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60
▲ Above its 5-year level +6▲ Up 3 this season
Career52since 1936
Peak742017
Last 554seasons
#85 nationally · 4-1 (1-0 conf)
Résumé #41 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #111
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Florida Atlantic Owls
American Athletic · Boca Raton, FL · FAU Stadium · Head coach Zach Kittley
Rival
Building rivalry
17-6 all time (23 meetings since 2003)
Florida Atlantic leads
Last: won 16-10 (2026)
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
1All-Americans
10NFL picks
43.5%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 2004. Every season →
Chemistry
69
66Foundation
74Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▲ Above its norm +19
early · #15 of 138
HC year2
Ret. starters46%
QB yrs w/ OC—
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 4-1 | American Athletic | — | #85 | 60 | Zach Kittley |
| 2025 | 4-8 | American Athletic | — | #108 | 53 | Zach Kittley |
| 2024 | 3-9 | American Athletic | — | #124 | 48 | Tom Herman; Chad Lunsford |
| 2023 | 4-8 | American Athletic | — | #107 | 54 | Tom Herman |
| 2022 | 5-7 | Conference USA | — | #89 | 58 | Willie Taggart |
| 2021 | 5-7 | Conference USA | — | #98 | 56 | Willie Taggart |
| 2020 | 5-4 | Conference USA | — | #59 | 55 | Willie Taggart |
| 2019 | 11-3 | Conference USA | — | #33 | 73 | Lane Kiffin |
| 2018 | 5-7 | Conference USA | — | #86 | 60 | Lane Kiffin |
| 2017 | 11-3 | Conference USA | — | #33 | 74 | Lane Kiffin |
| 2016 | 3-9 | Conference USA | — | #122 | 40 | Charlie Partridge |
| 2015 | 3-9 | Conference USA | — | #104 | 52 | Charlie Partridge |
| 2014 | 3-9 | Conference USA | — | #99 | 54 | Charlie Partridge |
| 2013 | 6-6 | Conference USA | — | #78 | 60 | Carl Pelini; Brian Wright |
| 2012 | 3-9 | Sun Belt | — | #100 | 53 | Carl Pelini |
| 2011 | 1-11 | Sun Belt | — | #118 | 24 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 2010 | 4-8 | Sun Belt | — | #111 | 42 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 2009 | 5-7 | Sun Belt | — | #100 | 52 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 2008 | 7-6 | Sun Belt | — | #95 | 54 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 2007 | 8-5 | Sun Belt | — | #76 | 59 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 2006 | 5-7 | Sun Belt | — | #109 | 47 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 2005 | 2-9 | Sun Belt | — | #118 | 33 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 2004 | 14-3 | FBS Independents | — | #99 | 52 | Howard Schnellenberger |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.