2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–7 (4–4 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Dearmon (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
2022 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UTSA y$  8 –0   11 –3  
North Texas y  6 –2   7 –7  
Western Kentucky  6 –2   9 –5  
Middle Tennessee  4 –4   8 –5  
UAB  4 –4   7 –6  
Florida Atlantic  4 –4   5 –7  
Rice  3 –5   5 –8  
UTEP  3 –5   5 –7  
FIU  2 –6   4 –8  
Charlotte  2 –6   3 –9  
Louisiana Tech  2 –6   3 –9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Willie Taggart in this third and final season as head coach, the Owls compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in C-USA. Florida Atlantic played home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

During the previous season, on October 21, 2021, Florida Atlantic accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and will become a full member on July 1, 2023.[1] The 2022 season was the program's last as a member of C-USA.[2]

Preseason

C-USA media day

The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Owls were predicted to finish fourth in the conference's preseason poll.[3]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1UTSA
2UAB
3WKU
4Florida Atlantic
5North Texas
6UTEP
7Charlotte
8Middle Tennessee
9Louisiana Tech
10Rice
11FIU

Schedule

Florida Atlantic and Conference USA (C-USA) announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 277:00 p.m.Charlotte
CBSSNW 43–1319,571
September 36:00 p.m.at Ohio*
ESPN+L 38–4120,003
September 106:00 p.m.No. 21 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN3W 42–917,532
September 177:30 p.m.UCF*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSNL 14–4030,991
September 247:30 p.m.at Purdue*
BTNL 26–2855,137
October 14:00 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN+L 28–4518,274
October 156:00 p.m.Ricedagger
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+W 17–1421,465
October 224:00 p.m.at UTEP
ESPN+L 21–2412,796
October 297:00 p.m.UAB
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSNW 24–1716,138
November 1212:00 p.m.at FIU
StadiumW 52–7
November 193:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN3/ESPN+L 21–499,958
November 2612:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSNL 31–32 OT18,376
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5][6]

Game summaries

Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers (0-0) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (0-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 0 6013
Owls 10 16 71043

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: August 27
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: 0 MPH
  • Game attendance: 19,571
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Hassel, Robert Turbin
Statistics Charlotte Florida Atlantic
First downs1126
Plays–yards279482
Rushes–yards62218
Passing yards217264
Passing: comp–att–int10
Time of possession25:0434:56
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Charlotte PassingChris Reynolds14-19,196 yards, 2 TD
RushingShadrick Byrd14 rushes, 51 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingGrant DuBose4 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD
Florida Atlantic PassingN'Kosi Perry16-22, 256 yards, 1 TD
RushingLarry McCammon14 rushes, 118 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingLaJohntay Wester4 receptions, 66 yards

At Ohio

Florida Atlantic Owls (1–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida Atlantic 10 7 02138
Ohio 3 10 141441

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

  • Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny, Temperature:75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,003
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima, Je'Rod Cherry
  • Pregame line: FAU −6.0 • box score, Ohio notes
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:10) FAU – Burton, Je'Quan 20 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:50 (FAU 7–0)
  • (07:00) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 29 yd field goal 4 plays, yards, TOP 01:43 (FAU 7–3)
  • (02:50) FAU – Suarez, Morgan 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:10 (FAU 10–3)
Second Quarter
  • (14:13) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 6 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:37 (Tied 10–10)
  • (10:38) FAU – Edrine, Jahmal 16 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:35 (FAU 17–10)
  • (01:24) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:25 (FAU 17–13)
Third Quarter
  • (10:33) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 11 plays, 87 yards, TOP 04:21 (OHIO 20–17)
  • (04:24) OHIO – Cross, Miles 1 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 78 yards, TOP 04:19 (OHIO 27–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:20) OHIO – Rourke, Kurtis 2 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 29 yards, TOP 01:37 (OHIO 34–17)
  • (10:22) FAU – Johnson, Tony 9 yd pass from Perry ,N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:58 (OHIO 34–24)
  • (07:10) OHIO – Bostic, James 15 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 83 yards, TOP 03:08 (OHIO 41–24)
  • (06:09) FAU – Edrine, Jahmal 7 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:01 (OHIO 41–31)
  • (04:09) FAU – Wester, LaJohntay 7 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:06 (OHIO 41–38)
StatisticsFAUOHIO
First downs2526
Total yards478476
Rushes/yards29/11439/131
Passing yards364345
Passing: Comp–Att–Int24–42–027–34–0
Time of possession24:1935:41
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Florida AtlanticPassingN'Kosi Perry24/42, 364 yards, 5 TD
RushingLarry McCammon14 rushes, 60 yards
ReceivingJe'Quan Burton5 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
OhioPassingKurtis Rourke27/34, 345 yards, 4 TD
RushingSieh Bangura23 rushes, 114 yards
ReceivingJames Bostic6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD

Ohio recovered from an early deficit and then had to hold on to avoid surrendering a late 17 point lead in winning a shootout against Florida Atlantic.[7] Quarterback Kurtis Rourke and freshman kicker Nathanial Vakos both earned MAC East Player of the Week awards.[8]

No. 21 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0-1) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 (FCS) Lions 0 3 069
Owls 7 21 7742

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,533
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV: ESPN3

UCF

UCF Knights at Florida Atlantic Owls (2-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Knights 7 9 141040
Owls 14 0 0014

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: W 4 MPH
  • Game attendance: 30,991
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV: CBSSN
Statistics UCF Florida Atlantic
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UCF Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida Atlantic Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 13 7 6 26
Boilermakers 7 7 7 7 28

At North Texas

Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green
Period 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 14 0728
Mean Green 7 21 14345

at Apogee Stadium, Dallas, TX

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: S 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 18,274
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics FAU UNT
First downs2421
Plays–yards432481
Rushes–yards137300
Passing yards295181
Passing: comp–att–int22
Time of possession26:2633:24
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Florida Atlantic PassingN'Kosi Perry26/50, 295 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingLarry McCammon15 rushes, 79 yards
ReceivingLaJohntay Wester10 receptions, 113 yards, TD
North Texas PassingAustin Aune14/20, 180 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingIkaika Ragsdale16 rushes, 119 yards, TD
ReceivingRoderic Burns3 receptions, 69 yards

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Rice Owls 14 0 0 0 14
FAU Owls 0 7 3 7 17

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 7 21
Miners 0 6 8 10 24

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 14 3 0 17
Owls 10 0 14 0 24

At FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 21 10 14 7 52
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7

At Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 7 0 21
Blue Raiders 14 14 14 7 49

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4OT Total
Hilltoppers 0 7 10 78 32
Owls 0 7 10 77 31

Coaching staff

NameTitle
Willie TaggartHead coach
Raymond WoodieAssociate head coach / outside linebackers and recruiting coordinator
Brent DearmonOffensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach
Todd OrlandoDefensive coordinator / linebackers coach
Chad LunsfordTight ends coach / special teams coordinator
Ed WarinnerRun game coordinator / offensive line coach
Derrick GibsonSafeties coach
Billy GonzalesWide receivers coach
Brandon HarrisCornerbacks coach
Kevin PatrickDefensive line coach
Donte PimpletonRunning backs coach

References

  1. ↑ "FAU Accepts Invite to The American". FAUSports.com. October 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ "FAU's American Move Officially Set for 2023". FAUSports.com. June 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish for 2022". Conference USA. July 25, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "FAU Announces 2022 Football Schedule". FAUSports.com. March 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022 Football Schedule". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rourke throws four TD passes in Ohio's wild win over FAU". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ "MAC Announces Week 1 Football Players of the Week". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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