Western Kentucky xy$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Old Dominion x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Middle Tennessee |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
FIU |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Charlotte |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Marshall |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Florida Atlantic |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
UTSA |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Southern Miss |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
North Texas |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 8  |
Rice |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
UTEP |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.

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September 3| 6:00 p.m.| Southern Illinois*|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| CUSA.tv| W 38–30| 14,887
September 10| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 25 Miami (FL)*|

* Hard Rock Stadium
* Miami Gardens, FL

| ACCN+| L 10–38| 57,123
September 17| 2:30 p.m.| at Kansas State*|

* Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| FSN| L 7–63| 50,871
September 24| 6:00 p.m.| Ball State*|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| CUSA.tv| L 27–31| 13,846
October 1| 7:00 p.m.| at FIU|

* FIU Stadium
* Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)

| beIN| L 31–33| 16,164
October 9[a]| 12:00 p.m.| Charlotte|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| CUSA.tv| L 23–28| 7,401
October 15| 7:00 p.m.| at Marshall|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| ASN| L 21–27| 22,839
October 29| 3:30 p.m.| WKU|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| ASN| L 3–52| 9,338
November 5| 3:30 p.m.| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN3| W 42–25| 19,892
November 12| 6:00 p.m.| UTEP|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| CUSA.tv| W 35–31| 9,122
November 19| 6:00 p.m.| Old Dominion|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| CI| L 24–42| 5,843
November 26| 5:30 p.m.| at Middle Tennessee|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| beIN| L 56–77| 10,227

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time

^[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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Salukis  | 14  | 10  | 0  | 6 | 30
Owls | 14  | 7  | 14  | 3 | 38

Further information: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

### At Miami (FL)

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Owls  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 10
#25 Hurricanes | 0  | 14  | 10  | 14 | 38

Further information: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

### At Kansas State

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Owls  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Wildcats | 21  | 21  | 7  | 14 | 63

Further information: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team

### Ball State

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Cardinals | 0  | 17  | 7  | 7 | 31
Owls  | 14  | 10  | 0  | 3 | 27

Further information: 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team

### At FIU

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Owls  | 7  | 10  | 14  | 0 | 31
Panthers | 7  | 7  | 16  | 3 | 33

Further information: 2016 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl

### Charlotte

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49ers | 7  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 28
Owls  | 3  | 14  | 0  | 6 | 23

Further information: 2016 Charlotte 49ers football team

### At Marshall

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Owls  | 14  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 21
Thundering Herd | 10  | 6  | 3  | 8 | 27

Further information: 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

### WKU

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Hilltoppers | 14  | 10  | 14  | 14 | 52
Owls  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3

Further information: 2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

### At Rice

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FAU Owls | 14  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 42
Rice Owls  | 7  | 7  | 3  | 8 | 25

Further information: 2016 Rice Owls football team

### UTEP

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Miners  | 7  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 31
Owls | 7  | 10  | 3  | 15 | 35

Further information: 2016 UTEP Miners football team

### Old Dominion

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Monarchs | 3  | 10  | 22  | 7 | 42
Owls  | 14  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 24

Further information: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

### At Middle Tennessee

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Owls  | 7  | 14  | 14  | 21 | 56
Blue Raiders | 21  | 21  | 7  | 28 | 77

Further information: 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

## 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.

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