The 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2018 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 second-year head coach Lane Kiffin. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Chuck Bednarik AwardAzeez Al-ShaairLBSRMaxwell AwardDevin SingletaryRBJRDoak Walker AwardDevin SingletaryRBJRJohn Mackey AwardHarrison BryantTEJRButkus AwardAzeez Al-ShaairLBSRJim Thorpe AwardShelton LewisCBSRJalen YoungSSRBronko Nagurski TrophyAzeez Al-ShaairLBSRShelton LewisCBSRWuerffel TrophyGerald HearnsRBSRWalter Camp AwardDevin SingletaryRBJRTed Hendricks AwardHunter SnyderDESREarl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardDeAndre McNealWRSR
C-USA preseason awards On July 16, 2018, Conference USA released their preseason awards, including the preseason all-CUSA team. Running back Devin Singletary was selected as the preseason offensive player of the year and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year. The Owls placed a total of six players of the all-CUSA team.
Offense
Devin Singletary – RB/offensive player of the year
Reggie Bain – OL
Harrison Bryant – TE
Defense
Azeez Al-Shaair – LB/defensive player of the year
Shelton Lewis – DB
Jalen Young – DB
Preseason media poll Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Owls predicted to be champions of the East Division.
Schedule
Schedule source:
Game summaries
At Oklahoma
Air Force
Bethune–Cookman
At UCF
At Middle Tennessee
Old Dominion
At Marshall
Louisiana Tech
At FIU
Western Kentucky
At North Texas
Charlotte
Players drafted into the NFL
3 74 Devin Singletary RB Buffalo Bills 7 222 Kerrith Whyte RB Chicago Bears
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