2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
American college football season
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The 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at the FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Lane Kiffin. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.
| 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| Record | 5–7 (3–5 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Charlie Weis Jr. (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Veer and shoot |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (1st season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | FAU Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee x | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Chuck Bednarik Award[1] | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | SR |
| Maxwell Award[2] | Devin Singletary | RB | JR |
| Doak Walker Award[3] | Devin Singletary | RB | JR |
| John Mackey Award[4] | Harrison Bryant | TE | JR |
| Butkus Award[5] | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | SR |
| Jim Thorpe Award[6] | Shelton Lewis | CB | SR |
| Jalen Young | S | SR | |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy[7] | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | SR |
| Shelton Lewis | CB | SR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[8] | Gerald Hearns | RB | SR |
| Walter Camp Award[9] | Devin Singletary | RB | JR |
| Ted Hendricks Award[10] | Hunter Snyder | DE | SR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[11] | DeAndre McNeal | WR | SR |
C-USA preseason awards
On July 16, 2018, Conference USA released their preseason awards, including the preseason all-CUSA team.[12] Running back Devin Singletary was selected as the preseason offensive player of the year and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year. The Owls placed a total of six players of the all-CUSA team.
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Offense Devin Singletary – RB/offensive player of the year Reggie Bain – OL Harrison Bryant – TE
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Defense Azeez Al-Shaair – LB/defensive player of the year Shelton Lewis – DB Jalen Young – DB
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Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Owls predicted to be champions of the East Division.[13]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Oklahoma* | FOX | L 14–63 | 86,402 | |
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Air Force* | CBSSN | W 33–27 | 24,101 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* |
| Stadium | W 49–28 | 19,017 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 16 UCF* | ESPN | L 36–56 | 44,257 | |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Stadium | L 24–25 | 17,299 | |
| October 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| Stadium | W 52–33 | 18,205 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at Marshall | CBSSN | L 7–31 | 23,825 | |
| October 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| CBSSN | L 13–21 | 14,948 |
| November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at FIU | Stadium | W 49–14 | 18,478 | |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| Stadium | W 34–15 | 14,400 |
| November 15 | 9:30 p.m. | at North Texas | CBSSN | L 38–41 | 18,338 | |
| November 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Charlotte |
| Stadium | L 24–27 | 11,638 |
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Game summaries
At Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 7 Sooners | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Owls | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
Bethune–Cookman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Owls | 29 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 49 |
At UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| No. 16 Knights | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
At Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| Owls | 6 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 52 |
At Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Owls | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
At FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 49 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hilltoppers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Owls | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
At North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 49ers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 3 | 74 | Devin Singletary | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 7 | 222 | Kerrith Whyte | RB | Chicago Bears |
