# 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by Tom Herman in his second year as the head coach. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium, located in Boca Raton, Florida.
After starting 2–8 overall and 0–6 in conference play, head coach Tom Herman was fired on November 18, 2024. Across parts of two seasons, Herman compiled a 6–16 overall record and a 3–11 conference mark. Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Chad Lunsford was named the Owls' interim head coach. Lunsford re-hired defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni, whom Herman had fired a week prior. On December 2, Florida Atlantic announced that Texas Tech offensive coordinator Zach Kittley had been hired as the program's new head coach.

## Transfers
### Outgoing

| Name | Pos. | New school |
| A'Ceon Cobb | WR | Florida A&M |
| Amari Wansley | S | Murray State |
| Armani Adams | S | Western Michigan |
| Arthur Jenkins | WR | Albany State |
| Carter Davis | K | Unknown |
| Casey Thompson | QB | Oklahoma |
| Cole Smith | IOL | Unknown |
| Courtney McBride Jr. | EDGE | South Alabama |
| Curtis Roberts | LB | Unknown |
| Daniel Richardson | QB | Florida A&M |
| Darius McClendon | S | Bowling Green |
| Decarius Hawthorne | DL | South Florida |
| Devin Price | WR | Ole Miss |
| Dorian Hinton | IOL | Texas A&M |
| Donovan Giles | WR | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Dwight Toombs II | S | Unknown |
| Fin Jones | TE | South Florida |
| Jaden Outar | CB | Garden City CC |
| Jahbari Hill | CB | North Alabama |
| Jalen Huff | CB | Unknown |
| Javion Posey | WR | Unknown |
| Jaylen Wester | LB | Colorado |
| Jude Okolo | DL | Marshall |
| Justice Cross | LB | Murray State |
| Justin McKithen | WR | Old Dominion |
| Jymetre Hester | WR | Unknown |
| Kamaar Bell | IOL | South Carolina |
| Kobe Stewart | WR | Unknown |
| LaJohntay Wester | WR | Colorado |
| Latrell Jean | DL | Temple |
| Luke Rucker | QB | South Florida |
| Marlon Krakue | EDGE | North Alabama |
| Marvin Landy | TE | Unknown |
| Marvin Scott III | RB | Unknown |
| Michael Johnson Jr. | QB | Syracuse |
| Morven Joseph | EDGE | Jacksonville State |
| Robert Armes | RB | Unknown |
| Tony Johnson | WR | Cincinnati |
| Wallace Unamba | IOL | New Mexico |

### Incoming

| Name | Pos. | Previous school |
| Kyler Laing | LB | Buffalo |
| Chisom Ifeanyi | DL | Shippensburg |
| Prince James Boyd Jr. | DL | Purdue |
| Phillip Dunnam | S | Indiana |
| George Johnson III | CB | UMass |
| Bryce Langston | DL | LSU |
| Kahzir Brown | CB | Maine |
| Dominique Henry | WR | BYU |
| Kasen Weisman | QB | Colorado |
| CJ Campbell | RB | Florida State |
| Kobe Stewart | WR | Maine |
| Marlyn Johnson | WR | Buffalo |
| Cam Fancher | QB | Marshall |
| Daughtry Richardson | OT | Florida State |
| Caleb Coombs | WR | Marshall |
| Milan Tucker | CB | Appalachian State |
| Ja'Kavion Nonar | OT | Maryland |
| Jayden George | QB | Miami (FL) |
| Eric Brantley Jr. | EDGE | Colorado |
| Devonta Davis | DL | Jackson State |
| EJ Horton | WR | West Virginia |
| Wilky Denaud | DL | Mississippi State |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Michigan State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 10–16 | 70,271 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Army | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | L 7–24 | 21,810 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) | ESPN+ | W 38–20 | 24,283 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at UConn* | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 14–48 | 20,144 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Wagner* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 21,151 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN2 | L 37–41 | 14,576 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | L 24–38 | 20,802 |
| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN2 | L 21–44 | 20,111 |
| November 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPN2 | L 14–49 | 30,573 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Temple | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | L 15–18 $^{OT}$ | 12,291 |
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Charlotte | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | L 27–39 | 15,066 |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN+ | W 63–16 | 15,243 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Spartans | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: August 30th
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 70,271
* Referee: Bryan Banks
* TV announcers (BTN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst)
| Statistics | FAU | MSU |
| First downs | 19 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 72–248 | 61–293 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–132 | 37–179 |
| Passing yards | 116 | 114 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–25–2 | 10–24–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:19 | 30:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 12/25, 116 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Cam Fancher | 25 carries, 67 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Omari Hayes | 5 receptions, 74 yards |
| Michigan State | Passing | Aidan Chiles | 10/24, 114 yards, 2 INT |
| Michigan State | Rushing | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD |
| Michigan State | Receiving | Michael Masunas | 2 receptions, 29 yards |

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: September 7th
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
* Game attendance: 21,810
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Logan Ryan (analyst)
| Statistics | ARMY | FAU |
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 62–449 | 53–235 |
| Rushes–yards | 58–405 | 16–42 |
| Passing yards | 44 | 193 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 1–4–0 | 25–37–1 |
| Time of possession | 38:39 | 21:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Army | Passing | Bryson Daily | 1/4, 44 yards, 1 TD |
| Army | Rushing | Noah Short | 11 carries, 160 yards |
| Army | Receiving | Casey Reynolds | 1 reception, 44 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 25/37, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | CJ Campbell Jr. | 8 carries, 20 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Omari Hayes | 4 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD |

### FIU (Shula Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Owls | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: September 14th
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: N at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 24,283
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (ESPN+): AJ Ricketts (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst), Smacker Miles (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | FIU | FAU |
| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 60–368 | 78–420 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–87 | 52–259 |
| Passing yards | 281 | 161 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–35–3 | 14–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:01 | 37:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| FIU | Passing | Keyone Jenkins | 21/35, 281 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 7 carries, 37 yards |
| FIU | Receiving | Eric Rivers | 4 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 14/26, 161 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Zuberi Mobley | 20 carries, 134 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | CJ Campbell Jr. | 4 receptions, 59 yards |

### at UConn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Huskies | 3 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: September 21st
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 20,144
* Referee: Rory Bernard
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Logan Ryan (analyst) & Keiana Martin (sideline)
| Statistics | FAU | CONN |
| First downs | 9 | 32 |
| Plays–yards | 42–250 | 81–542 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–163 | 66–421 |
| Passing yards | 87 | 121 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–16–1 | 10–15–0 |
| Time of possession | 18:03 | 41:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 9/15, 87 yards, INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Cam Fancher | 8 carries, 71 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Caleb Coombs | 2 receptions, 28 yards |
| UConn | Passing | Nick Evers | 9/14, 88 yards, TD |
| UConn | Rushing | Mel Brown | 21 carries, 156 yards |
| UConn | Receiving | Skyler Bell | 1 reception, 43 yards |

### Wagner (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks (FCS) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Owls | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: September 28th
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: S at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 21,151
* Referee: Reid Jackson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Ryan Urquhart (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst) and Natalie Kalibat (sideline)
| Statistics | WAG | FAU |
| First downs | 13 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 58–132 | 71–572 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–20 | 46–215 |
| Passing yards | 112 | 257 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–32–0 | 17–25–2 |
| Time of possession | 26:15 | 33:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wagner | Passing | Jake Cady | 11/30, 112 yards, TD |
| Wagner | Rushing | Rickey Spruill | 8 carries, 15 yards |
| Wagner | Receiving | Teree McDonald | 3 receptions, 43 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 9/12, 150 yards, INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | CJ Campbell Jr. | 14 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Omari Hayes | 6 receptions, 137 yards |

### North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 14 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Owls | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: October 12th
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 14,576
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)
| Statistics | UNT | FAU |
| First downs | 26 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 71–484 | 74–519 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–148 | 43–168 |
| Passing yards | 336 | 351 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–45–1 | 22–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 23:50 | 36:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Chandler Morris | 27/45, 336 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Shane Porter | 9 carries, 70 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | DT Sheffield | 11 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 22/30, 351 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | CJ Campbell Jr. | 18 carries, 89 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Omari Hayes | 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD |

### at UTSA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Roadrunners | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas
* Date: October 19th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 20,802
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
| Statistics | FAU | UTSA |
| First downs | 10 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 54–203 | 89–485 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–100 | 44–145 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 340 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–21–1 | 26–45–2 |
| Time of possession | 24:18 | 35:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 9/19, 96 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Cam Fancher | 15 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Caleb Coombs | 4 receptions, 61 yards |
| UTSA | Passing | Owen McCown | 26/45, 340 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| UTSA | Rushing | Brandon High | 9 carries, 65 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Receiving | Houston Thomas | 3 receptions, 63 yards |

### South Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 44 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: November 1st
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 20,111
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
| Statistics | USF | FAU |
| First downs | 25 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 75–525 | 80–485 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–319 | 38–179 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 306 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–32–0 | 22–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:15 | 33:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 19/32, 206 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Rushing | Nay'Quan Wright | 17 carries, 117 yards, TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Sean Atkins | 6 receptions, 57 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 22/42, 306 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | CJ Campbell Jr. | 12 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | CJ Campbell Jr. | 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD |

### at East Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Pirates | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina
* Date: November 7th
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: SW 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 30,573
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
| Statistics | FAU | ECU |
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 75–399 | 56–581 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–137 | 34–238 |
| Passing yards | 262 | 343 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–43–2 | 17–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:48 | 23:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Kasen Weisman | 20/35, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Kasen Weisman | 6 carries, 41 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Jabari Smith Jr. | 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD |
| East Carolina | Passing | Katin Houser | 17/22, 343 yards, 5 TD |
| East Carolina | Rushing | Jhari Patterson | 3 carries, 61 yards |
| East Carolina | Receiving | Anthony Smith | 3 receptions, 120 yards, TD |

### at Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Florida Atlantic | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| Temple | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 16th
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
* Game attendance: 12,291
* Referee: Steve Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
| Statistics | FAU | TEM |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 67–317 | 80–348 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–123 | 39–130 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 218 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–36–0 | 24–41–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:59 | 37:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Kasen Weisman | 11/23, 123 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | C. J. Campbell Jr. | 20 carries, 70 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | C. J. Campbell Jr. | 6 receptions, 57 yards |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 24/41, 218 yards |
| Temple | Rushing | Antwain Littleton | 13 carries, 54 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 14 receptions, 147 yards |

### Charlotte

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 39 |
| Owls | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: November 23rd
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 15,066
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Ryan Urquhart (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst) and Natalie Kalibat (sideline)
| Statistics | CLT | FAU |
| First downs | 13 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 54–442 | 73–458 |
| Rushes–yards | 24–46 | 50–279 |
| Passing yards | 396 | 179 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–30–1 | 12–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:59 | 36:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Charlotte | Passing | Deshawn Purdie | 16/30, 396 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Charlotte | Rushing | Cartevious Norton | 14 carries, 38 yards |
| Charlotte | Receiving | O'Mega Blake | 5 receptions, 205 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Tyriq Starks | 12/23, 179 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | CJ Campbell Jr. | 21 carries, 150 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Omari Hayes | 1 reception, 65 yards, TD |

### at Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Date: November 30th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
| Statistics | FAU | TLSA |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving |
| Tulsa | Passing |
| Tulsa | Rushing |
| Tulsa | Receiving |