2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 November 2013 2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football Florida Atlantic Owls wordmark.svg 250 Conference USA East Division C-USA 6–6 4–4 Carl Pelini 2nd first 8 games Brian Wright interim; final 4 games Brian Wright 2nd Spread Pete Rekstis (2nd season; first 8 games)Jovan Dewitt (interim; final 4 games) 4–2–5 FAU Stadium The 2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by at the start of the season by second-year head coach Carl Pelini. However Pelini and defensive coordinator Rekstis resigned on October 30 after admitting they were at a local party where pot was served.Carl Pelini Resigns at Florida Atlantic Brett McMurphy https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9903116/carl-pelini-resigns-florida-atlantic-coach ESPN October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013Carl Pelini, Assistant Resign at FAU Over Illegal Drug Use Tom Fornelli http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24162226/report-carl-pelini-has-resigned-at-fau CBS Sports October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013FAU Football Coach Carl Pelini Resigns After Drug-Use Accusation Dieter Kurtenbach http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-10-30/sports/sfl-fau-football-coach-carl-pelini-abruptly-resigns-20131030_1_fau-stadium-carl-pelini-bo-pelini https://web.archive.org/web/20131102001955/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-10-30/sports/sfl-fau-football-coach-carl-pelini-abruptly-resigns-20131030_1_fau-stadium-carl-pelini-bo-pelini dead November 2, 2013 South Florida Sun-Sentinel October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013FAU Head Coach Carl Pelini, Defensive Coordinator Resign Over "Illegal Drug Use" Zac Ellis http://college-football.si.com/2013/10/30/florida-atlantic-carl-pelini-resigns/ Sports Illustrated October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013 Brian Wright was promoted and made interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium. This season was the Owls' first as a member of Conference USA in the East Division. Schedule 2013 AP Eastern August 30 8:00 p.m. l y y Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU 6–34 50,151 September 5 7:30 p.m. l y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC FS1 13–31 37,533 September 14 7:00 p.m. w y y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL rivalry ESPN3 28–10 33,792 September 21 12:00 p.m. l Middle Tennessee FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CSS 35–42 OT 13,911 September 28 7:00 p.m. l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX FCS 14–18 14,380 October 5 3:00 p.m. w y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL 37–23 11,319 October 12 5:00 p.m. l Marshall FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL FCS 23–24 19,760 October 26 7:30 p.m. l y y Auburn 11 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL SECRN 10–45 85,517 November 2 5:00 p.m. w Tulane FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL 34–17 16,406 November 16 12:30 p.m. w y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CSS 41–7 20,802 November 23 3:00 p.m. w y New Mexico State FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL 55–10 12,253 November 29 3:00 p.m. w FIU FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Shula Bowl FS1 21–6 10,428 http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-13/sun-belt/2013-florida-atlantic-owls-football-schedule.php 2013 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule April 3, 2013 Awards and honors Mid-season awards and honors Week 3 Conference USA Player of the Week, Defense: D'Joun Smith (DB, Jr.) Week 6 Conference USA Player of the Week, Offense: Jaquez Johnson (QB, Jr.) Week 10 Conference USA Player of the Week, Defense: D'Joun Smith (DB, Jr.) Week 12 Conference USA Player of the Week, Defense: Christian Milstead (DB, Jr.) Post-season awards and honors Conference USA Newcomer of the Year: Jaquez Johnson (QB, Jr.) All-Conference USA honors First Team All-Conference USA: Cory Henry (DL, Sr.) D'Joun Smith (DB, Jr.) Second Team All-Conference USA: Andrae Kirk (LB, Jr.) Sean Kelly (P, So.) References Florida Atlantic Category:Florida Atlantic Owls football seasons Florida Atlantic Owls football