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Florida Atlantic Football Team History

Florida Atlantic Owls

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Founded: 1961
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Capacity: 20,450
Colors: Navy, Red & Yellow
Coach: Lane Kiffin
Conference: Conference USA-East

2001 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Lane Kiffin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Florida Atlantic.

The Owls won the Conference USA Conference Championship.

The Owls won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Navy	19	42	L
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Wisconsin	14	31	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Bethune-Cookman	45	0	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Buffalo	31	34	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Middle Tennessee State	38	20	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Old Dominion	58	28	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. North Texas	69	31	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Western Kentucky	42	28	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Marshall	30	25	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Louisiana Tech	48	23	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Florida International	52	24	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Charlotte	31	12	W
Sat., Dec. 2	North Texas	41	17	W	@ Boca Raton, FL
Tue., Dec. 19	Akron	50	3	W	@ Boca Raton, FL	Boca Raton Bowl

2017 Season Totals
Record	11-3
Points Scored	568
Scoring Average	40.6
Points Allowed	318
Defense Average	22.7
Opponents Record	93-77
Conference Record	9-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-2

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Conference USA-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida Atlantic	11-3	568	318	Won 50-3	9-0	409	208	Lane Kiffin
Florida International	8-5	333	370	Lost 3-28	5-3	210	216	Butch Davis
Marshall	8-5	347	259	Won 31-28	4-4	206	147	John Holliday
Middle Tennessee State	7-6	332	321	Won 35-30	4-4	234	193	Rick Stockstill
Western Kentucky	6-7	331	349	Lost 17-27	4-4	226	233	Mike Sanford Jr.
Old Dominion	5-7	248	380		3-5	177	265	Bobby Wilder
Charlotte	1-11	170	393		1-7	125	251	Brad Lambert

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.