2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–7 (4–4 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Dearmon (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UTSA y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
North Texas y   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     5 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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
Predicted finish Team
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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 277:00 p.m.Charlotte
CBSSNW 43–1319,571
September 36:00 p.m.at Ohio*
ESPN+L 38–4120,003
September 106:00 p.m.No. 21 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN3W 42–917,532
September 177:30 p.m.UCF*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSNL 14–4030,991
September 247:30 p.m.at Purdue*
BTNL 26–2855,137
October 14:00 p.m.at
Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
    		• ESPN+L 28–4518,274
    October 156:00 p.m.Ricedagger
    • FAU Stadium
    • Boca Raton, FL
    		ESPN+W 17–1421,465
    October 224:00 p.m.at UTEP
    		ESPN+L 21–2412,796
    October 297:00 p.m.UAB
    • FAU Stadium
    • Boca Raton, FL
    		CBSSNW 24–1716,138
    November 1212:00 p.m.at
    Westchester, FL (Shula Bowl)
    		StadiumW 52–7
    November 193:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
    		ESPN3/ESPN+L 21–499,958
    November 2612:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
    • FAU Stadium
    • Boca Raton, FL
    		CBSSNL 31–32 OT18,376
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    [5][6]

    Game summaries

    Charlotte

    See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team
    Charlotte 49ers (0-0) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (0-0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    49ers 7 0 6013
    Owls 10 16 71043

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    Boca Raton, FL

    • Date: August 27
    • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: 0 MPH
    • Game attendance: 19,571
    • Referee: Patrick Foy
    • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Hassel, Robert Turbin
    Statistics Charlotte Florida Atlantic
    First downs 11 26
    Plays–yards 279 482
    Rushes–yards 62 218
    Passing yards 217 264
    Passing: comp–att–int 1 0
    Time of possession 25:04 34:56
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 14-19,196 yards, 2 TD
    Rushing Shadrick Byrd 14 rushes, 51 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Grant DuBose 4 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD
    Florida Atlantic Passing N'Kosi Perry 16-22, 256 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing Larry McCammon 14 rushes, 118 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving LaJohntay Wester 4 receptions, 66 yards

    At Ohio

    See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team
    Florida Atlantic Owls (1–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (0–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Florida Atlantic 10 7 02138
    Ohio 3 10 141441

    at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

    • Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
    • Game weather: sunny, Temperature:75 °F (24 °C)
    • Game attendance: 20,003
    • Referee: Tom Stapleton
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima, Je'Rod Cherry
    • Pregame line: FAU −6.0 • box score, Ohio notes
    Game information
    First Quarter
    • (11:10) FAU – Burton, Je'Quan 20 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:50 (FAU 7–0)
    • (07:00) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 29 yd field goal 4 plays, yards, TOP 01:43 (FAU 7–3)
    • (02:50) FAU – Suarez, Morgan 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:10 (FAU 10–3)
    Second Quarter
    • (14:13) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 6 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:37 (Tied 10–10)
    • (10:38) FAU – Edrine, Jahmal 16 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:35 (FAU 17–10)
    • (01:24) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:25 (FAU 17–13)
    Third Quarter
    • (10:33) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 11 plays, 87 yards, TOP 04:21 (OHIO 20–17)
    • (04:24) OHIO – Cross, Miles 1 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 78 yards, TOP 04:19 (OHIO 27–17)
    Fourth Quarter
    • (12:20) OHIO – Rourke, Kurtis 2 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 29 yards, TOP 01:37 (OHIO 34–17)
    • (10:22) FAU – Johnson, Tony 9 yd pass from Perry ,N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:58 (OHIO 34–24)
    • (07:10) OHIO – Bostic, James 15 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 83 yards, TOP 03:08 (OHIO 41–24)
    • (06:09) FAU – Edrine, Jahmal 7 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:01 (OHIO 41–31)
    • (04:09) FAU – Wester, LaJohntay 7 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:06 (OHIO 41–38)
    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

    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
    Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0-1) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 21 (FCS) Lions 0 3 069
    Owls 7 21 7742

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    Boca Raton, FL

    • Date: September 10
    • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny
    • Game attendance: 17,533
    • Referee: Joe Lehring
    • TV: ESPN3

    UCF

    See also: 2022 UCF Knights football team
    UCF Knights at Florida Atlantic Owls (2-1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Knights 7 9 141040
    Owls 14 0 0014

    at

    Boca Raton, FL

    • Date: September 17
    • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: W 4 MPH
    • Game attendance: 30,991
    • Referee: Kevin Randall
    • TV: CBSSN
    Statistics UCF Florida Atlantic
    First downs
    Plays–yards
    Rushes–yards
    Passing yards
    Passing: comp–att–int
    Time of possession
    Team Category Player Statistics
    UCF Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving
    Florida Atlantic Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving

    At Purdue

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Owls 0 13 7 6 26
    Boilermakers 7 7 7 7 28
    See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

    At North Texas

    See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team
    Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Owls 7 14 0728
    Mean Green 7 21 14345

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    Dallas, TX

    • Date: October 1
    • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: S 10 MPH
    • Game attendance: 18,274
    • Referee: Joe Lehring
    • TV: ESPN+
    Statistics FAU UNT
    First downs 24 21
    Plays–yards 432 481
    Rushes–yards 137 300
    Passing yards 295 181
    Passing: comp–att–int 2 2
    Time of possession 26:26 33:24
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Florida Atlantic Passing N'Kosi Perry 26/50, 295 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
    Rushing Larry McCammon 15 rushes, 79 yards
    Receiving LaJohntay Wester 10 receptions, 113 yards, TD
    North Texas Passing Austin Aune 14/20, 180 yards, 3 TD, INT
    Rushing Ikaika Ragsdale 16 rushes, 119 yards, TD
    Receiving Roderic Burns 3 receptions, 69 yards

    Rice

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rice Owls 14 0 0 0 14
    FAU Owls 0 7 3 7 17
    See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team

    At UTEP

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Owls 0 7 7 7 21
    Miners 0 6 8 10 24
    See also: 2022 UTEP Miners football team

    UAB

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Blazers 0 14 3 0 17
    Owls 10 0 14 0 24
    See also: 2022 UAB Blazers football team

    At FIU

    See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Owls 21 10 14 7 52
    Panthers 0 7 0 0 7
    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

    At Middle Tennessee

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Owls 7 7 7 0 21
    Blue Raiders 14 14 14 7 49
    See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

    Western Kentucky

    1 2 3 4OT Total
    Hilltoppers 0 7 10 78 32
    Owls 0 7 10 77 31
    See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

    Coaching staff

    Name Title
    Willie Taggart Head coach
    Raymond Woodie
    		 Associate head coach / outside linebackers and recruiting coordinator
    Brent Dearmon Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach
    Todd Orlando Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach
    Chad Lunsford Tight ends coach / special teams coordinator
    Ed Warinner Run game coordinator / offensive line coach
    Derrick Gibson Safeties coach
    Billy Gonzales Wide receivers coach
    Brandon Harris Cornerbacks coach
    Kevin Patrick Defensive line coach
    Donte Pimpleton Running backs coach

    References

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