2025 Florida Atlantic
4–8 (3–5 American Athletic Conference), coached by Zach Kittley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Florida A&M 56–14Sep 6
By 42 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to UConn 45–48Nov 22
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Maryland | L 7–39 | 32% |
| Sep 6 | vs Florida A&M | W 56–14 | 60% |
| Sep 13 | at Florida International | L 28–38 | 39% |
| Sep 27 | vs Memphis | L 26–55 | 20% |
| Oct 4 | at Rice | W 27–21 | 32% |
| Oct 11 | vs UAB | W 53–33 | 58% |
| Oct 18 | at 19South Florida | L 13–48 | 21% |
| Oct 25 | at Navy | L 32–42 | 18% |
| Nov 8 | vs Tulsa | W 40–21 | 67% |
| Nov 15 | at Tulane | L 24–35 | 18% |
| Nov 22 | vs UConn | L 45–48 | 33% |
| Nov 29 | vs East Carolina | L 3–42 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 42–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the American Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 9th in American Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 354–436
- Coach
- Zach Kittley
- Elo
- 1371 −15 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.7 No. 98 of 136; offense No. 64, defense No. 131, special teams No. 16
- SRS
- −11.2 No. 108 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 21% of last season’s EPA, No. 96 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 85 roster talent No. 82 in FBS
- Defensive coordinator
- Brett Dewhurst
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- Multiple 4–2–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.01 | 39% | 1.43 | 105th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.18 | 45% | 1.26 | 115th of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.02 off 0.17 def | 38% off 45% def | — | 106th off 111th def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 42% | 6.9 yds | 9% | 2.90 | 17% |
| Defense | 43% | 8.7 yds | 13% | 3.30 | 13% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.5 | own 31 | 18% allowed |
| Defense | 4.6 | own 32 | 14% caused |
CORE rating -14.3, 113th of 136 (offense -3.1, defense 11.2).
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 yards | Caden Veltkamp QB | 3,652 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Caden Veltkamp QB | 24 TD |
| Rushing yards | Gemari Sands RB | 465 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Kaden Shields-Dutton RB | 6 TD |
| Receiving yards | Easton Messer WR | 1,029 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Easton Messer WR | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Tyler Stolsky LB | 86 tkl |
| Sacks | Deshaun Batiste DB | 4 sacks |
| Interceptions | Christopher Keys S | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Jade Card ATH | ★★★ | No. 1024 |
| Cameron Gooden DE | ★★★ | No. 1436 |
| Tamez Young TE | ★★★ | No. 1458 |
| Branden Hoch WR | ★★★ | No. 1728 |
| Zion Paret CB | ★★★ | No. 1868 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.841 |
| Receivers | 4 | 3.0 | 0.843 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 3.0 | 0.842 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.846 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.835 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.836 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.868 |
| Whole class | 18 | 3.0 | 0.843 |
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 110
The 2025 roster110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 38
The 2025 portal Dillion Williams S | ★★★ | from  UTEP |
 Quincy Brown WR | ★★★ | from  Texas State |
 Damien Alford WR | ★★★ | from  Utah |
 Madden Sanker OL | ★★★ | from  Louisville |
| Terez Reid CB | ★★★ | from UTEP |
 Tycoolhill Luman DE | ★★★ | from  Rutgers |
| Chenellson Exume DL | ★★★ | from  South Florida |
 Easton Messer WR | ★★★ | from  Western Kentucky |
 M.J. Hinson Jr. CB | ★★★ | from  Texas Southern |
| Martavious Collins TE | ★★★ | from UTEP |
| Michael Kirch TE | ★★★ | from Thomas More |
 Cecil Doggette Jr. DL | ★★★ | from  Ohio |
And 26 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 36
And 24 more, lower-rated or unrated.
2025 American Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 8–1 | 11–2 | 23 |
 North Texas | 7–1 | 12–2 | 24 |
| Tulane | 7–1 | 11–3 | 18 |
| South Florida | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| East Carolina | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Memphis | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
 UTSA | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
 Army | 4–5 | 7–6 | |
 Temple | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
 Florida Atlantic | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Rice | 2–6 | 5–8 | |
| UAB | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Tulsa | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
 Charlotte | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.