# 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by head coach Lane Kiffin, and interim head coach Glenn Spencer for their bowl game.

## Preseason
### CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Marshall |
| 2 | FIU |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee |
| 5 | Western Kentucky |
| 6 | Old Dominion |
| 7 | Charlotte |

## Schedule

Florida Atlantic announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | FOX | L 21–45 | 103,228 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 UCF* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | L 14–48 | 30,811 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State* | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN+ | W 41–31 | 14,333 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Wagner* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 14,210 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | NFLN | W 45–27 | 12,334 |
| October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | W 28–13 | 12,107 |
| October 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Marshall | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | L 31–36 | 15,138 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | W 41–3 | 17,744 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 14,212 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) | Stadium | W 37–7 | 17,603 |
| November 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 40–26 | 14,335 |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | NFLN | W 34–17 | 13,414 |
| December 7 | 1:30 p.m. | UAB | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (C-USA Championship Game) | CBSSN | W 49–6 | 14,387 |
| December 21 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl) | ABC | W 52–28 | 23,187 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| No. 5 Buckeyes | 28 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Knights | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
| Owls | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |

### At Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Owls | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| 49ers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Owls | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
| Owls | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |

### At Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Owls | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 37 |

### At UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| Roadrunners | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 26 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Owls | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |

### UAB (C-USA Championship Game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Owls | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### SMU (Boca Raton Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Owls | 7 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 52 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 4 | 115 | Harrison Bryant | TE | Cleveland Browns |