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2019 Florida Atlantic

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by Lane Kiffin, then Glenn Spencer (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Florida Atlantic in 2019, game by game: lost at No. 5 Ohio State 21–45; lost vs. No. 18 UCF 14–48; won at Ball State 41–31; won vs. Wagner 42–7; won at Charlotte 45–27; won vs. Middle Tennessee 28–13; lost vs. Marshall 31–36; won at Old Dominion 41–3; won at Western Kentucky 35–24; won vs. Florida International 37–7; won at UTSA 40–26; won vs. Southern Miss 34–17; won vs. UAB 49–6; won vs. SMU 52–28+43−34Lost 21–45 at No. 5 Ohio State-24No. 5 Ohio StateLost 14–48 vs. No. 18 UCF-34No. 18 UCFWon 41–31 at Ball State+10Ball StateWon 42–7 vs. Wagner+35WagnerWon 45–27 at Charlotte+18CharlotteWon 28–13 vs. Middle Tennessee+15Middle TennesseeLost 31–36 vs. Marshall-5MarshallWon 41–3 at Old Dominion+38Old DominionWon 35–24 at Western Kentucky+11Western KentuckyWon 37–7 vs. Florida International+30Florida Interna…Won 40–26 at UTSA+14UTSAWon 34–17 vs. Southern Miss+17Southern MissWon 49–6 vs. UAB+43UABWon 52–28 vs. SMU+24SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at5Ohio StateL 21–⁠4520%
Sep 7vs18UCFL 14–⁠4835%
Sep 14atBall StateW 41–⁠3160%
Sep 21vsWagnerW 42–⁠789%
Sep 28atCharlotteW 45–⁠2756%
Oct 12vsMiddle TennesseeW 28–⁠1365%
Oct 18vsMarshallL 31–⁠3666%
Oct 26atOld DominionW 41–⁠372%
Nov 2atWestern KentuckyW 35–⁠2450%
Nov 9vsFlorida InternationalW 37–⁠771%
Nov 23atUTSAW 40–⁠2675%
Nov 30vsSouthern MissW 34–⁠1767%
Dec 7vsUABConference USA Championship GameW 49–⁠667%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsSMUBoca Raton BowlW 52–⁠2862%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 52–⁠28 in the Boca Raton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

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

Conference USA champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Conference USA Championship Game

John Mackey AwardHarrison Bryant, TE

Consensus All-AmericanHarrison Bryant, TE

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
510–⁠318
Coach
Lane Kiffin, then Glenn Spencer (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1671 +150 this season
SP+ rating
-0.6 No. 63 of 130; offense No. 67, defense No. 74, special teams No. 56
SRS
5.8 No. 40 of 130 in FBS
Returning
52% of last season’s EPA, No. 87 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 60 roster talent No. 75 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Weis Jr.
Defensive coordinator
Glenn Spencer
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense41st of 130
  • Defense23rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted38th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1542%1.3041st of 130
Defense0.0139%1.2723rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.02 def		42% off
39% def		—38th off
23rd def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 3218% allowed
Defense3.0own 2721% caused

CORE rating 6.5, 36th of 130 (offense -0.3, defense -6.8).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsChris Robison QB3,699 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Robison QB28 TD
Rushing yardsMalcom Davidson RB702 yds
Rushing touchdownsMalcom Davidson RB9 TD
Receiving yardsHarrison Bryant TE1,004 yds
Receiving touchdownsHarrison Bryant TE7 TD
TacklesRashad Smith LB109 tkl
SacksAkileis Leroy LB7.5 sacks
InterceptionsMeiko Dotson DB9 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Cameron Wynn ATH★★★No. 635
Glover Cook RB★★★No. 719
Diamante Howard OLB★★★No. 719
Latrell Jean SDE★★★No. 754
Tye Edwards OLB★★★No. 924

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.70.839
Receivers33.00.821
Offensive line33.00.817
Defensive line53.00.847
Linebackers43.00.847
Defensive backs43.00.838
Athletes and specialists72.70.825
Whole class292.90.834

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 4Harrison Bryant TECleveland Browns

Roster 123

The 2019 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida Atlantic7–⁠111–⁠3
Louisiana Tech6–⁠210–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UAB6–⁠29–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠28–⁠5
Charlotte5–⁠37–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠56–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
Middle Tennessee3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠53–⁠9
Old Dominion0–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠81–⁠11

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