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2023 Florida Atlantic

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 American Athletic Conference), coached by Tom Herman.

Schedule and results

Florida Atlantic in 2023, game by game: won vs. Monmouth 42–20; lost vs. Ohio 10–17; lost at Clemson 14–48; lost at Illinois 17–23; won vs. Tulsa 20–17; won at South Florida 56–14; lost vs. UTSA 10–36; won at Charlotte 38–16; lost at UAB 42–45; lost vs. East Carolina 7–22; lost vs. No. 17 Tulane 8–24; lost at Rice 21–24+42−34Won 42–20 vs. Monmouth+22MonmouthLost 10–17 vs. Ohio-7OhioLost 14–48 at Clemson-34ClemsonLost 17–23 at Illinois-6IllinoisWon 20–17 vs. Tulsa+3TulsaWon 56–14 at South Florida+42South FloridaLost 10–36 vs. UTSA-26UTSAWon 38–16 at Charlotte+22CharlotteLost 42–45 at UAB-3UABLost 7–22 vs. East Carolina-15East CarolinaLost 8–24 vs. No. 17 Tulane-16No. 17 TulaneLost 21–24 at Rice-3Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMonmouthW 42–⁠2076%
Sep 9vsOhioL 10–⁠1751%
Sep 16atClemsonL 14–⁠4823%
Sep 23atIllinoisL 17–⁠2334%
Oct 7vsTulsaW 20–⁠1751%
Oct 14atSouth FloridaW 56–⁠1448%
Oct 21vsUTSAL 10–⁠3645%
Oct 27atCharlotteW 38–⁠1659%
Nov 4atUABL 42–⁠4548%
Nov 11vsEast CarolinaL 7–⁠2266%
Nov 18vs17TulaneL 8–⁠2426%
Nov 25atRiceL 21–⁠2439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rice 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
285–⁠306
Coach
Tom Herman
Elo
1402 −61 this season
SP+ rating
-9.4 No. 100 of 133; offense No. 104, defense No. 79, special teams No. 99
SRS
−9.6 No. 107 of 133 in FBS
Returning
45% of last season’s EPA, No. 79 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 82 roster talent No. 71 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Frye
Defensive coordinators
Roc Bellantoni and Brandon Harris
Offense
Up-tempo
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense108th of 133
  • Defense71st of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted111th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted85th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0138%1.22108th of 133
Defense0.1143%1.2071st of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.14 def		39% off
44% def		—111th off
85th 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
Offense3.7own 3220% allowed
Defense3.4own 2915% caused

CORE rating -17.5, 121st of 133 (offense -10.6, defense 7.0).

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 yardsDaniel Richardson QB2,001 yds
Passing touchdownsDaniel Richardson QB13 TD
Rushing yardsLarry McCammon III RB681 yds
Rushing touchdownsMichael Johnson Jr. QB7 TD
Receiving yardsLaJohntay Wester WR1,168 yds
Receiving touchdownsLaJohntay Wester WR8 TD
TacklesJackson Ambush LB82 tkl
SacksDecarius Hawthorne DT4.5 sacks
InterceptionsJarron Morris DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Jordan Church OL★★★No. 1128
Gemari Sands RB★★★No. 1173
Chrisdasson Saint-Jean OT★★★No. 1271
Xavier Terrell RB★★★No. 1293
Antonio Smith S★★★No. 1374

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.834
Running backs23.00.856
Receivers43.00.833
Offensive line53.00.841
Defensive line13.00.840
Linebackers13.00.838
Defensive backs33.00.837
Athletes and specialists13.00.830
Whole class183.00.839

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.

Roster 114

The 2023 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2023 portal
Elijah Brown TE★★★from Alabama
Casey Thompson QB★★★from Nebraska
Desmond Tisdol LB★★★★from Auburn
Daniel Richardson QB★★★from Central Michigan
Devin Price WR★★★from Texas A&M
Kahlil Brantley TE★★★from Miami
Richard Thomas Jr. DE★★★from Indiana
Woody Jean OT★★★from Arizona
Ben Ballard QB★★from Texas
Jarron Morris CB★★from Texas State
Kobe Lewis RB★★from Purdue

Transfers out 17

Teja Young S★★★to Ole Miss
Jahmal Edrine WR★★★to Purdue
Riley Thompson P★★★to Penn State
Adarius Tolliver OT★★★no new school on file
Antarrius Moultrie LB★★★no new school on file
Glover Cook RB★★★no new school on file
Jamarquis Johnson WR★★★no new school on file
Jaylen Joyner DE★★★to Memphis
Jordan Young WR★★★no new school on file
Julius Barfield WDE★★★no new school on file
Kelvin Dean Jr. ATH★★★to Florida A&M
Kobe Stewart WR★★★no new school on file

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2023 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠322
Tulane8–⁠011–⁠3
UTSA7–⁠19–⁠4
Memphis6–⁠210–⁠3
South Florida4–⁠47–⁠6
Rice4–⁠46–⁠7
Navy4–⁠45–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠55–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠8
Charlotte2–⁠63–⁠9
Temple1–⁠73–⁠9
East Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

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