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.
Preseason
Awards Listed in the order that they were released
Desmond Noel OL Senior
CUSA media days The CUSA Media Days was held virtually for the first time in conference history.
Schedule Florida Atlantic announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020. 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.
The Owls also had games scheduled against Georgia Southern, South Florida, and Southern Miss, which were postponed due to the pandemic. The Georgia Southern game is now rescheduled for December 5 and the Southern Miss game is now rescheduled for December 10. 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.
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Game summaries
Charlotte
Statistics CharlotteFlorida 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 StatisticsCharlotte 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 yardsFlorida 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
Statistics Florida AtlanticMarshall 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 StatisticsFlorida 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 yardsMarshall 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
Statistics UTSAFlorida 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 StatisticsUTSA Passing Frank Harris 12/26, 109 yards Rushing Frank Harris 14 carries, 66 yards Receiving Joshua Cephus 5 receptions, 63 yardsFlorida 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
Statistics Western KentuckyFlorida 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 StatisticsWestern Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 19/39, 163 yards Rushing Gaej Walker 17 carries, 78 yards Receiving Xavier Lane 7 receptions, 60 yardsFlorida 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
Statistics Florida AtlanticFIU 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 StatisticsFlorida 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 yardsFIU 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
Statistics UMassFlorida 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 StatisticsUMass Passing Will Koch 12/22, 67 yards, 1 INT Rushing Ellis Merriweather 11 carries, 48 yards Receiving Josiah Johnson 8 receptions, 42 yardsFlorida 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
Statistics Florida AtlanticGeorgia 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 StatisticsFlorida Atlantic Passing Javion Posey 7/15, 105 yards, 2 INT Rushing Javion Posey 8 carries, 61 yards Receiving Jordan Merrell 3 receptions, 67 yardsGeorgia 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
Statistics Florida AtlanticSouthern 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 StatisticsFlorida 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 TDSouthern 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)
Statistics MemphisFlorida 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 StatisticsMemphis 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 TDFlorida 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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