American college football season
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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 27 7:00 p.m. Charlotte CBSSN W 43–1319,571
September 3 6:00 p.m. at Ohio * ESPN+ L 38–4120,003
September 10 6:00 p.m. No. 21 (FCS ) Southeastern Louisiana * FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ESPN3 W 42–917,532
September 17 7:30 p.m. UCF * FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CBSSN L 14–4030,991
September 24 7:30 p.m. at Purdue * BTN L 26–2855,137
October 1 4:00 p.m. at North Texas ESPN+ L 28–4518,274
October 15 6:00 p.m. Rice FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 17–1421,465
October 22 4:00 p.m. at UTEP ESPN+ L 21–2412,796
October 29 7:00 p.m. UAB FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CBSSN W 24–1716,138
November 12 12:00 p.m. at FIU Stadium W 52–7
November 19 3:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN3/ESPN+ L 21–499,958
November 26 12:00 p.m. Western Kentucky FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CBSSN L 31–32 OT 18,376
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[5] [6]
Game summaries
Charlotte
Charlotte 49ers (0-0) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (0-0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
49ers
7
0
6 0 13
Owls
10
16
7 10 43
at FAU Stadium , Boca Raton, FL
Date : August 27Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: 0 MPH Game attendance : 19,571Referee : Patrick FoyTV 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
Florida Atlantic Owls (1–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (0–0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Florida Atlantic
10
7
0 21 38
Ohio
3
10
14 14 41
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
Date : Saturday, September 3, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : sunny, Temperature :75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 20,003Referee : Tom StapletonTV 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
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0-1) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 21 (FCS) Lions
0
3
0 6 9
Owls
7
21
7 7 42
at FAU Stadium , Boca Raton, FL
Date : September 10Game time : 5:00 p.m.Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 17,533Referee : Joe LehringTV : ESPN3
UCF
UCF Knights at Florida Atlantic Owls (2-1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Knights
7
9
14 10 40
Owls
14
0
0 0 14
at FAU Stadium , Boca Raton, FL
Date : September 17Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: W 4 MPH Game attendance : 30,991Referee : Kevin RandallTV : 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
At North Texas
Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Owls
7
14
0 7 28
Mean Green
7
21
14 3 45
at Apogee Stadium , Dallas, TX
Date : October 1Game time : 4:00 p.m.Game weather : 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: S 10 MPH Game attendance : 18,274Referee : Joe LehringTV : 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
At UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
7
7
7
21
Miners
0
6
8
10
24
UAB
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
14
3
0
17
Owls
10
0
14
0
24
At FIU
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
Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Hilltoppers
0
7
10
7 8
32
Owls
0
7
10
7 7
31
Coaching staff
References
^ "FAU Accepts Invite to The American" . FAUSports.com . October 21, 2021.
^ "FAU's American Move Officially Set for 2023" . FAUSports.com . June 10, 2022.
^ "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish for 2022" . Conference USA. July 25, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022 .
^ "FAU Announces 2022 Football Schedule" . FAUSports.com . March 30, 2022.
^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule 2022" . ESPN . Retrieved November 29, 2022 .
^ "2022 Football Schedule" . Florida Atlantic University . Retrieved November 29, 2022 .
^ "Rourke throws four TD passes in Ohio's wild win over FAU" . ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022 .
^ "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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