2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team explained

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]

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
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

Schedule

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

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Game summaries

Charlotte

See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team.

At Ohio

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 Perry24/42, 364 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Larry McCammon 14 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Je'Quan Burton 5 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Ohio Passing Kurtis Rourke27/34, 345 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Sieh Bangura 23 rushes, 114 yards
Receiving James Bostic 6 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

See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.

UCF

See also: 2022 UCF Knights football team.

At Purdue

See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team.

At North Texas

See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team.

Rice

See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team.

At UTEP

See also: 2022 UTEP Miners football team.

UAB

See also: 2022 UAB Blazers football team.

Statistics UABFAU
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

At FIU

See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team.

Statistics FAUFIU
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

At Middle Tennessee

See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

Western Kentucky

See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

Coaching staff

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

Notes and References

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