# 2023 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2023 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in their first season as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by first-year head coach Tom Herman. The Florida Atlantic Owls football team drew an average home attendance of 18,603 in 2023.

## Transfers
### Outgoing

| Name | Pos. | New school |
| Adarius Tolliver | OT | Unknown |
| Antarrius Moultrie | LB | Edward Waters |
| Dearis Thomas | LB | Bethune–Cookman |
| Glover Cook | RB | UT Martin |
| Kareem Wilson | DL | Rhode Island |
| Kelvin Dean | ATH | Florida A&M |
| Jahmal Edrine | WR | Purdue |
| Ja'Marquis Johnson | WR | Unknown |
| Jaylen Joyner | EDGE | Memphis |
| Jordan Young | WR | Unknown |
| Julius Barfield | WDE | Quincy |
| Kobe Stewart | WR | Northwestern State |
| Marvin Scott III | RB | Unknown |
| Peter Warrick | CB | Florida State |
| Riley Thompson | P | Penn State |
| Teja Young | S | Ole Miss |
| Willie Taggart, Jr. | ATH | Western Kentucky |

### Incoming

| Name | Pos. | Previous school |
| Daniel Richardson | QB | Central Michigan |
| Richard Thomas | EDGE | Indiana |
| Woody Jean | ATH | Arizona |
| Kobe Lewis | RB | Purdue |
| Jarron Morris | CB | Texas State |
| Devin Price | WR | Texas A&M |
| Ben Ballard | QB | Texas |
| Kahlil Brantley | TE | Miami (FL) |
| Desmond Tisdol | LB | Auburn |
| Elijah Brown | TE | Alabama |
| Casey Thompson | QB | Nebraska |

## Preseason
### Spring game

The 2023 FAU spring exhibition game was played on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at FAU Stadium. The team was split into two squads for gameplay, Team Red and Team White.
| Date | Time | Spring Game | Site | Result |
| April 15 | 12:00 pm | Team Red vs. Team White | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | Team Red 42-17 Team White |

## Schedule

Florida Atlantic and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | W 42–20 | 20,893 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Ohio* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | L 10–17 | 17,934 |
| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Clemson* | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN | L 14–48 | 81,295 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | BTN | L 17–23 | 53,512 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulsa | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | W 20–17 | 21,077 |
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at South Florida | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN2 | W 56–14 | 36,670 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | L 10–36 | 17,241 |
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN2 | W 38–16 | 10,857 |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at UAB | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | L 42–45 | 20,676 |
| November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | East Carolina | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | L 7–22 | 17,532 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 24 Tulane | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | L 8–24 | 15,871 |
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 19,393 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Coaching staff

| Name | Title |
| Tom Herman | Head coach |
| Roc Bellantoni | Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach |
| Charlie Frye | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
| Corey Bell | Defensive pass game coordinator |
| Brandon Harris | Co-Defensive coordinator / Cornerbacks coach |
| Ed Warinner | Assistant head coach / Run game coordinator / offensive line coach |
| Chad Lunsford | Associate head coach / Tight ends coach / special teams coordinator |
| David Beaty | Wide receivers coach |
| Derrick Gibson | Safeties coach |
| Roosevelt Maggitt | Defensive line coach |
| Chris Perkins | Running backs coach |
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## Game summaries
### vs Monmouth

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks (FCS) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Owls | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 20,893
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst)
| Statistics | Monmouth (FCS) | Florida Atlantic |
| First downs | 19 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 83–361 | 59–493 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–112 | 32–213 |
| Passing yards | 249 | 280 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–47–1 | 22–27–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:21 | 25:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Monmouth (FCS) | Passing | Marquez McCray | 26/46, 249 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Monmouth (FCS) | Rushing | Jaden Shirden | 24 carries, 66 yards |
| Monmouth (FCS) | Receiving | Dymere Miller | 10 receptions, 78 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Casey Thompson | 20/25, 280 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 13 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Tony Johnson | 5 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD |

### vs Ohio

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Owls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 17,934
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst), Smacker Miles (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | Ohio | Florida Atlantic |
| First downs | 23 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 74–354 | 58–185 |
| Rushes–yards | 45–151 | 15–5 |
| Passing yards | 203 | 180 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–29–2 | 23–43–2 |
| Time of possession | 37:13 | 22:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 18/29, 203 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Ohio | Rushing | O’Shaan Allison | 22 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Receiving | Mason Williams | 2 receptions, 46 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Casey Thompson | 23/42, 180 yards, 2 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 7 carries, 23 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | LaJohntay Wester | 12 receptions, 101 yards |

### at Clemson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Tigers | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: W at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 81,295
* Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Taylor Tannebaum (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Clemson |
| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 82–293 | 66–367 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–83 | 33–163 |
| Passing yards | 210 | 204 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–46–3 | 20–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:07 | 25:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 18/32, 120 yards, 1 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Kobe Lewis | 14 carries, 49 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | LaJohntay Wester | 12 receptions, 108 yards |
| Clemson | Passing | Cade Klubnik | 16/27, 169 yards, 3 TD |
| Clemson | Rushing | Phil Mafah | 5 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD |
| Clemson | Receiving | Adam Randall | 2 receptions, 51 yards |

### at Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Fighting Illini | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 53,512
* Referee: Gregory Blum
* TV announcers (BTN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Howard Griffith (analyst), Justine Ward (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Illinois |
| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 73–353 | 77–510 |
| Rushes–yards | 24–97 | 41–207 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 303 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 28–49–1 | 25–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:33 | 31:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 28/49, 256 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 17 carries, 89 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | LaJohntay Wester | 13 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD |
| Illinois | Passing | Luke Altmyer | 25/36, 303 yards, 1 TD |
| Illinois | Rushing | Reggie Love III | 12 carries, 85 yards |
| Illinois | Receiving | Isaiah Williams | 8 receptions, 120 yards |

### vs Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Owls | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 21,077
* Referee: Nate Black
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst)
| Statistics | Tulsa | Florida Atlantic |
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 71–376 | 71–378 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–194 | 43–234 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 144 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–28–2 | 18–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:39 | 31:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulsa | Passing | Cardell Williams | 10/20, 115 yards, 2 INT |
| Tulsa | Rushing | Tahj Gary | 11 carries, 53 yards |
| Tulsa | Receiving | Kamdyn Benjamin | 3 receptions, 46 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 18/28, 144 yards, 1 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 26 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | LaJohntay Wester | 9 receptions, 98 yards |

### at South Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
| Bulls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NW at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
* Game attendance: 36,670
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | Florida Atlantic | South Florida |
| First downs | 27 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 78–587 | 72–388 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–205 | 38–138 |
| Passing yards | 382 | 250 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 31–38–1 | 20–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:19 | 23:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 31/38, 382 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 18 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Tony Johnson | 8 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD |
| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 15/26, 179 yards, 1 TD |
| South Florida | Rushing | Nay’Quan Wright | 15 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Michael Brown-Stephens | 4 receptions, 98 yards |

### vs UTSA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
| Owls | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 17,241
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst)
| Statistics | UTSA | Florida Atlantic |
| First downs | 27 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 79–437 | 62–162 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–176 | 28–20 |
| Passing yards | 261 | 142 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–36–2 | 19–34–2 |
| Time of possession | 35:33 | 24:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 26/35, 261 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| UTSA | Rushing | Kevorian Barnes | 10 carries, 56 yards |
| UTSA | Receiving | Devin McCuin | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 19/34, 142 yards, 2 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 15 carries, 30 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Je’Quan Burton | 5 receptions, 68 yards |

### at Charlotte

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| 49ers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 10,857
* Referee: Scott Hardin
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
| Statistics | FAU | CHAR |
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Total yards | 349 | 325 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | 161 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 164 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 21:31 | 38:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 19/26, 218 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 15 carries, 67 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | LaJohntay Wester | 10 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD |
| Charlotte | Passing | Trexler Ivey | 8/15, 68 yards, TD |
| Charlotte | Rushing | Terron Kellman | 20 carries, 83 yards |
| Charlotte | Receiving | Jake Clemons | 2 receptions, 28 yards, TD |

### vs No. 24 Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Green Wave | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: November 18, 2023
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 15,871
* Referee: Nate Black
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | TUL | FAU |
| First downs | 17 | 14 |
| Total yards | 336 | 234 |
| Rushing yards | 84 | 32 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 202 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:08 | 27:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 21/28, 252 yards, 3 TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 21 carries, 72 yards |
| Tulane | Receiving | Chris Brazzell II | 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 24/31, 202 yards, TD, INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 10 carries, 32 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | LaJohntay Wester | 11 receptions, 86 yards |

### at Rice

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida Atlantic | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Rice | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 19,393
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | FAU | RICE |
| First downs | 14 | 32 |
| Total yards | 279 | 465 |
| Rushing yards | 151 | 211 |
| Passing yards | 128 | 254 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 20:18 | 39:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 8/9, 93 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Kobe Lewis | 7 rushes, 82 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Tony Johnson | 2 receptions, 49 yards, TD |
| Rice | Passing | A. J. Padgett | 24/37, 255 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rice | Rushing | Dean Connors | 14 rushes, 75 yards |
| Rice | Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 12 receptions, 141 yards, TD |