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2007 Florida Atlantic

8–⁠5 (6–⁠1 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Howard Schnellenberger.

Schedule and results

Florida Atlantic in 2007, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 27–14; lost at Oklahoma State 6–42; won vs. Minnesota 42–39; won at North Texas 30–20; lost at No. 14 Kentucky 17–45; lost vs. No. 6 South Florida 23–35; won at Louisiana 39–32; lost vs. UL Monroe 30–33; won vs. Arkansas State 34–31; lost at No. 14 Florida 20–59; won at Florida International 55–23; won at Troy 38–32; won vs. Memphis 44–27+32−39Won 27–14 vs. Middle Tennessee+13Middle TennesseeLost 6–42 at Oklahoma State-36Oklahoma StateWon 42–39 vs. Minnesota+3MinnesotaWon 30–20 at North Texas+10North TexasLost 17–45 at No. 14 Kentucky-28No. 14 KentuckyLost 23–35 vs. No. 6 South Florida-12No. 6 South FloridaWon 39–32 at Louisiana+7LouisianaLost 30–33 vs. UL Monroe-3UL MonroeWon 34–31 vs. Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateLost 20–59 at No. 14 Florida-39No. 14 FloridaWon 55–23 at Florida International+32Florida Interna…Won 38–32 at Troy+6TroyWon 44–27 vs. Memphis+17Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠1447%
Sep 8atOklahoma StateL 6–⁠4232%
Sep 15vsMinnesotaW 42–⁠3941%
Sep 22atNorth TexasW 30–⁠2055%
Sep 29at14KentuckyL 17–⁠4523%
Oct 6vs6South FloridaL 23–⁠3531%
Oct 20atLouisianaW 39–⁠3258%
Oct 27vsUL MonroeL 30–⁠3365%
Nov 10vsArkansas StateW 34–⁠3162%
Nov 17at14FloridaL 20–⁠5912%
Nov 24atFlorida InternationalW 55–⁠2373%
Dec 1atTroyW 38–⁠3224%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsMemphisNew Orleans BowlW 44–⁠2759%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Memphis 44–⁠27 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Sun Belt Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Sun Belt Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Troy

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
405–⁠432
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1499 +89 this season
SP+ rating
-12.5 No. 92 of 120; offense No. 75, defense No. 97, special teams No. 104
SRS
−4.5 No. 77 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Nord
Defensive coordinator
Kirk Hoza
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 119
  • Defense63rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0338%1.0760th of 119
Defense0.0545%0.8363rd of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 351% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

2007 Sun Belt Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Troy6–⁠18–⁠4
Florida Atlantic6–⁠18–⁠5
UL Monroe4–⁠36–⁠6
Middle Tennessee4–⁠35–⁠7
Arkansas State3–⁠45–⁠7
Louisiana3–⁠43–⁠9
North Texas1–⁠62–⁠10
Florida International1–⁠61–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.