2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 March 2023 football 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic Owls wordmark.svg 250 Conference USA East Division C-USA 3–9 2–6 Charlie Partridge 3rd Travis Trickett 1st Roc Bellantoni 3rd Spread 4–3 FAU Stadium The 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2016 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 third-year head coach Charlie Partridge. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division. On November 27, head coach Charlie Partridge was fired.Charlie Partridge outPalm Beach Post https://web.archive.org/web/20161201144540/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/college-football/charlie-partridge-out-fau-football-coach/nIr7avF2aeGnzv2GZArzuN/ December 1, 2016 He finished at FAU with a three-year record of 9–27. On December 13, the school hired Lane Kiffin as head coach.http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fau-owls/sfl-fau-hires-lane-kiffin-as-coach-according-to-reports-20161212-story.html FAU hires Lane Kiffin as coach DeFranks Matthew Sun-Sentinel.com 2018-01-16 en-UShttp://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/florida-atlantic-university/article120712483.html From Bama to Boca: Lane Kiffin is FAU's new coach Miami Herald 2018-01-16 Schedule Florida Atlantic announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Owls will host C–USA foes Charlotte, Old Dominion, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Rice.http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020416aaa.html Football to Play Five of First Six Games in South Florida Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics February 4, 2016 February 12, 2016 The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Ball State from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Southern Illinois from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and two road games against Kansas State from the Big 12 Conference and Miami from the Atlantic Coast Conference. 2016 AP Poll released prior to game Eastern September 3 6:00 p.m. w y Southern Illinois FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL http://conferenceusa.com/watch/default.aspx?Live=309&path=fau CUSA.tv 38–30 14,887 September 10 6:00 p.m. l y y Miami (FL) 25 Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ACCN+ 10–38 57,123 September 17 2:30 p.m. l y y Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 7–63 50,871 September 24 6:00 p.m. l y Ball State FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv 27–31 13,846 October 1 7:00 p.m. l y FIU Shula Bowl FIU Stadium Miami, FL beIN 31–33 16,164 October 9Postponed [a] 12:00 p.m. l Charlotte FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv 23–28 7,401 October 15 7:00 p.m. l y Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ASN 21–27 22,839 October 29 3:30 p.m. l WKU FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ASN 3–52 9,338 November 5 3:30 p.m. w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 42–25 19,892 November 12 6:00 p.m. w UTEP FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv 35–31 9,122 November 19 6:00 p.m. l Old Dominion FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CI 24–42 5,843 November 26 5:30 p.m. l y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN beIN 56–77 10,227 Postponed [a]The game between Florida Atlantic and Charlotte on October 8, 2016, has been postponed due to Hurricane Matthew. The game is tentatively rescheduled the following day on October 9, 2016 with a noon kickoff.http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100616aaa.html FAU Football Game Postponed, Earliest Makeup Day Sunday Oct. 9 Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics October 6, 2016 October 6, 2016 Schedule source:2016 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule https://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-florida-atlantic-owls-football-schedule.php FB Schedules February 12, 2016 Game summaries Southern Illinois Salukis 14 10 0 6 Owls 14 7 14 3 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team At Miami (FL) Owls 0 3 7 0 #25 Hurricanes 0 14 10 14 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team At Kansas State Owls 0 0 0 7 Wildcats 21 21 7 14 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team Ball State Cardinals 0 17 7 7 Owls 14 10 0 3 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team At FIU Owls 7 10 14 0 Panthers 7 7 16 3 2016 FIU Panthers football team Shula Bowl Charlotte 49ers 7 14 7 0 Owls 3 14 0 6 2016 Charlotte 49ers football team At Marshall Owls 14 7 0 0 Thundering Herd 10 6 3 8 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team WKU Hilltoppers 14 10 14 14 Owls 0 3 0 0 2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team At Rice FAU Owls 14 7 7 14 Rice Owls 7 7 3 8 2016 Rice Owls football team UTEP Miners 7 10 7 7 Owls 7 10 3 15 2016 UTEP Miners football team Old Dominion Monarchs 3 10 22 7 Owls 14 7 3 0 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team At Middle Tennessee Owls 7 14 14 21 Blue Raiders 21 21 7 28 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team References Florida Atlantic Category:Florida Atlantic Owls football seasons Florida Atlantic Owls football