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American college football season
The 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida , and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by head coach Willie Taggart , in his first year.
Previous season
The Owls finished the 2019 regular season 11–3, 7–1 in CUSA play which they finished in first place in the East Division, the programs second second division title. Florida Atlantic played against UAB in the conference championship game . The Owls played in the game for the second time in three years and defeated the Blazers.[1] The team was invited to play in the Boca Raton Bowl against SMU , where the Owls took their eleventh win of the season.[2]
Preseason
Awards
Listed in the order that they were released
Player
Position
Year
Desmond Noel
OL
Senior
[3]
CUSA media days
The CUSA Media Days was be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[4]
Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Charlotte
2
FIU
3
Florida Atlantic
4
Marshall
5
Middle Tennessee
6
Old Dominion
7
Western Kentucky
Media poll (CUSA Championship)
Rank
Team
Votes
TBD
Schedule
Florida Atlantic announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[5] The 2020 schedule originally consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
The Owls had games scheduled against Minnesota , Old Dominion , Stony Brook , and Middle Tennessee which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[6] [7] [8] [9]
The Owls also had games scheduled against Georgia Southern, South Florida, and Southern Miss, which were postponed due to the pandemic.[10] [11] [12] The Georgia Southern game is now rescheduled for December 5[13] and the Southern Miss game is now rescheduled for December 10.[14] They also added a new game against UMass on November 20 to replace their canceled game against Old Dominion, which was previously scheduled for that same weekend.[15]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance October 3 4:00 p.m. Charlotte ESPNU W 21–175,657
October 24 2:30 p.m. at No. 22 Marshall Stadium L 9–2012,002
October 31 Noon UTSA FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Stadium W 24–35,026
November 7 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Stadium W 10–65,292
7:00 p.m. at FIU CBSSN W 38–190
8:00 p.m. UMass * FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CBSSN W 24–25,554
December 5 6:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern * ESPN+ L 3–203,867
6:30 p.m. at Southern Miss CBSSN L 31–450
December 23 7:00 p.m. vs. Memphis * ESPN L 10–252,979
Schedule Source: [16] [17]
Game summaries
Charlotte
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic
1
2 3 4 Total
49ers
10
0 0 7
17
• Owls
0
0 21 0
21
Date: October 3, 2020Location: FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Game start: 4:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 5,657Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Drizzle • Wind: SSE 10 MPH Referee: Billy WilliamsTV announcers (ESPNU ): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 06:13 CHAR Jonathan Cruz 43-yard field goal(13 plays, 53 yards, 6:44) CHAR 3–0
01:36 CHAR Cameron Dollar 39-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)(2 plays, 51 yards, 0:53) CHAR 10–0
3 08:16 FAU Nick Tronti 49-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:35) CHAR 10–7
02:57 FAU Logan Peterson 25-yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:48) FAU 14–10
01:57 FAU T. J. Chase 16-yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)(1 play, 16 yards, 0:06) FAU 21–10
4 13:00 CHAR Tre Harbison III 1-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:57) FAU 21–17
Pregame line
Over/under
FAU −5
62.5[18]
Statistics
Charlotte
Florida Atlantic
First downs
22
15
Total yards
396
315
Rushing yards
82
217
Passing yards
314
98
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
37:49
22:11
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Charlotte
Passing
Chris Reynolds
24/32, 314 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Tre Harbison III
17 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Victor Tucker
9 receptions, 118 yards
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Nick Tronti
11/22, 98 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Nick Tronti
10 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
T. J. Chase
3 receptions, 31 yards, 1 TD
at Marshall
Florida Atlantic at Marshall
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
0
6 3 0
9
• No. 22 Thundering Herd
7
0 10 3
20
Date: October 24, 2020Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 12,002Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 6 MPH Referee: Rodney BurnetteTV announcers (Stadium ): Chris Hassel (play-by-play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 05:40 MRSH Brenden Knox 58 yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)(5 plays, 79 yards, 2:08) MRSH 7–0
2 02:28 FAU Malcolm Davidson 11 yard rush (Vladimir Rivas PAT blocked)(12 plays, 65 yards, 5:53) MRSH 7–6
3 8:12 FAU Vladimir Rivas 43 yard field goal(11 plays, 52 yards, 6:48) FAU 9–7
6:24 MRSH Artie Henry 41 yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)(4 plays, 81 yards, 1:48) MRSH 14–9
3:13 MRSH Shane Ciucci 35 yard field goal(7 plays, 29 yards, 2:25) MRSH 17–9
4 10:53 MRSH Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal(9 plays, 60 yards, 4:20) MRSH 20–9
Pregame line
Over/under
MRSH −19.5
50.5[19]
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Marshall
First downs
17
19
Total yards
234
385
Rushing yards
86
134
Passing yards
148
251
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
33:12
26:48
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Nick Tronti
18/30, 148 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Malcolm Davidson
8 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jordan Merrell
5 receptions, 48 yards
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
18/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Brenden Knox
25 carries, 101 yards
Receiving
Corey Gammage
6 receptions, 79 yards
UTSA
Texas–San Antonio at Florida Atlantic
1
2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners
0
3 0 0
3
• Owls
10
7 0 7
24
Date: October 31, 2020Location: FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Game start: Noon EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours & 18 minutesGame attendance: 5,026Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Humid/Partly Cloudy • Wind: ESE 6 MPH Referee: Chris BynumTV announcers (Stadium ): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Max Stark (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 10:53 FAU Vladimir Rivas 24 yard field goal(10 plays, 58 yards, 4:07) FAU 3–0
04:55 FAU Aaron Young 27 yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 4:00) FAU 10–0
2 08:55 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 49 yard field goal(15 plays, 43 yards, 6:08) FAU 10–3
01:58 FAU Nick Tronti 2 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46) FAU 17–3
4 02:35 FAU James Charles 2 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(5 plays, 19 yards, 1:03) FAU 24–3
Pregame line
Over/under
FAU −5
47[20]
Statistics
UTSA
Florida Atlantic
First downs
16
19
Total yards
230
332
Rushing yards
104
196
Passing yards
126
136
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
27:54
32:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTSA
Passing
Frank Harris
12/26, 109 yards
Rushing
Frank Harris
14 carries, 66 yards
Receiving
Joshua Cephus
5 receptions, 63 yards
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Nick Tronti
11/19, 136 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Malcolm Davidson
14 carries, 115 yards
Receiving
Aaron Young
3 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic
1
2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers
0
0 3 3
6
• Owls
0
0 3 7
10
Date: November 7, 2020Location: FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Game start: 6:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2 hours & 53 minutesGame attendance: 5,292Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Rainy and Windy • Wind: E 20 MPH Referee: Jon NoliTV announcers (Stadium ): Chris Hassel (play-by-play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst)
Scoring summary 3 08:51 FAU Vladimir Rivas 40 yard field goal(8 plays, 27 yards, 3:23) FAU 3–0
02:57 WKU Brayden Narveson 32 yard field goal(13 plays, 61 yards, 5:54) 3–3
4 08:09 WKU Brayden Narveson 49 yard field goal(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:31) WKU 6–3
02:27 FAU Javion Posey 11 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:42) FAU 10–6
Pregame line
Over/under
FAU −7
40.5[21]
Statistics
Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
First downs
16
18
Total yards
257
273
Rushing yards
94
165
Passing yards
163
108
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
33:49
26:11
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Western Kentucky
Passing
Tyrrell Pigrome
19/39, 163 yards
Rushing
Gaej Walker
17 carries, 78 yards
Receiving
Xavier Lane
7 receptions, 60 yards
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Nick Tronti
7/16, 108 yards
Rushing
Javion Posey
9 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
TJ Chase
3 receptions, 47 yards
at FIU
Florida Atlantic at Florida International
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
7
17 0 14
38
Panthers
0
10 0 9
19
Scoring summary 1 11:35 FAU LaJohntay Wester 11 yard pass from Javion Posey (Vladimir Rivas kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25) FAU 7–0
2 13:17 FAU Vladimir Rivas 43 yard field goal(9 plays, 48 yards, 3:07) FAU 10–0
13:01 FIU D'vonte Price 77 yard run (Chase Gabriel kick)(1 play, 77 yards, 0:16) FAU 10–7
11:11 FIU Chase Gabriel 41 yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:42) 10–10
09:52 FAU Malcolm Davidson 37 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19) FAU 17–10
01:41 FAU Brandon Robinson 5 yard pass from Javion Posey (Vladimir Rivas kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 2:54) FAU 24–10
4 14:09 FIU Chase Gabriel 21 yard field goal(15 plays, 79 yards, 6:26) FAU 24–13
12:41 FAU James Charles 32 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(4 plays, 68 yards, 1:28) FAU 31–13
02:29 FAU Javion Posey 2 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(12 plays, 78 yards, 6:02) FAU 38–13
01:55 FIU Rivaldo Fairweather 67 yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Two-point pass conversion FAILED)(3 plays, 67 yards, 0:34) FAU 38–19
Pregame line
Over/under
FAU −8.5
41.5[22]
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
FIU
First downs
21
14
Total yards
450
281
Rushing yards
370
156
Passing yards
80
125
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
29:33
27:58
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Javion Posey
10/16, 80 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Javion Posey
18 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
TJ Chase
1 reception, 28 yards
FIU
Passing
Max Bortenschlager
10/18, 82 yards
Rushing
D'vonte Price
26 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Rivaldo Fairweather
6 receptions, 49 yards
UMass
Massachusetts at Florida Atlantic
1
2 3 4 Total
Minutemen
0
0 2 0
2
• Owls
7
0 14 3
24
Scoring summary 1 10:58 FAU BJ Emmons 1 yard run (Vladmir Rivas kick)(8 plays, 57 yards, 3:04) FAU 7–0
3 06:47 FAU Brandon Robinson 13 yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladmir Rivas kick)(15 plays, 65 yards, 8:13) FAU 14–0
04:27 FAU Javion Posey 70 yard run (Vladmir Rivas kick)(1 play, 70 yards, 0:13) FAU 21–0
01:55 UMASS 9 yard safety FAU 21–2
4 04:58 FAU Vladmir Rivas 30 yard field goal(5 plays, 53 yards, 1:53) FAU 24–2
Pregame line
Over/under
FAU −32.5
50.5[23]
Statistics
UMass
Florida Atlantic
First downs
8
16
Total yards
147
368
Rushing yards
62
140
Passing yards
85
228
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
25:10
34:50
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UMass
Passing
Will Koch
12/22, 67 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Ellis Merriweather
11 carries, 48 yards
Receiving
Josiah Johnson
8 receptions, 42 yards
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Javion Posey
13/27, 203 yards
Rushing
Javion Posey
19 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
TJ Chase
4 receptions, 79 yards
at Georgia Southern
Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
0
0 3 0
3
• Eagles
0
10 0 10
20
Date: December 5, 2020Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2 hours & 55 minutesGame attendance: 3,867Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH Referee: T. LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)
Scoring summary 2 13:29 GASO Khaleb Hood 49 yard punt return for TD (Alex Raynor kick)(1 play, 49 yards, 01:25) GASO 7–0
2 03:30 GASO Alex Raynor 30 yard field goal(10 plays, 34 yards, 04:18) GASO 10–0
3 02:26 FAU Vladimir Rivas 26 yard field goal (10 plays, 67 yards, 03:20) GASO 10–3
4 12:39 GASO Logan Wright 2 yard TD run (Alex Raynor kick)(9 plays, 78 yards, 04:39) GASO 17–3
04:51 GASO Alex Raynor 37 yard field goal(10 plays, 23 yards, 05:36) Gaso 20–3
Pregame line
Over/under
GASO −2.5
42[24]
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Georgia Southern
First downs
16
18
Total yards
322
339
Rushing yards
133
269
Passing yards
189
70
Turnovers
4
0
Time of possession
23:15
36:45
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Javion Posey
7/15, 105 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Javion Posey
8 carries, 61 yards
Receiving
Jordan Merrell
3 receptions, 67 yards
Georgia Southern
Passing
Justin Tomlin
3/12, 70 yards
Rushing
Justin Tomlin
20 carries, 78 yards
Receiving
Logan Wright
2 receptions, 65 yards
at Southern Miss
Florida Atlantic at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
7
10 14 0
31
• Golden Eagles
10
14 14 7
45
Scoring summary 1 12:31 FAU Brandon Robinson 20 yd pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)(1 plays, 20 yards, 0:06) FAU 7-0
09:09 USM Frank Gore Jr. 73 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(1 plays, 73 yards, 0:13) 7-7
01:34 USM Briggs Bourgeois 38 yard field goal(12 plays, 60 yards, 5:17) USM 10-7
2 11:18 FAU Vladimir Rivas 40 yard field goal(12 plays, 48 yards, 5:16) 10-10
08:54 USM Trey Lowe 13 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) USM 17-10
04:39 FAU James Charles 12 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(7 plays, 77 yards, 4:15) 17-17
00:08 USM Tim Jones 5 yard pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:31) USM 24-17
3 11:08 USM Jason Brownlee 43 yard pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:52) USM 31-17
03:53 FAU James Charles 1 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:28) USM 31-24
03:39 USM Camron Harrell 100 yard kickoff return (Briggs Bourgeois kick) USM 38-24
00:54 FAU Armani Adams 43 yard fumble recovery (Vladimir Rivas kick) USM 38-31
4 04:55 USM Kevin Perkins 3 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(9 plays, 90 yards, 5:23) USM 45-31
Pregame line
Over/under
FAU −8.5
41[25]
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Southern Miss
First downs
19
22
Total yards
326
514
Rushing yards
164
305
Passing yards
162
209
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
28:41
31:19
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Nick Tronti
17/33, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
James Charles
16 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Brandon Robinson
5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss
Passing
Trey Lowe
13/19, 209 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
9 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jason Brownlee
3 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
vs. Memphis (Montgomery Bowl)
Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic
1
2 3 4 Total
• Tigers
10
8 7 0
25
Owls
0
0 10 0
10
Scoring summary 1 07:15 MEM Riley Patterson 53-yard field goal(10 plays, 53 yards, 3:20) MEM 3-0
02:26 MEM Javon Ivory 5-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 52 yards, 3:18) MEM 10-0
2 00:22 MEM Joseph Dorceus 2-yard pass from Brady White (John Hassell two-point conversion rush)(10 plays, 58 yards, 4:25) MEM 18-0
3 09:53 FAU TJ Chase 3-yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)(9 plays, 73 yards, 3:14) MEM 18-7
07:38 FAU Vladimir Rivas 27-yard field goal(7 plays, 16 yards, 2:15) MEM 18-10
05:14 MEM Calvin Austin III 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) MEM 25-10
Pregame line
Over/under
MEM −9
52.5[26]
Statistics
Memphis
Florida Atlantic
First downs
24
19
Total yards
469
290
Rushing yards
185
139
Passing yards
284
151
Turnovers
3
2
Time of possession
30:44
29:16
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Memphis
Passing
Brady White
22/34, 284 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Asa Martin
15 carries, 96 yards
Receiving
Javon Ivory
7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Nick Tronti
16/32, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
James Charles
16 carries, 82 yards
Receiving
Brandon Robinson
4 receptions, 39 yards
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