2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (3–5 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Johnson (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Marshall   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
UAB   6 – 2     9 – 4  
North Texas   5 – 3     6 – 7  
UTEP   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by head coach Willie Taggart, in his second year.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 7:30 p.m. at No. 13 Florida*
SECN L 14–35 86,840
September 11 3:30 p.m. Georgia Southern*
Stadium W 38–6 17,736
September 18 6:00 p.m. Fordham*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
 ESPN3 W 45–14 17,132
September 25 8:00 p.m. at Air Force*
FS2 L 7–31 19,763
October 2 3:30 p.m. FIU
Stadium W 58–21 24,726
October 9 3:30 p.m. at UAB
Stadium L 14–31 25,191
October 21 7:30 p.m. at Charlotte
CBSSN W 38–913,017
October 30 6:00 p.m. UTEPdagger
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
 ESPN+ W 28–25 16,432
November 6 6:00 p.m. Marshall
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
 CBSSN L 13–28 21,803
November 13 7:00 p.m. at Old Dominion
ESPN3 L 16–30 13,634
November 20 12:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky
Stadium L 17–52 10,477
November 27 7:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
 Stadium L 17–27 15,127
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Florida Atlantic Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.


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