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2019 Florida International

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Butch Davis.

Schedule and results

Florida International in 2019, game by game: lost at Tulane 14–42; lost vs. Western Kentucky 14–20; won vs. New Hampshire 30–17; lost at Louisiana Tech 31–43; won vs. Massachusetts 44–0; won vs. Charlotte 48–23; won vs. UTEP 32–17; lost at Middle Tennessee 17–50; won vs. Old Dominion 24–17; lost at Florida Atlantic 7–37; won vs. Miami 30–24; lost at Marshall 27–30; lost vs. Arkansas State 26–34+44−33Lost 14–42 at Tulane-28TulaneLost 14–20 vs. Western Kentucky-6Western KentuckyWon 30–17 vs. New Hampshire+13New HampshireLost 31–43 at Louisiana Tech-12Louisiana TechWon 44–0 vs. Massachusetts+44MassachusettsWon 48–23 vs. Charlotte+25CharlotteWon 32–17 vs. UTEP+15UTEPLost 17–50 at Middle Tennessee-33Middle TennesseeWon 24–17 vs. Old Dominion+7Old DominionLost 7–37 at Florida Atlantic-30Florida AtlanticWon 30–24 vs. Miami+6MiamiLost 27–30 at Marshall-3MarshallLost 26–34 vs. Arkansas State-8Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atTulaneL 14–⁠4242%
Sep 7vsWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠2070%
Sep 14vsNew HampshireW 30–⁠1776%
Sep 20atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠4335%
Oct 5vsMassachusettsW 44–⁠079%
Oct 12vsCharlotteW 48–⁠2369%
Oct 19vsUTEPW 32–⁠1785%
Oct 26atMiddle TennesseeL 17–⁠5048%
Nov 2vsOld DominionW 24–⁠1779%
Nov 9atFlorida AtlanticL 7–⁠3729%
Nov 23vsMiamiW 30–⁠2438%
Nov 30atMarshallL 27–⁠3034%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsArkansas StateCamellia BowlL 26–⁠3444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 34–⁠26 in the Camellia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠354
Coach
Butch Davis
Elo
1452 −68 this season
SP+ rating
-7.0 No. 97 of 130; offense No. 102, defense No. 73, special teams No. 48
SRS
−11.7 No. 112 of 130 in FBS
Returning
79% of last season’s EPA, No. 24 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 88 roster talent No. 73 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Rich Skrosky
Defensive coordinators
Jeff Copp and Jerod Kruse
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense71st of 130
  • Defense59th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted92nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted78th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1042%1.1671st of 130
Defense0.1043%1.1759th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.12 def		41% off
44% def		—92nd off
78th 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 2818% allowed
Defense3.5own 2919% caused

CORE rating -2.2, 73rd of 130 (offense 0.3, defense 2.5).

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 yardsJames Morgan QB2,560 yds
Passing touchdownsJames Morgan QB14 TD
Rushing yardsAnthony Jones RB853 yds
Rushing touchdownsAnthony Jones RB9 TD
Receiving yardsShemar Thornton WR668 yds
Receiving touchdownsShemar Thornton WR5 TD
TacklesSage Lewis LB93 tkl
SacksAlexy Jean-Baptiste DL3.5 sacks
InterceptionsRishard Dames DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Lexington Joseph RB★★★No. 980
Kendre Gant WR★★★No. 1080
Stone Norton PRO★★★No. 1122
Joseph Hocker TE★★★No. 1221
Sione Finau OG★★★No. 1250

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.853
Running backs13.00.859
Receivers53.00.836
Offensive line42.80.809
Defensive line33.00.810
Linebackers23.00.828
Defensive backs13.00.819
Whole class172.90.826

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 4James Morgan QBNew York Jets
Rd 7Stantley Thomas-Oliver III CBCarolina Panthers

Roster 106

The 2019 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Conference USA standings

Conference page
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.