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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.
[1] He finished at FAU with a three-year record of 9–27. On December 13, the school hired
Lane Kiffin as head coach.
[2]
[3]
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 .
[4]
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 .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m.
Southern Illinois *
CUSA.tv W 38–3014,887 September 10 6:00 p.m. at No. 25
Miami (FL) *
ACCN+ L 10–3857,123 September 17 2:30 p.m. at
Kansas State *
FSN L 7–6350,871 September 24 6:00 p.m.
Ball State * FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv L 27–3113,846 October 1 7:00 p.m. at
FIU
beIN L 31–3316,164 October 9
[a] 12:00 p.m.
Charlotte FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv L 23–287,401 October 15 7:00 p.m. at
Marshall
ASN L 21–2722,839 October 29 3:30 p.m.
WKU FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ASN L 3–529,338 November 5 3:30 p.m. at
Rice
ESPN3 W 42–2519,892 November 12 6:00 p.m.
UTEP FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv W 35–319,122 November 19 6:00 p.m.
Old Dominion FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL
CI L 24–425,843 November 26 5:30 p.m. at
Middle Tennessee beIN L 56–7710,227
^[a] Hurricane Matthew . The game is tentatively rescheduled the following day on October 9, 2016 with a noon kickoff.
[5] Schedule Source:
[6] Game summaries Southern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Salukis
14
10
0
6
30
Owls
14
7
14
3
38
At Miami (FL)
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
3
7
0
10
#25 Hurricanes
0
14
10
14
38
At Kansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
0
0
7
7
Wildcats
21
21
7
14
63
Ball State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
0
17
7
7
31
Owls
14
10
0
3
27
At FIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
10
14
0
31
Panthers
7
7
16
3
33
Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
7
14
7
0
28
Owls
3
14
0
6
23
At Marshall
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
14
7
0
0
21
Thundering Herd
10
6
3
8
27
WKU
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
14
10
14
14
52
Owls
0
3
0
0
3
At Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
FAU Owls
14
7
7
14
42
Rice Owls
7
7
3
8
25
UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
10
7
7
31
Owls
7
10
3
15
35
Old Dominion
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
3
10
22
7
42
Owls
14
7
3
0
24
At Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
14
14
21
56
Blue Raiders
21
21
7
28
77
References
^
Charlie Partridge out Palm Beach Post
Archived December 1, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
^ DeFranks, Matthew.
"FAU hires Lane Kiffin as coach" . Sun-Sentinel.com . Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
^
"From Bama to Boca: Lane Kiffin is FAU's new coach" . Miami Herald . Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
^
"Football to Play Five of First Six Games in South Florida" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016 .
^
"FAU Football Game Postponed, Earliest Makeup Day Sunday Oct. 9" (Press release). Florida Atlantic University Department of Athletics. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
^
"2016 Florida Atlantic Owls Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016 .
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