# 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.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | SR |
| Maxwell Award | Devin Singletary | RB | JR |
| Doak Walker Award | Devin Singletary | RB | JR |
| John Mackey Award | Harrison Bryant | TE | JR |
| Butkus Award | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | SR |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Shelton Lewis | CB | SR |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Jalen Young | S | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Shelton Lewis | CB | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Gerald Hearns | RB | SR |
| Walter Camp Award | Devin Singletary | RB | JR |
| Ted Hendricks Award | Hunter Snyder | DE | SR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | DeAndre McNeal | WR | SR |

### C-USA preseason awards

On July 16, 2018, Conference USA released their preseason awards, including the preseason all-CUSA team. 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.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic |
| 2 | Marshall |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee |
| 4 | FIU |
| 5 | Western Kentucky |
| 6 | Old Dominion |
| 7 | Charlotte |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FOX | L 14–63 | 86,402 |
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Air Force* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | W 33–27 | 24,101 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | Stadium | W 49–28 | 19,017 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 16 UCF* | Spectrum StadiumOrlando, FL | ESPN | L 36–56 | 44,257 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | Stadium | L 24–25 | 17,299 |
| October 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | Stadium | W 52–33 | 18,205 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | L 7–31 | 23,825 |
| October 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | L 13–21 | 14,948 |
| November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at FIU | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL (Shula Bowl) | Stadium | W 49–14 | 18,478 |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | Stadium | W 34–15 | 14,400 |
| November 15 | 9:30 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | CBSSN | L 38–41 | 18,338 |
| November 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Charlotte | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | Stadium | L 24–27 | 11,638 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 7 Sooners | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 63 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Owls | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 33 |

### Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Owls | 29 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 49 |

### At UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| No. 16 Knights | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |

### At Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| Owls | 6 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 52 |

### At Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Owls | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 49 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Owls | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 34 |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 3 | 74 | Devin Singletary | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 7 | 222 | Kerrith Whyte | RB | Chicago Bears |