# 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.
On November 27, head coach Charlie Partridge was fired. He finished at FAU with a three-year record of 9–27. On December 13, the school hired Lane Kiffin as head coach.

## Schedule

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.
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CUSA.tv | W 38–30 | 14,887 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Miami (FL)* | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN+ | L 10–38 | 57,123 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas State* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | L 7–63 | 50,871 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Ball State* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CUSA.tv | L 27–31 | 13,846 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | FIU StadiumMiami, FL (Shula Bowl) | beIN | L 31–33 | 16,164 |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CUSA.tv | L 23–28 | 7,401 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ASN | L 21–27 | 22,839 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | WKU | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ASN | L 3–52 | 9,338 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | W 42–25 | 19,892 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CUSA.tv | W 35–31 | 9,122 |
| November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CI | L 24–42 | 5,843 |
| November 26 | 5:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | beIN | L 56–77 | 10,227 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
    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.
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## Game summaries
### Southern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 14 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

### At Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| #25 Hurricanes | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |

### At Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 63 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Owls | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 33 |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Owls | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |

### At Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| FAU Owls | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Rice Owls | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Owls | 7 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 35 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 3 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 42 |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |

### At Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
| Blue Raiders | 21 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 77 |