2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2015 record	3–9 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Charlie Partridge (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Wright (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Roc Bellantoni (2nd year)
Home stadium	FAU Stadium (Capacity: 29,419)

2015 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
#24 WKU x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					3	–	9
Charlotte		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 8:39, January 12, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represents Florida Atlantic University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They are led by second year head coach Charlie Partridge and play their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

Schedule

Florida Atlantic announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Owls will host CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Rice, and will travel to Charlotte, Old Dominion, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Tulsa*	Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 44–47 ^OT	24,001[2]
September 11	8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)*	FAU Stadium • Boca, Raton, FL	FS1	L 20–44	30,321
September 19	Noon	Buffalo*	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ASN	L 15–33	15,397
September 26	7:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ASN	W 17–7	17,444
October 10	2:30 p.m.	Rice	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	FCS	L 26–27	13,191
October 17	Noon	Marshall	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	FCS	L 17–33	17,129
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	ASN	L 17–27	22,468
October 31	3:30 p.m.	FIU	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)	ASN	W 31–17	16,432
November 7	Noon	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	FSN	L 19–35	18,421
November 14	Noon	Middle Tennessee	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ASN	L 17–24	13,233
November 21	Noon	at #8 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 14–20 ^OT	90,107
November 28	Noon	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	ASN	W 33–31	20,118
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Schedule source:^[3]

Game notes

at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Owls	7	10	21	3	3	44
Golden Hurricane	14	7	7	13	6	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	FAU, 50–21

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	14	6	17	7	44
Owls	10	7	3	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	MIA, 34–6

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	19	7	33
Owls	2	7	0	6	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	3	0	7	17
49ers	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice Owls	14	0	0	13	27
FAU Owls	7	7	6	6	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	RICE, 18–14

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	9	14	7	3	33
Owls	3	7	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	MARSH, 35–16

at UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	17	0	0	17
Miners	7	7	7	6	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	3	7	17
Owls	7	10	0	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2014	FIU, 48–10

at Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	6	6	0	19
Hilltoppers	0	14	14	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2014	FAU, 45–38

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	10	7	7	0	24
Owls	7	7	3	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–9	2014	MTSU, 35–34

at Florida

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Owls	0	0	7	7	0	14
Gators	0	0	14	0	6	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2011	UF, 41–3

at Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	10	3	6	33
Monarchs	3	7	21	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	ODU, 31–28

References

1. "C-USA Announces 2015 FAU Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
2. "Tulsa tops FAU in Overtime, 47–44". University of Tulsa Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
3. "2015 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 26, 2015.