Year: | 2022 |
Team: | Florida Atlantic Owls |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Conference USA |
Short Conf: | C–USA |
Record: | 5–7 |
Conf Record: | 4–4 |
Head Coach: | Willie Taggart |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Off Coach: | Brent Dearmon |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Off Scheme: | Pro spread |
Def Coach: | Todd Orlando |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
Stadium: | FAU Stadium |
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]
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 | ||
1 | UTSA | |
2 | UAB | |
3 | WKU | |
4 | Florida Atlantic | |
5 | North Texas | |
6 | UTEP | |
7 | Charlotte | |
8 | Middle Tennessee | |
9 | Louisiana Tech | |
10 | Rice | |
11 | FIU |
Florida Atlantic and Conference USA (C-USA) announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[4]
See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team.
See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team.
Statistics | FAU | OHIO |
---|---|---|
First downs | 25 | 26 |
Total yards | 478 | 476 |
Rushes/yards | 29/114 | 39/131 |
Passing yards | 364 | 345 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–42–0 | 27–34–0 |
Time of possession | 24:19 | 35:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 24/42, 364 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Larry McCammon | 14 rushes, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Je'Quan Burton | 5 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD | |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 27/34, 345 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 23 rushes, 114 yards | |
Receiving | James Bostic | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.
See also: 2022 UCF Knights football team.
See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team.
See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2022 UTEP Miners football team.
See also: 2022 UAB Blazers football team.
Statistics | UAB | FAU |
---|---|---|
First downs | 23 | 16 |
Total yards | 472 | 359 |
Rushing yards | 280 | 162 |
Passing yards | 192 | 197 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 36:00 | 24:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
UAB | Passing | 18/32, 192 yards, TD | |
Rushing | 24 rushes, 168 yards, TD | ||
Receiving | Trea Shropshire | 2 receptions, 60 yards | |
Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 14/25, 197 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Zuberi Mobley | 7 rushes, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Je'Quan Burton | 2 receptions, 55 yards, TD |
See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team.
Statistics | FAU | FIU |
---|---|---|
First downs | 25 | 14 |
Total yards | 385 | 277 |
Rushing yards | 281 | 203 |
Passing yards | 104 | 74 |
Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
Time of possession | 32:52 | 27:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 14/21, 104 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Larry McCammon | 26 rushes, 104 yards | |
Receiving | Tony Johnson | 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD | |
FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 9/26, 56 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 11 rushes, 87 yards | |
Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 2 receptions, 28 yards |
See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
Name | Title | |
---|---|---|
Head coach | ||
Associate head coach / outside linebackers and recruiting coordinator | ||
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach | ||
Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach | ||
Tight ends coach / special teams coordinator | ||
Run game coordinator / offensive line coach | ||
Safeties coach | ||
Wide receivers coach | ||
Cornerbacks coach | ||
Kevin Patrick | Defensive line coach | |
Running backs coach |