The 2023 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in their first season as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by first-year head coach Tom Herman. The Florida Atlantic Owls football team drew an average home attendance of 18,603 in 2023.
Transfers
Outgoing Name Pos. New school Adarius Tolliver OT Unknown Antarrius Moultrie LB Edward WatersDearis Thomas LB Bethune–CookmanGlover Cook RB UT MartinKareem Wilson DL Rhode IslandKelvin Dean ATH Florida A&MJahmal Edrine WR Purdue Ja'Marquis Johnson WR Unknown Jaylen Joyner EDGE MemphisJordan Young WR Unknown Julius Barfield WDE QuincyKobe Stewart WR Northwestern StateMarvin Scott III RB UnknownPeter Warrick CB Florida StateRiley Thompson P Penn StateTeja Young S Ole MissWillie Taggart Jr. ATH Western Kentucky
Incoming Name Pos. Previous schoolDaniel Richardson QB Central MichiganRichard Thomas EDGE IndianaWoody Jean ATH ArizonaKobe Lewis RB PurdueJarron Morris CB Texas StateDevin Price WR Texas A&MBen Ballard QB TexasKahlil Brantley TE Miami (FL)Desmond Tisdol LB AuburnElijah Brown TE AlabamaCasey Thompson QB Nebraska
Preseason Spring game The 2023 FAU spring exhibition game was played on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at FAU Stadium. The team was split into two squads for gameplay, Team Red and Team White.
Date Time Spring Game Site Result April 15 12:00pm Team Red vs. Team White FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Team Red 42-17 Team White
Schedule Florida Atlantic and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.
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Coaching staff Name Title Tom Herman Head coach Roc Bellantoni Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach Charlie Frye Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach Corey Bell Defensive pass game coordinator Brandon Harris Co-Defensive coordinator / Cornerbacks coach Ed Warinner Assistant head coach / Run game coordinator / offensive line coach Chad Lunsford Associate head coach / Tight ends coach / special teams coordinator David Beaty Wide receivers coach Derrick Gibson Safeties coach Roosevelt Maggitt Defensive line coach Chris Perkins Running backs coach
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Game summaries
vs Monmouth
vs Ohio
at Clemson
at Illinois
vs Tulsa
at South Florida
vs UTSA
at Charlotte
Statistics FAUCHAR First downs 21 22 Total yards 349 325 Rushing yards 131 161 Passing yards 218 164 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 21:31 38:29
Team Category Player StatisticsFlorida Atlantic Passing Daniel Richardson 19/26, 218 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Larry McCammon 15 carries, 67 yards, TD Receiving LaJohntay Wester 10 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TDCharlotte Passing Trexler Ivey 8/15, 68 yards, TD Rushing Terron Kellman 20 carries, 83 yards Receiving Jake Clemons 2 receptions, 28 yards, TD
at UAB
vs East Carolina
vs No. 24 Tulane
Statistics TULFAU First downs 17 14 Total yards 336 234 Rushing yards 84 32 Passing yards 252 202 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 32:08 27:52 Team Category Player StatisticsTulane Passing Michael Pratt 21/28, 252 yards, 3 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 21 carries, 72 yards Receiving Chris Brazzell II 7 receptions, 103 yards, TDFlorida Atlantic Passing Daniel Richardson 24/31, 202 yards, TD, INT Rushing Larry McCammon 10 carries, 32 yards Receiving LaJohntay Wester 11 receptions, 86 yards
at Rice
Statistics FAURICE First downs 14 32 Total yards 279 465 Rushing yards 151 211 Passing yards 128 254 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 20:18 39:42 Team Category Player StatisticsFlorida Atlantic Passing Daniel Richardson 8/9, 93 yards, TD Rushing Kobe Lewis 7 rushes, 82 yards, TD Receiving Tony Johnson 2 receptions, 49 yards, TDRice Passing A. J. Padgett 24/37, 255 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Dean Connors 14 rushes, 75 yards Receiving Luke McCaffrey 12 receptions, 141 yards, TD
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