Mississippi Hires Florida Atlantic Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin

Earlier today Mississippi announced they have hired Lane Kiffin as their head football coach.  Here is a look at Lane Kiffins last three seasons as head football coach at Florida Atlantic.  Below is the Florida Atlantic Owls production rank (total, offense, defense, and the average and worst teams) since 2017 using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com,.  More details about the program under Kiffin is provided below; including a link to his original contract.

Lane Kiffin [2017-2019]

2017 Conference USA Champions
The Owls finished the regular season at 9-3 and played in the Conference USA championship game against #77 ranked North Texas winning by a score of (41-17).  The Owls defeated #100 ranked Akron in their bowl by a score of (50-3) to finish the season at 11-3. The Owls played against an “easier” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that Florida Atlantic's SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the "league" average SOS.  Florida Atlantic's best regular season victory against #54 ranked Louisiana Tech by a score of (48-23) and the Owlss worst loss was to #71 ranked Navy by a score of (19-42).  The Owls finished the season as the #9 ranked team overall, with the #7 ranked offense and the #55 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2018
Florida Atlantic finished the regular season bowl ineligible at 5-7.  Florida State played against an “average” strength of schedule, meaning that Fresno State's SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" average SOS.  Florida Atlantic's best regular season victory against in-state rival #43 ranked Florida International by a score of (49-14) and their worst loss was to #90 ranked Charlotte by a score of (24-27).  Florida Atlantic finished the season as the #89 ranked team overall, with the #70 ranked offense and the #104 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2019* Conference USA Champions
At the conclusion of the Conference USA championship game, head football coach Lane Kiffin was hired as the next head football coach at the University of Mississippi. The Owls played against an “average” strength of schedule.  Florida Atlantic's best victory was against currently ranked #55 Western Kentucky by a score of (35-24) and their worst loss was to currently ranked #50 Marshall by a score of (31-36).  Florida Atlantic's current production rankings are:  #27 team overall, with the #23 offense and the #50 defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.