2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

American college football season

2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football

C-USA champion
C-USA East Division champion
Boca Raton Bowl champion

C-USA Championship, W 41–17 vs. North Texas

Boca Raton Bowl, W 50–3 vs. Akron

Conference| Conference USA
Division| East Division
Record| 11–3 (8–0 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Lane Kiffin (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Kendal Briles (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Chris Kiffin (1st season)
Base defense| Multiple
Home stadium| FAU Stadium

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
FIU |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Marshall |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Western Kentucky |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Middle Tennessee |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Old Dominion |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Charlotte |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
West Division
North Texas x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
UAB |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Southern Miss |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Louisiana Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
UTSA |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Rice |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
UTEP |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 12  |
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2017 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 first-year head coach Lane Kiffin. They finished the 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.

## Schedule

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Florida Atlantic announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season.[1] The Owls hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Bethune–Cookman from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Navy from the American Athletic Conference and traveled to Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference and Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference.

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September 1| 8:00 p.m.| Navy*|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| ESPNU| L 19–42| 28,481
September 9| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 9 Wisconsin*|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| BTN| L 14–31| 77,542
September 16| 8:00 p.m.| Bethune–Cookman*|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| beIN| W 45–0| 16,743
September 23| 7:00 p.m.| at Buffalo*|

* UB Stadium
* Amherst, NY

| ESPN3| L 31–34| 14,246
September 30| 7:00 p.m.| Middle Tennessee|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| Stadium| W 38–20| 12,913
October 7| 6:00 p.m.| at Old Dominion|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| Stadium| W 58–28| 20,118
October 21| 5:00 p.m.| North Texas|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| ESPN3| W 69–31| 13,277
October 28| 4:30 p.m.| at Western Kentucky|

* Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
* Bowling Green, KY

| Stadium| W 42–28| 12,441
November 3| 6:00 p.m.| Marshall|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| CBSSN| W 30–25| 15,880
November 11| 3:30 p.m.| at Louisiana Tech|

* Joe Aillet Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| Stadium| W 48–23| 16,511
November 18| 7:00 p.m.| FIU|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)

| Stadium| W 52–24| 24,116
November 25| 2:00 p.m.| at Charlotte|

* Jerry Richardson Stadium
* Charlotte, NC

| Stadium| W 31–12| 8,330
December 2| 12:00 p.m.| North Texas|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL (Conference USA Football Championship)

| ESPN2| W 41–17| 14,258
December 19| 7:00 p.m.| Akron*|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl)

| ESPN| W 50–3| 25,912

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

Schedule Source:[2]

## Game summaries

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### Navy

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Midshipmen | 7  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 42
Owls  | 3  | 7  | 3  | 6 | 19

Further information: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team

### At Wisconsin

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Owls  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 14
No. 9 Badgers | 14  | 10  | 7  | 0 | 31

Further information: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team

### Bethune–Cookman

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Wildcats  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Owls | 14  | 7  | 17  | 7 | 45

Further information: 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

### At Buffalo

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Owls  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 14 | 31
Bulls | 14  | 3  | 7  | 10 | 34

Further information: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team

### Middle Tennessee

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Blue Raiders  | 6  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 20
Owls | 14  | 10  | 0  | 14 | 38

Further information: 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

### At Old Dominion

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Owls | 17  | 14  | 14  | 13 | 58
Monarchs  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28

Further information: 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

### North Texas

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Mean Green  | 0  | 7  | 10  | 14 | 31
Owls | 24  | 17  | 21  | 7 | 69

Further information: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team

### At WKU

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Owls | 10  | 10  | 0  | 22 | 42
Hilltoppers  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 28

Further information: 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

### Marshall

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Thundering Herd  | 0  | 3  | 13  | 9 | 25
Owls | 13  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 30

Further information: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

### At Louisiana Tech

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Owls | 6  | 14  | 22  | 6 | 48
Bulldogs  | 3  | 6  | 7  | 7 | 23

Further information: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

### FIU

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Panthers  | 0  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 24
Owls | 14  | 7  | 16  | 15 | 52

Further information: 2017 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl

### At Charlotte

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Owls | 10  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 31
49ers  | 0  | 6  | 6  | 0 | 12

Further information: 2017 Charlotte 49ers football team

### North Texas–C-USA Championship Game

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Mean Green  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 8 | 17
Owls | 10  | 17  | 7  | 7 | 41

Further information: 2017 Conference USA Football Championship Game

### Akron–Boca Raton Bowl

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Zips  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
Owls | 7  | 14  | 15  | 14 | 50

Further information: 2017 Akron Zips football team and 2017 Boca Raton Bowl

## References

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1. ^ "2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
2. ^ "2017 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

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Florida Atlantic Owls football

Venues|

* Pro Player Stadium (2001–02)
* Lockhart Stadium (2003–10)
* Flagler Credit Union Stadium (2011–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* FIU: Shula Bowl

Culture & lore|

* Florida Atlantic Marching Owls

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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Conference USA football champions

* Houston & Southern Miss (1996)
* Southern Miss (1997)
* Tulane (1998)
* Southern Miss (1999)
* Louisville (2000)
* Louisville (2001)
* Cincinnati & TCU (2002)
* Southern Miss (2003)
* Louisville (2004)
* Tulsa (2005)
* Houston (2006)
* UCF (2007)
* East Carolina (2008)
* East Carolina (2009)
* UCF (2010)
* Southern Miss (2011)
* Tulsa (2012)
* Rice (2013)
* Marshall (2014)
* Western Kentucky (2015)
* Western Kentucky (2016)
* Florida Atlantic (2017)
* UAB (2018)
* Florida Atlantic (2019)
* UAB (2020)
* UTSA (2021)
* UTSA (2022)
* Liberty (2023)
* Jacksonville State (2024)

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